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Institute of Atmospheric Physics

In research, Institute of Atmospheric Physics stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#21 of 1,209 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#530 of 12,888 worldwide) and Atmospheric Science (#19 of 301 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 82.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#930
of 28,054 · #1,293 all time
Rank in China
#299
of 3,058
Research works
5.2k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
145k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Institute of Atmospheric Physics 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
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #21 of 1,209 19.8%425 #116
Physical SciencesDomain #530 of 12,888 21.1%920 #901
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #19 of 301 20.4%350 #96
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #54 of 535 20.7%277 #160
Environmental ScienceField #418 of 3,551 22.3%417 #574
OceanographySubfield #114 of 156 17.0%62 #337

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Atmospheric Physics 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. Earth and Planetary Sciences#116 #21
  2. Physical Sciences#901 #530
  3. Atmospheric Science#96 #19
  4. Global and Planetary Change#160 #54
  5. Environmental Science#574 #418
  6. Oceanography#337 #114
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 Institute of Atmospheric Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 82.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 349.8 works82×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 276.6 works38×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 425.2 works28×
  4. OceanographySubfield · 61.7 works23×
  5. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 54.4 works11×
  6. Environmental ScienceField · 417.1 works8.7×
  7. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 43.8 works8.4×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28.13× its world share, 425 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.71× its world share, 417 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 28.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Atmospheric Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, Xunhua Zheng, Gensuo Jia and Renguang Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Atmospheric Physics.

  1. 1 Xunhua Zheng China · #92,556 worldwide 469 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Gensuo Jia China · #161,780 worldwide 328 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Renguang Wu China · #261,370 worldwide 399 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Zhongwei Yan China · #283,386 worldwide 139 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Zirui Liu China · #294,545 worldwide 214 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Renjian Zhang China · #308,602 worldwide 275 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Junling An China · #359,462 worldwide 161 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Yele Sun China · #364,632 worldwide 532 citations · 116 works
  9. 9 Start Regional China · #403,127 worldwide 29 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Yuepeng Pan China · #443,047 worldwide 229 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Atmospheric Physics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Atmospheric Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Hydrological Cycle, Extreme Events, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Modeling and Precipitation Extremes.

▲ 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 Change402▲ 16×67 topics
  2. Global Warming234▲ 59×11 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation217▲ 173×3 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle192▲ 209×2 topics
  5. Extreme Events160▲ 190×2 topics
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions158▲ 60×7 topics
  7. Climate Modeling154▲ 226×1 topic
  8. Precipitation Extremes154▲ 226×1 topic
  9. Data Assimilation148▲ 99×4 topics
  10. Remote Sensing144▲ 12×27 topics
  11. Air Quality121▲ 68×6 topics
  12. Boundary Layer111▲ 94×2 topics
  13. Probabilistic Forecasting106▲ 56×3 topics
  14. Ensemble Kalman Filter104▲ 107×2 topics
  15. Convective Parameterization104▲ 199×1 topic
  16. Mesoscale Modeling104▲ 199×1 topic
  17. Satellite Observations79▲ 84×3 topics
  18. Sea Level Rise76▲ 62×3 topics
  19. Atmospheric Aerosols74▲ 137×1 topic
  20. Black Carbon74▲ 137×1 topic
  21. Particulate Matter58▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Hydrology49▲ 41×4 topics
  23. Tropical Cyclones49▲ 92×2 topics
  24. Mortality48▲ 8.6×2 topics
  25. Health Effects45▲ 7.8×12 topics
  26. Hurricanes42▲ 133×1 topic
  27. Storm Surge42▲ 133×1 topic
  28. Arctic41▲ 38×4 topics
  29. Climate41▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Water Quality40▲ 10×9 topics
  31. Air Pollution40▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Exposure Assessment40▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Fine Particulate Air Pollution40▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Global Burden of Disease40▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Climate Change Impact40▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Oceanic Modeling39▲ 123×1 topic
  37. Tidal Analysis39▲ 123×1 topic
  38. Aerosols38▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Atmospheric Dust38▲ 161×1 topic
  40. Hydrological Modeling37▲ 16×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Atmospheric Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Climate variability and …154Climate variability and models: 154 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 104 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 74 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 42 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 40 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 39 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 38 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 35 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 31 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 28 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisOceanography

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 154 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 104 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 74 works
  4. 4 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 42 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 40 works
  6. 6 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 39 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 38 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 35 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 31 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 28 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 available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Atmospheric Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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