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European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

In research, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,886 of 10,670 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,125 of 3,334 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#379 of 1,088 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences (Atmospheric Science is 77.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,082
of 22,385 · #3,668 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#366
of 862
Research works
2k
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
139k
68.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

What is European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,886 of 10,670 17.6%182 #1736
Environmental ScienceField #1,125 of 3,334 16.7%78 #1026
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #379 of 1,088 18.4%81 #287
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #142 of 294 18.3%65 #111

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#1,736 #2,886
  2. Environmental Science#1,026 #1,125
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#287 #379
  4. Atmospheric Science#111 #142
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (41%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (41%), Computer Science (5%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 267 fractional works · 93.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 116 fractional works · 40.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 84 fractional works · 29.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 5.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 116 fractional works · 40.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 98 fractional works · 34.3% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEuropean Centrefor Medium-Range…285fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science11640.9%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences11640.7%
    3. Computer Science134.7%
    4. Engineering124.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy83.0%
    6. Mathematics10.2%
    7. Chemistry10.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences62.0%
    2. Social Sciences31.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    6. Psychology00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
    1. Medicine20.8%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 77.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 97.7 works78×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 83.8 works39×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 115.7 works26×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 116.3 works8.2×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25.93× its world share, 116 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.22× its world share, 116 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 25.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences25.93×116 works
  2. Environmental Science8.22×116 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.03×6 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.33×8 works
  5. Computer Science0.60×13 works
  6. Engineering0.28×12 works
  7. Mathematics0.20×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×2 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.10×4 works
  13. Health Professions0.07×0 works
  14. Energy0.06×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  16. Medicine0.04×2 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works
  19. Psychology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts?

Ranked on the quality score, Gianpaolo Balsamo, Christopher David Roberts and Adrian John Simmons lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

  1. 1 Gianpaolo Balsamo United Kingdom · #26,039 worldwide 85k citations · 390 works
  2. 2 Christopher David Roberts United Kingdom · #44,382 worldwide 6.7k citations · 181 works
  3. 3 Adrian John Simmons United Kingdom · #46,210 worldwide 86k citations · 182 works
  4. 4 T. N. Palmer United Kingdom · #61,799 worldwide 41k citations · 594 works
  5. 5 Florian Pappenberger United Kingdom · #64,781 worldwide 26k citations · 617 works
  6. 6 Anton C. M. Beljaars United Kingdom · #65,404 worldwide 50k citations · 157 works
  7. 7 Joe McNorton United Kingdom · #65,780 worldwide 4.9k citations · 117 works
  8. 8 Emanuel Dutra United Kingdom · #79,748 worldwide 17k citations · 261 works
  9. 9 Zak Kipling United Kingdom · #81,036 worldwide 5.1k citations · 203 works
  10. 10 Nils Wedi United Kingdom · #83,796 worldwide 6.4k citations · 133 works
All ranked researchers at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

What are the most cited papers from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts?

The most cited paper from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is "The ERA5 global reanalysis" (Hans Hersbach et al., 2020), with 32,366 citations. Next come "The ERA‐Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system" (26,509) and "The ERA‐40 re‐analysis" (7,164).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The ERA5 global reanalysis Hans Hersbach et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Open access 17 May 2020 32,366
2 The ERA‐Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system Dick P. Dee et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Open access Apr 2011 26,509
3 The ERA‐40 re‐analysis S. Uppala et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Open access Oct 2005 7,164
4 Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment Tami C. Bond et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 22 Apr 2013 6,885
5 ERA5-Land: a state-of-the-art global reanalysis dataset for land applications Joaquín Muñoz‐Sabater, Emanuel Dutra, Anna Agustí‐Panareda et al. · Earth system science data Open access 7 Sep 2021 5,281
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Data Assimilation, Ocean Circulation, Hydrological Cycle, Boundary Layer, Probabilistic Forecasting and Ensemble Kalman Filter.

▲ 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-now 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 Change112▲ 14×50 topics
  2. Global Warming64▲ 53×12 topics
  3. Data Assimilation61▲ 130×4 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation54▲ 138×3 topics
  5. Hydrological Cycle52▲ 179×2 topics
  6. Boundary Layer52▲ 144×2 topics
  7. Probabilistic Forecasting50▲ 91×3 topics
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter50▲ 170×2 topics
  9. Convective Parameterization49▲ 302×1 topic
  10. Mesoscale Modeling49▲ 302×1 topic
  11. Remote Sensing48▲ 14×20 topics
  12. Greenhouse Gas Emissions42▲ 54×4 topics
  13. Extreme Events42▲ 159×2 topics
  14. Climate Modeling42▲ 196×1 topic
  15. Precipitation Extremes42▲ 196×1 topic
  16. Hydrological Modeling28▲ 42×5 topics
  17. Satellite Observations22▲ 78×3 topics
  18. Sea Level Rise20▲ 57×3 topics
  19. Air Quality20▲ 37×6 topics
  20. Tropical Cyclones15▲ 94×2 topics
  21. Water Resources13▲ 19×5 topics
  22. Hydrology12▲ 33×4 topics
  23. Hurricanes12▲ 121×1 topic
  24. Storm Surge12▲ 121×1 topic
  25. Climate12▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Validation11▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Sediment Transport11▲ 23×5 topics
  28. Aerosols10▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Atmospheric Dust10▲ 133×1 topic
  30. Ozone Depletion10▲ 113×1 topic
  31. Stratospheric Water Vapor10▲ 113×1 topic
  32. Land Use Change9▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Emissions8▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Model Evaluation8▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Global Hydrology8▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Uncertainty Assessment8▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Atmospheric8▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Methane8▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Natural Gas8▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Shale Gas8▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts publish most on?

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

Meteorological Phenomena…49Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 49 fractional worksClimate variability and …42Climate variability and models: 42 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 12 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 10 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 10 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 8 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 7 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeWater Science and TechnologyOceanography

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 49 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 42 works
  3. 3 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 12 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 10 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 8 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  8. 8 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 7 works
  9. 9 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 7 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 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: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.1%domestic only57.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00090% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts13.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 32.2% in 1993.

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