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Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center

In research, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,745 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#292 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,123 of 3,551 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 57.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,953
of 28,054 · #1,966 all time
Rank in United States
#425
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
56.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center 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 #1,745 of 12,888 27.3%211 #1320
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #292 of 1,209 25.0%79 #217
Environmental ScienceField #1,123 of 3,551 29.3%108 #826
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #219 of 301 25.1%60 #192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,320 #1,745
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#217 #292
  3. Environmental Science#826 #1,123
  4. Atmospheric Science#192 #219
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 57.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 60.1 works58×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 45.8 works26×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 78.5 works21×
  4. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 20.2 works16×
  5. Environmental ScienceField · 108.3 works9.2×
← 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: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.19× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.23× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Lin Lin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center.

  1. 1 Lin Lin United States · #1,467,989 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center

Which keywords describe research at Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Global Warming, Hydrological Modeling, Data Assimilation, Satellite Observations, Hydrological Cycle and Ocean Circulation.

▲ 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 Change84▲ 13×61 topics
  2. Remote Sensing44▲ 15×24 topics
  3. Global Warming29▲ 30×11 topics
  4. Hydrological Modeling23▲ 42×5 topics
  5. Data Assimilation22▲ 61×4 topics
  6. Satellite Observations22▲ 96×3 topics
  7. Hydrological Cycle21▲ 93×2 topics
  8. Ocean Circulation20▲ 66×3 topics
  9. Air Quality20▲ 45×5 topics
  10. Mortality18▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Particulate Matter16▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Hydrology15▲ 52×4 topics
  13. Sea Level Rise15▲ 49×3 topics
  14. Boundary Layer14▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Greenhouse Gas Emissions14▲ 22×8 topics
  16. Health Effects14▲ 10.0×12 topics
  17. Probabilistic Forecasting14▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Ensemble Kalman Filter14▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Water Quality14▲ 15×8 topics
  20. Convective Parameterization14▲ 108×1 topic
  21. Mesoscale Modeling14▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Extreme Events14▲ 66×2 topics
  23. Climate Modeling13▲ 76×1 topic
  24. Precipitation Extremes13▲ 76×1 topic
  25. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 4.5×5 topics
  26. Air Pollution12▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Fine Particulate Air Pollution12▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Global Burden of Disease12▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Validation11▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Climate10▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Atmospheric Aerosols10▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Black Carbon10▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Shale Gas10▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Arctic10▲ 36×4 topics
  35. Vulnerability10▲ 18×6 topics
  36. Emissions9▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Natural Gas9▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Sediment Transport9▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Land Use Change9▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Atmospheric9▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Meteorological Phenomena…14Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 14 fractional worksClimate variability and …13Climate variability and models: 13 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…12Air Quality and Health Impacts: 12 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…10Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 10 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 9 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and…8Atmospheric aerosols and clouds: 8 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …7Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…6Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 6 fractional worksPrecipitation Measuremen…6Precipitation Measurement and Analysis: 6 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisWater Science and Technology

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 14 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 12 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 10 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 8 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  8. 8 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 7 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 6 works
  10. 10 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 6 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 available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.8%domestic only60.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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