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Danish Meteorological Institute

In research, Danish Meteorological Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,974 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science — Atmospheric Science is 75.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,279
of 28,054 · #3,017 all time
Rank in Denmark
#21
of 108
Research works
1.1k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
33.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Danish Meteorological Institute 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 #2,974 of 12,888 20.1%91 #1955

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 75.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 32.5 works75×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 45.6 works30×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 30.2 works6.2×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29.66× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.21× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.97× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 29.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Danish Meteorological Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen, Ole B. Christensen and Xiang‐Yu Huang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Danish Meteorological Institute.

  1. 1 Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen Denmark · #12,567 worldwide 784 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Ole B. Christensen Denmark · #20,267 worldwide 549 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Xiang‐Yu Huang Denmark · #66,987 worldwide 327 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Shuting Yang Denmark · #279,496 worldwide 190 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Stig Syndergaard Denmark · #285,839 worldwide 94 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Martin Stendel Denmark · #293,996 worldwide 106 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Alexander Baklanov Denmark · #298,947 worldwide 315 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 E. Friis‐Christensen Denmark · #319,748 worldwide 115 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Steffen M. Olsen Denmark · #409,693 worldwide 87 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Sergei Bulanov Denmark · #525,804 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Danish Meteorological Institute

Which keywords describe research at Danish Meteorological Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Remote Sensing, Global Warming, Data Assimilation, Sea Level Rise, Arctic and Greenhouse Gas 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 Change45▲ 17×49 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation22▲ 173×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing19▲ 16×18 topics
  4. Global Warming18▲ 45×11 topics
  5. Data Assimilation13▲ 88×4 topics
  6. Sea Level Rise11▲ 86×3 topics
  7. Arctic11▲ 97×4 topics
  8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions11▲ 40×4 topics
  9. Extreme Events10▲ 123×2 topics
  10. Hydrological Cycle10▲ 112×2 topics
  11. Climate Modeling10▲ 147×1 topic
  12. Precipitation Extremes10▲ 147×1 topic
  13. Hydrology9▲ 76×4 topics
  14. Boundary Layer9▲ 75×2 topics
  15. Probabilistic Forecasting8▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Ensemble Kalman Filter8▲ 83×2 topics
  17. Convective Parameterization8▲ 152×1 topic
  18. Mesoscale Modeling8▲ 152×1 topic
  19. Decline7▲ 268×1 topic
  20. Sea Ice7▲ 268×1 topic
  21. Glacier6▲ 135×1 topic
  22. Water Availability6▲ 135×1 topic
  23. Climate Change Impact5▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Oceanic Modeling5▲ 154×1 topic
  25. Tidal Analysis5▲ 154×1 topic
  26. Hydrological Modeling5▲ 21×5 topics
  27. Solar Wind5▲ 51×2 topics
  28. Tropical Cyclones4▲ 83×2 topics
  29. Hurricanes4▲ 109×1 topic
  30. Storm Surge4▲ 109×1 topic
  31. Ionosphere3▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Magnetosphere3▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Permafrost3▲ 78×2 topics
  34. Carbon Feedback3▲ 94×1 topic
  35. Methane Emissions3▲ 61×2 topics
  36. Thawing3▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Satellite Observations3▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Holocene3▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Sea Level3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Wave Modeling2▲ 49×2 topics

Which research topics does Danish Meteorological Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and Cryospheric studies and observations.

Climate variability and models: 10 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 8 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 7 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 6 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 5 fractional worksTropical and Extratropic…4Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 4 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 3 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceOceanographyAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 8 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 7 works
  4. 4 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 5 works
  6. 6 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  7. 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 3 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.2%domestic only57.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Danish Meteorological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher 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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