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Atmospheric and Environmental Research

In research, Atmospheric and Environmental Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,607 of 17,446 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#732 of 2,224 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,823 of 5,407 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 23.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#9,495
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,960
of 7,310
Research works
1.1k
▼ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
40k
37.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Atmospheric and Environmental Research

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 #3,607 of 17,446 12.4%996
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #732 of 2,224 14.1%403
Environmental ScienceField #1,823 of 5,407 11.6%349
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #409 of 894 14.3%289
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #568 of 1,176 10.6%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Atmospheric and Environmental Research work in?

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Atmospheric and Environmental Research is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (36%), Environmental Science (31%), Engineering (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 90.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 36.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 21.5% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 31.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 19.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAtmospheric andEnvironmental…64fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences5%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2336.4%
    2. Environmental Science2031.3%
    3. Engineering57.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy46.9%
    5. Energy23.9%
    6. Computer Science12.0%
    7. Chemistry11.7%
    8. Materials Science00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Social Sciences34.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    3. Psychology00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    1. Health Professions11.3%
    2. Medicine00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Atmospheric and Environmental Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 23.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 23.2 works23×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 20.0 works6.3×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23.21× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.20× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.30× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.11× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× 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, 23.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.21×23 works
  2. Environmental Science6.30×20 works
  3. Energy4.20×2 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy3.11×4 works
  5. Chemistry1.07×1 works
  6. Chemical Engineering0.76×0 works
  7. Engineering0.51×5 works
  8. Health Professions0.50×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.35×3 works
  10. Computer Science0.25×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×1 works
  14. Psychology0.17×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  16. Medicine0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Atmospheric and Environmental Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Judah L. Cohen, Eric S. Edgerton and Karsten Baumann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Atmospheric and Environmental Research.

  1. 1 Judah L. Cohen United States · #45,473 worldwide 13k citations · 426 works
  2. 2 Eric S. Edgerton United States · #89,429 worldwide 17k citations · 253 works
  3. 3 Karsten Baumann United States · #127,707 worldwide 8.5k citations · 170 works
  4. 4 Christopher M. Little United States · #131,664 worldwide 7.4k citations · 109 works
  5. 5 Karen Cady‐Pereira United States · #189,784 worldwide 8k citations · 238 works
  6. 6 Alan K. Betts United States · #307,450 worldwide 19k citations · 249 works
  7. 7 E. J. Mlawer United States · #352,255 worldwide 25k citations · 162 works
  8. 8 Michael J. Iacono United States · #392,204 worldwide 22k citations · 103 works
  9. 9 Shepard A. Clough United States · #411,502 worldwide 28k citations · 172 works
  10. 10 Matthew James Alvarado United States · #490,216 worldwide 3.5k citations · 106 works
All ranked researchers at Atmospheric and Environmental Research

What are the most cited papers from Atmospheric and Environmental Research?

The most cited paper from Atmospheric and Environmental Research is "Radiative forcing by long‐lived greenhouse gases: Calculations with the AER radiative transfer models" (Michael J. Iacono, Jennifer S. Delamere, E. J. Mlawer et al., 2008), with 6,167 citations. Next come "Recent Arctic amplification and extreme mid-latitude weather" (2,613) and "First operational BRDF, albedo nadir reflectance products from MODIS" (2,596).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Radiative forcing by long‐lived greenhouse gases: Calculations with the AER radiative transfer models Michael J. Iacono, Jennifer S. Delamere, E. J. Mlawer et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Jul 2008 6,167
2 Recent Arctic amplification and extreme mid-latitude weather Judah L. Cohen, James A. Screen, Jason C. Furtado et al. · Nature Geoscience 17 Aug 2014 2,613
3 First operational BRDF, albedo nadir reflectance products from MODIS Crystal Schaaf et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment Nov 2002 2,596
4 The HITRAN2020 molecular spectroscopic database Iouli E. Gordon et al. · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Open access 27 Sep 2021 2,488
5 Emission factors for open and domestic biomass burning for use in atmospheric models S. K. Akagi, R. J. Yokelson, Christine Wiedinmyer et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 3 May 2011 2,193
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Atmospheric and Environmental Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Data Assimilation, Remote Sensing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrological Cycle 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 Change22▲ 13×34 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation11▲ 125×3 topics
  3. Global Warming9▲ 34×9 topics
  4. Data Assimilation8▲ 81×4 topics
  5. Remote Sensing7▲ 8.7×14 topics
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions7▲ 37×5 topics
  7. Hydrological Cycle6▲ 100×2 topics
  8. Sea Level Rise6▲ 79×3 topics
  9. Climate Modeling6▲ 115×1 topic
  10. Extreme Events6▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 36×4 topics
  12. Satellite Observations5▲ 83×3 topics
  13. Sustainability4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  14. Climate Change Impact4▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Air Quality4▲ 33×4 topics
  16. Oceanic Modeling4▲ 171×1 topic
  17. Tidal Analysis4▲ 171×1 topic
  18. Boundary Layer4▲ 47×2 topics
  19. GRACE4▲ 118×1 topic
  20. groundwater depletion4▲ 118×1 topic
  21. Convective Parameterization4▲ 95×1 topic
  22. Emissions4▲ 28×3 topics
  23. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 54×2 topics
  24. Mesoscale Modeling4▲ 95×1 topic
  25. Shale Gas3▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Water Quality3▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Atmospheric3▲ 111×1 topic
  28. Methane3▲ 111×1 topic
  29. Particulate Matter3▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.1×7 topics
  31. Arctic3▲ 38×4 topics
  32. Solar Wind3▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Black Carbon2▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Hydrology2▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Energy Transition2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. EROI2▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Fossil Fuels2▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Public Perception2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Validation2▲ 32×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Climate variability and models, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Climate variability and models: 6 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 4 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…4Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 4 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…4Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 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 worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeOceanographyAtmospheric ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment1 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  2. 2 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 4 works
  3. 3 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 4 works
  4. 4 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 4 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 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 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% 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 Atmospheric and Environmental Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Atmospheric and Environmental Research0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Atmospheric and Environmental Research 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.

10%20%Atmospheric and Environmental Research19.8% in 2019all institutions10.0% in 201920002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.8% in 2019.

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