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Woodwell Climate Research Center

In research, Woodwell Climate Research Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,609 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Global and Planetary Change — Atmospheric Science is 35.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,797
of 28,054 · #1,835 all time
Rank in United States
#401
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
85k
76.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Woodwell Climate Research Center 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 #1,609 of 12,888 39.8%139 #1339

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Woodwell Climate Research Center 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 Woodwell Climate Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 35.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 24.6 works35×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 24.0 works29×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 23.4 works20×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 36.6 works15×
  5. Physics and AstronomyField · 37.1 works11×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.88× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.83× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.65× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Woodwell Climate Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel C. Nepstad, R. A. Houghton and George M. Woodwell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Woodwell Climate Research Center.

  1. 1 Daniel C. Nepstad United States · #18,511 worldwide 742 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 R. A. Houghton United States · #23,841 worldwide 867 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 George M. Woodwell United States · #65,056 worldwide 212 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 S. J. Goetz United States · #75,220 worldwide 810 citations · 97 works
  5. 5 Alessandro Baccini United States · #81,939 worldwide 730 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Wayne Walker United States · #101,770 worldwide 416 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Jonathan Sanderman United States · #118,502 worldwide 456 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Michael T. Coe United States · #121,451 worldwide 375 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 K. E. Savage United States · #166,386 worldwide 235 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 R. M. Holmes United States · #167,534 worldwide 274 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Woodwell Climate Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Woodwell Climate Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Arctic, Black Holes, Methane Emissions, Ecosystem Resilience and Permafrost.

▲ 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 Change55▲ 13×53 topics
  2. Remote Sensing26▲ 13×22 topics
  3. Hydrology18▲ 93×3 topics
  4. Arctic13▲ 76×4 topics
  5. Black Holes13▲ 87×3 topics
  6. Methane Emissions12▲ 145×2 topics
  7. Ecosystem Resilience11▲ 49×5 topics
  8. Permafrost10▲ 143×2 topics
  9. Carbon Feedback9▲ 178×1 topic
  10. Thawing9▲ 178×1 topic
  11. Accretion Disks8▲ 112×2 topics
  12. Magnetic Fields8▲ 81×2 topics
  13. Galactic Center8▲ 112×2 topics
  14. Soil Properties8▲ 29×4 topics
  15. Sea Level Rise8▲ 38×3 topics
  16. Event Horizon Telescope7▲ 217×1 topic
  17. X-Ray Astronomy7▲ 217×1 topic
  18. Ocean Circulation7▲ 34×3 topics
  19. Glacier6▲ 95×1 topic
  20. Water Availability6▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Global Warming6▲ 9.9×10 topics
  23. Water Quality6▲ 10×8 topics
  24. Gravitational Waves6▲ 68×2 topics
  25. Cosmic Rays6▲ 74×2 topics
  26. Neutrinos6▲ 74×2 topics
  27. Forest Fires6▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Wildfire Activity6▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Satellite Observations6▲ 36×2 topics
  30. High-Energy Astrophysics5▲ 124×1 topic
  31. Particle Acceleration5▲ 124×1 topic
  32. Dark Matter5▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Shale Gas5▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Cosmology5▲ 48×3 topics
  35. Emissions5▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Star Formation5▲ 59×2 topics
  37. Hydraulic Fracturing5▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Atmospheric5▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Methane5▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Supernovae5▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Woodwell Climate Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate change and permafrost, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Cryospheric studies and observations and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Climate change and permafrost: 9 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 7 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …6Cryospheric studies and observations: 6 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems6Fire effects on ecosystems: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 5 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…4Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 4 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 4 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 3 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 3 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 9 works
  2. 2 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  4. 4 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  5. 5 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  7. 7 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 3 works
  10. 10 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 3 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Woodwell Climate Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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