Geological Survey of Canada

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Geological Survey of Canada
Short name
GSC
Country, city
Canada, Ottawa
Publications
8 095
Citations
305 508
h-index
195
Top-3 journals
Geology
Geology (296 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Natural Resources Canada
Natural Resources Canada (1673 publications)
University of Alberta
University of Alberta (321 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

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Since 1857

Total publications
8095
Total citations
305508
Citations per publication
37.74
Average publications per year
47.9
Average authors per publication
4.63
h-index
195
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Geochemistry and Petrology, 2504, 30.93%
Geochemistry and Petrology
2504 publications, 30.93%
Geology, 2484, 30.69%
Geology
2484 publications, 30.69%
Geophysics, 1901, 23.48%
Geophysics
1901 publications, 23.48%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1059, 13.08%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
1059 publications, 13.08%
Earth-Surface Processes, 698, 8.62%
Earth-Surface Processes
698 publications, 8.62%
Oceanography, 667, 8.24%
Oceanography
667 publications, 8.24%
Economic Geology, 653, 8.07%
Economic Geology
653 publications, 8.07%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 631, 7.79%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
631 publications, 7.79%
Paleontology, 490, 6.05%
Paleontology
490 publications, 6.05%
Water Science and Technology, 449, 5.55%
Water Science and Technology
449 publications, 5.55%
Space and Planetary Science, 429, 5.3%
Space and Planetary Science
429 publications, 5.3%
Stratigraphy, 408, 5.04%
Stratigraphy
408 publications, 5.04%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 344, 4.25%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
344 publications, 4.25%
Multidisciplinary, 276, 3.41%
Multidisciplinary
276 publications, 3.41%
Environmental Chemistry, 267, 3.3%
Environmental Chemistry
267 publications, 3.3%
General Environmental Science, 264, 3.26%
General Environmental Science
264 publications, 3.26%
Aquatic Science, 252, 3.11%
Aquatic Science
252 publications, 3.11%
Fuel Technology, 246, 3.04%
Fuel Technology
246 publications, 3.04%
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, 224, 2.77%
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
224 publications, 2.77%
Pollution, 195, 2.41%
Pollution
195 publications, 2.41%
Atmospheric Science, 193, 2.38%
Atmospheric Science
193 publications, 2.38%
Global and Planetary Change, 193, 2.38%
Global and Planetary Change
193 publications, 2.38%
Ecology, 188, 2.32%
Ecology
188 publications, 2.32%
Archeology, 183, 2.26%
Archeology
183 publications, 2.26%
General Chemistry, 160, 1.98%
General Chemistry
160 publications, 1.98%
Soil Science, 150, 1.85%
Soil Science
150 publications, 1.85%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 138, 1.7%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
138 publications, 1.7%
Ocean Engineering, 136, 1.68%
Ocean Engineering
136 publications, 1.68%
Computers in Earth Sciences, 109, 1.35%
Computers in Earth Sciences
109 publications, 1.35%
Forestry, 103, 1.27%
Forestry
103 publications, 1.27%
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Journals

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Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
423 publications, 5.23%
Geology
296 publications, 3.66%
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America
179 publications, 2.21%
Precambrian Research
179 publications, 2.21%
Geophysics
176 publications, 2.17%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
161 publications, 1.99%
Economic Geology
158 publications, 1.95%
Tectonophysics
155 publications, 1.91%
Marine Geology
146 publications, 1.8%
Journal of Geochemical Exploration
142 publications, 1.75%
Geophysical Research Letters
127 publications, 1.57%
Geological Society Special Publication
124 publications, 1.53%
Nature
124 publications, 1.53%
Geophysical Journal International
124 publications, 1.53%
Marine and Petroleum Geology
120 publications, 1.48%
International Journal of Coal Geology
116 publications, 1.43%
Chemical Geology
101 publications, 1.25%
Quaternary Science Reviews
99 publications, 1.22%
Science
98 publications, 1.21%
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
97 publications, 1.2%
Organic Geochemistry
96 publications, 1.19%
Journal of Geophysical Research
94 publications, 1.16%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
94 publications, 1.16%
Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis
94 publications, 1.16%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
92 publications, 1.14%
Computers and Geosciences
84 publications, 1.04%
Lithos
81 publications, 1%
Applied Geochemistry
75 publications, 0.93%
Canadian Mineralogist
73 publications, 0.9%
Sedimentology
68 publications, 0.84%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2783 publications, 34.38%
Springer Nature
1100 publications, 13.59%
Wiley
886 publications, 10.95%
Geological Society of America
500 publications, 6.18%
Canadian Science Publishing
455 publications, 5.62%
Geological Society of London
319 publications, 3.94%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
207 publications, 2.56%
Cambridge University Press
188 publications, 2.32%
Oxford University Press
182 publications, 2.25%
Taylor & Francis
181 publications, 2.24%
Society of Economic Geologists
158 publications, 1.95%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
134 publications, 1.66%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
105 publications, 1.3%
American Geophysical Union
100 publications, 1.24%
Mineralogical Association of Canada
76 publications, 0.94%
MDPI
60 publications, 0.74%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
56 publications, 0.69%
Copernicus
51 publications, 0.63%
SAGE
39 publications, 0.48%
Consortium Erudit
33 publications, 0.41%
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
31 publications, 0.38%
Frontiers Media S.A.
26 publications, 0.32%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
24 publications, 0.3%
CSIRO Publishing
22 publications, 0.27%
American Meteorological Society
20 publications, 0.25%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
19 publications, 0.23%
Mineralogical Society
19 publications, 0.23%
American Association of Petroleum Geologists AAPG/Datapages
16 publications, 0.2%
Walter de Gruyter
15 publications, 0.19%
IOP Publishing
14 publications, 0.17%
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With other organizations

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Natural Resources Canada
1673 publications, 20.67%
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
702 publications, 8.67%
University of Alberta
321 publications, 3.97%
University of Victoria
311 publications, 3.84%
University of Calgary
308 publications, 3.8%
Carleton University
265 publications, 3.27%
University of Ottawa
254 publications, 3.14%
University of British Columbia
227 publications, 2.8%
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
225 publications, 2.78%
Dalhousie University
158 publications, 1.95%
Queen's University at Kingston
151 publications, 1.87%
University of Toronto
149 publications, 1.84%
Simon Fraser University
140 publications, 1.73%
Saint Mary's University
130 publications, 1.61%
McGill University
120 publications, 1.48%
Laurentian University
113 publications, 1.4%
University of Saskatchewan
111 publications, 1.37%
Université Laval
109 publications, 1.35%
University of Manitoba
108 publications, 1.33%
Western University
97 publications, 1.2%
University of Waterloo
92 publications, 1.14%
University of Colorado Boulder
92 publications, 1.14%
University of Leeds
81 publications, 1%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
74 publications, 0.91%
Aarhus University
73 publications, 0.9%
University of Arizona
64 publications, 0.79%
Oregon State University
57 publications, 0.7%
University of Cambridge
55 publications, 0.68%
University of Washington
55 publications, 0.68%
University of Bremen
54 publications, 0.67%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Colorado Boulder
92 publications, 1.14%
University of Leeds
81 publications, 1%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
74 publications, 0.91%
Aarhus University
73 publications, 0.9%
University of Arizona
64 publications, 0.79%
Oregon State University
57 publications, 0.7%
University of Cambridge
55 publications, 0.68%
University of Washington
55 publications, 0.68%
University of Bremen
54 publications, 0.67%
California Institute of Technology
53 publications, 0.65%
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
48 publications, 0.59%
University of Oslo
47 publications, 0.58%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
47 publications, 0.58%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
46 publications, 0.57%
University of Southampton
45 publications, 0.56%
Columbia University
45 publications, 0.56%
University of Copenhagen
44 publications, 0.54%
University of New Hampshire
44 publications, 0.54%
ETH Zurich
43 publications, 0.53%
Durham University
42 publications, 0.52%
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
41 publications, 0.51%
University of Oxford
39 publications, 0.48%
Kiel University
38 publications, 0.47%
Utrecht University
37 publications, 0.46%
University of Miami
37 publications, 0.46%
Stockholm University
35 publications, 0.43%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
35 publications, 0.43%
GNS Science
34 publications, 0.42%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
34 publications, 0.42%
Uppsala University
33 publications, 0.41%
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With other countries

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USA, 1521, 18.79%
USA
1521 publications, 18.79%
United Kingdom, 645, 7.97%
United Kingdom
645 publications, 7.97%
China, 500, 6.18%
China
500 publications, 6.18%
Germany, 387, 4.78%
Germany
387 publications, 4.78%
France, 283, 3.5%
France
283 publications, 3.5%
Australia, 236, 2.92%
Australia
236 publications, 2.92%
Norway, 174, 2.15%
Norway
174 publications, 2.15%
Denmark, 172, 2.12%
Denmark
172 publications, 2.12%
Japan, 160, 1.98%
Japan
160 publications, 1.98%
Sweden, 124, 1.53%
Sweden
124 publications, 1.53%
Russia, 121, 1.49%
Russia
121 publications, 1.49%
Italy, 105, 1.3%
Italy
105 publications, 1.3%
Switzerland, 104, 1.28%
Switzerland
104 publications, 1.28%
Netherlands, 97, 1.2%
Netherlands
97 publications, 1.2%
New Zealand, 85, 1.05%
New Zealand
85 publications, 1.05%
South Africa, 74, 0.91%
South Africa
74 publications, 0.91%
Spain, 71, 0.88%
Spain
71 publications, 0.88%
Republic of Korea, 65, 0.8%
Republic of Korea
65 publications, 0.8%
Belgium, 63, 0.78%
Belgium
63 publications, 0.78%
Finland, 61, 0.75%
Finland
61 publications, 0.75%
Ireland, 58, 0.72%
Ireland
58 publications, 0.72%
Greece, 55, 0.68%
Greece
55 publications, 0.68%
Austria, 51, 0.63%
Austria
51 publications, 0.63%
Poland, 50, 0.62%
Poland
50 publications, 0.62%
India, 41, 0.51%
India
41 publications, 0.51%
Mexico, 40, 0.49%
Mexico
40 publications, 0.49%
Brazil, 34, 0.42%
Brazil
34 publications, 0.42%
Czech Republic, 32, 0.4%
Czech Republic
32 publications, 0.4%
Turkey, 30, 0.37%
Turkey
30 publications, 0.37%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1857 are ignored in the statistics.
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