DDE scholar report: a new open and Ai frontier and innovative reflect for solid earth

The Deep-Time Digital Earth (DDE) program was initiated by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and is being developed in cooperation with national geological surveys, professional associations, academic institutions and scientists around the world. Following the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) and TRUST (Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability and Technology) principles, DDE aims to link and harmonize global deep-time Earth data and share global geoscience knowledge with the goal of stimulating data-driven discoveries in the study of Earth's evolution through deep time.

In order to release DDE's expert knowledge bonus, data bonus and platform bonus, and help scientists deal with the challenges of earth science research based on their needs, DDE plans to launch a series of annual thematic, scholarly reports. Through in-depth analysis and interpretation of global research trends, it will help scientists understand major research breakthroughs in the field of solid earth sciences, and understand research methods, solutions to major scientific problems and highlight key topics and themes for future research.

The first DDE report is due to be released in 2023. DDE Report will use the theory and methods from bibliometric and altimetric research and release the “hot” topics and development of earth science research in solid earth science. The report will explore the deep reason behind trends and become the barometer of earth science research publications and outputs. DDE report aims to help scientists on determining the future research focus and innovation, and finally, to guide future earth science research trends.