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Bureau of Meteorology

In research, Bureau of Meteorology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,247 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#363 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,009 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography — Atmospheric Science is 65.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,859
of 28,054 · #1,917 all time
Rank in Australia
#69
of 391
Research works
2.3k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
40.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Bureau of Meteorology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,247 of 12,888 24.1%203 #1284
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #363 of 1,209 25.1%93 #206
Environmental ScienceField #2,009 of 3,551 22.7%93 #799
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #240 of 301 22.3%64 #160
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #432 of 535 22.5%68 #187

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bureau of Meteorology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,284 #2,247
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#206 #363
  3. Environmental Science#799 #2,009
  4. Atmospheric Science#160 #240
  5. Global and Planetary Change#187 #432
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Bureau of Meteorology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 65.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 64.5 works65×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 68.2 works40×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 23.3 works37×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 93.4 works27×
  5. Environmental ScienceField · 92.8 works8.4×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.72× its world share, 93 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.39× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 26.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bureau of Meteorology?

Ranked on the composite score, Harry H. Hendon, David Jones and John L. McBride lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bureau of Meteorology.

  1. 1 Harry H. Hendon Australia · #36,895 worldwide 675 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 David Jones Australia · #49,652 worldwide 581 citations · 89 works
  3. 3 John L. McBride Australia · #114,214 worldwide 318 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Matthew C. Wheeler Australia · #121,910 worldwide 396 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Elizabeth E. Ebert Australia · #161,457 worldwide 283 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Scott B. Power Australia · #240,366 worldwide 166 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Stefan Zieger Australia · #278,892 worldwide 214 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kamal Puri Australia · #327,134 worldwide 123 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Peter T. May Australia · #339,836 worldwide 154 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Bertrand Timbal Australia · #340,337 worldwide 182 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Bureau of Meteorology

Which keywords describe research at Bureau of Meteorology?

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

▲ 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 Change110▲ 18×48 topics
  2. Global Warming61▲ 67×9 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation43▲ 150×3 topics
  4. Remote Sensing41▲ 15×17 topics
  5. Data Assimilation40▲ 114×4 topics
  6. Hydrological Cycle34▲ 161×2 topics
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions32▲ 52×3 topics
  8. Extreme Events31▲ 162×2 topics
  9. Climate Modeling30▲ 192×1 topic
  10. Precipitation Extremes30▲ 192×1 topic
  11. Hydrological Modeling29▲ 56×5 topics
  12. Boundary Layer29▲ 106×2 topics
  13. Probabilistic Forecasting28▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Ensemble Kalman Filter28▲ 124×2 topics
  15. Convective Parameterization28▲ 228×1 topic
  16. Mesoscale Modeling28▲ 228×1 topic
  17. Sea Level Rise24▲ 85×3 topics
  18. Tropical Cyclones20▲ 163×2 topics
  19. Hurricanes16▲ 215×1 topic
  20. Storm Surge16▲ 215×1 topic
  21. Satellite Observations13▲ 59×3 topics
  22. Water Resources11▲ 20×6 topics
  23. Risk Perception10▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Flood Risk10▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Climate Change Impact10▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Disaster Management10▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Sediment Transport10▲ 27×4 topics
  28. Oceanic Modeling10▲ 131×1 topic
  29. Tidal Analysis10▲ 131×1 topic
  30. Flood Inundation Modeling9▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Surface Water Mapping9▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Drought9▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Evapotranspiration9▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Validation8▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Air Quality8▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Vulnerability8▲ 15×7 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 23×4 topics
  38. Hydrological7▲ 104×1 topic
  39. Indices7▲ 104×1 topic
  40. Monitoring7▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Bureau of Meteorology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Climate variability and …30Climate variability and models: 30 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…28Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 28 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 16 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…10Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 10 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…9Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 9 fractional worksHydrology and Drought An…7Hydrology and Drought Analysis: 7 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 6 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 6 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceOceanographyWater Science and Technology

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 30 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 28 works
  3. 3 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 16 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 10 works
  5. 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 6 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bureau of Meteorology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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