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Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Short name

BGR

Country, city

Germany, Hanover

04d77de73

Organization website

Publications

3 318

Citations

112 551

h-index

135

Top-3 journals

International Journal of Earth Sciences (66 publications)

Environmental Earth Sciences (64 publications)

Geophysical Journal International (62 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Leibniz University Hannover (165 publications)

University of Bremen (165 publications)

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (155 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

ETH Zurich (58 publications)

University of Leoben (40 publications)

British Geological Survey (36 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1975

Total publications

3318

Total citations

112551

Citations per publication

33.92

Average publications per year

65.06

Average authors per publication

5.85

h-index

135

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 851, 25.65% Geochemistry and Petrology 851 publications, 25.65%
Geology	Geology, 747, 22.51% Geology 747 publications, 22.51%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 622, 18.75% Geophysics 622 publications, 18.75%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 384, 11.57% Water Science and Technology 384 publications, 11.57%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 283, 8.53% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 283 publications, 8.53%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 266, 8.02% Earth-Surface Processes 266 publications, 8.02%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 260, 7.84% Oceanography 260 publications, 7.84%
Economic Geology	Economic Geology, 235, 7.08% Economic Geology 235 publications, 7.08%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 227, 6.84% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 227 publications, 6.84%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 219, 6.6% Environmental Chemistry 219 publications, 6.6%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 201, 6.06% Soil Science 201 publications, 6.06%
Pollution	Pollution, 185, 5.58% Pollution 185 publications, 5.58%
Stratigraphy	Stratigraphy, 152, 4.58% Stratigraphy 152 publications, 4.58%
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology	Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, 134, 4.04% Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology 134 publications, 4.04%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 132, 3.98% Paleontology 132 publications, 3.98%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 114, 3.44% General Environmental Science 114 publications, 3.44%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 106, 3.19% General Medicine 106 publications, 3.19%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 105, 3.16% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 105 publications, 3.16%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 97, 2.92% Global and Planetary Change 97 publications, 2.92%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 88, 2.65% Space and Planetary Science 88 publications, 2.65%
Fuel Technology	Fuel Technology, 76, 2.29% Fuel Technology 76 publications, 2.29%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 74, 2.23% General Chemistry 74 publications, 2.23%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 74, 2.23% Microbiology 74 publications, 2.23%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 68, 2.05% Aquatic Science 68 publications, 2.05%
Ocean Engineering	Ocean Engineering, 68, 2.05% Ocean Engineering 68 publications, 2.05%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 64, 1.93% General Engineering 64 publications, 1.93%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 64, 1.93% Environmental Engineering 64 publications, 1.93%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 56, 1.69% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 56 publications, 1.69%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 54, 1.63% Multidisciplinary 54 publications, 1.63%
Waste Management and Disposal	Waste Management and Disposal, 54, 1.63% Waste Management and Disposal 54 publications, 1.63%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70
International Journal of Earth Sciences	International Journal of Earth Sciences, 66, 1.99% International Journal of Earth Sciences 66 publications, 1.99%
Environmental Earth Sciences	Environmental Earth Sciences, 64, 1.93% Environmental Earth Sciences 64 publications, 1.93%
Geophysical Journal International	Geophysical Journal International, 62, 1.87% Geophysical Journal International 62 publications, 1.87%
Geological Society Special Publication	Geological Society Special Publication, 59, 1.78% Geological Society Special Publication 59 publications, 1.78%
Mineralium Deposita	Mineralium Deposita, 58, 1.75% Mineralium Deposita 58 publications, 1.75%
Marine Geology	Marine Geology, 56, 1.69% Marine Geology 56 publications, 1.69%
Chemical Geology	Chemical Geology, 52, 1.57% Chemical Geology 52 publications, 1.57%
Hydrogeology Journal	Hydrogeology Journal, 50, 1.51% Hydrogeology Journal 50 publications, 1.51%
International Journal of Coal Geology	International Journal of Coal Geology, 49, 1.48% International Journal of Coal Geology 49 publications, 1.48%
Marine and Petroleum Geology	Marine and Petroleum Geology, 47, 1.42% Marine and Petroleum Geology 47 publications, 1.42%
Tectonophysics	Tectonophysics, 44, 1.33% Tectonophysics 44 publications, 1.33%
Applied Geochemistry	Applied Geochemistry, 41, 1.24% Applied Geochemistry 41 publications, 1.24%
Springer-Lehrbuch	Springer-Lehrbuch, 38, 1.15% Springer-Lehrbuch 38 publications, 1.15%
Grundwasser	Grundwasser, 36, 1.08% Grundwasser 36 publications, 1.08%
Applied Clay Science	Applied Clay Science, 35, 1.05% Applied Clay Science 35 publications, 1.05%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 35, 1.05% Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 35 publications, 1.05%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters	Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 34, 1.02% Earth and Planetary Science Letters 34 publications, 1.02%
Journal of Geochemical Exploration	Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 34, 1.02% Journal of Geochemical Exploration 34 publications, 1.02%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 34, 1.02% Geophysical Research Letters 34 publications, 1.02%
Organic Geochemistry	Organic Geochemistry, 33, 0.99% Organic Geochemistry 33 publications, 0.99%
Ore Geology Reviews	Ore Geology Reviews, 33, 0.99% Ore Geology Reviews 33 publications, 0.99%
Journal of Hydrology	Journal of Hydrology, 32, 0.96% Journal of Hydrology 32 publications, 0.96%
Geology	Geology, 32, 0.96% Geology 32 publications, 0.96%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 31, 0.93% Science of the Total Environment 31 publications, 0.93%
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems	Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 26, 0.78% Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 26 publications, 0.78%
Precambrian Research	Precambrian Research, 25, 0.75% Precambrian Research 25 publications, 0.75%
Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes in Bentonite Barrier Systems	Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes in Bentonite Barrier Systems, 25, 0.75% Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes in Bentonite Barrier Systems 25 publications, 0.75%
Geophysical Prospecting	Geophysical Prospecting, 24, 0.72% Geophysical Prospecting 24 publications, 0.72%
Hydrometallurgy	Hydrometallurgy, 24, 0.72% Hydrometallurgy 24 publications, 0.72%
Pure and Applied Geophysics	Pure and Applied Geophysics, 24, 0.72% Pure and Applied Geophysics 24 publications, 0.72%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1199, 36.14% Elsevier 1199 publications, 36.14%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 852, 25.68% Springer Nature 852 publications, 25.68%
Wiley	Wiley, 358, 10.79% Wiley 358 publications, 10.79%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 116, 3.5% Copernicus 116 publications, 3.5%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 79, 2.38% Geological Society of London 79 publications, 2.38%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 74, 2.23% Oxford University Press 74 publications, 2.23%
MDPI	MDPI, 70, 2.11% MDPI 70 publications, 2.11%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 62, 1.87% Taylor & Francis 62 publications, 1.87%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 40, 1.21% Geological Society of America 40 publications, 1.21%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 40, 1.21% American Geophysical Union 40 publications, 1.21%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 38, 1.15% Frontiers Media S.A. 38 publications, 1.15%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 29, 0.87% American Chemical Society (ACS) 29 publications, 0.87%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 27, 0.81% Cambridge University Press 27 publications, 0.81%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 27, 0.81% Trans Tech Publications 27 publications, 0.81%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists	Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 22, 0.66% Society of Exploration Geophysicists 22 publications, 0.66%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 19, 0.57% Walter de Gruyter 19 publications, 0.57%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)	Seismological Society of America (SSA), 18, 0.54% Seismological Society of America (SSA) 18 publications, 0.54%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 16, 0.48% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 16 publications, 0.48%
Mineralogical Association of Canada	Mineralogical Association of Canada, 16, 0.48% Mineralogical Association of Canada 16 publications, 0.48%
European Association of Petroleum Geoscientists and Engineers	European Association of Petroleum Geoscientists and Engineers, 16, 0.48% European Association of Petroleum Geoscientists and Engineers 16 publications, 0.48%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 13, 0.39% Hindawi Limited 13 publications, 0.39%
Soil Science Society of America	Soil Science Society of America, 11, 0.33% Soil Science Society of America 11 publications, 0.33%
Mineralogical Society	Mineralogical Society, 11, 0.33% Mineralogical Society 11 publications, 0.33%
Canadian Science Publishing	Canadian Science Publishing, 11, 0.33% Canadian Science Publishing 11 publications, 0.33%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 9, 0.27% Pleiades Publishing 9 publications, 0.27%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 9, 0.27% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 9 publications, 0.27%
Society of Economic Geologists	Society of Economic Geologists, 9, 0.27% Society of Economic Geologists 9 publications, 0.27%
SAGE	SAGE, 8, 0.24% SAGE 8 publications, 0.24%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 7, 0.21% IOP Publishing 7 publications, 0.21%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 6, 0.18% EDP Sciences 6 publications, 0.18%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200

With other organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Leibniz University Hannover	Leibniz University Hannover, 165, 4.97% Leibniz University Hannover 165 publications, 4.97%
University of Bremen	University of Bremen, 165, 4.97% University of Bremen 165 publications, 4.97%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research	Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, 155, 4.67% Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research 155 publications, 4.67%
Kiel University	Kiel University, 124, 3.74% Kiel University 124 publications, 3.74%
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences	Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 113, 3.41% Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences 113 publications, 3.41%
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology	Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, 98, 2.95% Freiberg University of Mining and Technology 98 publications, 2.95%
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel	Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 91, 2.74% Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel 91 publications, 2.74%
University of Göttingen	University of Göttingen, 89, 2.68% University of Göttingen 89 publications, 2.68%
Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics	Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, 88, 2.65% Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics 88 publications, 2.65%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research	Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 85, 2.56% Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research 85 publications, 2.56%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 80, 2.41% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 80 publications, 2.41%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 74, 2.23% Technische Universität Dresden 74 publications, 2.23%
Hamburg University	Hamburg University, 68, 2.05% Hamburg University 68 publications, 2.05%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 67, 2.02% RWTH Aachen University 67 publications, 2.02%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 58, 1.75% ETH Zurich 58 publications, 1.75%
Goethe University Frankfurt	Goethe University Frankfurt, 54, 1.63% Goethe University Frankfurt 54 publications, 1.63%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg	University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, 43, 1.3% University of Erlangen–Nuremberg 43 publications, 1.3%
University of Tübingen	University of Tübingen, 42, 1.27% University of Tübingen 42 publications, 1.27%
Constructor University	Constructor University, 41, 1.24% Constructor University 41 publications, 1.24%
University of Kaiserslautern-Landau	University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, 41, 1.24% University of Kaiserslautern-Landau 41 publications, 1.24%
University of Potsdam	University of Potsdam, 40, 1.21% University of Potsdam 40 publications, 1.21%
University of Leoben	University of Leoben, 40, 1.21% University of Leoben 40 publications, 1.21%
Free University of Berlin	Free University of Berlin, 38, 1.15% Free University of Berlin 38 publications, 1.15%
Ruhr University Bochum	Ruhr University Bochum, 38, 1.15% Ruhr University Bochum 38 publications, 1.15%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 37, 1.12% University of Cologne 37 publications, 1.12%
British Geological Survey	British Geological Survey, 36, 1.08% British Geological Survey 36 publications, 1.08%
University of Münster	University of Münster, 35, 1.05% University of Münster 35 publications, 1.05%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 33, 0.99% Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 33 publications, 0.99%
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg	Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 32, 0.96% Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg 32 publications, 0.96%
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières	Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, 32, 0.96% Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières 32 publications, 0.96%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 58, 1.75% ETH Zurich 58 publications, 1.75%
University of Leoben	University of Leoben, 40, 1.21% University of Leoben 40 publications, 1.21%
British Geological Survey	British Geological Survey, 36, 1.08% British Geological Survey 36 publications, 1.08%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 33, 0.99% Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 33 publications, 0.99%
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières	Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, 32, 0.96% Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières 32 publications, 0.96%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 30, 0.9% Uppsala University 30 publications, 0.9%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 28, 0.84% Utrecht University 28 publications, 0.84%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 27, 0.81% Aarhus University 27 publications, 0.81%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 27, 0.81% University of Bergen 27 publications, 0.81%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 27, 0.81% University of California, San Diego 27 publications, 0.81%
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland	Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, 25, 0.75% Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 25 publications, 0.75%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 24, 0.72% University of Southampton 24 publications, 0.72%
Scripps Institution of Oceanography	Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 24, 0.72% Scripps Institution of Oceanography 24 publications, 0.72%
National Oceanography Centre	National Oceanography Centre, 24, 0.72% National Oceanography Centre 24 publications, 0.72%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 23, 0.69% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 23 publications, 0.69%
Geological Survey of Canada	Geological Survey of Canada, 22, 0.66% Geological Survey of Canada 22 publications, 0.66%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 21, 0.63% Australian National University 21 publications, 0.63%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 21, 0.63% University of Oslo 21 publications, 0.63%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 21, 0.63% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 21 publications, 0.63%
Flinders University	Flinders University, 21, 0.63% Flinders University 21 publications, 0.63%
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research	Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, 20, 0.6% Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research 20 publications, 0.6%
United States Geological Survey	United States Geological Survey, 19, 0.57% United States Geological Survey 19 publications, 0.57%
Geological Survey of Sweden	Geological Survey of Sweden, 18, 0.54% Geological Survey of Sweden 18 publications, 0.54%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 18, 0.54% Delft University of Technology 18 publications, 0.54%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 18, 0.54% Imperial College London 18 publications, 0.54%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 18, 0.54% Columbia University 18 publications, 0.54%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 17, 0.51% Grenoble Alpes University 17 publications, 0.51%
Geological Survey of Finland	Geological Survey of Finland, 17, 0.51% Geological Survey of Finland 17 publications, 0.51%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 17, 0.51% University of California, Santa Barbara 17 publications, 0.51%
University of Vienna	University of Vienna, 17, 0.51% University of Vienna 17 publications, 0.51%
	10 20 30 40 50 60

With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
USA	USA, 340, 10.25% USA 340 publications, 10.25%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 243, 7.32% United Kingdom 243 publications, 7.32%
France	France, 220, 6.63% France 220 publications, 6.63%
Canada	Canada, 158, 4.76% Canada 158 publications, 4.76%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 140, 4.22% Switzerland 140 publications, 4.22%
Australia	Australia, 123, 3.71% Australia 123 publications, 3.71%
Austria	Austria, 119, 3.59% Austria 119 publications, 3.59%
Norway	Norway, 118, 3.56% Norway 118 publications, 3.56%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 111, 3.35% Netherlands 111 publications, 3.35%
Italy	Italy, 107, 3.22% Italy 107 publications, 3.22%
China	China, 102, 3.07% China 102 publications, 3.07%
Sweden	Sweden, 87, 2.62% Sweden 87 publications, 2.62%
Spain	Spain, 86, 2.59% Spain 86 publications, 2.59%
Japan	Japan, 75, 2.26% Japan 75 publications, 2.26%
Russia	Russia, 70, 2.11% Russia 70 publications, 2.11%
Denmark	Denmark, 62, 1.87% Denmark 62 publications, 1.87%
Belgium	Belgium, 53, 1.6% Belgium 53 publications, 1.6%
Poland	Poland, 47, 1.42% Poland 47 publications, 1.42%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 43, 1.3% New Zealand 43 publications, 1.3%
South Africa	South Africa, 41, 1.24% South Africa 41 publications, 1.24%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 40, 1.21% Czech Republic 40 publications, 1.21%
Brazil	Brazil, 37, 1.12% Brazil 37 publications, 1.12%
Greece	Greece, 36, 1.08% Greece 36 publications, 1.08%
Chile	Chile, 34, 1.02% Chile 34 publications, 1.02%
Indonesia	Indonesia, 33, 0.99% Indonesia 33 publications, 0.99%
Ireland	Ireland, 29, 0.87% Ireland 29 publications, 0.87%
Portugal	Portugal, 25, 0.75% Portugal 25 publications, 0.75%
Finland	Finland, 24, 0.72% Finland 24 publications, 0.72%
India	India, 23, 0.69% India 23 publications, 0.69%
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