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Météo-France

In research, Météo-France stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,583 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#431 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,332 of 3,551 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 54.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,669
of 28,054 · #2,011 all time
Rank in France
#96
of 1,422
Research works
1.9k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
36.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Météo-France 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 #2,583 of 12,888 19.0%170 #1345
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #431 of 1,209 19.6%69 #236
Environmental ScienceField #2,332 of 3,551 22.1%71 #1050

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Météo-France 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. Physical Sciences#1,345 #2,583
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#236 #431
  3. Environmental Science#1,050 #2,332
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 Météo-France specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 54.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 51.1 works54×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 44.5 works27×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 69.3 works21×
← 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: 1.64× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20.63× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.72× its world share, 72 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.38× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 20.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Météo-France?

Ranked on the composite score, Éric Martin, Samuel Somot and P. Bessemoulin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Météo-France.

  1. 1 Éric Martin France · #26,871 worldwide 629 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Samuel Somot France · #52,388 worldwide 573 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 P. Bessemoulin France · #126,407 worldwide 284 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Michel Déqué France · #143,651 worldwide 458 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Olivier Mestre France · #186,943 worldwide 165 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Bernard Lesaffre France · #229,549 worldwide 128 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 E. Brun France · #253,278 worldwide 175 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Martine Michou France · #255,270 worldwide 116 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Grégoire Pigeon France · #303,908 worldwide 112 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 J. Noilhan France · #329,357 worldwide 231 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Météo-France

Which keywords describe research at Météo-France?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Global Warming, Data Assimilation, Boundary Layer, Hydrological Cycle, Ocean Circulation and Probabilistic Forecasting.

▲ 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 Change66▲ 11×64 topics
  2. Remote Sensing33▲ 12×21 topics
  3. Global Warming32▲ 36×10 topics
  4. Data Assimilation29▲ 88×4 topics
  5. Boundary Layer27▲ 104×3 topics
  6. Hydrological Cycle26▲ 129×2 topics
  7. Ocean Circulation26▲ 94×3 topics
  8. Probabilistic Forecasting22▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Convective Parameterization22▲ 187×1 topic
  10. Ensemble Kalman Filter22▲ 101×2 topics
  11. Mesoscale Modeling22▲ 187×1 topic
  12. Greenhouse Gas Emissions21▲ 37×6 topics
  13. Extreme Events19▲ 102×2 topics
  14. Climate Modeling18▲ 122×1 topic
  15. Precipitation Extremes18▲ 122×1 topic
  16. Air Quality18▲ 46×5 topics
  17. Satellite Observations16▲ 77×3 topics
  18. Sea Level Rise13▲ 49×3 topics
  19. Hydrological Modeling12▲ 23×5 topics
  20. Gut Microbiota10▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Probiotics10▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Amino Acids10▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Antibiotic Alternatives10▲ 82×1 topic
  24. Heat Stress10▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Hydrology10▲ 35×4 topics
  26. Poultry Production10▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Tropical Cyclones9▲ 78×2 topics
  28. Climate8▲ 44×2 topics
  29. Large-Eddy Simulation8▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Aerosols8▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Atmospheric Dust8▲ 149×1 topic
  32. Water Quality7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  33. Emissions7▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Climate Change Impact7▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Methane6▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Shale Gas6▲ 24×1 topic
  37. CFD Simulation6▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Glacier6▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Water Availability6▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Oceanic Modeling6▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Météo-France publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Meteorological Phenomena…22Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 22 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 18 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 10 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 6 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 6 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 6 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 5 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeAnimal Science and ZoologyOceanography1 others

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 22 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 6 works
  8. 8 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  9. 9 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 5 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.2%domestic only65.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Météo-France's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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