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Climate Central

In research, Climate Central stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,641 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,126 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,037
of 28,054 · #8,702 all time
Rank in United States
#1,344
of 4,192
Research works
428
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Climate Central 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 #5,641 of 21,541 16.2%310
Environmental ScienceField #3,126 of 6,208 16.6%180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Climate Central 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: 1.42× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.37× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.18× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.54× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.44× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 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, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Climate Central?

Ranked on the composite score, Tom Augspurger, Olga Botvinnik and Kyle Meyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Climate Central.

  1. 1 Tom Augspurger United States · #310,625 worldwide 121 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Olga Botvinnik United States · #322,514 worldwide 73 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Kyle Meyer United States · #400,648 worldwide 116 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Climate Central

Which keywords describe research at Climate Central?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Energy Transition, Environmental Policy, Remote Sensing, Renewable Energy and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change38▲ 14×61 topics
  2. Global Warming20▲ 51×13 topics
  3. Greenhouse Gas Emissions12▲ 43×7 topics
  4. Sustainability9▲ 3.7×27 topics
  5. Remote Sensing8▲ 6.3×17 topics
  6. Renewable Energy8▲ 5.3×18 topics
  7. Energy Transition7▲ 49×3 topics
  8. Environmental Policy7▲ 35×6 topics
  9. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.9×22 topics
  10. Carbon Pricing6▲ 125×1 topic
  11. Economic Impacts6▲ 90×2 topics
  12. Policy Instruments6▲ 98×1 topic
  13. Vulnerability6▲ 28×5 topics
  14. Ocean Circulation6▲ 46×3 topics
  15. Hydrological Cycle5▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Extreme Events4▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Climate Modeling4▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Precipitation Extremes4▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Data Assimilation4▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Sea Level Rise4▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Tropical Cyclones3▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Mortality3▲ 5.9×2 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases3▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Resilience3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  25. Water Quality3▲ 7.9×9 topics
  26. Human Health3▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Boundary Layer3▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Probabilistic Forecasting3▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Hurricanes3▲ 88×1 topic
  30. Public Perception3▲ 23×4 topics
  31. Risk Perception3▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Storm Surge3▲ 88×1 topic
  33. Climate Change Adaptation3▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Convective Parameterization3▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Heat Waves3▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Temperature3▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 23×4 topics
  40. Adaptation2▲ 8.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Climate Central publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change Policy and Economics, Climate variability and models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research and Climate Change and Health Impacts.

Climate Change Policy an…6Climate Change Policy and Economics: 6 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 4 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 3 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 3 fractional worksClimate Change Communica…2Climate Change Communication and Perception: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis2 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  3. 3 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  4. 4 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  5. 5 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  6. 6 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 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 available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.6%domestic only68.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Climate Central's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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