NOAA Air Resources Laboratory
In research, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,943 of 21,541 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#432 of 2,661 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,381 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #3,081 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #782 of 8,685
- Research works
- 823 ▼ 9% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 44k 53.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 20.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 29% world 28%
What is NOAA Air Resources Laboratory known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,943 of 21,541 | 29.7% | 748 | |
| Earth and Planetary SciencesField | #432 of 2,661 | 31.0% | 257 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,381 of 6,208 | 31.3% | 344 | |
| Atmospheric ScienceSubfield | #358 of 1,013 | 31.7% | 210 | |
| Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield | #447 of 1,262 | 36.5% | 181 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOAA Air Resources 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).
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 19.4×
- Environmental Science 8.9×
- Mathematics 1.4×
- Decision Sciences 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.4×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at NOAA Air Resources Laboratory?
Ranked on the composite score, Tilden P. Meyers, T. P. Meyers and Xinrong Ren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA Air Resources Laboratory.
- 1 Tilden P. Meyers United States · #17,996 worldwide 1.9k citations · 41 works
- 2 T. P. Meyers United States · #140,216 worldwide 366 citations · 21 works
- 3 Xinrong Ren United States · #147,735 worldwide 206 citations · 31 works
- 4 Howard J. Diamond United States · #281,181 worldwide 140 citations · 20 works
- 5 Roland R. Draxler United States · #293,290 worldwide 144 citations · 29 works
- 6 Steven R. Hanna United States · #301,283 worldwide 247 citations · 54 works
- 7 Carmen J. Nappo United States · #307,832 worldwide 135 citations · 25 works
- 8 J. K. Angell United States · #332,174 worldwide 176 citations · 37 works
- 9 John Kochendorfer United States · #340,558 worldwide 125 citations · 25 works
- 10 Dale A. Gillette United States · #392,814 worldwide 202 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at NOAA Air Resources Laboratory?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Air Quality, Remote Sensing, Satellite Observations, Boundary Layer, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon and Hydrological Cycle.
- Stratospheric Water Vapor
- Wildfire Activity
- Forecasting
- Urban Microclimate
- Extreme Events
- Tree Mortality
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Air Pollution
- Mortality
- Climate
- Methane
- Water Quality
- Health Effects
- Global Warming
- Ensemble Kalman Filter
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Data Assimilation
- Atmospheric Aerosols
- Satellite Observations
- Air Quality
- Climate Change
- Remote Sensing
- Boundary Layer
- Black Carbon
- Hydrological Cycle
- Convective Parameterization
- Emissions
- Particulate Matter
- Shale Gas
- Atmospheric
- Aerosols
- Ocean Circulation
- Oxidative Stress
- Global Burden of Disease
- Drought
- Climate Modeling
- CFD Simulation
- Soil Properties
- Forest Fires
- Ozone Depletion
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
- Climate Change9▲ 8.6×25 topics
- Air Quality8▲ 110×4 topics
- Remote Sensing5▲ 11×14 topics
- Satellite Observations5▲ 131×3 topics
- Boundary Layer5▲ 95×2 topics
- Atmospheric Aerosols4▲ 183×1 topic
- Black Carbon4▲ 183×1 topic
- Data Assimilation4▲ 63×3 topics
- Hydrological Cycle4▲ 104×2 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 53×4 topics
- Convective Parameterization3▲ 140×1 topic
- Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 76×1 topic
- Emissions3▲ 36×2 topics
- Global Warming3▲ 18×5 topics
- Particulate Matter3▲ 48×2 topics
- Health Effects3▲ 12×6 topics
- Shale Gas2▲ 51×2 topics
- Water Quality2▲ 16×2 topics
- Atmospheric2▲ 123×1 topic
- Methane2▲ 123×1 topic
- Aerosols2▲ 84×1 topic
- Climate2▲ 66×1 topic
- Ocean Circulation2▲ 45×3 topics
- Mortality2▲ 9.6×2 topics
- Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.5×2 topics
- Air Pollution2▲ 41×1 topic
- Global Burden of Disease2▲ 21×1 topic
- Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 26×3 topics
- Drought2▲ 49×1 topic
- Tree Mortality2▲ 99×1 topic
- Climate Modeling2▲ 60×1 topic
- Extreme Events2▲ 49×1 topic
- CFD Simulation2▲ 36×1 topic
- Urban Microclimate2▲ 86×1 topic
- Soil Properties1▲ 18×3 topics
- Forecasting1▲ 15×3 topics
- Forest Fires1▲ 62×1 topic
- Wildfire Activity1▲ 62×1 topic
- Ozone Depletion1▲ 87×1 topic
- Stratospheric Water Vapor1▲ 87×1 topic
Which research topics does NOAA Air Resources Laboratory publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 4 works
- 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 3 works
- 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 4 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
- 6 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 8 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 2 works
- 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
- 10 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 1 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has NOAA Air Resources Laboratory's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in College Park
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- American Institute of Physics
- Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
- Joint Quantum Institute
- NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction
- American Physical Society
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.