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Center For Remote Sensing (United States)

In research, Center For Remote Sensing (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,955 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,451 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 22.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,204
of 28,054 · #4,825 all time
Rank in United States
#1,095
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Center For Remote Sensing (United States) 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 #4,955 of 12,888 15.4%206 #2999
Environmental ScienceField #2,451 of 3,551 17.1%87 #1209

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center For Remote Sensing (United States) 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).

What does Center For Remote Sensing (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 22.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 24.3 works22×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 28.9 works15×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 43.1 works11×
← 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: 1.23× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.16× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.14× its world share, 87 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center For Remote Sensing (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, David Riaño, Richard G. Lathrop and Suman Ganguly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center For Remote Sensing (United States).

  1. 1 David Riaño United States · #83,768 worldwide 435 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Richard G. Lathrop United States · #194,412 worldwide 264 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Suman Ganguly United States · #1,473,090 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Center For Remote Sensing (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Center For Remote Sensing (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Land Use Change, Climate, Biomass Estimation, Satellite Observations and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing63▲ 21×33 topics
  2. Climate Change54▲ 8.2×53 topics
  3. Machine Learning19▲ 2.4×19 topics
  4. Hydrological Modeling19▲ 33×5 topics
  5. Land Use Change15▲ 20×7 topics
  6. Sustainability14▲ 2.3×28 topics
  7. Deep Learning13▲ 1.54×35 topics
  8. Climate12▲ 56×2 topics
  9. Biomass Estimation11▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Environmental Impact11▲ 2.6×29 topics
  11. Satellite Observations11▲ 46×3 topics
  12. Global Warming10▲ 9.8×10 topics
  13. Data Assimilation9▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Air Quality9▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Satellite Imagery8▲ 26×4 topics
  16. Hydrological Cycle8▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Support Vector Machines8▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Hyperspectral Imaging8▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Global Change8▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Hydrology8▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Ocean Circulation8▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Water Resources7▲ 12×8 topics
  23. Phenology7▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Sea Level Rise7▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Vegetation Monitoring7▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 7.3×10 topics
  27. Validation7▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Urban Heat Island6▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Ecosystem Services6▲ 6.6×9 topics
  30. Sediment Transport6▲ 16×4 topics
  31. GIS6▲ 35×5 topics
  32. Model Evaluation6▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Urbanization6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Hyperspectral6▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Flood Risk6▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Surface Water Mapping6▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Soil Moisture6▲ 32×4 topics
  38. Terrestrial Laser Scanning5▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Global Hydrology5▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Uncertainty Assessment5▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Center For Remote Sensing (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Remote Sensing in Agricu…7Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 7 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…6Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 6 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 5 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 5 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Classification: 4 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 4 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …4Cryospheric studies and observations: 4 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 4 fractional worksRemote Sensing and Land Use: 4 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeWater Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 7 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 5 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  5. 5 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 4 works
  7. 7 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and Land Use Atmospheric Science 4 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.0%domestic only49.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center For Remote Sensing (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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