United States Geological Survey

64.2k papers and 2.7M indexed citations i.

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with United States Geological Survey have published 64.2k papers, which have received a total of 2.7M indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 19.3k papers in Ecology, 13.1k papers in Geophysics and 11.3k papers in Atmospheric Science on the topics of Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7.8k papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (7.0k papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (6.9k papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Ecology (685.6k citations), Geophysics (592.4k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (487.1k citations). Authors at United States Geological Survey collaborate with scholars in United States, Canada and United Kingdom and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Some of United States Geological Survey's most productive authors include Derek R. Lovley, David M. Boore, Tyler B. Coplen, James E. Cloern, Jon E. Keeley, J. D. Byerlee, Jayne Belnap, Daniel R. Cayan, Michael D. Dettinger and James H. Dieterich.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published by authors at United States Geological Survey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing scholars working at United States Geological Survey

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