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NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory

In research, NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,101 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 43.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,765
of 28,054 · #2,757 all time
Rank in United States
#529
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
51.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is NOAA Chemical Sciences 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 #2,101 of 12,888 28.2%118 #1786

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOAA Chemical Sciences 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 NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 43.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 24.9 works43×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 27.9 works14×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 10.47× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.60× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.57× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.79× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.31× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.44× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.80× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 13.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Frederick G. Mann, John Harley-Mason and V. M. Clark lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory.

  1. 1 Frederick G. Mann United States · #247,929 worldwide 260 citations · 76 works
  2. 2 John Harley-Mason United States · #306,086 worldwide 66 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 V. M. Clark United States · #537,996 worldwide 83 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Air Quality, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon, Satellite Observations, Ozone Depletion, Stratospheric Water Vapor, Hydrological Cycle and Catalysis.

▲ 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 Quality18▲ 76×4 topics
  2. Atmospheric Aerosols12▲ 161×1 topic
  3. Black Carbon12▲ 161×1 topic
  4. Satellite Observations12▲ 91×2 topics
  5. Climate Change10▲ 2.8×29 topics
  6. Ozone Depletion9▲ 240×1 topic
  7. Stratospheric Water Vapor9▲ 240×1 topic
  8. Hydrological Cycle9▲ 71×2 topics
  9. Catalysis8▲ 8.9×19 topics
  10. Remote Sensing8▲ 4.8×13 topics
  11. Carbon Dioxide7▲ 35×4 topics
  12. Emissions6▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Water Quality6▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Ice Nucleation6▲ 113×2 topics
  15. Shale Gas6▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Atmospheric6▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Climate6▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Hydraulic Fracturing6▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Methane6▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Aerosols6▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Atmospheric Dust6▲ 179×1 topic
  22. Particulate Matter5▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Cathode Materials4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  24. Global Warming4▲ 7.9×7 topics
  25. Health Effects4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  26. Hydrogen Bonding4▲ 34×4 topics
  27. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 17×6 topics
  28. Mortality4▲ 4.8×2 topics
  29. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  30. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. Ocean Circulation4▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Air Pollution3▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Fine Particulate Air Pollution3▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Extreme Events3▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Boundary Layer3▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Climate Modeling3▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Precipitation Extremes3▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Data Assimilation3▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Convective Parameterization3▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Atmospheric chemistry an…12Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 12 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 9 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 6 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksClimate variability and …3Climate variability and models: 3 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 3 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics1 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 12 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 9 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  6. 6 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.5%domestic only60.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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.

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