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National Atmospheric Research Laboratory

In research, National Atmospheric Research Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,121 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 73.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,397
of 28,054 · #10,323 all time
Rank in India
#667
of 1,840
Research works
536
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is National Atmospheric Research Laboratory 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 #5,121 of 12,888 11.8%113 #5927

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Atmospheric Research Laboratory 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 National Atmospheric Research Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 73.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 37.0 works73×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 23.7 works40×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 46.0 works26×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 24.2 works9.5×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25.59× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.27× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.50× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 25.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Atmospheric Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, T. Narayana Rao, M. Venkat Ratnam and S. Sridharan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Atmospheric Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 T. Narayana Rao India · #411,925 worldwide 84 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 M. Venkat Ratnam India · #979,519 worldwide 103 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 S. Sridharan India · #1,263,130 worldwide 33 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 A. K. Patra India · #1,311,403 worldwide 34 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 P. Srinivasulu India · #1,338,361 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Nirvikar Dashora India · #1,462,222 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 B.L. Madhavan India · #1,464,834 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Atmospheric Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at National Atmospheric Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Air Quality, Climate Change, Solar Wind, Hydrological Cycle, Global Warming, Remote Sensing, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere.

▲ 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. Air Quality22▲ 105×4 topics
  2. Climate Change20▲ 6.6×19 topics
  3. Solar Wind18▲ 167×2 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle16▲ 146×2 topics
  5. Global Warming13▲ 27×6 topics
  6. Remote Sensing12▲ 8.9×12 topics
  7. Ionosphere12▲ 184×1 topic
  8. Magnetosphere12▲ 184×1 topic
  9. Satellite Observations11▲ 103×3 topics
  10. Atmospheric Aerosols11▲ 174×1 topic
  11. Black Carbon11▲ 174×1 topic
  12. Data Assimilation10▲ 54×3 topics
  13. Boundary Layer10▲ 67×2 topics
  14. Climate10▲ 96×2 topics
  15. Sea Level Rise10▲ 65×3 topics
  16. Aerosols9▲ 118×1 topic
  17. Atmospheric Dust9▲ 330×1 topic
  18. Hydrological Modeling9▲ 34×5 topics
  19. Convective Parameterization9▲ 140×1 topic
  20. Ensemble Kalman Filter9▲ 75×1 topic
  21. Ocean Circulation8▲ 50×3 topics
  22. Ozone Depletion7▲ 209×1 topic
  23. Stratospheric Water Vapor7▲ 209×1 topic
  24. Particulate Matter7▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Tropical Cyclones7▲ 108×2 topics
  26. Climate Modeling7▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Extreme Events7▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Coronal Mass Ejections6▲ 141×1 topic
  29. Solar Dynamics Observatory6▲ 141×1 topic
  30. Hurricanes5▲ 140×1 topic
  31. Storm Surge5▲ 140×1 topic
  32. Validation5▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Mortality4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  34. Air Pollution4▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Health Effects4▲ 5.7×1 topic
  37. Precipitation4▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Satellite4▲ 183×1 topic
  39. GRACE4▲ 65×1 topic
  40. groundwater depletion4▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does National Atmospheric Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…12Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 12 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…11Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 11 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and…9Atmospheric aerosols and clouds: 9 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…9Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 9 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 7 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 7 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…6Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 6 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 5 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 4 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 11 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  4. 4 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 9 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 7 works
  6. 6 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  7. 7 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  9. 9 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 4 works
  10. 10 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Atmospheric Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.