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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction

In research, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,950 of 21,541 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#400 of 2,661 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,528 of 6,208 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 87.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#3,068
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#780
of 8,685
Research works
608
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
83.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,950 of 21,541 34.3%577
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #400 of 2,661 33.1%302
Environmental ScienceField #1,528 of 6,208 37.0%243
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #370 of 1,262 39.0%204
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #350 of 1,013 33.1%228

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction 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 National Centers for Environmental Prediction specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 87.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 22.8 works88×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 28.4 works31×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 21.3 works7.3×
  4. Physical SciencesDomain · 54.2 works2.4×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30.78× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.28× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.30× 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, 30.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction?

Ranked on the composite score, Arun Kumar, Zavisă Janjić and Hendrik L. Tolman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

  1. 1 Arun Kumar United States · #59,496 worldwide 465 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Zavisă Janjić United States · #62,407 worldwide 658 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Hendrik L. Tolman United States · #69,197 worldwide 657 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 John E. Janowiak United States · #92,896 worldwide 4.6k citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Robert E. Livezey United States · #128,658 worldwide 326 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Vernon E. Kousky United States · #164,869 worldwide 328 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Anthony G. Barnston United States · #168,997 worldwide 264 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Ants Leetmaa United States · #181,009 worldwide 4.3k citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Pingping Xie United States · #218,620 worldwide 1.1k citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Kenneth E. Mitchell United States · #228,747 worldwide 645 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction

Which keywords describe research at NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Data Assimilation, Hydrological Cycle, Boundary Layer, Probabilistic Forecasting and Ensemble Kalman Filter.

▲ 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 Change23▲ 15×27 topics
  2. Global Warming18▲ 73×8 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation15▲ 194×3 topics
  4. Data Assimilation15▲ 159×4 topics
  5. Hydrological Cycle12▲ 219×2 topics
  6. Boundary Layer12▲ 164×2 topics
  7. Probabilistic Forecasting12▲ 101×2 topics
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter11▲ 192×2 topics
  9. Convective Parameterization11▲ 353×1 topic
  10. Extreme Events11▲ 219×2 topics
  11. Mesoscale Modeling11▲ 353×1 topic
  12. Climate Modeling11▲ 265×1 topic
  13. Precipitation Extremes11▲ 265×1 topic
  14. Tropical Cyclones7▲ 208×2 topics
  15. Sea Level Rise6▲ 85×3 topics
  16. Remote Sensing6▲ 8.1×16 topics
  17. Hurricanes5▲ 260×1 topic
  18. Storm Surge5▲ 260×1 topic
  19. Satellite Observations4▲ 67×3 topics
  20. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 26×5 topics
  21. Air Quality3▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Oceanic Modeling3▲ 150×1 topic
  23. Tidal Analysis3▲ 150×1 topic
  24. Hydrology2▲ 34×3 topics
  25. Shale Gas2▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Water Quality2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  27. Emissions2▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Methane2▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Validation2▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Wave Modeling2▲ 60×2 topics
  31. Arctic2▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Ocean Waves2▲ 131×1 topic
  33. Wind Stress2▲ 131×1 topic
  34. Water Resources2▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Precipitation2▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Satellite2▲ 130×1 topic
  37. Spatial Interpolation2▲ 65×2 topics
  38. Ozone Depletion1▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Stratospheric Water Vapor1▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Aerosols1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction publish most on?

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

Meteorological Phenomena…11Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 11 fractional worksClimate variability and …11Climate variability and models: 11 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 5 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…2Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 2 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 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 11 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  3. 3 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 3 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 2 works
  7. 7 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction'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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