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Joint Global Change Research Institute

In research, Joint Global Change Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,437 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,291 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,988
of 28,054 · #6,409 all time
Rank in United States
#1,334
of 4,192
Research works
482
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
56.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Joint Global Change Research Institute 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 #4,437 of 21,541 42.6%345
Environmental ScienceField #1,291 of 6,208 43.2%205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Joint Global Change Research Institute 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 Joint Global Change Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 33.1 works8.9×
← 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: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.33× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.85× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.92× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.06× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Joint Global Change Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven J. Smith, Katherine Calvin and Allison M. Thomson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint Global Change Research Institute.

  1. 1 Steven J. Smith United States · #4,612 worldwide 1.5k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Katherine Calvin United States · #30,093 worldwide 633 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Allison M. Thomson United States · #35,224 worldwide 1.2k citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Leon Clarke United States · #59,431 worldwide 416 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Page Kyle United States · #67,779 worldwide 338 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Ghassem Asrar United States · #81,878 worldwide 371 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Jiyong Eom United States · #185,321 worldwide 196 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Ronald D. Sands United States · #224,705 worldwide 127 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 R. C. Izaurralde United States · #247,697 worldwide 252 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Xuesong Zhang United States · #250,874 worldwide 180 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Joint Global Change Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Joint Global Change Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Sustainability, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Energy Transition and Environmental Policy.

▲ 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 Change29▲ 14×49 topics
  2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions14▲ 68×8 topics
  3. Sustainability12▲ 6.8×21 topics
  4. Global Warming11▲ 37×9 topics
  5. Environmental Impact10▲ 7.5×11 topics
  6. Renewable Energy10▲ 8.8×17 topics
  7. Energy Transition9▲ 82×3 topics
  8. Environmental Policy7▲ 45×4 topics
  9. Economic Impacts6▲ 107×1 topic
  10. Policy Instruments6▲ 117×1 topic
  11. Water Quality5▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Natural Gas5▲ 76×2 topics
  13. Emissions5▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Satellite Observations5▲ 70×3 topics
  15. Shale Gas5▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Atmospheric5▲ 129×1 topic
  17. Methane5▲ 129×1 topic
  18. Sustainability Assessment4▲ 42×4 topics
  19. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 21×5 topics
  20. Carbon Footprint4▲ 77×3 topics
  21. Urbanization4▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Embodied Energy4▲ 83×1 topic
  23. Water Footprint4▲ 83×1 topic
  24. Health Effects3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  25. Hydrological Cycle3▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Ocean Circulation3▲ 31×3 topics
  27. Extreme Events3▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Policy3▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Vulnerability3▲ 17×7 topics
  30. Climate Modeling3▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Nexus3▲ 114×1 topic
  32. Precipitation Extremes3▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Resource Management3▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Water3▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Consumption3▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Household Behavior3▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Rebound Effect3▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Water Resources3▲ 15×6 topics
  39. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  40. Air Quality2▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Joint Global Change Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change Policy and Economics, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Environmental Impact and Sustainability and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies.

Climate Change Policy and Economics: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and…4Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 4 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus …3Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 3 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…2Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental EngineeringWater Science and Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  7. 7 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 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 available62.1%not open37.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.7%domestic only66.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Joint Global Change Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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