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Goddard Institute for Space Studies

In research, Goddard Institute for Space Studies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,529 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 67.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,053
of 28,054 · #848 all time
Rank in United States
#571
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
134k
63.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Goddard Institute for Space 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 #2,529 of 12,888 30.3%95 #591

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 67.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 31.9 works67×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 32.6 works40×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 39.6 works24×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 43.0 works8.1×
← 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: 1.59× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23.50× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.57× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.07× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 23.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Goddard Institute for Space Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, James E. Hansen, Andrew A. Lacis and Drew Shindell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

  1. 1 James E. Hansen United States · #1,607 worldwide 1.9k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Andrew A. Lacis United States · #12,188 worldwide 764 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Drew Shindell United States · #26,737 worldwide 1.1k citations · 97 works
  4. 4 William B. Rossow United States · #33,942 worldwide 715 citations · 77 works
  5. 5 D. Koch United States · #36,335 worldwide 478 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Cynthia Rosenzweig United States · #36,425 worldwide 723 citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Michael I. Mishchenko United States · #52,346 worldwide 935 citations · 116 works
  8. 8 Larry D. Travis United States · #56,797 worldwide 388 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 G. Faluvegi United States · #64,184 worldwide 373 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Gary L. Russell United States · #73,623 worldwide 495 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Which keywords describe research at Goddard Institute for Space Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Hydrological Cycle, Remote Sensing, Air Quality, Ocean Circulation, Satellite Observations 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 Change44▲ 15×49 topics
  2. Global Warming22▲ 51×12 topics
  3. Hydrological Cycle20▲ 198×2 topics
  4. Remote Sensing17▲ 13×18 topics
  5. Air Quality17▲ 84×4 topics
  6. Ocean Circulation16▲ 117×3 topics
  7. Satellite Observations16▲ 150×3 topics
  8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions13▲ 46×6 topics
  9. Extreme Events13▲ 141×2 topics
  10. Climate Modeling12▲ 157×1 topic
  11. Precipitation Extremes12▲ 157×1 topic
  12. Climate9▲ 93×2 topics
  13. Aerosols8▲ 113×1 topic
  14. Atmospheric Dust8▲ 314×1 topic
  15. Sustainability8▲ 3.1×16 topics
  16. Atmospheric Aerosols8▲ 133×1 topic
  17. Black Carbon8▲ 133×1 topic
  18. Data Assimilation8▲ 47×3 topics
  19. Water Quality8▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Emissions7▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Methane7▲ 137×1 topic
  22. Ozone Depletion6▲ 193×1 topic
  23. Stratospheric Water Vapor6▲ 193×1 topic
  24. Boundary Layer6▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Probabilistic Forecasting6▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Convective Parameterization6▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Food Security5▲ 9.2×8 topics
  29. Sea Level Rise5▲ 39×3 topics
  30. Vulnerability5▲ 21×4 topics
  31. Agriculture4▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Hydrology4▲ 32×3 topics
  33. Water Management4▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Arctic4▲ 33×4 topics
  35. Adaptation4▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Crop Production4▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Extreme Weather4▲ 115×1 topic
  38. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Paleoclimatology3▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Energy Transition3▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Goddard Institute for Space Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Climate variability and …12Climate variability and models: 12 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…8Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…7Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…6Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 6 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…6Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 6 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 4 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 8 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 6 works
  6. 6 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  7. 7 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  8. 8 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  9. 9 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Goddard Institute for Space Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower 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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