Institute of Geology and Geophysics
Profile
| Official Chinese name | 中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所 |
|---|---|
| Official English name | Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Chinese aliases | 中国科学院地质研究所, 中国科学院地球物理研究所 |
| English aliases | Institute of Geology, Institute of Geophysics |
| Acronyms | IGGCAS |
| Research fields | Environmental evolution and carbon cycling, strategic mineral resources, planetary sciences |
| Total employee count | 783 (as of 23 November 2025) |
Summary
Institute of Geology and Geophysics is categorised as a Limited Defence Partner based on the following indicators:
- Defence advisor
- 1 indicators
- Defence award
- 2 indicators
- Defence funding
- 2 indicators
- Defence laboratory
- 1 indicators
- Military-technology patent
- 1 indicators
- Research collaboration with defence entities
- 3 indicators
A limited defence partner contributes to the development of China’s defence capabilities in ways that are limited in time, frequency, scope or scale. Evidence indicates that participation has either ceased or if it persists, it is narrow in scope, not institutionalised and occurs through isolated or infrequent activities led by individual researchers, rather than through sustained programmes or organisational commitments.
Rules-based framework
| Rule | Resulting category |
|---|---|
| Two or more indicators = 4 | Core defence partner |
| One indicator = 4 and two indicators = 3 or Three or more indicators = 3 | Regular defence partner |
| One indicator = 4 and one indicator = 3 and all other indicators = 1 or 2 or Two indicators = 3 and all other indicators = 1 or 2 | Limited defence partner |
| All indicators between 0 and 2 | Civilian institute |
| Three or more indicators = 0 | Insufficient data |
Note: All indicators operate on a 0 to 4 scale. There are a total of six indicators.
For more information on the graded scales see the user guide.
Defence advisory roles
Members of the leadership of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics have probably not served on defence-related expert committees before 2023. Because the available data are somewhat outdated, the assessment is made with medium confidence, particularly with respect to more recent activity.
Defence awards
Available information indicates that only one researcher from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics has received a defence award while they were employed at the institute: the second prize of Military Science and Technology Progress Award in 2000.[1]
While Institute of Geology and Geophysics researchers and projects have received one defence award prior to 2021, they are unlikely to have been granted awards in recent years. However, because the information available is somewhat outdated, the assessment is made with medium confidence, particularly with respect to more recent awards.
Defence funding
Between 2021 and 2025, researchers from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics authored nine publications funded by Chinese defence entities, placing the institute in the 24th percentile among the CAS institutes included in this analysis. Of the 2,884 authors affiliated with the Institute of Geology and Geophysics who published during this period, 17 (1 per cent) had at least one defence-funded publication. However, it is not possible to attribute specific funding to individual researchers based solely on publication data.
Defence laboratories
No publicly available information suggests that this institute hosts or is affiliated with any known defence laboratories. The Chinese language laboratory websites do not mention any links or references to defence-related activities.
Military-technology patents
Between 2021 and 2025, the Institute of Geology and Geophysics was not granted any military-technology patents. This places it at the very bottom (0th percentile) among the CAS institutes included in this analysis. No inventors from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics were listed on any military-technology patents during this period.
Research collaboration with defence entities
Between 2021 and 2025, researchers from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics co-authored 304 publications with at least one Chinese defence entity, placing the institute in the 45th percentile among the CAS institutes included in this analysis.
These collaborations include 13 publications with PLA academic institutions, 152 with defence laboratories, 126 with members of the Seven Sons of National Defence, 16 with members of the Seven Sons of Ordnance Industry and 9 with defence conglomerates.
Of the 2,884 authors affiliated with the Institute of Geology and Geophysics who published during this period, 369 (13 per cent) had at least one defence-related collaboration.
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- Institute of Geology and Geophysics. 2009. 'Researcher: Shang Yanjun' [Chinese title: 研究员：尚彦军]. As of 7 April 2026.Return to content⤴