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NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service

In research, NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,804 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science — Atmospheric Science is 73.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,793
of 28,054 · #1,433 all time
Rank in United States
#1,173
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
37.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service 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 #4,804 of 12,888 19.8%86 #960

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service 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 Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 73.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 28.8 works74×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 43.2 works31×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 27.9 works6.3×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31.12× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.34× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDecision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.07× 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, 31.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Larry M. McMillin, C. Barnet and Kevin P. Gallo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service.

  1. 1 Larry M. McMillin United States · #58,367 worldwide 530 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 C. Barnet United States · #112,859 worldwide 485 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Kevin P. Gallo United States · #141,495 worldwide 299 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Fuzhong Weng United States · #154,664 worldwide 377 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Wei Shi United States · #189,469 worldwide 275 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Lihang Zhou United States · #189,558 worldwide 183 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 W. Wolf United States · #199,844 worldwide 152 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Michael Ondrusek United States · #220,172 worldwide 220 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 István László United States · #252,001 worldwide 217 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Arnold Gruber United States · #263,258 worldwide 206 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service

Which keywords describe research at NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Data Assimilation, Satellite Observations, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Hydrological Cycle and Boundary Layer.

▲ 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 Change25▲ 11×30 topics
  2. Remote Sensing16▲ 15×22 topics
  3. Data Assimilation14▲ 98×3 topics
  4. Satellite Observations12▲ 135×3 topics
  5. Global Warming11▲ 32×5 topics
  6. Ocean Circulation10▲ 88×3 topics
  7. Boundary Layer8▲ 77×2 topics
  8. Hydrological Cycle8▲ 100×2 topics
  9. Air Quality8▲ 51×4 topics
  10. Convective Parameterization8▲ 171×1 topic
  11. Ensemble Kalman Filter8▲ 92×1 topic
  12. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 35×5 topics
  13. Sea Level Rise7▲ 61×3 topics
  14. Water Quality6▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Tropical Cyclones6▲ 128×2 topics
  16. Emissions6▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Methane6▲ 139×1 topic
  18. Ozone Depletion6▲ 214×1 topic
  19. Stratospheric Water Vapor6▲ 214×1 topic
  20. Climate5▲ 63×2 topics
  21. Climate Modeling4▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Extreme Events4▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Aerosols4▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Atmospheric Dust4▲ 194×1 topic
  26. Climate Change Impact4▲ 21×2 topics
  27. On-Orbit Performance4▲ 416×1 topic
  28. Radiometric Calibration4▲ 416×1 topic
  29. Oceanic Modeling4▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Tidal Analysis4▲ 143×1 topic
  31. Validation4▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Atmospheric Aerosols4▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Black Carbon4▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Eutrophication3▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Harmful Algal Blooms3▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Hurricanes3▲ 116×1 topic
  37. Storm Surge3▲ 116×1 topic
  38. Dissolved Organic Matter3▲ 88×1 topic
  39. Hydrology3▲ 29×3 topics
  40. Wave Modeling3▲ 72×2 topics

Which research topics does NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service publish most on?

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

Meteorological Phenomena…8Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…6Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…6Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 6 fractional worksClimate variability and …4Climate variability and models: 4 fractional worksCalibration and Measurement Techniques: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 4 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…4Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 4 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…3Marine and coastal ecosystems: 3 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeAerospace EngineeringOceanography

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 8 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 6 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 4 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 3 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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