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American Geophysical Union

In research, American Geophysical Union stands highest in Law (#861 of 917 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#2,831 of 2,917 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#4,010 of 4,066 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,911
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,307
of 7,310
Research works
3.6k
▼ 77% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
1%
world 18%
American Geophysical Union

What is American Geophysical Union known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
LawSubfield #861 of 917 9.7%229
Physics and AstronomyField #2,831 of 2,917 0.4%394
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #4,010 of 4,066 3.0%260
Social SciencesField #9,208 of 9,330 5.2%747
Social SciencesDomain #14,696 of 14,833 4.1%1,117
Health SciencesDomain #16,551 of 16,688 1.1%171
Information Systems and ManagementSubfield #400 of 402 0.8%157
MedicineField #14,486 of 14,558 1.0%122
Decision SciencesField #1,642 of 1,649 0.9%192
OceanographySubfield #597 of 599 0.3%129

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Geophysical Union 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 fields of science does American Geophysical Union work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at American Geophysical Union is in Social Sciences, 42% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Computer Science (21%), Decision Sciences (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 29 fractional works · 52.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 32.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 9.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 41.8% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 20.8% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 14.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 11.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAmericanGeophysical Union56fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences53%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1832.4%
    2. Decision Sciences712.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities23.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.1%
    5. Psychology11.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    1. Computer Science1220.8%
    2. Environmental Science711.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences34.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy23.2%
    5. Engineering00.8%
    6. Mathematics00.6%
    1. Medicine24.0%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    2. Neuroscience00.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.68× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.36× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 12.67× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences12.67×7 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.95×3 works
  3. Computer Science2.68×12 works
  4. Social Sciences2.56×18 works
  5. Environmental Science2.36×6 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.43×2 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.18×2 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.63×0 works
  10. Psychology0.63×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.51×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.37×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×0 works
  14. Medicine0.21×2 works
  15. Health Professions0.09×0 works
  16. Engineering0.05×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American Geophysical Union?

Ranked on the quality score, Brooks Hanson, Christopher C. Erdmann and Kristina T. Vrouwenvelder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Geophysical Union.

  1. 1 Brooks Hanson United States · #3,156,769 worldwide 3.6k citations · 220 works
  2. 2 Christopher C. Erdmann United States · #4,079,297 worldwide 428 citations · 120 works
  3. 3 Kristina T. Vrouwenvelder United States · #4,696,931 worldwide 144 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Shelley Stall United States · #4,827,796 worldwide 1.7k citations · 166 works
  5. 5 Rajul E. Pandya United States · #5,264,664 worldwide 1.1k citations · 124 works
  6. 6 Billy M. Williams United States · #6,013,609 worldwide 502 citations · 94 works
  7. 7 Laura Lyon United States · #6,126,644 worldwide 111 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Jno. A. Fleming United States · #6,275,405 worldwide 105 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Matthew Giampoala United States · #6,530,288 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Jonathan Lifland United States · #6,573,780 worldwide 374 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at American Geophysical Union

What are the most cited papers from American Geophysical Union?

The most cited paper from American Geophysical Union is "Enhancing reproducibility for computational methods" (Victoria Stodden, Marcia K. Mcnutt, David H. Bailey et al., 2016), with 445 citations. Next come "Transparency in authors’ contributions and responsibilities to promote integrity in scientific publication" (399) and "Journals invite too few women to referee" (280).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Enhancing reproducibility for computational methods Victoria Stodden, Marcia K. Mcnutt, David H. Bailey et al. · Science Open access 8 Dec 2016 445
2 Transparency in authors’ contributions and responsibilities to promote integrity in scientific publication Marcia K. Mcnutt, Monica Bradford, Jeffrey M. Drazen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 27 Feb 2018 399
3 Journals invite too few women to referee Jory Chapin Lerback, Brooks Hanson · Nature Open access 20 Jan 2017 280
4 Make scientific data FAIR Shelley Stall, Lynn Yarmey, Joel Cutcher‐Gershenfeld et al. · Nature 4 Jun 2019 253
5 Ocean FAIR Data Services Toste Tanhua et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science Open access 7 Aug 2019 252
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American Geophysical Union?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Repositories, Ecology, Data Sharing, Scientific Data Management, Climate Change, Workflow Management, Biodiversity and Reproducibility.

▲ 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. Digital Repositories7▲ 346×2 topics
  2. Ecology7▲ 70×2 topics
  3. Data Sharing7▲ 370×1 topic
  4. Scientific Data Management7▲ 447×1 topic
  5. Climate Change6▲ 4.2×18 topics
  6. Machine Learning4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  7. Biodiversity4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  8. Workflow Management4▲ 93×2 topics
  9. Reproducibility4▲ 161×1 topic
  10. Scientific Workflows4▲ 161×1 topic
  11. Healthcare3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  12. Sustainability3▲ 2.4×8 topics
  13. Human Rights3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.3×3 topics
  15. Big Data3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  16. Environmental Law3▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Legal Theory3▲ 69×2 topics
  18. Social Justice3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  19. Data Visualization2▲ 80×3 topics
  20. Civil Rights2▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Constitutional Law2▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Ethics2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  23. Online Learning2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  24. Distance Education2▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Interdisciplinary Research2▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Legislation2▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Training2▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Citizen Science2▲ 34×3 topics
  29. Geological Mapping2▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Team Science2▲ 114×2 topics
  31. Accountability2▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Global Warming2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  33. Public Perception2▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Transparency2▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Community Participation2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Semantic Web2▲ 28×4 topics
  38. Compositional Data Analysis1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Cultural Landscape1▲ 80×2 topics
  40. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does American Geophysical Union publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research Data Management Practices, Scientific Computing and Data Management, Brazilian Legal Issues and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Research Data Management…7Research Data Management Practices: 7 fractional worksScientific Computing and…4Scientific Computing and Data Management: 4 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues2Brazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Monitoring and Data Management: 1 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 1 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 1 fractional worksInnovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsInformation Systems and ManagementLawEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 7 works
  2. 2 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 4 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 2 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  7. 7 Environmental Monitoring and Data Management Geology 1 works
  8. 8 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  9. 9 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  10. 10 Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available33.9%not open66.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.0%domestic only99.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Geophysical Union's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 77% lower 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 American Geophysical Union as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%American Geophysical Union0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of American Geophysical Union over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2021American Geophysical Union2.4% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.9% in 2017.

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