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Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

In research, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,783 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#245 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,698 of 3,551 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 68.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,143
of 28,054 · #1,264 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#31
of 237
Research works
2.4k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
118k
48.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Royal Netherlands 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 #1,783 of 12,888 30.8%193 #846
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #245 of 1,209 29.1%87 #108
Environmental ScienceField #1,698 of 3,551 32.5%81 #656
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #190 of 301 31.9%62 #85

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Netherlands 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#846 #1,783
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#108 #245
  3. Environmental Science#656 #1,698
  4. Atmospheric Science#85 #190
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 68.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 61.5 works68×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 55.8 works36×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 87.2 works27×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 80.7 works8.0×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27.21× its world share, 87 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.95× its world share, 81 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 27.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Erik van Meijgaard, Geert Jan van Oldenborgh and Twan van Noije lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute.

  1. 1 Erik van Meijgaard Netherlands · #30,122 worldwide 733 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Geert Jan van Oldenborgh Netherlands · #31,220 worldwide 627 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Twan van Noije Netherlands · #37,556 worldwide 729 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Bart van den Hurk Netherlands · #42,217 worldwide 798 citations · 82 works
  5. 5 Henk Eskes Netherlands · #76,553 worldwide 612 citations · 95 works
  6. 6 G. P. Können Netherlands · #101,373 worldwide 313 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Wilco Hazeleger Netherlands · #108,938 worldwide 312 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Geert Lenderink Netherlands · #139,306 worldwide 359 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Albert Klein Tank Netherlands · #192,848 worldwide 657 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Ronald van der A Netherlands · #223,622 worldwide 187 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

Which keywords describe research at Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute?

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

▲ 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 Change60▲ 11×51 topics
  2. Remote Sensing38▲ 15×22 topics
  3. Global Warming30▲ 36×11 topics
  4. Air Quality30▲ 80×5 topics
  5. Hydrological Cycle28▲ 143×2 topics
  6. Satellite Observations27▲ 137×3 topics
  7. Data Assimilation25▲ 78×3 topics
  8. Ocean Circulation24▲ 91×3 topics
  9. Boundary Layer21▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Probabilistic Forecasting18▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Convective Parameterization18▲ 163×1 topic
  12. Ensemble Kalman Filter18▲ 88×1 topic
  13. Greenhouse Gas Emissions18▲ 32×7 topics
  14. Extreme Events17▲ 96×2 topics
  15. Climate Modeling17▲ 114×1 topic
  16. Precipitation Extremes17▲ 114×1 topic
  17. Hydrological Modeling14▲ 29×5 topics
  18. Atmospheric Aerosols14▲ 121×1 topic
  19. Black Carbon14▲ 121×1 topic
  20. Water Quality13▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Emissions13▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Shale Gas13▲ 51×2 topics
  23. Atmospheric13▲ 127×1 topic
  24. Hydraulic Fracturing13▲ 57×2 topics
  25. Methane13▲ 127×1 topic
  26. Climate12▲ 66×2 topics
  27. Sea Level Rise12▲ 44×3 topics
  28. Aerosols11▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Atmospheric Dust11▲ 228×1 topic
  30. Tropical Cyclones10▲ 91×2 topics
  31. Ozone Depletion8▲ 136×1 topic
  32. Stratospheric Water Vapor8▲ 136×1 topic
  33. Particulate Matter7▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Validation7▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Drought6▲ 34×3 topics
  36. Evapotranspiration6▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Wave Modeling6▲ 61×2 topics
  38. Forecasting6▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Hydrology6▲ 22×4 topics
  40. Hurricanes6▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 18 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 17 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…14Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 14 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…13Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 13 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 11 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 8 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 6 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 4 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 4 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 4 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 18 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 17 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 14 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 8 works
  7. 7 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  8. 8 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 4 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  10. 10 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis 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 available54.9%not open45.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.7%domestic only67.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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