High-pressure geophysics and materials
High-pressure geophysics and materials is a research topic within Geophysics. Science Explorer counts 93k research works in it since 1950. 25.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the dynamics and structure of Earth's mantle, including topics such as crystal structure prediction, high-pressure phases, seismic imaging, superconductivity, hydrous minerals, and plate tectonics. It also explores the properties and behavior of Earth's lower mantle through various experimental and theoretical approaches.
- Mantle Dynamics
- Crystal Structure Prediction
- High-pressure Phases
- Seismic Imaging
- Superconductivity
- Earth's Lower Mantle
- Hydrous Minerals
- Tomography
- Plate Tectonics
- Mineral Physics
- Research works
- 93k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 23k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead High-pressure geophysics and materials research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.6k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.6k works
- 2 United States 1.6k works
- 3 Russia 844 works
- 4 Japan 534 works
- 5 France 530 works
- 6 India 484 works
- 7 Germany 466 works
- 8 United Kingdom 340 works
- 9 Italy 298 works
- 10 Australia 204 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead High-pressure geophysics and materials research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most High-pressure geophysics and materials research, followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Geosciences (Beijing).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 194 works
- 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 117 works
- 3 China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China 103 works
- 4 China University of Geosciences China 96 works
- 5 China Earthquake Administration China 88 works
- 6 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 85 works
- 7 University of Science and Technology of China China 78 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences China 77 works
- 9 Peking University China 68 works
- 10 Institute of Geology and Geophysics China 62 works
Who are the leading researchers in High-pressure geophysics and materials?
The most-cited researchers publishing on High-pressure geophysics and materials include Georg Kresse, J. Häfner and M. Martı́nez.
- 1 Georg Kresse 24k citations
- 2 J. Häfner 11k citations
- 3 M. Martı́nez 8.6k citations
- 4 R. W. L. Jones 8.3k citations
- 5 David Vanderbilt 7.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is High-pressure geophysics and materials research done?
The largest centres of High-pressure geophysics and materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Obninsk, Xi'an and Yokosuka.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ObninskRU · 30.4 works67×
- Xi'an21.4 works31×
- YokosukaJP · 28.3 works28×
- LivermoreUS · 61.7 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in High-pressure geophysics and materials than the world average.
Where is the best place to study High-pressure geophysics and materials?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Geosciences, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and California Institute of Technology 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China University of Geosciences China | 62.1 | 22.5% | 22.0× | 96 | +57.4% |
| 2 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China | 60.7 | 19.2% | 36.9× | 103 | +69.7% |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology United States | 59.2 | 33.9% | 16.6× | 38 | -20.7% |
| 4 | ETH Zurich Switzerland | 58.7 | 42.4% | 6.3× | 41 | +5.3% |
| 5 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 57.8 | 21.8% | 7.4× | 117 | +92.6% |
| 6 | University of Science and Technology of China China | 55.1 | 28.7% | 6.8× | 78 | +51.6% |
| 7 | University of Bayreuth Germany | 53.9 | 28.6% | 15.9× | 26 | -11.5% |
| 8 | Northwest University China | 53.4 | 18.1% | 11.8× | 32 | +83.4% |
| 9 | Novosibirsk State University Russia | 52.4 | 11.0% | 13.5× | 18 | +201.5% |
| 10 | Southern University of Science and Technology China | 52.1 | 32.9% | 6.2× | 32 | — |
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 High-pressure geophysics and materials research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are High-pressure geophysics and materials.
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.