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Norwegian Meteorological Institute

In research, Norwegian Meteorological Institute stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#715 of 1,088 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,120 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Global and Planetary Change (Atmospheric Science is 85.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,795
of 22,385 · #11,005 all time
Rank in Norway
#119
of 123
Research works
878
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
43.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
Norwegian Meteorological Institute

What is Norwegian Meteorological Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #715 of 1,088 10.3%81 #647
Physical SciencesDomain #9,120 of 10,670 10.9%145 #4214

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Norwegian Meteorological Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Norwegian Meteorological Institute is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (49%), Environmental Science (31%), Engineering (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 192 fractional works · 92.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 103 fractional works · 49.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 78 fractional works · 37.6% of its workOceanography: 19 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 65 fractional works · 31.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 43 fractional works · 20.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNorwegianMeteorological…208fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences10349.4%
    2. Environmental Science6531.1%
    3. Engineering136.3%
    4. Computer Science62.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy41.7%
    6. Mathematics10.5%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences42.0%
    2. Decision Sciences20.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    5. Psychology10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
    1. Medicine21.0%
    2. Health Professions10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Norwegian Meteorological Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 85.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 78.2 works85×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 102.9 works32×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 43.2 works27×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 64.8 works6.3×
← 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, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31.51× its world share, 103 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.26× its world share, 65 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 31.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.51×103 works
  2. Environmental Science6.26×65 works
  3. Decision Sciences0.90×2 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy0.76×4 works
  5. Mathematics0.45×1 works
  6. Engineering0.42×13 works
  7. Computer Science0.36×6 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×3 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×1 works
  10. Energy0.21×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.21×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.17×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.16×4 works
  14. Psychology0.14×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  18. Medicine0.05×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Meteorological Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Dirk Olivié, Alf Kirkevåg and Michael Schulz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Meteorological Institute.

  1. 1 Dirk Olivié Norway · #21,678 worldwide 11k citations · 254 works
  2. 2 Alf Kirkevåg Norway · #24,403 worldwide 16k citations · 217 works
  3. 3 Michael Schulz Norway · #42,035 worldwide 56k citations · 687 works
  4. 4 Øyvind Seland Norway · #66,873 worldwide 14k citations · 207 works
  5. 5 Ketil Isaksen Norway · #88,212 worldwide 10k citations · 197 works
  6. 6 Michael Gauss Norway · #100,347 worldwide 14k citations · 177 works
  7. 7 David M. Simpson Norway · #111,455 worldwide 29k citations · 491 works
  8. 8 Jan Griesfeller Norway · #137,495 worldwide 5.1k citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Jean Rabault Norway · #143,021 worldwide 3.1k citations · 172 works
  10. 10 Trond Iversen Norway · #161,647 worldwide 15k citations · 226 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Meteorological Institute

What are the most cited papers from Norwegian Meteorological Institute?

The most cited paper from Norwegian Meteorological Institute is "The ERA5 global reanalysis" (Hans Hersbach et al., 2020), with 32,366 citations. Next come "Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment" (6,885) and "The formation, properties and impact of secondary organic aerosol: current and emerging issues" (4,585).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The ERA5 global reanalysis Hans Hersbach et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Open access 17 May 2020 32,366
2 Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment Tami C. Bond et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 22 Apr 2013 6,885
3 The formation, properties and impact of secondary organic aerosol: current and emerging issues Mattias Hallquist et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 29 Jul 2009 4,585
4 The Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project Gilbert P. Compo et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Open access 2011 3,728
5 European phenological response to climate change matches the warming pattern Annette Menzel et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 6 Jul 2006 3,200
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Meteorological Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Remote Sensing, Global Warming, Data Assimilation, Arctic, 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-now 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 Change92▲ 16×50 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation48▲ 167×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing44▲ 17×18 topics
  4. Global Warming39▲ 44×11 topics
  5. Data Assimilation29▲ 85×4 topics
  6. Arctic28▲ 121×4 topics
  7. Hydrological Cycle25▲ 120×2 topics
  8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions23▲ 40×4 topics
  9. Extreme Events23▲ 118×2 topics
  10. Boundary Layer22▲ 85×2 topics
  11. Climate Modeling22▲ 141×1 topic
  12. Precipitation Extremes22▲ 141×1 topic
  13. Probabilistic Forecasting20▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Ensemble Kalman Filter20▲ 95×2 topics
  15. Convective Parameterization20▲ 169×1 topic
  16. Mesoscale Modeling20▲ 169×1 topic
  17. Hydrology20▲ 73×3 topics
  18. Decline18▲ 315×1 topic
  19. Sea Ice18▲ 315×1 topic
  20. Sea Level Rise16▲ 63×3 topics
  21. Tropical Cyclones12▲ 105×2 topics
  22. Air Quality12▲ 31×5 topics
  23. Glacier11▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Water Availability11▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Satellite Observations10▲ 50×3 topics
  26. Wave Modeling10▲ 93×2 topics
  27. Climate Change Impact9▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Permafrost9▲ 95×2 topics
  29. Carbon Feedback9▲ 120×1 topic
  30. Thawing9▲ 120×1 topic
  31. Hydrological Modeling8▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Oceanic Modeling8▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Tidal Analysis8▲ 110×1 topic
  34. Ocean Waves8▲ 157×1 topic
  35. Wind Stress8▲ 157×1 topic
  36. Emissions7▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Water Quality7▲ 8.1×5 topics
  38. Natural Gas6▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Shale Gas6▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Atmospheric6▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does Norwegian Meteorological Institute publish most on?

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

Climate variability and models: 22 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 20 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 18 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 11 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 9 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…8Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 8 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 5 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 22 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 20 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 18 works
  4. 4 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 11 works
  5. 5 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 9 works
  6. 6 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 8 works
  7. 7 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 8 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 6 works
  10. 10 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 5 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Meteorological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Norwegian Meteorological Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00066% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Norwegian Meteorological Institute0.00083% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Norwegian Meteorological Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Norwegian Meteorological Institute8.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.8% in 2019.

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