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Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos

In research, Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,003 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences (Atmospheric Science is 52.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,231
of 22,385 · #15,017 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#165
of 186
Research works
416
▲ 86% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
27.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos

What is Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,003 of 10,670 14.9%95 #4899

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos 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 Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos work in?

In 2022-now, 95% of research at Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (40%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (28%), Physics and Astronomy (11%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 125 fractional works · 95.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 53 fractional works · 40.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 27 fractional works · 20.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36 fractional works · 27.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 31 fractional works · 23.4% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 10.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPhysikalisch-MeteorologischesObservatorium…131fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences95%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences1%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science5340.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3627.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1410.5%
    4. Engineering129.3%
    5. Computer Science75.3%
    6. Energy11.1%
    7. Chemistry10.6%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Medicine21.2%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Social Sciences00.4%
    2. Decision Sciences00.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 52.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 30.7 works53×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 27.0 works27×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 36.4 works18×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 53.1 works8.1×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.65× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.13× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.72× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× 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, 17.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences17.65×36 works
  2. Environmental Science8.13×53 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.72×14 works
  4. Energy1.15×1 works
  5. Computer Science0.69×7 works
  6. Engineering0.62×12 works
  7. Chemistry0.41×1 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.36×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.32×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×0 works
  15. Medicine0.06×2 works
  16. Health Professions0.05×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.03×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.02×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos?

Ranked on the quality score, Eugene Rozanov, Timofei Sukhodolov and William T. Ball lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos.

  1. 1 Eugene Rozanov Switzerland · #235,726 worldwide 17k citations · 525 works
  2. 2 Timofei Sukhodolov Switzerland · #487,687 worldwide 1.9k citations · 181 works
  3. 3 William T. Ball Switzerland · #594,918 worldwide 2.4k citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Jean‐Philippe Montillet Switzerland · #614,885 worldwide 1.4k citations · 126 works
  5. 5 Christoph Wehrli Switzerland · #726,374 worldwide 4.3k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Margit Haberreiter Switzerland · #834,100 worldwide 4k citations · 176 works
  7. 7 Stelios Kazadzis Switzerland · #842,254 worldwide 8.3k citations · 492 works
  8. 8 Silvio Koller Switzerland · #1,054,471 worldwide 1.1k citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Natalia Kouremeti Switzerland · #1,162,875 worldwide 2.6k citations · 196 works
  10. 10 C. Fröhlich Switzerland · #1,164,992 worldwide 7.9k citations · 202 works
All ranked researchers at Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos

What are the most cited papers from Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos?

The most cited paper from Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos is "Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements" (Andreas Petzold, JOHN A. OGREN, Markus Fiebig et al., 2013), with 1,216 citations. Next come "The Solar Orbiter mission" (1,123) and "Total solar irradiance during the Holocene" (1,030).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements Andreas Petzold, JOHN A. OGREN, Markus Fiebig et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 22 Aug 2013 1,216
2 The Solar Orbiter mission Daniel Müller et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 4 Aug 2020 1,123
3 Total solar irradiance during the Holocene F. Steinhilber, J. Beer, C. Fröhlich · Geophysical Research Letters Open access Oct 2009 1,030
4 Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN/WCRP): New Precision Radiometry for Climate Research Atsumu Ohmura, Hans Gilgen, Herman Hegner et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open access Oct 1998 1,017
5 Solar forcing for CMIP6 (v3.2) Katja Matthes et al. · Geoscientific model development Open access 22 Jun 2017 544
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Air Quality, Hydrological Modeling, Satellite Observations, Hydrological Cycle, Hydrology and Ozone Depletion.

▲ 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 Change41▲ 11×41 topics
  2. Remote Sensing34▲ 21×17 topics
  3. Air Quality13▲ 51×3 topics
  4. Hydrological Modeling12▲ 39×5 topics
  5. Satellite Observations11▲ 83×3 topics
  6. Hydrological Cycle11▲ 80×2 topics
  7. Hydrology11▲ 63×4 topics
  8. Ozone Depletion10▲ 257×1 topic
  9. Stratospheric Water Vapor10▲ 257×1 topic
  10. Global Warming10▲ 17×6 topics
  11. Machine Learning9▲ 2.1×10 topics
  12. GIS-based Modeling8▲ 78×2 topics
  13. Hazard8▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Landslide8▲ 94×1 topic
  15. Renewable Energy8▲ 4.4×9 topics
  16. Sea Level Rise8▲ 50×3 topics
  17. Solar Wind8▲ 69×2 topics
  18. Forecasting8▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Climate8▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks7▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Sediment Transport7▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Solar Energy7▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Glacier7▲ 119×1 topic
  24. Water Availability7▲ 119×1 topic
  25. Water Resources7▲ 21×4 topics
  26. Aerosols7▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Atmospheric Dust7▲ 188×1 topic
  28. Photovoltaic Power7▲ 118×1 topic
  29. Solar Radiation7▲ 118×1 topic
  30. Land Use Change6▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Model Evaluation6▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Atmospheric Aerosols6▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Black Carbon6▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Global Hydrology6▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Uncertainty Assessment6▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Coronal Mass Ejections5▲ 113×1 topic
  37. Solar Dynamics Observatory5▲ 113×1 topic
  38. Extreme Events5▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Water Quality5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  40. Ocean Circulation4▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Landslides and related hazards, Cryospheric studies and observations and Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics.

Atmospheric Ozone and Cl…10Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 10 fractional worksLandslides and related h…8Landslides and related hazards: 8 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …7Cryospheric studies and observations: 7 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Phot…7Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 7 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…6Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…5Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 5 fractional worksClimate variability and …4Climate variability and models: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…4Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 4 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawArtificial IntelligenceGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 10 works
  2. 2 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  3. 3 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 7 works
  4. 4 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 6 works
  8. 8 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 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 available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.8%domestic only43.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 86% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos0.00051% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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