Question 1

Which countries lead Mineralogy and Gemology Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (458 and 351 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Mineralogy and Gemology Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Mineralogy and Gemology Studies research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and China University of Geosciences (Beijing).

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Mineralogy and Gemology Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Mineralogy and Gemology Studies include Kostya S. Novoselov, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis and Qiang Zhang.

Question 4

Where is Mineralogy and Gemology Studies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Mineralogy and Gemology Studies research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Saint Petersburg (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Novosibirsk and Sofia.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Mineralogy and Gemology Studies?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Geosciences 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 Mineralogy and Gemology Studies research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mineralogy and Gemology Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Mineralogy and Gemology Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Mineralogy and Gemology Studies is "Stimulated Optical Radiation in Ruby" (Theodore H. Maiman, 1960), with 5,014 citations. Next come "Nomenclature of Amphiboles; Report of the Subcommittee on Amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names" (3,935) and "Automatic processing of rotation diffraction data from crystals of initially unknown symmetry and cell constants" (3,607).