Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes is a research topic within Oceanography. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 22.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on oceanic modeling, circulation dynamics, and the impact of various physical processes on the global ocean. It includes studies on tidal analysis, mesoscale eddies, mixed layer depth variations, global heat transport, data assimilation techniques, submesoscale processes, estuarine circulation, and the influence of climate change on ocean dynamics.
- Oceanic Modeling
- Ocean Circulation
- Tidal Analysis
- Mesoscale Eddies
- Mixed Layer Depth
- Global Heat Transport
- Data Assimilation
- Submesoscale Processes
- Estuarine Circulation
- Climate Change Impact
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2k works
- 2 United States 1.4k works
- 3 France 415 works
- 4 Russia 323 works
- 5 India 280 works
- 6 United Kingdom 274 works
- 7 Germany 208 works
- 8 Japan 202 works
- 9 Australia 186 works
- 10 Italy 155 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ocean University of China publishes the most Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Natural Resources.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ocean University of ChinaChina 156 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 97 works
- 3 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina 93 works
- 4 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina 82 works
- 5 Institute of OceanologyChina 72 works
- 6 Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)China 72 works
- 7 Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyChina 65 works
- 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 64 works
- 9 Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionUnited States 63 works
- 10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 58 works
Who are the leading researchers in Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes include Norden E. Huang, Eugenia Kalnay and Quanan Zheng.
- 1 Norden E. Huang United States 5.4k citations
- 2 Eugenia Kalnay United States 5k citations
- 3 Quanan Zheng United States 4.5k citations
- 4 Vipin Kumar United States 3.9k citations
- 5 Jean‐Raymond Bidlot United Kingdom 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes research done?
The largest centres of Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Qingdao, Falmouth and Panjim.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Qingdao43.3 works170×
- FalmouthUS · 66.2 works149×
- PanjimIN · 22.2 works131×
- PlouzanéFR · 20.6 works110×
- Sevastopol'RU · 30.7 works108×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University and Ocean University of China 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 | Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina | 64.6 | 15.9% | 29.9× | 82 | +140.6% |
| 2 | Zhejiang Ocean UniversityChina | 61.5 | 16.5% | 29.5× | 33 | +411.7% |
| 3 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 59.1 | 15.3% | 46.0× | 156 | -2.3% |
| 4 | Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina | 58.0 | 23.2% | 23.8× | 25 | +103.3% |
| 5 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 56.5 | 12.9% | 8.8× | 46 | +573.5% |
| 6 | Tallinn University of TechnologyEstonia | 54.5 | 31.7% | 13.8× | 12 | -40.6% |
| 7 | University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaUnited States | 54.3 | 26.3% | 17.2× | 24 | -30.4% |
| 8 | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielGermany | 54.0 | 37.2% | 6.7× | 10 | +73.0% |
| 9 | University of BergenNorway | 53.9 | 21.6% | 10.2× | 18 | +17.0% |
| 10 | Université de Bretagne OccidentaleFrance | 52.3 | 23.8% | 23.3× | 12 | +17.8% |
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 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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