Question 1

Which countries lead High-pressure geophysics and materials research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.1k and 1.9k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead High-pressure geophysics and materials research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most High-pressure geophysics and materials research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in High-pressure geophysics and materials?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on High-pressure geophysics and materials include Zhong Lin Wang, John P. Perdew and Georg Kresse.

Question 4

Where is High-pressure geophysics and materials research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of High-pressure geophysics and materials research in 2022-now 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.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study High-pressure geophysics and materials?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, ETH Zurich and University of Science and Technology of China score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is High-pressure geophysics and materials research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in High-pressure geophysics and materials?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in High-pressure geophysics and materials is "From ultrasoft pseudopotentials to the projector augmented-wave method" (Georg Kresse, Daniel P. Joubert, 1999), with 85,965 citations. Next come "Ab initio molecular dynamics for liquid metals" (45,996) and "Chemical and isotopic systematics of oceanic basalts: implications for mantle composition and processes" (25,720).