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Atmospheric and Environmental Research

In research, Atmospheric and Environmental Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,902 of 21,541 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#369 of 2,661 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,469 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#2,980
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#762
of 8,685
Research works
1.1k
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
37.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Atmospheric and Environmental Research 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,902 of 21,541 25.4%996
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #369 of 2,661 27.5%403
Environmental ScienceField #1,469 of 6,208 28.0%349
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #293 of 1,013 28.0%289
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #494 of 1,262 30.1%215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Atmospheric and Environmental 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.87× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.74× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.45× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.47× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Atmospheric and Environmental Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Alan K. Betts, E. J. Mlawer and Judah Cohen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Atmospheric and Environmental Research.

  1. 1 Alan K. Betts United States · #16,529 worldwide 668 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 E. J. Mlawer United States · #50,411 worldwide 463 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Judah Cohen United States · #66,179 worldwide 478 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 S. A. Clough United States · #74,289 worldwide 414 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Ross N. Hoffman United States · #163,844 worldwide 203 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Eric S. Edgerton United States · #235,621 worldwide 200 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Rui M. Ponte United States · #460,685 worldwide 154 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Christopher M. Little United States · #493,888 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 John F. Galantowicz United States · #545,743 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Richard D. Rosen United States · #572,537 worldwide 160 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Atmospheric and Environmental Research

Which keywords describe research at Atmospheric and Environmental Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Data Assimilation, Remote Sensing, Sea Level Rise, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Hydrological Cycle.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Change20▲ 13×30 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation8▲ 117×3 topics
  3. Global Warming8▲ 36×8 topics
  4. Data Assimilation7▲ 77×4 topics
  5. Remote Sensing6▲ 8.5×14 topics
  6. Sea Level Rise6▲ 81×3 topics
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 38×4 topics
  8. Hydrological Cycle6▲ 106×2 topics
  9. Satellite Observations5▲ 91×3 topics
  10. Hydrological Modeling5▲ 37×4 topics
  11. Climate Modeling5▲ 118×1 topic
  12. Extreme Events5▲ 96×1 topic
  13. Sustainability4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  14. Air Quality4▲ 36×4 topics
  15. Boundary Layer3▲ 49×2 topics
  16. Emissions3▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Convective Parameterization3▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 56×2 topics
  19. GRACE3▲ 109×1 topic
  20. Mesoscale Modeling3▲ 103×1 topic
  21. Shale Gas3▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Water Quality3▲ 14×2 topics
  23. groundwater depletion3▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Atmospheric3▲ 110×1 topic
  25. Methane3▲ 110×1 topic
  26. Particulate Matter3▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  28. Climate Change Impact3▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Oceanic Modeling3▲ 146×1 topic
  30. Solar Wind3▲ 50×2 topics
  31. Tidal Analysis3▲ 146×1 topic
  32. Arctic2▲ 37×4 topics
  33. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Black Carbon2▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Energy Transition2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Hydrology2▲ 29×2 topics
  37. EROI2▲ 101×1 topic
  38. Fossil Fuels2▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Public Perception2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 60×2 topics

Which research topics does Atmospheric and Environmental Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Climate variability and …5Climate variability and models: 5 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…3Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 3 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…3Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…3Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 3 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…2Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 1 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceOceanographyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  3. 3 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 3 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 3 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  8. 8 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Atmospheric and Environmental Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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