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NOAA National Weather Service

In research, NOAA National Weather Service stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,091 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 53.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,998
of 28,054 · #2,494 all time
Rank in United States
#1,495
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
70k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is NOAA National Weather 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 #6,091 of 12,888 10.5%94 #1638

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 53.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 27.7 works53×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 22.5 works25×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 32.5 works18×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 33.8 works5.8×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.18× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.60× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.77× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.86× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.18× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA National Weather Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert R. Dickson, Jerome Namias and Harry R. Glahn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA National Weather Service.

  1. 1 Robert R. Dickson United States · #27,984 worldwide 471 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Jerome Namias United States · #76,454 worldwide 291 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Harry R. Glahn United States · #130,491 worldwide 247 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 John C. Schaake United States · #180,320 worldwide 419 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 P. J. Restrepo United States · #298,197 worldwide 146 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Victor Koren United States · #322,229 worldwide 298 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 B. Cosgrove United States · #440,513 worldwide 225 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Glenn W. Brier United States · #478,176 worldwide 133 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 D. Q. Wark United States · #478,208 worldwide 89 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 L. Machta United States · #535,559 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA National Weather Service

Which keywords describe research at NOAA National Weather Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Global Warming, Boundary Layer, Data Assimilation, Probabilistic Forecasting, Convective Parameterization 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 Change36▲ 11×36 topics
  2. Remote Sensing19▲ 13×22 topics
  3. Global Warming16▲ 34×10 topics
  4. Boundary Layer14▲ 98×2 topics
  5. Data Assimilation14▲ 76×3 topics
  6. Probabilistic Forecasting13▲ 57×3 topics
  7. Convective Parameterization13▲ 199×1 topic
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter13▲ 107×1 topic
  9. Hydrological Modeling10▲ 38×5 topics
  10. Hydrological Cycle10▲ 88×2 topics
  11. Ocean Circulation9▲ 60×3 topics
  12. Extreme Events9▲ 84×2 topics
  13. Greenhouse Gas Emissions8▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Sea Level Rise8▲ 56×3 topics
  15. Climate Modeling8▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Precipitation Extremes8▲ 95×1 topic
  17. Deep Learning8▲ 1.90×15 topics
  18. Neural Networks6▲ 3.3×9 topics
  19. Tropical Cyclones6▲ 94×2 topics
  20. Disaster Management6▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Risk Perception6▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Forecasting5▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Satellite Imagery5▲ 34×3 topics
  24. Flood Inundation Modeling5▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Flood Risk5▲ 56×2 topics
  26. Hurricanes5▲ 133×1 topic
  27. Storm Surge5▲ 133×1 topic
  28. Surface Water Mapping5▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Hydrology5▲ 33×3 topics
  30. Air Quality5▲ 22×4 topics
  31. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  32. Satellite Observations4▲ 36×3 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Sediment Transport3▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Validation3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Glacier3▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Water Availability3▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Soil Properties3▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Time Series Analysis3▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Forest Fires3▲ 52×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Meteorological Phenomena…13Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 13 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 8 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 5 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 5 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems3Fire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 2 fractional worksForecasting Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksStatistical and numerical algorithms: 2 fractional worksHuman auditory perception and evaluation: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement Science and Operations ResearchApplied Mathematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 13 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  3. 3 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  4. 4 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  5. 5 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Forecasting Techniques and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  9. 9 Statistical and numerical algorithms Applied Mathematics 2 works
  10. 10 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 2 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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