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NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

In research, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,038 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Global and Planetary Change — Atmospheric Science is 96.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,211
of 28,054 · #4,665 all time
Rank in United States
#1,234
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
40.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is NOAA National Severe Storms 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 #5,038 of 12,888 11.7%97 #2815

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 96.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 43.4 works96×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 46.5 works29×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 22.1 works28×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 34.8 works6.8×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29.02× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.85× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× 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, 29.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles A. Doswell, Dušan S. Zrnić and Joseph T. Schaefer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory.

  1. 1 Charles A. Doswell United States · #74,585 worldwide 420 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Dušan S. Zrnić United States · #90,006 worldwide 386 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Joseph T. Schaefer United States · #156,644 worldwide 213 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 David J. Stensrud United States · #219,381 worldwide 335 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Robert Davies-Jones United States · #227,698 worldwide 180 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Harold E. Brooks United States · #239,005 worldwide 257 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Jonathan J. Gourley United States · #338,672 worldwide 261 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Louis J. Wicker United States · #384,768 worldwide 183 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 W. David Rust United States · #497,490 worldwide 112 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Donald R. MacGorman United States · #567,682 worldwide 140 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Boundary Layer, Data Assimilation, Probabilistic Forecasting, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Convective Parameterization, Mesoscale Modeling and Hydrological Modeling.

▲ 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 Change32▲ 12×23 topics
  2. Boundary Layer30▲ 234×2 topics
  3. Data Assimilation29▲ 181×4 topics
  4. Probabilistic Forecasting25▲ 123×2 topics
  5. Convective Parameterization24▲ 442×1 topic
  6. Ensemble Kalman Filter24▲ 238×2 topics
  7. Mesoscale Modeling24▲ 442×1 topic
  8. Hydrological Modeling18▲ 75×5 topics
  9. Global Warming18▲ 42×6 topics
  10. Remote Sensing17▲ 14×12 topics
  11. Hydrological Cycle14▲ 143×2 topics
  12. Validation13▲ 145×2 topics
  13. Ocean Circulation12▲ 89×3 topics
  14. Extreme Events11▲ 125×2 topics
  15. Climate Modeling11▲ 152×1 topic
  16. Greenhouse Gas Emissions11▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Precipitation Extremes11▲ 152×1 topic
  18. Precipitation9▲ 199×1 topic
  19. Satellite9▲ 482×1 topic
  20. Sea Level Rise9▲ 71×3 topics
  21. Air Quality8▲ 44×4 topics
  22. Satellite Observations7▲ 73×3 topics
  23. Large-Eddy Simulation7▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Tropical Cyclones7▲ 117×2 topics
  25. Hurricanes6▲ 181×1 topic
  26. Storm Surge6▲ 181×1 topic
  27. Turbulent Flow5▲ 45×3 topics
  28. CFD Simulation5▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Pedestrian Wind Comfort5▲ 104×1 topic
  30. Urban Microclimate5▲ 104×1 topic
  31. Soil Moisture5▲ 65×3 topics
  32. Risk Perception4▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Global Monitoring4▲ 158×1 topic
  35. Microwave Retrieval4▲ 158×1 topic
  36. Disaster Management4▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Flood Risk3▲ 41×2 topics
  38. Hydrology3▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Flood Inundation Modeling3▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Surface Water Mapping3▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Meteorological Phenomena…24Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 24 fractional worksClimate variability and …11Climate variability and models: 11 fractional worksPrecipitation Measuremen…9Precipitation Measurement and Analysis: 9 fractional worksTropical and Extratropic…6Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 6 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies5Wind and Air Flow Studies: 5 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote…4Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 4 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Engineering

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 24 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  3. 3 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 9 works
  4. 4 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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