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Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies

In research, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,797 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 97.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,820
of 28,054 · #4,865 all time
Rank in United States
#1,178
of 4,192
Research works
843
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
37.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies 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 #4,797 of 12,888 15.3%97 #2943

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies 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 Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 97.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 44.7 works98×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 23.3 works30×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 47.5 works29×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 32.9 works6.4×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29.23× its world share, 48 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.39× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 29.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, John S. Kain, Wei Gu and Valery Melnikov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies.

  1. 1 John S. Kain United States · #109,133 worldwide 1.1k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Wei Gu United States · #241,943 worldwide 89 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Valery Melnikov United States · #504,695 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Israel L. Jirak United States · #629,986 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Nusrat Yussouf United States · #1,001,896 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Qin Xu United States · #1,198,998 worldwide 54 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Kristin M. Calhoun United States · #1,560,664 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies

Which keywords describe research at Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Data Assimilation, Boundary Layer, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Probabilistic Forecasting, Convective Parameterization, Mesoscale Modeling and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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▲ 11×29 topics
  2. Data Assimilation27▲ 168×4 topics
  3. Boundary Layer27▲ 208×2 topics
  4. Ensemble Kalman Filter24▲ 228×2 topics
  5. Probabilistic Forecasting24▲ 118×2 topics
  6. Convective Parameterization24▲ 423×1 topic
  7. Mesoscale Modeling24▲ 423×1 topic
  8. Remote Sensing19▲ 15×13 topics
  9. Global Warming17▲ 39×8 topics
  10. Hydrological Modeling15▲ 62×5 topics
  11. Hydrological Cycle15▲ 149×2 topics
  12. Validation12▲ 132×2 topics
  13. Air Quality10▲ 53×4 topics
  14. Ocean Circulation10▲ 74×3 topics
  15. Satellite Observations10▲ 96×3 topics
  16. Extreme Events10▲ 106×2 topics
  17. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Climate Modeling9▲ 128×1 topic
  19. Precipitation Extremes9▲ 128×1 topic
  20. Sea Level Rise9▲ 70×3 topics
  21. Estimation9▲ 204×2 topics
  22. Precipitation9▲ 186×1 topic
  23. Satellite9▲ 449×1 topic
  24. Tropical Cyclones7▲ 120×2 topics
  25. Hurricanes6▲ 182×1 topic
  26. Storm Surge6▲ 182×1 topic
  27. Climate6▲ 63×2 topics
  28. Aerosols5▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Atmospheric Dust5▲ 213×1 topic
  30. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Hydrology4▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Large-Eddy Simulation4▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Risk Perception3▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Forest Fires3▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Global Monitoring3▲ 137×1 topic
  36. Microwave Retrieval3▲ 137×1 topic
  37. Soil Moisture3▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Wildfire Activity3▲ 72×1 topic
  39. CFD Simulation3▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Disaster Management3▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Meteorological Phenomena…24Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 24 fractional worksClimate variability and …9Climate variability and models: 9 fractional worksPrecipitation Measuremen…9Precipitation Measurement and Analysis: 9 fractional worksTropical and Extratropic…6Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and…5Atmospheric aerosols and clouds: 5 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote…3Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 3 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Engineering

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 24 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  3. 3 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 9 works
  4. 4 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  6. 6 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  8. 8 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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