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Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation

Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation is a research topic within Geology. Science Explorer counts 5k research works in it since 1950. 18.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the assessment, conservation, and promotion of geotourism, geoheritage, and geodiversity. It explores the sustainable management of natural and cultural landscapes, the establishment of global geoparks, and the integration of geodiversity into ecosystem service decisions. The research emphasizes the importance of balancing tourism development with the preservation of geological and geomorphological sites.

  • Geotourism
  • Geoheritage
  • Geodiversity
  • Geoconservation
  • Geomorphosites
  • Sustainable Tourism
  • Cultural Landscape
  • Global Geoparks Network
  • Ecosystem Services
  • Biodiversity
Research works
5k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
901
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+68%
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Which countries lead Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation research?

By volume, Brazil and Indonesia publish the most (183 and 117 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 183 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 117 works
  3. 3 United States 100 works
  4. 4 France 94 works
  5. 5 Italy 71 works
  6. 6 India 64 works
  7. 7 China 54 works
  8. 8 Spain 54 works
  9. 9 Portugal 44 works
  10. 10 Russia 43 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Brazil: 22.3%Indonesia: 14.2%United States: 12.1%France: 11.4%6 others listed: 40.1%22%largest
Brazil183 · 22.3%Indonesia117 · 14.2%United States100 · 12.1%France94 · 11.4%6 others listed330 · 40.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation research, followed by University of Minho and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 14 works
  2. 2 University of MinhoPortugal 12 works
  3. 3 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil 10 works
  4. 4 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 9 works
  5. 5 National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece 9 works
  6. 6 University of CoimbraPortugal 9 works
  7. 7 Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran YogyakartaIndonesia 9 works
  8. 8 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 9 works
  9. 9 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 9 works
  10. 10 Southern Federal UniversityRussia 8 works

Where is Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation research done?

The largest centres of Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 29 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 23 works
  3. 3 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 22 works
  4. 4 Madrid Spain 20 works
  5. 5 Beijing China 19 works
  6. 6 Jakarta Indonesia 17 works
  7. 7 Rome Italy 15 works
  8. 8 Bandung Indonesia 15 works
  9. 9 Yogyakarta Indonesia 13 works
  10. 10 London United Kingdom 12 works
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Where is the best place to study Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation?

Among universities, judged by research, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Coimbra and University of Wrocław score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%50%100%mean 29.87%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 9, 80.7%University of Coimbra: 9, 39.9%University of Wrocław: 8, 51.1%University of Minho: 12, 32.1%Southern Federal University: 8, 26.2%Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte: 10, 15.0%Universidade de São Paulo: 14, 12.5%Universidade Federal de Santa Maria: 9, 3.2%Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: 8, 28.5%Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta: 9, 9.5%National and Kapodis…University of WrocławUniversity of CoimbraUniversity of Minho
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece 75.380.7%14.3×9 —
2 University of CoimbraPortugal 63.339.9%16.0×9 +140.9%
3 University of WrocławPoland 62.451.1%29.5×8 +191.1%
4 University of MinhoPortugal 60.332.1%25.3×12 +25.8%
5 Southern Federal UniversityRussia 54.426.2%36.0×8 +222.6%
6 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil 50.815.0%19.9×10 +134.5%
7 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 46.312.5%6.1×14 +702.4%
8 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 45.83.2%16.1×9 +217.3%
9 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 44.928.5%8.5×8 +171.6%
10 Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran YogyakartaIndonesia 36.99.5%41.8×9 —

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.