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Aerodyne Research

In research, Aerodyne Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,580 of 10,670 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#197 of 1,088 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#611 of 1,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Geophysics and Astronomy and Astrophysics (Oceanography is 95.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,489
of 22,385 · #2,683 all time
Rank in United States
#1,008
of 3,332
Research works
1k
▲ 343% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
35.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Aerodyne Research

What is Aerodyne Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,580 of 10,670 10.0%329 #1104
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #197 of 1,088 9.8%199 #248
Physics and AstronomyField #611 of 1,417 9.5%95 #1367
OceanographySubfield #146 of 158 9.7%92 -
GeophysicsSubfield #209 of 225 9.6%91 -
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #376 of 400 9.4%94 -

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aerodyne Research sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,104 #1,580
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#248 #197
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,367 #611
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Aerodyne Research work in?

In 2022-now, 99% of research at Aerodyne Research is in Physical Sciences, 0% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (59%), Physics and Astronomy (28%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 343 fractional works · 99.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 204 fractional works · 58.9% of its workOceanography: 93 fractional works · 26.9% of its workGeophysics: 91 fractional works · 26.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 20 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 96 fractional works · 27.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 95 fractional works · 27.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 7.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAerodyne Research346fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences99%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences0%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences20458.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy9627.7%
    3. Environmental Science267.4%
    4. Engineering102.8%
    5. Chemistry51.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    7. Computer Science10.3%
    8. Energy10.2%
    9. Materials Science10.2%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences10.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
    3. Psychology00.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    3. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Medicine00.1%
    2. Health Professions00.0%
    3. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Aerodyne Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 95.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 93.0 works96×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 90.9 works75×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 95.0 works53×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 203.8 works38×
  5. Physics and AstronomyField · 95.8 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 37.54× its world share, 204 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.45× its world share, 96 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 37.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences37.54×204 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy12.45×96 works
  3. Environmental Science1.49×26 works
  4. Chemical Engineering0.94×1 works
  5. Chemistry0.88×5 works
  6. Energy0.24×1 works
  7. Engineering0.19×10 works
  8. Nursing0.05×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.02×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.02×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.02×0 works
  16. Psychology0.02×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.01×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.01×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.01×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Aerodyne Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Douglas R. Worsnop, Jordan Krechmer and Manjula R. Canagaratna lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aerodyne Research.

  1. 1 Douglas R. Worsnop United States · #1,463 worldwide 117k citations · 1,111 works
  2. 2 Jordan Krechmer United States · #4,221 worldwide 7.9k citations · 6,075 works
  3. 3 Manjula R. Canagaratna United States · #15,135 worldwide 49k citations · 516 works
  4. 4 John T. Jayne United States · #17,942 worldwide 45k citations · 387 works
  5. 5 T. B. Onasch United States · #20,334 worldwide 36k citations · 419 works
  6. 6 Penglin Ye United States · #38,195 worldwide 7.1k citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Joseph Robert Roscioli United States · #63,143 worldwide 5.3k citations · 6,039 works
  8. 8 Scott C. Herndon United States · #74,146 worldwide 26k citations · 478 works
  9. 9 P. Massoli United States · #85,656 worldwide 11k citations · 159 works
  10. 10 Q. Zhang United States · #124,047 worldwide 18k citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Aerodyne Research

What are the most cited papers from Aerodyne Research?

The most cited paper from Aerodyne Research is "Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere" (Jose Luis Jimenez et al., 2009), with 4,903 citations. Next come "Ubiquity and dominance of oxygenated species in organic aerosols in anthropogenically‐influenced Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes" (2,920) and "A large source of low-volatility secondary organic aerosol" (2,281).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere Jose Luis Jimenez et al. · Science 10 Dec 2009 4,903
2 Ubiquity and dominance of oxygenated species in organic aerosols in anthropogenically‐influenced Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes Q. Zhang et al. · Geophysical Research Letters Open access 6 Jul 2007 2,920
3 A large source of low-volatility secondary organic aerosol Mikael Ehn et al. · Nature Open access Feb 2014 2,281
4 Chemical and microphysical characterization of ambient aerosols with the aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer Manjula R. Canagaratna, John T. Jayne, Jose Luis Jimenez et al. · Mass Spectrometry Reviews 17 Jan 2007 2,275
5 Chemistry of secondary organic aerosol: Formation and evolution of low-volatility organics in the atmosphere Jesse H. Kroll, John H. Seinfeld · Atmospheric Environment 11 Jan 2008 1,940
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Aerodyne Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Electron Acceleration, Solar Wind, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, GRACE and Sea Level Rise.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change96▲ 10×20 topics
  2. Hydrological Modeling92▲ 111×3 topics
  3. Electron Acceleration92▲ 399×2 topics
  4. Ionosphere92▲ 485×1 topic
  5. Magnetosphere92▲ 485×1 topic
  6. Solar Wind92▲ 291×2 topics
  7. GRACE92▲ 552×1 topic
  8. Sea Level Rise92▲ 211×1 topic
  9. Ionospheric Anomalies91▲ 691×1 topic
  10. Seismic Electromagnetics91▲ 691×1 topic
  11. Air Quality18▲ 28×5 topics
  12. Atmospheric Aerosols13▲ 68×1 topic
  13. Black Carbon13▲ 68×1 topic
  14. Health Effects9▲ 4.4×7 topics
  15. Particulate Matter9▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Satellite Observations7▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.22×3 topics
  18. Air Pollution7▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 1.70×1 topic
  20. Global Burden of Disease7▲ 7.8×1 topic
  21. Mortality7▲ 3.4×2 topics
  22. Ozone Depletion6▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Stratospheric Water Vapor6▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Emissions5▲ 7.5×3 topics
  25. Water Quality4▲ 3.0×4 topics
  26. Shale Gas4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  27. Carbon Dioxide4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Atmospheric4▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Methane4▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Volatile Organic Compounds3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. Breath Analysis3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  32. Climate3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  33. Ice Nucleation3▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Aerosols3▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Atmospheric Dust3▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Hydrological Cycle3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  37. Spectroscopic Databases2▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers2▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Air Quality Monitoring2▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Low-Cost Sensors2▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Aerodyne Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Earthquake Detection and Analysis and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…92Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 92 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…92Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 92 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and…91Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 91 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 13 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 3 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 2 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsOceanographyGeophysicsAtmospheric Science4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 92 works
  2. 2 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 92 works
  3. 3 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 91 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 13 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 6 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
  10. 10 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aerodyne Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 343% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aerodyne Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Aerodyne Research0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Aerodyne Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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