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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

In research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,880 of 12,888 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 61.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,145
of 28,054 · #3,670 all time
Rank in United States
#711
of 4,192
Research works
958
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is University Corporation for Atmospheric Research 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 #2,880 of 12,888 25.6%118 #2264

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Corporation for Atmospheric Research 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 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 61.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 35.6 works61×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 52.7 works25×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 22.1 works22×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25.43× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.99× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.77× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× 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, 25.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Rocken, William Schreiner and Sergey Sokolovskiy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.

  1. 1 Christian Rocken United States · #17,883 worldwide 669 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 William Schreiner United States · #84,189 worldwide 187 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Sergey Sokolovskiy United States · #99,541 worldwide 152 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Douglas Hunt United States · #157,369 worldwide 109 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 John Braun United States · #211,743 worldwide 89 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 B. Domenico United States · #751,793 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Jan Weiss United States · #1,123,102 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Robert Henson United States · #1,264,981 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Which keywords describe research at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research?

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

▲ 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 Change40▲ 11×39 topics
  2. Global Warming22▲ 42×9 topics
  3. Data Assimilation22▲ 105×4 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation20▲ 118×3 topics
  5. Hydrological Cycle15▲ 120×2 topics
  6. Extreme Events14▲ 122×2 topics
  7. Remote Sensing14▲ 8.6×16 topics
  8. Hydrological Modeling14▲ 45×5 topics
  9. Ensemble Kalman Filter14▲ 102×2 topics
  10. Greenhouse Gas Emissions14▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Boundary Layer13▲ 82×2 topics
  12. Climate Modeling13▲ 142×1 topic
  13. Precipitation Extremes13▲ 142×1 topic
  14. Convective Parameterization13▲ 184×1 topic
  15. Mesoscale Modeling13▲ 184×1 topic
  16. Solar Wind13▲ 105×2 topics
  17. Sea Level Rise11▲ 65×3 topics
  18. Ionosphere9▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Magnetosphere9▲ 126×1 topic
  20. Satellite Observations8▲ 63×3 topics
  21. Validation7▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Tropical Cyclones7▲ 100×2 topics
  23. Hurricanes6▲ 128×1 topic
  24. Storm Surge6▲ 128×1 topic
  25. Oceanic Modeling4▲ 99×1 topic
  26. Tidal Analysis4▲ 99×1 topic
  27. Air Quality4▲ 17×4 topics
  28. GNSS4▲ 149×1 topic
  29. Global Navigation Satellite Systems4▲ 125×1 topic
  30. Soil Moisture4▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Ozone Depletion4▲ 99×1 topic
  32. Stratospheric Water Vapor4▲ 99×1 topic
  33. Arctic4▲ 26×4 topics
  34. Global Monitoring4▲ 127×1 topic
  35. Microwave Retrieval4▲ 127×1 topic
  36. Coronal Mass Ejections4▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Precipitation4▲ 59×2 topics
  38. Solar Dynamics Observatory4▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Spatial Interpolation4▲ 70×2 topics
  40. Estimation4▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does University Corporation for Atmospheric Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Climate variability and …13Climate variability and models: 13 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…13Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 13 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 9 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 6 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 4 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 4 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 4 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 4 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsOceanography2 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 13 works
  3. 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 4 works
  6. 6 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 4 works
  8. 8 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available44.9%not open55.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Corporation for Atmospheric Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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