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Manila Observatory

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Research works
105
▲ 120% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Manila Observatory is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.21× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.39× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Manila Observatory?

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

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 8.2×19 topics
  2. Global Warming3▲ 34×6 topics
  3. Epidemiology3▲ 2.8×14 topics
  4. Remote Sensing2▲ 8.6×14 topics
  5. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Ocean Circulation2▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 136×2 topics
  9. Climate Modeling2▲ 100×1 topic
  10. Extreme Events2▲ 82×1 topic
  11. Sea Level Rise2▲ 54×3 topics
  12. Vaccine Development2▲ 28×5 topics
  13. Hurricanes2▲ 199×1 topic
  14. Storm Surge2▲ 199×1 topic
  15. Air Quality1▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Data Assimilation1▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Convective Parameterization1▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 30×5 topics
  20. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Sustainability1▲ 2.0×8 topics
  22. Arboviral Diseases1▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Zika Virus1▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Manila Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Climate variability and models: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 2 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional worksPrecipitation Measuremen…1Precipitation Measurement and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 0 fractional worksDiphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus: 0 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis3 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  3. 3 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 1 works
  6. 6 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 0 works
  9. 9 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus Endocrinology 0 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.9%domestic only49.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Manila Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 120% 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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