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Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss

In research, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,226 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 68.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,777
of 28,054 · #3,655 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#33
of 220
Research works
729
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
38.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss 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 #2,226 of 12,888 32.8%85 #2276

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss 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 Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 68.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 31.0 works69×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 23.1 works30×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 33.7 works21×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 36.2 works7.1×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.05× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.13× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× 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, 21.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernard Clot, Christof Appenzeller and Fiona Tummon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss.

  1. 1 Bernard Clot Switzerland · #139,694 worldwide 129 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Christof Appenzeller Switzerland · #229,031 worldwide 148 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Fiona Tummon Switzerland · #363,657 worldwide 72 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Simon C. Scherrer Switzerland · #374,321 worldwide 87 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Oliver Fuhrer Switzerland · #482,200 worldwide 107 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Regula Gehrig Switzerland · #579,170 worldwide 68 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Gian-Duri Lieberherr Switzerland · #768,077 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 René Stübi Switzerland · #793,705 worldwide 71 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Mischa Croci‐Maspoli Switzerland · #829,415 worldwide 69 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Urs Germann Switzerland · #877,966 worldwide 75 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss

Which keywords describe research at Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Data Assimilation, Boundary Layer, Global Warming, Probabilistic Forecasting, Hydrological Cycle 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 2022–2025 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 Change38▲ 14×41 topics
  2. Remote Sensing22▲ 17×15 topics
  3. Data Assimilation15▲ 94×4 topics
  4. Boundary Layer15▲ 116×3 topics
  5. Global Warming14▲ 34×10 topics
  6. Probabilistic Forecasting14▲ 70×2 topics
  7. Hydrological Cycle14▲ 139×2 topics
  8. Convective Parameterization13▲ 242×1 topic
  9. Ensemble Kalman Filter13▲ 130×2 topics
  10. Mesoscale Modeling13▲ 242×1 topic
  11. Ocean Circulation10▲ 78×3 topics
  12. Extreme Events10▲ 111×2 topics
  13. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Climate Modeling10▲ 131×1 topic
  15. Precipitation Extremes10▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Hydrological Modeling9▲ 38×5 topics
  17. Sea Level Rise9▲ 70×3 topics
  18. Air Quality8▲ 40×4 topics
  19. Satellite Observations8▲ 76×3 topics
  20. Hydrology7▲ 57×4 topics
  21. Machine Learning6▲ 1.76×14 topics
  22. Glacier6▲ 128×1 topic
  23. Water Availability6▲ 128×1 topic
  24. Climate6▲ 62×2 topics
  25. Validation5▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Ice Nucleation4▲ 100×2 topics
  27. Aerosols4▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Atmospheric Dust4▲ 162×1 topic
  29. Asthma4▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Spatial Interpolation4▲ 91×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Allergen-specific Immunotherapy4▲ 109×1 topic
  33. Pollen Allergy4▲ 109×1 topic
  34. Estimation3▲ 79×2 topics
  35. Precipitation3▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Satellite3▲ 167×1 topic
  37. Soil Properties3▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Vulnerability3▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Drought3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Evapotranspiration3▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Cryospheric studies and observations and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Meteorological Phenomena…13Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 13 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 10 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 4 fractional worksAllergic Rhinitis and Sensitization: 4 fractional worksPrecipitation Measuremen…3Precipitation Measurement and Analysis: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeImmunology and Allergy

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 13 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  3. 3 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 4 works
  6. 6 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 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 available67.8%not open32.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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