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Short name

BGS

Country, city

United Kingdom, Nottingham

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Publications

7 844

Citations

272 562

h-index

179

Top-3 journals

Geological Society Special Publication (402 publications)

Journal of the Geological Society (274 publications)

Proceedings of the Geologists Association (204 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Natural Environment Research Council (907 publications)

University of Nottingham (579 publications)

University of Leicester (405 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Australian National University (97 publications)

University of Bergen (75 publications)

National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (73 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1981

Total publications

7844

Total citations

272562

Citations per publication

34.75

Average publications per year

174.31

Average authors per publication

5.62

h-index

179

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
Geology	Geology, 2728, 34.78% Geology 2728 publications, 34.78%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 1349, 17.2% Geochemistry and Petrology 1349 publications, 17.2%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 1016, 12.95% Geophysics 1016 publications, 12.95%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 940, 11.98% Water Science and Technology 940 publications, 11.98%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 685, 8.73% Paleontology 685 publications, 8.73%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 662, 8.44% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 662 publications, 8.44%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 539, 6.87% Environmental Chemistry 539 publications, 6.87%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 495, 6.31% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 495 publications, 6.31%
Pollution	Pollution, 483, 6.16% Pollution 483 publications, 6.16%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 478, 6.09% Earth-Surface Processes 478 publications, 6.09%
Ocean Engineering	Ocean Engineering, 437, 5.57% Ocean Engineering 437 publications, 5.57%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 416, 5.3% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 416 publications, 5.3%
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology	Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, 408, 5.2% Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology 408 publications, 5.2%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 342, 4.36% Oceanography 342 publications, 4.36%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 341, 4.35% Environmental Engineering 341 publications, 4.35%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 322, 4.11% General Medicine 322 publications, 4.11%
Archeology	Archeology, 299, 3.81% Archeology 299 publications, 3.81%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 293, 3.74% General Environmental Science 293 publications, 3.74%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 283, 3.61% Global and Planetary Change 283 publications, 3.61%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 226, 2.88% Space and Planetary Science 226 publications, 2.88%
Stratigraphy	Stratigraphy, 210, 2.68% Stratigraphy 210 publications, 2.68%
Waste Management and Disposal	Waste Management and Disposal, 197, 2.51% Waste Management and Disposal 197 publications, 2.51%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 197, 2.51% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 197 publications, 2.51%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 186, 2.37% Multidisciplinary 186 publications, 2.37%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 181, 2.31% General Engineering 181 publications, 2.31%
Economic Geology	Economic Geology, 171, 2.18% Economic Geology 171 publications, 2.18%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 163, 2.08% Soil Science 163 publications, 2.08%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 152, 1.94% Aquatic Science 152 publications, 1.94%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 141, 1.8% Atmospheric Science 141 publications, 1.8%
Ecology	Ecology, 127, 1.62% Ecology 127 publications, 1.62%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Geological Society Special Publication	Geological Society Special Publication, 402, 5.12% Geological Society Special Publication 402 publications, 5.12%
Journal of the Geological Society	Journal of the Geological Society, 274, 3.49% Journal of the Geological Society 274 publications, 3.49%
Proceedings of the Geologists Association	Proceedings of the Geologists Association, 204, 2.6% Proceedings of the Geologists Association 204 publications, 2.6%
Scottish Journal of Geology	Scottish Journal of Geology, 191, 2.43% Scottish Journal of Geology 191 publications, 2.43%
Quaternary Science Reviews	Quaternary Science Reviews, 150, 1.91% Quaternary Science Reviews 150 publications, 1.91%
Geophysical Journal International	Geophysical Journal International, 148, 1.89% Geophysical Journal International 148 publications, 1.89%
Geological Magazine	Geological Magazine, 140, 1.78% Geological Magazine 140 publications, 1.78%
Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society	Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, 136, 1.73% Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 136 publications, 1.73%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 134, 1.71% Science of the Total Environment 134 publications, 1.71%
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology	Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 124, 1.58% Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 124 publications, 1.58%
Applied Geochemistry	Applied Geochemistry, 118, 1.5% Applied Geochemistry 118 publications, 1.5%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters	Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 84, 1.07% Earth and Planetary Science Letters 84 publications, 1.07%
Journal of Quaternary Science	Journal of Quaternary Science, 84, 1.07% Journal of Quaternary Science 84 publications, 1.07%
Energy Procedia	Energy Procedia, 79, 1.01% Energy Procedia 79 publications, 1.01%
Journal of Hydrology	Journal of Hydrology, 78, 0.99% Journal of Hydrology 78 publications, 0.99%
Environmental Geochemistry and Health	Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 75, 0.96% Environmental Geochemistry and Health 75 publications, 0.96%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology	Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 72, 0.92% Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 72 publications, 0.92%
Geology	Geology, 72, 0.92% Geology 72 publications, 0.92%
Geological Society London Engineering Geology Special Publications	Geological Society London Engineering Geology Special Publications, 70, 0.89% Geological Society London Engineering Geology Special Publications 70 publications, 0.89%
Hydrogeology Journal	Hydrogeology Journal, 68, 0.87% Hydrogeology Journal 68 publications, 0.87%
Geophysical Prospecting	Geophysical Prospecting, 67, 0.85% Geophysical Prospecting 67 publications, 0.85%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 64, 0.82% Geophysical Research Letters 64 publications, 0.82%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 63, 0.8% Scientific Reports 63 publications, 0.8%
Precambrian Research	Precambrian Research, 62, 0.79% Precambrian Research 62 publications, 0.79%
Marine and Petroleum Geology	Marine and Petroleum Geology, 60, 0.76% Marine and Petroleum Geology 60 publications, 0.76%
Marine Geology	Marine Geology, 52, 0.66% Marine Geology 52 publications, 0.66%
Earth-Science Reviews	Earth-Science Reviews, 52, 0.66% Earth-Science Reviews 52 publications, 0.66%
Chemical Geology	Chemical Geology, 52, 0.66% Chemical Geology 52 publications, 0.66%
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology	Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 51, 0.65% Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 51 publications, 0.65%
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology	Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 49, 0.62% Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology 49 publications, 0.62%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2418, 30.83% Elsevier 2418 publications, 30.83%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 1316, 16.78% Geological Society of London 1316 publications, 16.78%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 960, 12.24% Springer Nature 960 publications, 12.24%
Wiley	Wiley, 886, 11.3% Wiley 886 publications, 11.3%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 277, 3.53% Cambridge University Press 277 publications, 3.53%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 218, 2.78% Oxford University Press 218 publications, 2.78%
Geologists' Association	Geologists' Association, 200, 2.55% Geologists' Association 200 publications, 2.55%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 174, 2.22% Taylor & Francis 174 publications, 2.22%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 167, 2.13% Copernicus 167 publications, 2.13%
MDPI	MDPI, 117, 1.49% MDPI 117 publications, 1.49%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 113, 1.44% Geological Society of America 113 publications, 1.44%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 100, 1.27% American Geophysical Union 100 publications, 1.27%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 73, 0.93% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 73 publications, 0.93%
SAGE	SAGE, 58, 0.74% SAGE 58 publications, 0.74%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 57, 0.73% Frontiers Media S.A. 57 publications, 0.73%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists	Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 49, 0.62% Society of Exploration Geophysicists 49 publications, 0.62%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 45, 0.57% American Chemical Society (ACS) 45 publications, 0.57%
Mineralogical Society	Mineralogical Society, 37, 0.47% Mineralogical Society 37 publications, 0.47%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)	Seismological Society of America (SSA), 36, 0.46% Seismological Society of America (SSA) 36 publications, 0.46%
Maney Publishing	Maney Publishing, 31, 0.4% Maney Publishing 31 publications, 0.4%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 26, 0.33% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 26 publications, 0.33%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 26, 0.33% The Royal Society 26 publications, 0.33%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 25, 0.32% Walter de Gruyter 25 publications, 0.32%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 24, 0.31% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 24 publications, 0.31%
petroleum geology conference proceedings	petroleum geology conference proceedings, 23, 0.29% petroleum geology conference proceedings 23 publications, 0.29%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 21, 0.27% IOP Publishing 21 publications, 0.27%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 20, 0.25% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 20 publications, 0.25%
Thomas Telford	Thomas Telford, 20, 0.25% Thomas Telford 20 publications, 0.25%
The British Micropalaeontological Society	The British Micropalaeontological Society, 18, 0.23% The British Micropalaeontological Society 18 publications, 0.23%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 17, 0.22% Social Science Electronic Publishing 17 publications, 0.22%
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With other organizations

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Natural Environment Research Council	Natural Environment Research Council, 907, 11.56% Natural Environment Research Council 907 publications, 11.56%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 579, 7.38% University of Nottingham 579 publications, 7.38%
University of Leicester	University of Leicester, 405, 5.16% University of Leicester 405 publications, 5.16%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 322, 4.11% University of Edinburgh 322 publications, 4.11%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 263, 3.35% University of Bristol 263 publications, 3.35%
University College London	University College London, 243, 3.1% University College London 243 publications, 3.1%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 238, 3.03% University of Cambridge 238 publications, 3.03%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 221, 2.82% University of Oxford 221 publications, 2.82%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 221, 2.82% University of Leeds 221 publications, 2.82%
Lancaster University	Lancaster University, 190, 2.42% Lancaster University 190 publications, 2.42%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 175, 2.23% University of Southampton 175 publications, 2.23%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 173, 2.21% University of Birmingham 173 publications, 2.21%
British Antarctic Survey	British Antarctic Survey, 164, 2.09% British Antarctic Survey 164 publications, 2.09%
Durham University	Durham University, 160, 2.04% Durham University 160 publications, 2.04%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 149, 1.9% Cardiff University 149 publications, 1.9%
National Oceanography Centre	National Oceanography Centre, 136, 1.73% National Oceanography Centre 136 publications, 1.73%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 135, 1.72% University of Sheffield 135 publications, 1.72%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 133, 1.7% University of Exeter 133 publications, 1.7%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 130, 1.66% Imperial College London 130 publications, 1.66%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 130, 1.66% Newcastle University 130 publications, 1.66%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 109, 1.39% University of Manchester 109 publications, 1.39%
University of St Andrews	University of St Andrews, 104, 1.33% University of St Andrews 104 publications, 1.33%
University of Plymouth	University of Plymouth, 103, 1.31% University of Plymouth 103 publications, 1.31%
Royal Holloway University of London	Royal Holloway University of London, 102, 1.3% Royal Holloway University of London 102 publications, 1.3%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 97, 1.24% Australian National University 97 publications, 1.24%
Loughborough University	Loughborough University, 97, 1.24% Loughborough University 97 publications, 1.24%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 89, 1.13% University of Liverpool 89 publications, 1.13%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 87, 1.11% University of Glasgow 87 publications, 1.11%
University of Reading	University of Reading, 86, 1.1% University of Reading 86 publications, 1.1%
University of East Anglia	University of East Anglia, 80, 1.02% University of East Anglia 80 publications, 1.02%
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With foreign organizations

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Australian National University	Australian National University, 97, 1.24% Australian National University 97 publications, 1.24%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 75, 0.96% University of Bergen 75 publications, 0.96%
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology	National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, 73, 0.93% National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology 73 publications, 0.93%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 72, 0.92% ETH Zurich 72 publications, 0.92%
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland	Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, 67, 0.85% Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 67 publications, 0.85%
University College Dublin	University College Dublin, 61, 0.78% University College Dublin 61 publications, 0.78%
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences	Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 59, 0.75% Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences 59 publications, 0.75%
United States Geological Survey	United States Geological Survey, 58, 0.74% United States Geological Survey 58 publications, 0.74%
Trinity College Dublin	Trinity College Dublin, 55, 0.7% Trinity College Dublin 55 publications, 0.7%
Curtin University	Curtin University, 54, 0.69% Curtin University 54 publications, 0.69%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 54, 0.69% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 54 publications, 0.69%
University of Adelaide	University of Adelaide, 53, 0.68% University of Adelaide 53 publications, 0.68%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 53, 0.68% Utrecht University 53 publications, 0.68%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 51, 0.65% Stockholm University 51 publications, 0.65%
Geological Survey of Canada	Geological Survey of Canada, 50, 0.64% Geological Survey of Canada 50 publications, 0.64%
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)	China University of Petroleum (Beijing), 48, 0.61% China University of Petroleum (Beijing) 48 publications, 0.61%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 47, 0.6% Sapienza University of Rome 47 publications, 0.6%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 46, 0.59% Ghent University 46 publications, 0.59%
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 46, 0.59% Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 46 publications, 0.59%
National University of La Plata	National University of La Plata, 45, 0.57% National University of La Plata 45 publications, 0.57%
Paris Institute of Earth Physics	Paris Institute of Earth Physics, 45, 0.57% Paris Institute of Earth Physics 45 publications, 0.57%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 43, 0.55% University of Western Australia 43 publications, 0.55%
Swedish Museum of Natural History	Swedish Museum of Natural History, 42, 0.54% Swedish Museum of Natural History 42 publications, 0.54%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 42, 0.54% University of Cologne 42 publications, 0.54%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 41, 0.52% University of Copenhagen 41 publications, 0.52%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway	UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 41, 0.52% UiT The Arctic University of Norway 41 publications, 0.52%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 41, 0.52% Addis Ababa University 41 publications, 0.52%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)	China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), 40, 0.51% China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) 40 publications, 0.51%
University of Bremen	University of Bremen, 38, 0.48% University of Bremen 38 publications, 0.48%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 38, 0.48% University of Alberta 38 publications, 0.48%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 888, 11.32% USA 888 publications, 11.32%
Germany	Germany, 489, 6.23% Germany 489 publications, 6.23%
Australia	Australia, 442, 5.63% Australia 442 publications, 5.63%
France	France, 436, 5.56% France 436 publications, 5.56%
Italy	Italy, 387, 4.93% Italy 387 publications, 4.93%
China	China, 364, 4.64% China 364 publications, 4.64%
Canada	Canada, 310, 3.95% Canada 310 publications, 3.95%
Norway	Norway, 265, 3.38% Norway 265 publications, 3.38%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 255, 3.25% Netherlands 255 publications, 3.25%
Spain	Spain, 241, 3.07% Spain 241 publications, 3.07%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 191, 2.43% Switzerland 191 publications, 2.43%
Ireland	Ireland, 179, 2.28% Ireland 179 publications, 2.28%
Sweden	Sweden, 165, 2.1% Sweden 165 publications, 2.1%
Denmark	Denmark, 159, 2.03% Denmark 159 publications, 2.03%
Belgium	Belgium, 143, 1.82% Belgium 143 publications, 1.82%
Japan	Japan, 130, 1.66% Japan 130 publications, 1.66%
South Africa	South Africa, 104, 1.33% South Africa 104 publications, 1.33%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 99, 1.26% New Zealand 99 publications, 1.26%
Russia	Russia, 93, 1.19% Russia 93 publications, 1.19%
Greece	Greece, 81, 1.03% Greece 81 publications, 1.03%
Argentina	Argentina, 75, 0.96% Argentina 75 publications, 0.96%
Brazil	Brazil, 75, 0.96% Brazil 75 publications, 0.96%
Austria	Austria, 72, 0.92% Austria 72 publications, 0.92%
India	India, 72, 0.92% India 72 publications, 0.92%
Poland	Poland, 67, 0.85% Poland 67 publications, 0.85%
Kenya	Kenya, 55, 0.7% Kenya 55 publications, 0.7%
Malawi	Malawi, 55, 0.7% Malawi 55 publications, 0.7%
Finland	Finland, 53, 0.68% Finland 53 publications, 0.68%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 50, 0.64% Ethiopia 50 publications, 0.64%
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