Mining and Resource Management
Mining and Resource Management is a research topic within Building and Construction. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 25.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the intersection of mining activities, sustainable development, and social responsibility. It explores topics such as the environmental impact of mining, community relations, artisanal mining, corporate social responsibility, resource conflicts, and the role of indigenous participation in the mining industry.
- Sustainable Development
- Mining Industry
- Social License to Operate
- Environmental Impact
- Community Relations
- Artisanal Mining
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Resource Conflict
- Indigenous Participation
- Globalization
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +56% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Mining and Resource Management research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (475 and 402 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 475 works
- 2 United States 402 works
- 3 Indonesia 287 works
- 4 Australia 277 works
- 5 Canada 247 works
- 6 United Kingdom 242 works
- 7 Brazil 167 works
- 8 South Africa 142 works
- 9 France 142 works
- 10 Germany 107 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 Mining and Resource Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Queensland publishes the most Mining and Resource Management research, followed by China University of Mining and Technology and University of British Columbia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 The University of Queensland Australia 43 works
- 2 China University of Mining and Technology China 30 works
- 3 University of British Columbia Canada 19 works
- 4 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana 19 works
- 5 Australian National University Australia 19 works
- 6 University of Ghana Ghana 17 works
- 7 University of Johannesburg South Africa 17 works
- 8 Central South University China 16 works
- 9 The University of Melbourne Australia 15 works
- 10 University of the Witwatersrand South Africa 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Mining and Resource Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Mining and Resource Management include Benjamin K. Sovacool.
- 1 Benjamin K. Sovacool 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Mining and Resource Management research done?
The largest centres of Mining and Resource Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Brisbane (Australia), London (United Kingdom) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kumasi and Accra.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KumasiGH · 21.4 works22×
- AccraGH · 33.9 works17×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Mining and Resource Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Mining and Resource Management?
Among universities, judged by research, The University of Queensland, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and China University of Mining and 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 | The University of Queensland Australia | 71.2 | 26.7% | 13.3× | 43 | +11.5% |
| 2 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana | 69.7 | 20.4% | 24.2× | 19 | +300.0% |
| 3 | China University of Mining and Technology China | 68.3 | 35.9% | 9.7× | 30 | +43.6% |
| 4 | Australian National University Australia | 65.6 | 32.7% | 9.6× | 19 | +58.5% |
| 5 | Luleå University of Technology Sweden | 60.0 | 11.1% | 25.3× | 12 | +291.2% |
| 6 | Colorado School of Mines United States | 59.6 | 15.0% | 27.9× | 14 | +266.2% |
| 7 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | 59.4 | 26.6% | 21.5× | 11 | +111.7% |
| 8 | University of Ghana Ghana | 57.1 | 16.4% | 20.1× | 17 | +71.4% |
| 9 | University of the Witwatersrand South Africa | 56.5 | 22.2% | 9.2× | 15 | +77.1% |
| 10 | Deakin University Australia | 54.8 | 15.0% | 7.6× | 14 | +371.9% |
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 Mining and Resource Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 56% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mining and Resource Management.
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.