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NOAA Weather Prediction Center

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Research works
41
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
1k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: NOAA Weather Prediction Center is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.07× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 12.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 26.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at NOAA Weather Prediction Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory and Sea Level Rise.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Solar Wind12▲ 223×2 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 9.5×13 topics
  3. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 87×4 topics
  4. Ionosphere7▲ 240×1 topic
  5. Magnetosphere7▲ 240×1 topic
  6. Coronal Mass Ejections6▲ 206×1 topic
  7. Solar Dynamics Observatory6▲ 206×1 topic
  8. Sea Level Rise5▲ 94×3 topics
  9. Remote Sensing4▲ 9.2×9 topics
  10. Boundary Layer4▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Data Assimilation4▲ 50×2 topics
  12. Convective Parameterization4▲ 144×1 topic
  13. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 76×1 topic
  14. GRACE3▲ 163×1 topic
  15. Geodetic Measurements3▲ 63×2 topics
  16. groundwater depletion3▲ 163×1 topic
  17. Geomagnetic Field3▲ 174×1 topic
  18. Global Warming3▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Magnetosome Formation3▲ 174×1 topic
  20. Precipitation2▲ 121×1 topic
  21. Satellite2▲ 302×1 topic
  22. Water Resources2▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  24. China2▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Ocean Circulation2▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Climate Modeling2▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Extreme Events2▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Hydrological Effects2▲ 128×1 topic
  31. Soil Moisture2▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 62×2 topics
  33. Flood Risk1▲ 67×1 topic
  34. Ionospheric Anomalies1▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Risk Perception1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Seismic Electromagnetics1▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Surface Water Mapping1▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Hurricanes1▲ 96×1 topic
  39. Storm Surge1▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Ozone Depletion1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does NOAA Weather Prediction Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies.

Meteorological Phenomena…1Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 1 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 0 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 0 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Phot…0Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 0 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 0 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 0 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 0 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsMolecular BiologyArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 0 works
  6. 6 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  7. 7 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 0 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 0 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA Weather Prediction Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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