The top 20 Geosciences institutions are a blend of government agencies and international institutions.

Leading the way is NASA, with 5,151 papers cited a total of 83,362 times to date. The most-cited papers for NASA in this field include studies on the global distribution of a variety of compounds, including volatile organics, aerosols, and ozone. Other highly cited studies examine solar radiation, climate analyses, and terrestrial ecosystems.

Close on NASA’s heels is NOAA, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, with 4,082 papers cited a total of 68,532 times to date. NOAA’s highly cited work includes studies on global sea-surface temperature, sea floor topography, glaciation cycles, and climate.

Rounding out the top five are the National Center for Atmospheric Research (2,484 papers with 49,231 total citations), the University of Washington (2,562 papers with 46,985 total citations), and the US Geological Survey (3,915 papers with 46,303 total citations).

The international contingent of the top 20 institutions enters at #12 with the University of Cambridge. Geosciences ranks among the top 10 fields, in terms of total citations, in which the University of Cambridge publishes, with 1,953 papers cited a total of 24,957 times to date. Other international fixtures on the list include the Russian Academy of Science (10,144 papers with 23,477 total citations), Australian National University (1,597 papers with 20,773 total citations), France’s CNRS (2,209 papers with 20,512 total citations), the Geological Survey of Canada (2,088 papers with 20,263 total citations), and ETH Zurich (1,656 papers with 19,644 total citations).