Name: List of Top Disciplines of Earth Science sorted by citations
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Published: 2026-02-17T12:07:51Z
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124(top 5%)

papers

1.6K(top 10%)

citations

19(top 10%)

h-index

34(top 10%)

g-index

143

all documents

1.8K

doc citations

429

citing journals

Top Disciplines (by citations)

#	Discipline	Articles	Citations	R ARank	R CRank
1	Geology	47	497	37	108
2	Geophysics	22	468	424	839
3	China	21	273	64	102
4	Geochemistry	13	241	97	226
5	Geomagnetism	7	203	123	164
6	Planets	9	194	584	1221
7	Atmospheric Physics	1	49	1499	1367
8	sedimentary basins	2	41	61	120
9	Oceanography	2	39	819	1278
10	Environmental Geology	3	32	48	168
10	Mining Geology	3	32	4	13
12	Water pollution	3	31	224	662
12	Environmental Management	3	31	277	1141
12	Waste management	3	31	70	220
12	water supply	3	31	725	2283
16	Groundwater	2	26	60	188
17	Climatology	1	23	1111	1531
17	Engineering Mathematics	1	23	1143	1155
19	Plate Tectonics	3	21	63	135
19	Earth Sciences	4	21	277	1224
21	Engineering Geology	2	16	103	344
22	Hydrology	3	10	1195	4526
22	Land use	1	10	576	1340
22	soil conservation	1	10	537	1237
22	land degradation	1	10	494	1165
22	degradation	1	10	494	1165
27	Surface Chemistry	1	9	1177	2023
27	Thin Films	1	9	366	668
29	Photochemistry	1	8	752	1762
29	Light	1	8	650	1566
31	Geomorphology	1	7	551	1223
32	Ecohydrology	2	6	133	728
32	Aquatic ecology	2	6	293	1408
34	Sedimentology	1	4	229	607
35	Chemistry	1	3	12671	21425
35	Statistics	1	3	2215	3842
35	Astrophysics	1	3	1016	1738
38	Petroleum Engineering	1	2	80	217
38	Petroleum Geology	1	2	45	128

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Top Disciplines (by citations)