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Mount Washington Observatory

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Research works
56
▼ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
745
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Mount Washington Observatory

Not ranked overall: Mount Washington Observatory is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Mount Washington Observatory work in?

In all years, 60% of research at Mount Washington Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (22%), Social Sciences (20%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 60.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 22.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 14.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 13.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 10.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 28.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 20.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMount WashingtonObservatory56fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences1222.4%
    2. Environmental Science814.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy813.7%
    4. Engineering48.0%
    5. Mathematics00.9%
    6. Energy00.6%
    7. Computer Science00.3%
    1. Social Sciences1120.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities23.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
    4. Psychology11.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.9%
    1. Medicine47.8%
    2. Health Professions00.7%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.63× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 4.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.93× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksMedicinePsychology: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.93×1 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.13×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.63×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.35×0 works
  5. Psychology1.28×0 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.23×0 works
  7. Medicine0.91×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.82×1 works
  9. Engineering0.78×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mount Washington Observatory?

Ranked on the quality score, Kate Gordon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mount Washington Observatory.

  1. 1 Kate Gordon United States · #2,654,950 worldwide 70 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Mount Washington Observatory

What are the most cited papers from Mount Washington Observatory?

The most cited paper from Mount Washington Observatory is "[ITAL]BVRI[/ITAL] Light Curves for 22 Type I[CLC]a[/CLC] Supernovae" (Adam G. Riess et al., 1999), with 759 citations. Next come "The Distance to SN 1999em in NGC 1637 from the Expanding Photosphere Method" (336) and "Validation of proton transfer reaction‐mass spectrometry (PTR‐MS) measurements of gas‐phase organic compounds in the atmosphere during the New England Air Quality Study (NEAQS) in 2002" (326).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 [ITAL]BVRI[/ITAL] Light Curves for 22 Type I[CLC]a[/CLC] Supernovae Adam G. Riess et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access Feb 1999 759
2 The Distance to SN 1999em in NGC 1637 from the Expanding Photosphere Method Douglas C. Leonard, A. V. Filippenko, Elinor L. Gates et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Open access 2002 336
3 Validation of proton transfer reaction‐mass spectrometry (PTR‐MS) measurements of gas‐phase organic compounds in the atmosphere during the New England Air Quality Study (NEAQS) in 2002 J. A. de Gouw, Paul D. Goldan, C. Warneke et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 13 Nov 2003 326
4 International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation (ICARTT): North America to Europe—Overview of the 2004 summer field study F. C. Fehsenfeld, Gerard M. Ancellet, T. Bates et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 13 Dec 2006 270
5 THE THIRD FERMI GBM GAMMA-RAY BURST CATALOG: THE FIRST SIX YEARS P. Narayana Bhat et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access Apr 2016 248
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mount Washington Observatory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Data Assimilation, Boundary Layer, Convective Parameterization, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Sea Level Rise and Hydrology.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change9▲ 6.4×24 topics
  2. Remote Sensing4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  3. Boundary Layer3▲ 41×2 topics
  4. Data Assimilation3▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Convective Parameterization3▲ 90×1 topic
  6. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 47×1 topic
  7. Sea Level Rise3▲ 41×3 topics
  8. Globalization3▲ 2.8×4 topics
  9. Hydrology3▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Air Quality3▲ 25×3 topics
  11. Glacier2▲ 96×1 topic
  12. Water Availability2▲ 96×1 topic
  13. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Security Council2▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Radio Astronomy2▲ 93×2 topics
  16. Global Warming2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  17. High-Resolution Imaging2▲ 54×1 topic
  18. Transits of Venus2▲ 168×1 topic
  19. Ethical Considerations2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  20. Water Quality2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  21. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Black Carbon2▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Ocean Circulation2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Extreme Events2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Global Governance2▲ 12×1 topic
  26. International Criminal Law2▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Nationalism2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  28. Climate Modeling1▲ 32×1 topic
  29. End-of-Life1▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Ozone Depletion1▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Palliative Care1▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Precipitation Extremes1▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Satellite Observations1▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Sediment Transport1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Stratospheric Water Vapor1▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Aeolian Processes1▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Imperialism1▲ 20×2 topics
  38. On-Orbit Performance1▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Radiometric Calibration1▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Wind Erosion1▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Mount Washington Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Race, Genetics, and Society, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Turtle Biology and Conservation and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation.

Race, Genetics, and Soci…1Race, Genetics, and Society: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 0 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 0 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Cartography: 0 fractional worksSatellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry: 0 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 0 fractional works
GeneticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthNature and Landscape ConservationComputational Mechanics6 others

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

  1. 1 Race, Genetics, and Society Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  4. 4 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works
  5. 5 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  6. 6 Historical Geography and Cartography Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  7. 7 Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry Ocean Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mount Washington Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mount Washington Observatory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Mount Washington Observatory0.000015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mount Washington Observatory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

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