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Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques

In research, Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,012 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science — Global and Planetary Change is 27.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,125
of 28,054 · #4,026 all time
Rank in France
#308
of 1,422
Research works
827
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
43.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques 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 #5,012 of 12,888 21.3%65 #2371

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques 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 Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 27.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 20.0 works28×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 23.5 works16×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 31.0 works6.6×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.84× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.58× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.57× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques?

Ranked on the composite score, Virginie Guémas, Philippe Bougeault and Greg Roberts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques.

  1. 1 Virginie Guémas France · #166,269 worldwide 125 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Philippe Bougeault France · #266,371 worldwide 183 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Greg Roberts France · #345,766 worldwide 134 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Gilbert Guyomarc’h France · #386,942 worldwide 114 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Valéry Masson France · #391,935 worldwide 217 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Aaron Boone France · #432,374 worldwide 291 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 M. Nuret France · #491,942 worldwide 56 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 David Salas y Mélia France · #585,887 worldwide 59 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Nadia Fourrié France · #763,229 worldwide 55 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Christine Lac France · #768,469 worldwide 60 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques

Which keywords describe research at Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques?

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

▲ 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 Change30▲ 12×49 topics
  2. Global Warming14▲ 37×12 topics
  3. Remote Sensing13▲ 11×20 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle11▲ 121×2 topics
  5. Ocean Circulation11▲ 88×3 topics
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 37×8 topics
  7. Data Assimilation9▲ 62×3 topics
  8. Boundary Layer9▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Extreme Events8▲ 99×2 topics
  10. Climate Modeling8▲ 119×1 topic
  11. Precipitation Extremes8▲ 119×1 topic
  12. Air Quality7▲ 42×4 topics
  13. Convective Parameterization7▲ 132×1 topic
  14. Ensemble Kalman Filter7▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Community Engagement6▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Territorial Governance6▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Satellite Observations6▲ 61×3 topics
  18. Public Policy5▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.3×5 topics
  20. Social Justice5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  21. Citizen Participation5▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Environmental Participation5▲ 61×1 topic
  23. Sea Level Rise4▲ 34×3 topics
  24. Hydrology4▲ 32×4 topics
  25. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Climate3▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Land Use Change3▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Aerosols3▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Atmospheric Dust3▲ 128×1 topic
  30. Water Quality3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  31. CFD Simulation3▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Urban Heat Island3▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Climate Change Impact2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Emissions2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Shale Gas2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Turbulent Flow2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Vegetation2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Atmospheric2▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 18×5 topics
  40. Thermal Comfort2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, French Urban and Social Studies and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Climate variability and …8Climate variability and models: 8 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 7 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 2 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 2 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 2 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceSociology and Political ScienceOceanography1 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 7 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 2 works
  8. 8 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher 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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