Detection of perspective research areas in academic studies is of key importance for successful development and enhancement of the competitive performance of research organizations, universities, and the country. This task is usually solved by the expert community; however, the use of results of bibliometric analysis can give significant support to experts for informed decisions. The paper uses a case study of Earth Sciences to present a bibliometric model for the detection of perspective research in individual research organizations. The model is based on multiplex analysis of publications from the analyzed organization using content analysis and citation analysis.

The article discusses an approach to get a regular cube of data in context of aeromagnetic survey. It is based on spline approximation with nodes on an irregular grid in three-dimensional space. To construct approximation spline, information on measurement errors is additionally used, which makes it possible to reduce the number of parameters as opposed to spline interpolation. This approach was tested on experimental aeromagnetic data from archaeological site Ivanovka-I.

The directions of horizontal displacement along active geological faults in Central Asia are determined based on data on the mechanisms of earthquake foci that occurred near these faults. The results were compared with geologic materials. In eight cases out of ten, the analysis of calculating the direction of displacement obtained from seismological materials is consistent with the kinematics of faults.

The archaeological sites Aul-Koshkul-1 and Novaya Kurya 1 located on the territory of the Novosibirsk region were studied. The effectiveness of UAV photography in detection of archaeological objects that are weakly expressed in the relief is shown. The world experience of using UAV photography in relation to the solution of search archaeological problems is considered, a brief overview of the hardware used is given. An effective method of obtaining orthophotoplans and relative elevation maps of the day surface is described in detail. This method makes it possible to identify new archaeological objects on the territory of the studied sites.