Question 1

What is Climate Central known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Climate Central stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,320 of 17,446 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,305 of 5,407 worldwide), over all time. 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 20.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Climate Central rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Climate Central ranks #16,928 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#13,393 all time), and #2,456 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Climate Central?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Heidi M. Cullen, Scott Kulp and Benjamin Strauss lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Climate Central.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Climate Central?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Climate Central is "The velocity of climate change" (Scott R. Loarie, Philip B. Duffy, Healy H. Hamilton et al., 2009), with 2,589 citations. Next come "Long-term Climate Change: Projections, Commitments and Irreversibility" (2,308) and "A Review of School Climate Research" (2,305).

Question 5

Which research topics does Climate Central publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Climate variability and models, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Climate Central?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Remote Sensing, Renewable Energy, Ocean Circulation, Sustainability and Vulnerability.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Climate Central work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Climate Central is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (35%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Climate Central's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% higher than in 2018-2021.