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Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research is a research topic within Atmospheric Science. Science Explorer counts 37k research works in it since 1950. 20.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the relationship between tropical cyclone intensity and climate change, including the impact of global warming, sea level rise, and environmental factors such as ENSO and wind shear. It also examines trends in tropical cyclone activity and the associated storm surge risks.

  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Climate Change
  • Hurricanes
  • Storm Surge
  • Global Warming
  • Intensity
  • Trends
  • Sea Level Rise
  • ENSO
  • Wind Shear
Research works
37k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+28%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2k works
  2. 2 United States 1.5k works
  3. 3 India 532 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 274 works
  5. 5 Japan 246 works
  6. 6 France 188 works
  7. 7 Australia 170 works
  8. 8 Italy 148 works
  9. 9 Germany 132 works
  10. 10 South Korea 130 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.

China: 37.1%United States: 28.5%India: 10.1%United Kingdom: 5.2%6 others listed: 19.2%37%largest
China1,962 · 37.1%United States1,506 · 28.5%India532 · 10.1%United Kingdom274 · 5.2%6 others listed1,014 · 19.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology publishes the most Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research research, followed by China Meteorological Administration and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Who are the leading researchers in Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research include Eugenia Kalnay, Masao Kanamitsu and Quanan Zheng.

  1. 1 Eugenia Kalnay United States 5k citations
  2. 2 Masao Kanamitsu United States 4.5k citations
  3. 3 Quanan Zheng United States 4.5k citations
  4. 4 A. J. Simmons United Kingdom 3.8k citations
  5. 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 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research research done?

The largest centres of Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Qingdao (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yokosuka.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 579 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 255 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 145 works
  4. 4 Qingdao China 145 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 134 works
  6. 6 New Delhi India 78 works
  7. 7 Tokyo Japan 75 works
  8. 8 Boulder United States 74 works
  9. 9 Hangzhou China 71 works
  10. 10 Hong Kong China 61 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. YokosukaJP · 23.1 works33×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, University of Alabama and Guangdong Ocean University 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 21.81%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology: 130, 13.0%University of Alabama: 14, 51.1%Guangdong Ocean University: 23, 20.7%Zhejiang Ocean University: 22, 17.4%Princeton University: 31, 21.5%National University of Defense Technology: 46, 12.5%Ocean University of China: 62, 18.3%Stevens Institute of Technology: 8, 24.2%University of Reading: 21, 24.8%Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar: 11, 14.6%University of AlabamaGuangdong Ocean Univ…Zhejiang Ocean Unive…Nanjing University o…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina 61.613.0%48.0×130 +86.6%
2 University of AlabamaUnited States 60.651.1%8.3×14 +25.0%
3 Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina 59.520.7%22.1×23 +320.4%
4 Zhejiang Ocean UniversityChina 57.717.4%20.1×22 +753.3%
5 Princeton UniversityUnited States 55.921.5%11.0×31 +66.3%
6 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 55.312.5%8.8×46 +1395.7%
7 Ocean University of ChinaChina 54.918.3%18.4×62 +20.3%
8 Stevens Institute of TechnologyUnited States 53.724.2%10.2×8 +168.7%
9 University of ReadingUnited Kingdom 52.124.8%16.7×21 -8.7%
10 Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarIndia 50.614.6%15.6×11 +459.3%

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 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

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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.

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.