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Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

In research, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,982 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 67.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,128
of 28,054 · #2,435 all time
Rank in United States
#947
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory 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 #3,982 of 12,888 12.2%97 #1547

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory 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 Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 67.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 32.4 works68×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 39.6 works23×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23.38× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.90× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.66× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 23.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthew Sturm, Thomas F. Jenkins and W. F. Weeks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.

  1. 1 Matthew Sturm United States · #57,629 worldwide 364 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Thomas F. Jenkins United States · #62,916 worldwide 393 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 W. F. Weeks United States · #104,949 worldwide 334 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Donald K. Perovich United States · #106,568 worldwide 656 citations · 107 works
  5. 5 Duwayne M. Anderson United States · #155,555 worldwide 236 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Mark A. Hopkins United States · #159,082 worldwide 184 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Edgar L. Andreas United States · #227,947 worldwide 263 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Daniel E. Lawson United States · #228,117 worldwide 193 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Anthony J. Gow United States · #322,861 worldwide 183 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Kathleen F. Jones United States · #452,421 worldwide 136 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Arctic, Glacier, Water Availability, Permafrost and Methane Emissions.

▲ 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 Change37▲ 13×26 topics
  2. Remote Sensing26▲ 20×13 topics
  3. Hydrology24▲ 179×3 topics
  4. Arctic16▲ 136×4 topics
  5. Glacier13▲ 280×1 topic
  6. Water Availability13▲ 280×1 topic
  7. Permafrost12▲ 267×2 topics
  8. Methane Emissions11▲ 199×2 topics
  9. Carbon Feedback11▲ 300×1 topic
  10. Thawing11▲ 300×1 topic
  11. Ocean Circulation6▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Decline5▲ 182×1 topic
  13. Sea Ice5▲ 182×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.4×12 topics
  15. Risk Assessment4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  16. Biomechanics4▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Hazard4▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Landslide4▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Skiing4▲ 236×1 topic
  20. Snowboarding4▲ 236×1 topic
  21. Non-Destructive Testing3▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Recycled Materials3▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  25. Damage Detection3▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Data Assimilation3▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Ground-Penetrating Radar3▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Sedimentology3▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Wave Propagation3▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Vibration Control3▲ 40×3 topics
  31. Boundary Layer2▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  34. Rheology2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Seismic Noise2▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Smart Structures2▲ 64×2 topics
  37. Surface Wave2▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Tomography2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Freshwater Salinization2▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Road Salt2▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and Landslides and related hazards.

Cryospheric studies and …13Cryospheric studies and observations: 13 fractional worksClimate change and perma…11Climate change and permafrost: 11 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 5 fractional worksLandslides and related h…4Landslides and related hazards: 4 fractional worksWinter Sports Injuries a…4Winter Sports Injuries and Performance: 4 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and …3Geophysical Methods and Applications: 3 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 2 fractional worksSmart Materials for Construction: 2 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 2 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOcean Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 13 works
  2. 2 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 11 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 5 works
  4. 4 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  5. 5 Winter Sports Injuries and Performance Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 2 works
  9. 9 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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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