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NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

In research, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,744 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#273 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,755 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change — Atmospheric Science is 79.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,140
of 28,054 · #873 all time
Rank in United States
#448
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
171k
94.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 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 #1,744 of 12,888 28.5%168 #594
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #273 of 1,209 28.2%90 #64
Environmental ScienceField #1,755 of 3,551 29.7%71 #337
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #206 of 301 29.1%62 #53

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#594 #1,744
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#64 #273
  3. Environmental Science#337 #1,755
  4. Atmospheric Science#53 #206
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 79.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 61.6 works80×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 24.5 works50×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 59.0 works44×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 89.9 works33×
  5. Environmental ScienceField · 70.6 works8.1×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32.86× its world share, 90 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.14× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 32.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Larry W. Horowitz, Syukuro Manabe and Paul Ginoux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory.

  1. 1 Larry W. Horowitz United States · #8,903 worldwide 1.1k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Syukuro Manabe United States · #20,363 worldwide 950 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Paul Ginoux United States · #40,519 worldwide 690 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Isaac M. Held United States · #43,062 worldwide 729 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Stephen M. Griffies United States · #85,487 worldwide 582 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Thomas R. Knutson United States · #101,056 worldwide 393 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Ming Zhao United States · #117,604 worldwide 276 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 John P. Dunne United States · #127,860 worldwide 428 citations · 67 works
  9. 9 John P. Krasting United States · #132,023 worldwide 206 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Leo J. Donner United States · #132,423 worldwide 374 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory?

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

▲ 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 Change86▲ 18×47 topics
  2. Global Warming58▲ 82×10 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation53▲ 234×3 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle41▲ 245×2 topics
  5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions37▲ 78×4 topics
  6. Extreme Events36▲ 237×2 topics
  7. Climate Modeling36▲ 287×1 topic
  8. Precipitation Extremes36▲ 287×1 topic
  9. Data Assimilation33▲ 122×4 topics
  10. Remote Sensing23▲ 11×15 topics
  11. Boundary Layer22▲ 103×2 topics
  12. Ensemble Kalman Filter22▲ 122×2 topics
  13. Convective Parameterization21▲ 226×1 topic
  14. Mesoscale Modeling21▲ 226×1 topic
  15. Probabilistic Forecasting21▲ 63×2 topics
  16. Sea Level Rise19▲ 87×3 topics
  17. Tropical Cyclones17▲ 178×2 topics
  18. Satellite Observations16▲ 93×3 topics
  19. Hurricanes13▲ 237×1 topic
  20. Storm Surge13▲ 237×1 topic
  21. Climate Change Impact12▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Air Quality12▲ 36×3 topics
  23. Oceanic Modeling12▲ 202×1 topic
  24. Tidal Analysis12▲ 202×1 topic
  25. Water Quality10▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Emissions10▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Methane10▲ 119×1 topic
  28. Arctic8▲ 43×4 topics
  29. Hydrology7▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Decline6▲ 131×1 topic
  31. Sea Ice6▲ 131×1 topic
  32. Atmospheric Aerosols6▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Black Carbon6▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Aerosols5▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Climate5▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Eutrophication5▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Harmful Algal Blooms5▲ 38×3 topics
  38. Dissolved Organic Matter5▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Nutrient Limitation5▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Oceanic Carbon Cycle5▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory publish most on?

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

Climate variability and …36Climate variability and models: 36 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…21Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 21 fractional worksTropical and Extratropic…13Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 13 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…12Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 12 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…10Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 10 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…6Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 5 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 5 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 5 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceOceanography

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 36 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 21 works
  3. 3 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 13 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 12 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 6 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 6 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 5 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 5 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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