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NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory

In research, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#92 of 2,661 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#786 of 21,541 worldwide) and Atmospheric Science (#84 of 1,013 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science — Atmospheric Science is 85.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,706
of 28,054 · #1,160 all time
Rank in United States
#894
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
99k
69.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #92 of 2,661 41.0%641
Physical SciencesDomain #786 of 21,541 38.9%1,367
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #84 of 1,013 44.9%491
Environmental ScienceField #627 of 6,208 44.1%486
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #145 of 1,262 46.4%364

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 85.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 23.6 works85×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 27.5 works28×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 23.2 works7.4×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27.93× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.44× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 27.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Pieter P. Tans, Alexander G. Voronovich and Paul J. Neiman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Pieter P. Tans United States · #56,532 worldwide 589 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Alexander G. Voronovich United States · #88,732 worldwide 253 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Paul J. Neiman United States · #119,267 worldwide 337 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Thomas M. Hamill United States · #119,631 worldwide 232 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Martin P. Hoerling United States · #125,772 worldwide 360 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Claire Granier United States · #132,378 worldwide 270 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 J. R. Spackman United States · #152,409 worldwide 231 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Michael A. Alexander United States · #167,830 worldwide 444 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Cécile Penland United States · #254,200 worldwide 194 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Aude Miéville United States · #282,192 worldwide 151 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Data Assimilation, Air Quality, Remote Sensing, Boundary Layer, Probabilistic Forecasting, Hydrological Cycle and Convective Parameterization.

▲ 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 Change17▲ 10×35 topics
  2. Data Assimilation11▲ 115×3 topics
  3. Air Quality10▲ 86×4 topics
  4. Remote Sensing10▲ 12×15 topics
  5. Boundary Layer9▲ 121×2 topics
  6. Probabilistic Forecasting9▲ 75×3 topics
  7. Convective Parameterization9▲ 266×1 topic
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter9▲ 143×1 topic
  9. Hydrological Cycle9▲ 152×2 topics
  10. Satellite Observations8▲ 139×3 topics
  11. Global Warming8▲ 31×9 topics
  12. Ocean Circulation8▲ 95×3 topics
  13. Atmospheric Aerosols6▲ 166×1 topic
  14. Black Carbon6▲ 166×1 topic
  15. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 33×4 topics
  16. Extreme Events6▲ 100×2 topics
  17. Climate Modeling5▲ 120×1 topic
  18. Precipitation Extremes5▲ 120×1 topic
  19. Emissions5▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Shale Gas4▲ 55×2 topics
  21. Atmospheric4▲ 137×1 topic
  22. Methane4▲ 137×1 topic
  23. Water Quality4▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Ice Nucleation4▲ 160×2 topics
  25. Aerosols4▲ 89×1 topic
  26. Atmospheric Dust4▲ 247×1 topic
  27. Climate4▲ 70×2 topics
  28. Sea Level Rise4▲ 45×3 topics
  29. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 23×5 topics
  30. Ozone Depletion3▲ 179×1 topic
  31. Stratospheric Water Vapor3▲ 179×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Hydrology2▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 56×2 topics
  35. Climate Change Impact2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Oceanic Modeling2▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Tidal Analysis2▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Particulate Matter2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Hurricanes2▲ 76×1 topic
  40. Storm Surge2▲ 76×1 topic

Which research topics does NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Climate variability and models and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Meteorological Phenomena…9Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 9 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…3Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 3 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 2 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 9 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 6 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 2 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations 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.

openly available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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