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Hydrologic Research Center

In research, Hydrologic Research Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,145 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,077 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,398
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,142
of 8,685
Research works
351
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Hydrologic Research Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #8,145 of 21,541 22.7%318
Environmental ScienceField #3,077 of 6,208 24.6%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hydrologic Research 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).

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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.17× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.64× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hydrologic Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Daniel P. Sheer and Eylon Shamir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hydrologic Research Center.

  1. 1 Konstantine P. Georgakakos United States · #330,515 worldwide 184 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Daniel P. Sheer United States · #670,371 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Eylon Shamir United States · #754,070 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hydrologic Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Hydrologic Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Remote Sensing, Sediment Transport, Water Resources, Global Warming, Model Evaluation and Groundwater.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change12▲ 15×21 topics
  2. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 84×5 topics
  3. Remote Sensing5▲ 14×13 topics
  4. Sediment Transport4▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Water Resources3▲ 47×4 topics
  6. Global Warming3▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Model Evaluation3▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Global Hydrology3▲ 152×1 topic
  9. Groundwater3▲ 125×4 topics
  10. Uncertainty Assessment3▲ 152×1 topic
  11. Water Quality3▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Environmental Impact3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  13. Data Assimilation2▲ 54×4 topics
  14. Monitoring2▲ 87×2 topics
  15. Ocean Circulation2▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 70×2 topics
  17. Extreme Events2▲ 75×2 topics
  18. Climate Modeling2▲ 86×1 topic
  19. Precipitation Extremes2▲ 86×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 38×3 topics
  21. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 56×2 topics
  22. Precipitation2▲ 128×2 topics
  23. Convective Parameterization2▲ 96×1 topic
  24. Flood Risk2▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Hydrogeology2▲ 257×1 topic
  26. Mesoscale Modeling2▲ 96×1 topic
  27. Sediment Analysis2▲ 2128×1 topic
  28. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Sustainability1▲ 2.1×6 topics
  30. Drought1▲ 44×3 topics
  31. Evapotranspiration1▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Validation1▲ 47×2 topics
  33. Forest Fires1▲ 85×1 topic
  34. Wildfire Activity1▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Hydrologic Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Climate variability and models, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Water Quality and Resources Studies.

Hydrology and Watershed …3Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…2Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Resour…2Water Quality and Resources Studies: 2 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope …1Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceGeochemistry and Petrology2 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Water Quality and Resources Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  8. 8 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 1 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hydrologic Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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