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Short name

BGS

Country, city

United Kingdom, Nottingham

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Publications

8 046

Citations

290 084

h-index

187

Top-3 journals

Geological Society Special Publication (402 publications)

Journal of the Geological Society (275 publications)

Proceedings of the Geologists Association (207 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Natural Environment Research Council (908 publications)

University of Nottingham (597 publications)

University of Leicester (409 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Australian National University (100 publications)

University of Bergen (78 publications)

National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (77 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1981

Total publications

8046

Total citations

290084

Citations per publication

36.05

Average publications per year

174.91

Average authors per publication

5.7

h-index

187

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
Geology	Geology, 2728, 33.91% Geology 2728 publications, 33.91%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 1349, 16.77% Geochemistry and Petrology 1349 publications, 16.77%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 1016, 12.63% Geophysics 1016 publications, 12.63%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 940, 11.68% Water Science and Technology 940 publications, 11.68%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 686, 8.53% Paleontology 686 publications, 8.53%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 662, 8.23% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 662 publications, 8.23%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 539, 6.7% Environmental Chemistry 539 publications, 6.7%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 498, 6.19% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 498 publications, 6.19%
Pollution	Pollution, 483, 6% Pollution 483 publications, 6%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 479, 5.95% Earth-Surface Processes 479 publications, 5.95%
Ocean Engineering	Ocean Engineering, 437, 5.43% Ocean Engineering 437 publications, 5.43%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 417, 5.18% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 417 publications, 5.18%
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology	Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, 408, 5.07% Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology 408 publications, 5.07%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 342, 4.25% Oceanography 342 publications, 4.25%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 341, 4.24% Environmental Engineering 341 publications, 4.24%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 323, 4.01% General Medicine 323 publications, 4.01%
Archeology	Archeology, 299, 3.72% Archeology 299 publications, 3.72%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 293, 3.64% General Environmental Science 293 publications, 3.64%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 284, 3.53% Global and Planetary Change 284 publications, 3.53%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 226, 2.81% Space and Planetary Science 226 publications, 2.81%
Stratigraphy	Stratigraphy, 211, 2.62% Stratigraphy 211 publications, 2.62%
Waste Management and Disposal	Waste Management and Disposal, 197, 2.45% Waste Management and Disposal 197 publications, 2.45%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 197, 2.45% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 197 publications, 2.45%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 186, 2.31% Multidisciplinary 186 publications, 2.31%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 181, 2.25% General Engineering 181 publications, 2.25%
Economic Geology	Economic Geology, 171, 2.13% Economic Geology 171 publications, 2.13%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 163, 2.03% Soil Science 163 publications, 2.03%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 152, 1.89% Aquatic Science 152 publications, 1.89%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 141, 1.75% Atmospheric Science 141 publications, 1.75%
Ecology	Ecology, 127, 1.58% Ecology 127 publications, 1.58%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Geological Society Special Publication	Geological Society Special Publication, 402, 5% Geological Society Special Publication 402 publications, 5%
Journal of the Geological Society	Journal of the Geological Society, 275, 3.42% Journal of the Geological Society 275 publications, 3.42%
Proceedings of the Geologists Association	Proceedings of the Geologists Association, 207, 2.57% Proceedings of the Geologists Association 207 publications, 2.57%
Scottish Journal of Geology	Scottish Journal of Geology, 192, 2.39% Scottish Journal of Geology 192 publications, 2.39%
Quaternary Science Reviews	Quaternary Science Reviews, 156, 1.94% Quaternary Science Reviews 156 publications, 1.94%
Geophysical Journal International	Geophysical Journal International, 150, 1.86% Geophysical Journal International 150 publications, 1.86%
Geological Magazine	Geological Magazine, 140, 1.74% Geological Magazine 140 publications, 1.74%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 138, 1.72% Science of the Total Environment 138 publications, 1.72%
Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society	Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, 136, 1.69% Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 136 publications, 1.69%
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology	Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 126, 1.57% Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 126 publications, 1.57%
Applied Geochemistry	Applied Geochemistry, 119, 1.48% Applied Geochemistry 119 publications, 1.48%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters	Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 85, 1.06% Earth and Planetary Science Letters 85 publications, 1.06%
Journal of Quaternary Science	Journal of Quaternary Science, 84, 1.04% Journal of Quaternary Science 84 publications, 1.04%
Energy Procedia	Energy Procedia, 79, 0.98% Energy Procedia 79 publications, 0.98%
Journal of Hydrology	Journal of Hydrology, 78, 0.97% Journal of Hydrology 78 publications, 0.97%
Environmental Geochemistry and Health	Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 75, 0.93% Environmental Geochemistry and Health 75 publications, 0.93%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology	Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 73, 0.91% Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 73 publications, 0.91%
Geology	Geology, 73, 0.91% Geology 73 publications, 0.91%
Hydrogeology Journal	Hydrogeology Journal, 70, 0.87% Hydrogeology Journal 70 publications, 0.87%
Geological Society London Engineering Geology Special Publications	Geological Society London Engineering Geology Special Publications, 70, 0.87% Geological Society London Engineering Geology Special Publications 70 publications, 0.87%
Geophysical Prospecting	Geophysical Prospecting, 67, 0.83% Geophysical Prospecting 67 publications, 0.83%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 64, 0.8% Scientific Reports 64 publications, 0.8%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 64, 0.8% Geophysical Research Letters 64 publications, 0.8%
Precambrian Research	Precambrian Research, 62, 0.77% Precambrian Research 62 publications, 0.77%
Marine and Petroleum Geology	Marine and Petroleum Geology, 61, 0.76% Marine and Petroleum Geology 61 publications, 0.76%
Chemical Geology	Chemical Geology, 55, 0.68% Chemical Geology 55 publications, 0.68%
Marine Geology	Marine Geology, 54, 0.67% Marine Geology 54 publications, 0.67%
Earth-Science Reviews	Earth-Science Reviews, 54, 0.67% Earth-Science Reviews 54 publications, 0.67%
Palynology	Palynology, 52, 0.65% Palynology 52 publications, 0.65%
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology	Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 51, 0.63% Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 51 publications, 0.63%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2493, 30.98% Elsevier 2493 publications, 30.98%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 1323, 16.44% Geological Society of London 1323 publications, 16.44%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 988, 12.28% Springer Nature 988 publications, 12.28%
Wiley	Wiley, 902, 11.21% Wiley 902 publications, 11.21%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 280, 3.48% Cambridge University Press 280 publications, 3.48%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 226, 2.81% Oxford University Press 226 publications, 2.81%
Geologists' Association	Geologists' Association, 200, 2.49% Geologists' Association 200 publications, 2.49%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 185, 2.3% Copernicus 185 publications, 2.3%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 180, 2.24% Taylor & Francis 180 publications, 2.24%
MDPI	MDPI, 121, 1.5% MDPI 121 publications, 1.5%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 115, 1.43% Geological Society of America 115 publications, 1.43%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 109, 1.35% American Geophysical Union 109 publications, 1.35%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 75, 0.93% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 75 publications, 0.93%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 61, 0.76% Frontiers Media S.A. 61 publications, 0.76%
SAGE	SAGE, 58, 0.72% SAGE 58 publications, 0.72%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists	Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 49, 0.61% Society of Exploration Geophysicists 49 publications, 0.61%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 47, 0.58% American Chemical Society (ACS) 47 publications, 0.58%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)	Seismological Society of America (SSA), 37, 0.46% Seismological Society of America (SSA) 37 publications, 0.46%
Mineralogical Society	Mineralogical Society, 37, 0.46% Mineralogical Society 37 publications, 0.46%
Maney Publishing	Maney Publishing, 31, 0.39% Maney Publishing 31 publications, 0.39%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 28, 0.35% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 28 publications, 0.35%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 27, 0.34% The Royal Society 27 publications, 0.34%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 26, 0.32% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 26 publications, 0.32%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 25, 0.31% Walter de Gruyter 25 publications, 0.31%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 23, 0.29% IOP Publishing 23 publications, 0.29%
petroleum geology conference proceedings	petroleum geology conference proceedings, 23, 0.29% petroleum geology conference proceedings 23 publications, 0.29%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 21, 0.26% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 21 publications, 0.26%
Thomas Telford	Thomas Telford, 20, 0.25% Thomas Telford 20 publications, 0.25%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 19, 0.24% EDP Sciences 19 publications, 0.24%
The British Micropalaeontological Society	The British Micropalaeontological Society, 18, 0.22% The British Micropalaeontological Society 18 publications, 0.22%
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With other organizations

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Natural Environment Research Council	Natural Environment Research Council, 908, 11.29% Natural Environment Research Council 908 publications, 11.29%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 597, 7.42% University of Nottingham 597 publications, 7.42%
University of Leicester	University of Leicester, 409, 5.08% University of Leicester 409 publications, 5.08%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 337, 4.19% University of Edinburgh 337 publications, 4.19%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 271, 3.37% University of Bristol 271 publications, 3.37%
University College London	University College London, 259, 3.22% University College London 259 publications, 3.22%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 246, 3.06% University of Cambridge 246 publications, 3.06%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 234, 2.91% University of Leeds 234 publications, 2.91%
Durham University	Durham University, 233, 2.9% Durham University 233 publications, 2.9%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 231, 2.87% University of Oxford 231 publications, 2.87%
Lancaster University	Lancaster University, 193, 2.4% Lancaster University 193 publications, 2.4%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 182, 2.26% University of Southampton 182 publications, 2.26%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 181, 2.25% University of Birmingham 181 publications, 2.25%
British Antarctic Survey	British Antarctic Survey, 170, 2.11% British Antarctic Survey 170 publications, 2.11%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 155, 1.93% Cardiff University 155 publications, 1.93%
National Oceanography Centre	National Oceanography Centre, 142, 1.76% National Oceanography Centre 142 publications, 1.76%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 139, 1.73% University of Exeter 139 publications, 1.73%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 138, 1.72% University of Sheffield 138 publications, 1.72%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 136, 1.69% Imperial College London 136 publications, 1.69%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 132, 1.64% Newcastle University 132 publications, 1.64%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 120, 1.49% University of Manchester 120 publications, 1.49%
University of St Andrews	University of St Andrews, 107, 1.33% University of St Andrews 107 publications, 1.33%
Royal Holloway University of London	Royal Holloway University of London, 104, 1.29% Royal Holloway University of London 104 publications, 1.29%
University of Plymouth	University of Plymouth, 104, 1.29% University of Plymouth 104 publications, 1.29%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 100, 1.24% Australian National University 100 publications, 1.24%
Loughborough University	Loughborough University, 97, 1.21% Loughborough University 97 publications, 1.21%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 96, 1.19% University of Liverpool 96 publications, 1.19%
University of Reading	University of Reading, 91, 1.13% University of Reading 91 publications, 1.13%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 89, 1.11% University of Glasgow 89 publications, 1.11%
Heriot-Watt University	Heriot-Watt University, 83, 1.03% Heriot-Watt University 83 publications, 1.03%
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With foreign organizations

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Australian National University	Australian National University, 100, 1.24% Australian National University 100 publications, 1.24%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 78, 0.97% University of Bergen 78 publications, 0.97%
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology	National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, 77, 0.96% National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology 77 publications, 0.96%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 74, 0.92% ETH Zurich 74 publications, 0.92%
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland	Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, 67, 0.83% Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 67 publications, 0.83%
University College Dublin	University College Dublin, 65, 0.81% University College Dublin 65 publications, 0.81%
United States Geological Survey	United States Geological Survey, 60, 0.75% United States Geological Survey 60 publications, 0.75%
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences	Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 59, 0.73% Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences 59 publications, 0.73%
Curtin University	Curtin University, 57, 0.71% Curtin University 57 publications, 0.71%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 56, 0.7% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 56 publications, 0.7%
Trinity College Dublin	Trinity College Dublin, 55, 0.68% Trinity College Dublin 55 publications, 0.68%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 55, 0.68% Utrecht University 55 publications, 0.68%
University of Adelaide	University of Adelaide, 54, 0.67% University of Adelaide 54 publications, 0.67%
Geological Survey of Canada	Geological Survey of Canada, 53, 0.66% Geological Survey of Canada 53 publications, 0.66%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 51, 0.63% Stockholm University 51 publications, 0.63%
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)	China University of Petroleum (Beijing), 49, 0.61% China University of Petroleum (Beijing) 49 publications, 0.61%
Paris Institute of Earth Physics	Paris Institute of Earth Physics, 48, 0.6% Paris Institute of Earth Physics 48 publications, 0.6%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 47, 0.58% Ghent University 47 publications, 0.58%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 47, 0.58% Sapienza University of Rome 47 publications, 0.58%
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 47, 0.58% Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 47 publications, 0.58%
National University of La Plata	National University of La Plata, 45, 0.56% National University of La Plata 45 publications, 0.56%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 45, 0.56% Addis Ababa University 45 publications, 0.56%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 44, 0.55% University of Copenhagen 44 publications, 0.55%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 44, 0.55% University of Western Australia 44 publications, 0.55%
Swedish Museum of Natural History	Swedish Museum of Natural History, 43, 0.53% Swedish Museum of Natural History 43 publications, 0.53%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 43, 0.53% University of Cologne 43 publications, 0.53%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)	China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), 41, 0.51% China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) 41 publications, 0.51%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway	UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 41, 0.51% UiT The Arctic University of Norway 41 publications, 0.51%
University of Bari Aldo Moro	University of Bari Aldo Moro, 40, 0.5% University of Bari Aldo Moro 40 publications, 0.5%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research	Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 40, 0.5% Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research 40 publications, 0.5%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 896, 11.14% USA 896 publications, 11.14%
Germany	Germany, 492, 6.11% Germany 492 publications, 6.11%
Australia	Australia, 446, 5.54% Australia 446 publications, 5.54%
France	France, 438, 5.44% France 438 publications, 5.44%
Italy	Italy, 390, 4.85% Italy 390 publications, 4.85%
China	China, 370, 4.6% China 370 publications, 4.6%
Canada	Canada, 315, 3.91% Canada 315 publications, 3.91%
Norway	Norway, 265, 3.29% Norway 265 publications, 3.29%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 259, 3.22% Netherlands 259 publications, 3.22%
Spain	Spain, 243, 3.02% Spain 243 publications, 3.02%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 191, 2.37% Switzerland 191 publications, 2.37%
Ireland	Ireland, 181, 2.25% Ireland 181 publications, 2.25%
Sweden	Sweden, 165, 2.05% Sweden 165 publications, 2.05%
Denmark	Denmark, 160, 1.99% Denmark 160 publications, 1.99%
Belgium	Belgium, 143, 1.78% Belgium 143 publications, 1.78%
Japan	Japan, 132, 1.64% Japan 132 publications, 1.64%
South Africa	South Africa, 106, 1.32% South Africa 106 publications, 1.32%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 101, 1.26% New Zealand 101 publications, 1.26%
Russia	Russia, 93, 1.16% Russia 93 publications, 1.16%
Greece	Greece, 81, 1.01% Greece 81 publications, 1.01%
Argentina	Argentina, 75, 0.93% Argentina 75 publications, 0.93%
Brazil	Brazil, 75, 0.93% Brazil 75 publications, 0.93%
India	India, 73, 0.91% India 73 publications, 0.91%
Austria	Austria, 72, 0.89% Austria 72 publications, 0.89%
Poland	Poland, 67, 0.83% Poland 67 publications, 0.83%
Kenya	Kenya, 55, 0.68% Kenya 55 publications, 0.68%
Malawi	Malawi, 55, 0.68% Malawi 55 publications, 0.68%
Finland	Finland, 54, 0.67% Finland 54 publications, 0.67%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 50, 0.62% Ethiopia 50 publications, 0.62%
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