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National Institute of Meteorology

In research, National Institute of Meteorology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,214 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,795 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 36.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,040
of 28,054 · #2,732 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#14
of 59
Research works
2.5k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Meteorology 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 #5,214 of 12,888 9.2%184 #1738
Environmental ScienceField #2,795 of 3,551 9.1%98 #1300

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Meteorology 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 Institute of Meteorology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 36.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 37.7 works36×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 46.2 works26×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 52.9 works14×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 98.2 works8.4×
← 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: 1.94× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.35× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.40× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Meteorology?

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

▲ 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 Change91▲ 14×70 topics
  2. Remote Sensing43▲ 15×30 topics
  3. Global Warming43▲ 44×12 topics
  4. Extreme Events21▲ 104×2 topics
  5. Hydrological Modeling20▲ 37×5 topics
  6. Hydrological Cycle20▲ 90×2 topics
  7. Ocean Circulation19▲ 62×3 topics
  8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions18▲ 29×6 topics
  9. Sustainability16▲ 2.8×31 topics
  10. Climate Modeling16▲ 97×1 topic
  11. Precipitation Extremes16▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Data Assimilation14▲ 37×4 topics
  13. Risk Assessment13▲ 8.2×9 topics
  14. Drought12▲ 55×3 topics
  15. Boundary Layer11▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Evapotranspiration11▲ 63×2 topics
  17. Probabilistic Forecasting11▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Water Resources11▲ 19×8 topics
  19. Land Use Change11▲ 15×6 topics
  20. Ensemble Kalman Filter10▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Convective Parameterization10▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Mesoscale Modeling10▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Monitoring10▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Hydrological9▲ 128×1 topic
  25. Indices9▲ 128×1 topic
  26. Sediment Transport9▲ 25×5 topics
  27. Air Quality9▲ 21×5 topics
  28. Estimation8▲ 79×2 topics
  29. Sea Level Rise8▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Validation8▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Satellite Observations7▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Spatial Interpolation7▲ 73×2 topics
  33. Precipitation7▲ 62×2 topics
  34. Climate7▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Vulnerability7▲ 12×6 topics
  36. Model Evaluation6▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Tropical Cyclones6▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Adaptation6▲ 9.5×5 topics
  39. Rainfall6▲ 144×1 topic
  40. Satellite6▲ 144×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute of Meteorology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Hydrology and Drought Analysis and Precipitation Measurement and Analysis.

Climate variability and …16Climate variability and models: 16 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 10 fractional worksHydrology and Drought An…9Hydrology and Drought Analysis: 9 fractional worksPrecipitation Measuremen…6Precipitation Measurement and Analysis: 6 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 6 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 6 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…5Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 5 fractional worksTree-ring climate responses: 5 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 4 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceWater Science and TechnologyEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 16 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 10 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  4. 4 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  6. 6 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 6 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  8. 8 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 5 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  10. 10 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 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 available43.4%not open56.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.9%domestic only48.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Meteorology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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