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Norwegian Meteorological Institute

In research, Norwegian Meteorological Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,943 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#325 of 1,209 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 87.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,481
of 28,054 · #2,694 all time
Rank in Norway
#18
of 133
Research works
878
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
43.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Meteorological Institute 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 #1,943 of 12,888 22.8%145 #1731
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #325 of 1,209 22.7%81 #313

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian Meteorological Institute 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 Norwegian Meteorological Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 87.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 59.0 works87×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 80.6 works34×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 30.9 works27×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 45.5 works6.0×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33.56× its world share, 81 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.98× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 33.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Meteorological Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Rasmus Benestad, Michael Gauss and Michael Schulz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Meteorological Institute.

  1. 1 Rasmus Benestad Norway · #18,394 worldwide 568 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Michael Gauss Norway · #27,943 worldwide 716 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Michael Schulz Norway · #48,028 worldwide 720 citations · 108 works
  4. 4 Ketil Isaksen Norway · #53,796 worldwide 492 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Dirk Olivié Norway · #105,757 worldwide 242 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Øyvind Seland Norway · #126,013 worldwide 245 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Alf Kirkevåg Norway · #149,824 worldwide 196 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Eirik J. Førland Norway · #177,598 worldwide 339 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Trond Iversen Norway · #214,331 worldwide 242 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 David Simpson Norway · #228,640 worldwide 425 citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Meteorological Institute

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Meteorological Institute?

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

▲ 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 Change67▲ 16×45 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation38▲ 189×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing34▲ 18×17 topics
  4. Global Warming26▲ 42×10 topics
  5. Arctic23▲ 131×4 topics
  6. Data Assimilation22▲ 91×4 topics
  7. Hydrological Cycle18▲ 126×2 topics
  8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions16▲ 39×3 topics
  9. Extreme Events16▲ 121×2 topics
  10. Climate Modeling16▲ 145×1 topic
  11. Precipitation Extremes16▲ 145×1 topic
  12. Boundary Layer16▲ 83×2 topics
  13. Hydrology15▲ 78×3 topics
  14. Decline14▲ 359×1 topic
  15. Sea Ice14▲ 359×1 topic
  16. Ensemble Kalman Filter14▲ 90×2 topics
  17. Probabilistic Forecasting14▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Convective Parameterization14▲ 166×1 topic
  19. Mesoscale Modeling14▲ 166×1 topic
  20. Sea Level Rise13▲ 66×3 topics
  21. Tropical Cyclones11▲ 129×2 topics
  22. Air Quality10▲ 35×4 topics
  23. Satellite Observations9▲ 60×3 topics
  24. Wave Modeling9▲ 115×2 topics
  25. Glacier8▲ 122×1 topic
  26. Water Availability8▲ 122×1 topic
  27. Climate Change Impact8▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Oceanic Modeling7▲ 148×1 topic
  29. Tidal Analysis7▲ 148×1 topic
  30. Permafrost7▲ 106×2 topics
  31. Carbon Feedback7▲ 131×1 topic
  32. Thawing7▲ 131×1 topic
  33. Ocean Waves7▲ 198×1 topic
  34. Wind Stress7▲ 198×1 topic
  35. Emissions6▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Natural Gas6▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Water Quality6▲ 10.0×4 topics
  38. Shale Gas6▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Atmospheric6▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Methane6▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Norwegian Meteorological Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Cryospheric studies and observations.

Climate variability and models: 16 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 14 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 14 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 8 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 7 fractional worksClimate change and perma…7Climate change and permafrost: 7 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 5 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceOceanography

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 16 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 14 works
  3. 3 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 14 works
  4. 4 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 8 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 7 works
  6. 6 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 7 works
  7. 7 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 7 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 5 works
  10. 10 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 4 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.4%domestic only60.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Meteorological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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