China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
中国气象局
China
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect China Meteorological Administration (CMA)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where China Meteorological Administration (CMA) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 564 | 132.55 |
Overall Count and Share for 'China Meteorological Administration (CMA)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 87 | 18.77 |
| Biological sciences | 12 | 1.86 |
| Chemistry | 9 | 1.09 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 429 | 106.85 |
| Health sciences | 9 | 0.90 |
| Physical sciences | 6 | 1.47 |
| Social sciences | 12 | 1.63 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Sciences | 290 | 80.61 |
| Climate Change Science | 71 | 14.18 |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 25 | 6.00 |
| Agriculture, Land and Farm Management | 16 | 4.51 |
| Electrical Engineering | 17 | 3.45 |
| Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience | 15 | 3.04 |
| Oceanography | 11 | 2.00 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 42 | 60 | 67 | 85 | 125 |
| Applied sciences | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 41 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 40 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with China Meteorological Administration (CMA).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (34 institutions) | 7.2% |
| Domestic (102 institutions) | 92.8% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with China Meteorological Administration (CMA) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nanjing University (NJU) | 50.12 / 38.62 | 88.74 |
| Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST) | 39.12 / 49.22 | 88.34 |
| State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather Meteorological Science and Technology | 34.57 / 34.91 | 69.48 |
| State Key Laboratory of Climate System Prediction and Risk Management | 21.53 / 42.57 | 64.10 |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 27.87 / 34.49 | 62.35 |
Top 5 international collaborators with China Meteorological Administration (CMA) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University | 3.79 / 1.70 | 5.49 |
| University of Helsinki | 2.71 / 2.14 | 4.85 |
| Florida State University (FSU) | 2.05 / 2.30 | 4.35 |
| University of Bergen (UIB) | 2.69 / 1.41 | 4.10 |
| National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) | 2.54 / 0.90 | 3.44 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for China Meteorological Administration (CMA). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
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China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
- Anhui Provincial Meteorology Bureau, CMA
- Beijing Meteorological Service, CMA
- Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS), CMA
- Chongqing Meteorological Service, CMA
- Earth System Modeling and Prediction Center, CMA
- Fujian Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Gansu Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Guangdong Provincial Meteorology Bureau, CMA
- Guangxi Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, CMA
- Guizhou Meteorological Service, CMA
- Hainan Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Hebei Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Heilongjiang Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Henan Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Huafeng Meteorological Media Group, CMA
- Hubei Meteorological Service, CMA
- Hunan Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Inner Mongolia Meteorological Service, CMA
- Jiangsu Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Jilin Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Meteorological Observation Centre, CMA
- National Climate Centre (NCC), CMA
- National Satellite Meteorological Center, CMA
- Qinghai Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Shaanxi Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Shandong Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Shanghai Meteorological Service, CMA
- Tianjin Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Tibet Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Xinjiang Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Yunnan Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
- Zhejiang Provincial Meteorological Bureau, CMA
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- CMA Key Laboratory of Cities' Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change in Shanghai
- CMA Tornado Key Laboratory
- CMA-CAU Jointly Laboratory of Agriculture Addressing Climate Change
- CMA-CUG Centre for Severe Weather and Climate and Hydro‐geological hazards
- CMA-HHU Hydro-Meteorology Key Laboratory
- CMA-NJU Joint Center for Atmospheric Radar Research
- CMA-NJU Joint Laboratory for Climate Prediction Studies
- CMA‐Fudan Joint Laboratory of Marine Meteorology
- CMA‐GDOU Joint Laboratory for Marine Meteorology
- CMA‐HHU Joint Laboratory for HydroMeteorological Studies
- CMA‐NKU Cooperative Laboratory for Atmospheric Environment‐Health Research
- Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters
- East China Phased Array Weather Radar Application Joint Laboratory
- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Arid Climatic Change and Reducing Disaster
- Hebei Hongshan National Observatory on Thick Sediments and Seismic Hazards
- Innovation Center for FengYun Meteorological Satellite (FYSIC)
- Joint Center for Data Assimilation Research and Applications
- Key Laboratory of Radar Meteorology
- MOE Changbai Mountain Volcano Comprehensive Geophysics Field Science Observation and Research Station
- PKU‐BWMO Joint Laboratory on Cloud and Precipitation Physics
- Qingdao Joint Institute for Marine Meteorology
- Zhuhai Joint Innovative Center for Climate-Environment-Ecosystem