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Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites

In research, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,550 of 21,541 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#809 of 2,661 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,944 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,913
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,374
of 8,685
Research works
332
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
58.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites 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 #3,550 of 21,541 26.8%315
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #809 of 2,661 25.9%139
Environmental ScienceField #2,944 of 6,208 29.1%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites 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: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.17× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.38× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 26.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenneth E. Kunkel, K. Kunkel and O. P. Prat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites.

  1. 1 Kenneth E. Kunkel United States · #314,464 worldwide 252 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 K. Kunkel United States · #1,169,474 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 O. P. Prat United States · #1,507,238 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites

Which keywords describe research at Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Remote Sensing, Ocean Circulation, Hydrological Cycle, Data Assimilation, Satellite Observations 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 Change17▲ 15×40 topics
  2. Global Warming10▲ 54×7 topics
  3. Remote Sensing8▲ 16×19 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle7▲ 163×2 topics
  5. Ocean Circulation7▲ 120×3 topics
  6. Data Assimilation6▲ 87×3 topics
  7. Satellite Observations5▲ 120×3 topics
  8. Boundary Layer4▲ 83×2 topics
  9. Convective Parameterization4▲ 182×1 topic
  10. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 98×1 topic
  11. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Climate Modeling4▲ 135×1 topic
  13. Extreme Events4▲ 110×1 topic
  14. Air Quality4▲ 50×3 topics
  15. Tropical Cyclones4▲ 158×2 topics
  16. Sea Level Rise4▲ 63×3 topics
  17. Hurricanes3▲ 206×1 topic
  18. Storm Surge3▲ 206×1 topic
  19. Climate3▲ 73×2 topics
  20. Aerosols3▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Atmospheric Dust3▲ 247×1 topic
  22. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 24×5 topics
  23. Arctic2▲ 50×4 topics
  24. Water Quality2▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Emissions2▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Methane2▲ 89×1 topic
  27. Shale Gas2▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Decline2▲ 131×1 topic
  29. Drought2▲ 38×3 topics
  30. Evapotranspiration2▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Sea Ice2▲ 131×1 topic
  32. Validation2▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Hydrology1▲ 26×4 topics
  35. Ozone Depletion1▲ 102×1 topic
  36. Stratospheric Water Vapor1▲ 102×1 topic
  37. Atmospheric Aerosols1▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Black Carbon1▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Monitoring1▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Spatial Interpolation1▲ 67×2 topics

Which research topics does Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 4 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 4 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…2Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 4 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 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 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 1 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Drought Analysis 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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