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NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories

In research, NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,435 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science — Oceanography is 111.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,116
of 28,054 · #4,091 all time
Rank in United States
#1,222
of 4,192
Research works
880
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
52.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories 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 #5,435 of 12,888 28.5%76 #2633

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories 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 NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 111.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 25.5 works112×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 44.4 works35×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 28.4 works7.0×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34.74× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.03× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsDecision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 34.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories?

Ranked on the composite score, Rik Wanninkhof, Molly Baringer and Claudia Schmid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories.

  1. 1 Rik Wanninkhof United States · #12,131 worldwide 1.5k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Molly Baringer United States · #146,968 worldwide 303 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Claudia Schmid United States · #154,686 worldwide 267 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 George H. Keller United States · #174,744 worldwide 154 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 David B. Enfield United States · #180,546 worldwide 225 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Richard H. Bennett United States · #197,927 worldwide 128 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Luke Thompson United States · #216,359 worldwide 408 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Chunzai Wang United States · #356,631 worldwide 213 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 John R. Proni United States · #372,894 worldwide 69 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Rick Lumpkin United States · #420,366 worldwide 80 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories

Which keywords describe research at NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Tropical Cyclones, Data Assimilation, Ocean Acidification, Sea Level Rise and Hurricanes.

▲ 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 Change36▲ 16×37 topics
  2. Global Warming22▲ 68×7 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation18▲ 166×3 topics
  4. Tropical Cyclones15▲ 336×2 topics
  5. Data Assimilation14▲ 111×3 topics
  6. Ocean Acidification10▲ 166×3 topics
  7. Sea Level Rise10▲ 93×3 topics
  8. Hurricanes9▲ 353×1 topic
  9. Storm Surge9▲ 353×1 topic
  10. Hydrological Cycle9▲ 113×2 topics
  11. Climate Modeling9▲ 148×1 topic
  12. Extreme Events9▲ 121×1 topic
  13. Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Oceanic Modeling8▲ 314×1 topic
  15. Tidal Analysis8▲ 314×1 topic
  16. Wave Modeling6▲ 154×2 topics
  17. Boundary Layer6▲ 62×2 topics
  18. Probabilistic Forecasting6▲ 37×3 topics
  19. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 70×2 topics
  20. Convective Parameterization6▲ 129×1 topic
  21. Mesoscale Modeling6▲ 129×1 topic
  22. Ocean Waves6▲ 310×1 topic
  23. Wind Stress6▲ 310×1 topic
  24. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 120×2 topics
  25. Bleaching5▲ 180×1 topic
  26. Coral Reefs5▲ 180×1 topic
  27. Harmful Algal Blooms5▲ 77×3 topics
  28. Eutrophication5▲ 54×3 topics
  29. Nutrient Limitation4▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Dissolved Organic Matter4▲ 127×1 topic
  31. Oceanic Carbon Cycle4▲ 127×1 topic
  32. Benthic Communities4▲ 79×2 topics
  33. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 79×2 topics
  34. Global Change3▲ 15×3 topics
  35. CO2 Emissions3▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Marine Organisms3▲ 336×1 topic
  37. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Coastal Protection3▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Water Quality3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  40. Shale Gas2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Climate variability and models, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 9 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 9 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…8Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 8 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…6Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 6 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 6 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 5 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…4Marine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effects and Responses: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyEcology

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

  1. 1 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 9 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  3. 3 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 8 works
  4. 4 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 6 works
  6. 6 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
  8. 8 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 3 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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