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Iran Meteorological Organization

In research, Iran Meteorological Organization stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,451 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,974
of 28,054 · #18,835 all time
Rank in Iran
#232
of 301
Research works
539
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Iran Meteorological Organization 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 #9,451 of 12,888 13.2%75 #12227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iran Meteorological Organization 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 Iran Meteorological Organization specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 33.5 works4.8×
← 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: 1.69× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.11× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.83× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.16× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Iran Meteorological Organization?

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

▲ 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 Change26▲ 6.8×42 topics
  2. Global Warming13▲ 23×9 topics
  3. Hydrological Cycle10▲ 78×2 topics
  4. Remote Sensing10▲ 5.6×18 topics
  5. Ocean Circulation8▲ 44×3 topics
  6. Epidemiology8▲ 1.41×39 topics
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions8▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Extreme Events7▲ 60×2 topics
  9. Machine Learning7▲ 1.58×15 topics
  10. Climate Modeling7▲ 72×1 topic
  11. Precipitation Extremes7▲ 72×1 topic
  12. Air Quality7▲ 27×4 topics
  13. Data Assimilation7▲ 30×4 topics
  14. Boundary Layer6▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Probabilistic Forecasting6▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Convective Parameterization6▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Mesoscale Modeling6▲ 77×1 topic
  19. Satellite Observations5▲ 35×3 topics
  20. Forecasting5▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Particulate Matter4▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Climate4▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Sediment Transport4▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Drought3▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Aerosols3▲ 34×1 topic
  26. Atmospheric Dust3▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Desertification3▲ 59×2 topics
  28. Aeolian Processes3▲ 115×1 topic
  29. Chemical Composition3▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Holocene3▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Mediterranean3▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Wind Erosion3▲ 115×1 topic
  33. Atmospheric Aerosols3▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Black Carbon3▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Black Sea3▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Water Resources3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  37. paleoceanography3▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Adaptation3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  39. Evapotranspiration3▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Air Quality Monitoring2▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Iran Meteorological Organization publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds and Aeolian processes and effects.

Climate variability and …7Climate variability and models: 7 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 3 fractional worksAeolian processes and effects: 3 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 3 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…2Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceEarth-Surface ProcessesOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  5. 5 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 3 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Drought Analysis 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iran Meteorological Organization's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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