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NOAA National Ocean Service

In research, NOAA National Ocean Service stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,547 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,191 of 6,208 worldwide) and Oceanography (#401 of 658 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#10,260
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,273
of 8,685
Research works
711
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
46.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is NOAA National Ocean Service 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 #7,547 of 21,541 24.5%586
Environmental ScienceField #2,191 of 6,208 27.2%283
OceanographySubfield #401 of 658 25.5%146
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,833 of 2,661 24.9%207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOAA National Ocean 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 Ocean Service specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 23.5 works9.7×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.82× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.65× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 18.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA National Ocean Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard P. Stumpf, John S. Ramsdell and Gregory J. Doucette lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA National Ocean Service.

  1. 1 Richard P. Stumpf United States · #133,681 worldwide 407 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 John S. Ramsdell United States · #423,982 worldwide 62 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Gregory J. Doucette United States · #432,610 worldwide 187 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Robert G. Williams United States · #445,279 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 R. Wayne Litaker United States · #874,480 worldwide 97 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 James A. Morris United States · #1,108,473 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Stephen K. Gill United States · #1,120,705 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Edward Myers United States · #1,279,868 worldwide 33 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 S. Ian Hartwell United States · #1,589,152 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA National Ocean Service

Which keywords describe research at NOAA National Ocean Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Global Warming, Harmful Algal Blooms, Conservation, Ocean Circulation, Population Dynamics and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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 Change18▲ 14×24 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification4▲ 117×3 topics
  3. Global Warming4▲ 20×4 topics
  4. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 103×3 topics
  5. Machine Learning4▲ 2.3×7 topics
  6. Remote Sensing4▲ 6.2×10 topics
  7. Conservation4▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Ocean Circulation4▲ 55×3 topics
  9. Population Dynamics3▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 76×2 topics
  11. Acoustic Communication3▲ 126×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  13. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 214×1 topic
  14. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 52×3 topics
  15. Marine Mammals3▲ 214×1 topic
  16. Eutrophication3▲ 56×3 topics
  17. Data Assimilation3▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 106×2 topics
  19. Trophic Cascades3▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem Management3▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Marine Fisheries3▲ 131×1 topic
  22. Benthic Communities2▲ 88×2 topics
  23. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 88×2 topics
  24. Bleaching2▲ 151×1 topic
  25. Coral Reefs2▲ 151×1 topic
  26. Coastal Protection2▲ 73×2 topics
  27. Oceanic Modeling2▲ 140×1 topic
  28. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Tidal Analysis2▲ 140×1 topic
  30. Ecosystem Services2▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Marine Environment2▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Sea Level Rise2▲ 32×3 topics
  33. Sediment Transport2▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Water Quality2▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Dissolved Organic Matter2▲ 88×1 topic
  36. Oceanic Carbon Cycle2▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 68×2 topics
  38. Acoustic Techniques2▲ 109×1 topic
  39. Seafloor Mapping2▲ 109×1 topic
  40. Wave Modeling2▲ 68×2 topics

Which research topics does NOAA National Ocean Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Marine and fisheries research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Marine animal studies ov…3Marine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…3Marine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…2Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropic…2Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…2Marine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…1Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMarine Toxins and Detect…1Marine Toxins and Detection Methods: 1 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyAtmospheric Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  6. 6 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  7. 7 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  10. 10 Marine Toxins and Detection Methods Environmental Chemistry 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA National Ocean Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher 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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