Cryospheric studies and observations
Cryospheric studies and observations is a research topic within Atmospheric Science. Science Explorer counts 50k research works in it since 1950. 25.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the impacts of climate change on glaciers, ice sheets, and water availability in regions such as the Himalayas and Antarctica. It explores topics such as glacier mass balance, sea level rise, snow cover monitoring, and hydrological responses to glacier melt.
- Glacier
- Climate Change
- Water Availability
- Ice Sheet
- Sea Level Rise
- Himalayas
- Antarctica
- Snow Cover
- Hydrology
- Remote Sensing
- Research works
- 50k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cryospheric studies and observations research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.3k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.3k works
- 2 United States 1.5k works
- 3 India 451 works
- 4 Canada 393 works
- 5 United Kingdom 372 works
- 6 Germany 357 works
- 7 France 323 works
- 8 Russia 302 works
- 9 Italy 292 works
- 10 Japan 211 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Cryospheric studies and observations research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Cryospheric studies and observations research, followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 255 works
- 2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 127 works
- 3 Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesChina 109 works
- 4 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina 71 works
- 5 China Meteorological AdministrationChina 65 works
- 6 Lanzhou UniversityChina 59 works
- 7 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 58 works
- 8 China University of GeosciencesChina 51 works
- 9 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 49 works
- 10 Wuhan UniversityChina 45 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cryospheric studies and observations?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cryospheric studies and observations include Adrian E. Raftery and Dahe Qin.
- 1 Adrian E. Raftery United States 5k citations
- 2 Dahe Qin China 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cryospheric studies and observations research done?
The largest centres of Cryospheric studies and observations research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Lanzhou (China), Nanjing (China) and Chengdu (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bremerhaven, Fairbanks and Greenbelt.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BremerhavenDE · 45.3 works82×
- FairbanksUS · 37.7 works72×
- GreenbeltUS · 24.6 works29×
- HanoverUS · 35.9 works21×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cryospheric studies and observations than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cryospheric studies and observations?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Geosciences, Chang'an University and Chengdu University of Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 66.7 | 53.1% | 12.5× | 51 | +67.0% |
| 2 | Chang'an UniversityChina | 64.3 | 45.4% | 9.3× | 31 | +172.2% |
| 3 | Chengdu University of TechnologyChina | 62.0 | 53.3% | 17.6× | 44 | +22.7% |
| 4 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 57.9 | 33.6% | 8.6× | 127 | +35.8% |
| 5 | Lanzhou UniversityChina | 56.5 | 35.3% | 11.4× | 59 | +25.0% |
| 6 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China | 56.4 | 39.7% | 10.2× | 27 | +63.5% |
| 7 | Northumbria UniversityUnited Kingdom | 55.4 | 35.7% | 8.6× | 17 | +114.1% |
| 8 | University of KashmirIndia | 55.2 | 47.3% | 12.7× | 16 | — |
| 9 | Université Grenoble AlpesFrance | 55.1 | 28.2% | 9.3× | 27 | +103.1% |
| 10 | Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina | 54.6 | 17.1% | 19.5× | 71 | +81.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Cryospheric studies and observations research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Cryospheric studies and observations.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.