CSDMS models by numbers

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Models, tools and components

Models, tools and components per domain

Domain Models Tools Components
All domains 297 127 35
Terrestrial 154 109 11
Coastal 82 16 10
Marine 54 14 5
Hydrology 107 74 25
Geodynamic 19 4 1
Carbonates and Biogenics 1 2 0
Cryosphere 22 8 4
Climate 19 16 4


Model & tool contributions per calendar year

Year Models Tools Model & Tools with DOIs
2021 281 (12) 125 (8) 148
2020 269 (32) 117 (26) 144
2019 237 (14) 91 (3) 140
2018 223 (19) 88 (4) 137
2017 204 (19) 84 (4) 124
2016 185 (10) 80 (3) 119
2015 175 (17) 77 (3) 119
2014 158 (11) 74 (1) 114
2013 147 (2) 73 (4) 110
2012 145 (18) 69 (3) 110
2011 127 (20) 66 (4) 110
2010 107 (28) 62 (34) 101
2009 79 (79) 28 (28) 62

Note: Above numbers are total submissions in the repository by the end of each year, and submissions per year between brackets).

Models per language

Program language Count
Python 149
C 95
Fortran77 60
Matlab 61
Fortran90 57
C++ 32
Java 6
IDL 2
Other 38

Note: some models can be programmed in more than 1 language

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Models per operating system

Operating system Count
Linux 335
Windows 323
Unix 296
Mac OS 290
Other 14

Note: some models can run on multiple operating systems

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Are Models Cited?

There are currently 20,420 references added to the model reference repository. With this we track the total number of papers that cite a specific model, and a bibliometric rating in the form of the h-index for models: a version of the popular h-index that references a specific model rather than a unique author. The h-index metric has several benefits:

  • model developers and users can expose publications with model metadata and thereby highlight their research,
  • model users have an overview of all literature that is available for a model, and
  • a user can, based on the h-index, quickly see whether a model is well adopted within the community.
ModelNr. of added referencesCitationsH-indexM-quotient
WRF1728120254145
SWAT1654104336136
VIC6473920591
TOPMODEL5653199989
MODFLOW26225354387
ApsimX11113643786
SWAN11223159477
OpenFOAM10253373576
ROMS5632203966
LISFLOOD2921162663
Ecopath with Ecosim4591770963
HBV3211502562
WAVEWATCH III ^TM7911527560
Delft3D9931366753
SICOPOLIS150844150
ADCIRC4891028150
HSPF3511117748
Princeton Ocean Model (POM)363962347
XBeach415641541
RHESSys138656140
FVCOM358786640
The TELEMAC system304546739
PHREEQC314758438
OTIS88572837
DHSVM112465734
CICE201526333
MITgcm111722332
FUNWAVE160542630
PRMS126436830
GISS GCM ModelE64581628
CHILD42385427
HAMSOM61169626
SWMM157259426
PISM93282226
Caesar60240526
MICOM60386326
PIHM52164225
HydroTrend51197025
Demeter44225324
Alpine3D49218424
GNE33341623
ISSM82168622
WRF-Hydro126132621
WOFOST92282321
SPARROW35350821
ALFRESCO22296921
SIBERIA29251420
UEB34158518
QUAL2K115128318
SNOWPACK19286918
BOM46137418
CLUMondo35151917
CREST37146916
STWAVE80142716
Landlab5278016
ParFlow32309816
GIPL28114616
ELCIRC30147915
SPHYSICS28817314
GeoClaw3599314
Glimmer-CISM23122114
Sedflux2576614
REF-DIF18170714
GEOtop30117313
LOADEST31138713
QTCM21165613
TopoToolbox31127912
TauDEM53275512
HYPE4288312
CAESAR Lisflood5663312
CryoGrid31342311
Symphonie2174711
Badlands2025110
STSWM11172410
DLBRM1430210
Underworld219126210
GSFLOW2589510
Anuga222539
ChesROMS1370749
GISS AOM1010309
CEM1315319
OGGM232178
GEOMBEST93828
DR3M143438
WBMsed137308
PSTSWM102377
DeltaRCM122427
WBM-WTM1015587
RivMAP82407
CBOFS2769317
TISC66306
Hydromad93386
ILAMB94316
Cyclopath74676
MOM6191595
WILSIM6745
SedFoam-2.0202095
EF571565
OlaFlow324605
FwDET71865
TopoFlow8965
River Network Bed-Material Sediment63365
QUODDY16965
UMCESroms569025
TOPOG109635
DeltaSIM51425
GOLEM818585
NearCoM83005
MARSSIM713015
MIDAS72065
MARM5D51374
TAo52284
SBM52944
PIHMgis41924
Gc2d44554
AquaTellUs51184
Sedtrans053923
LaMEM6603
CVPM3183
MRSAA4733
1D Hillslope MCMC42763
AeoLiS71883
SEA42223
HIM33013
TURBINS41093
LTRANS75383
Cliffs31053
DrEICH algorithm31363
Plume41333
Bio44953
MARSSIM V4210562
SedCas3822
SedBerg3462
CarboCAT7292
DynEarthSol3D272
Elv-GST21242
Barrier Inlet Environment (BRIE) Model3262
Diffusion31642
Manningseq-bouldersforpaleohydrology2212
River Erosion Model2162
Mocsy2862
SLAMM 6.72342
Coastal Dune Model33212
ESCAPE392
Hogback2422
Meander Centerline Migration Model41252
DROG3D31032
SELFE25642
Detrital Thermochron2912
Auto marsh21152
YANGs31232
FVshock32212
SNAC31002
Channel-Oscillation31422
CMFT25602
OTEQ21372
Zscape23512
CAM-CARMA221382
WSGFAM3972
STORM31052
Eolian Dune Model31682
StreamPower31522
Iceages33832
Flex2D-ADI31532
HyLands2141
SLEPIAN Alpha111
AR2-sinuosity121
Gospl111
Mosartwmpy111
Chi analysis tools11441
Icepack281
LuSS1131
FineSed3D111
1D Particle-Based Hillslope Evolution Model111
SWEHR2291
Sakura2591
TopoFlow-Infiltration-Richards 1D1111
LITHFLEX21311
RAFEM1241
TopoFlow-Evaporation-Priestley Taylor1111
Subside2671
SVELA2311
LateralVerticalIncision1451
TopoFlow-Evaporation-Energy Balance1111
GrainHill171
TopoFlow-Evaporation-Read File1111
OTTER2461
LOGDIST2311
LITHFLEX11311
LavaFlow2D21191
MarshPondModel1131
CoastMorpho2D1261
Lithology171
LinearDiffuser11411
LEMming2181
Meanderpy1671
Barrier3D171
HexWatershed1121
DeltaRCM Vegetation1141
CVFEM Rift2D171
RiverMUSE1271
SoilInfiltrationGreenAmpt1711
Bifurcation1241
MCPM241
OptimalCycleID1161
Cross Shore Sediment Flux1511
Mixed bedrock-alluvial morphodynamic121
KWAVE1711
DeltaClassification231
ChannelProfiler11411
DepthDependentTaylorDiffuser11411
Rescal-snow131
EstuarineMorphologyEstimator181
ECSimpleSnow12691
Terrainbento1171
Hilltop and hillslope morphology extraction1631
GRLP2341
BlockLab1221
CMIP12401
SPACE1461
OverlandFlow1321
Nitrate Network Model1241
GST-extendedmodel1341
BRaKE1611
SIGNUM2651
SiStER1181
BatTri1371
ACADIA1321
TopoFlow-Data-HIS1401
TopoFlow-Saturated Zone-Darcy Layers1111
1DBreachingTurbidityCurrent1231
GLUDM1101
OrderID1271
Hilltop flow routing1511
ThawLake1D1201
SurfaceRoughness1401
Bedrock Fault Scarp2751
RiverSynth1291
GullyErosionProfiler1D1461
GFlex2341
Wetland3P1941
IDA1111
WAVEREF2311
FUNDY2131
WDUNE1101
LEMming2241
Ice-sheet-Glacier-reconstruction21191
Fourier-Bessel-integration21191
PsHIC2571
TopoFlow-Snowmelt-Energy Balance1111
TopoFlow-Snowmelt-Degree-Day1111
TopoFlow-Meteorology1111
TopoFlow-Infiltration-Smith-Parlange1111
TopoFlow-Infiltration-Green-Ampt1111
TopoFlow-Diversions1111
TopoFlow-Channels-Kinematic Wave1111
TopoFlow-Channels-Dynamic Wave1111
TopoFlow-Channels-Diffusive Wave1111
Pllcart3d2671
Area-Slope Equation Calculator2571
Hyper2391
Point-Tidal-flat21231
WINDSEA2311
DELTA2311
2DFLOWVEL2311
Inflow2471
Compact21041
Bing21831
Spirals1D21191
WACCM-EE11641
FTCS2D-TerraceDiffusion21191
FTCS2D21191
FTCS1D-NonLinear21191
FractionalNoises2D21191
FractionalNoises1D21191
STVENANT2311
TURB2311
SUSP2311
SETTLE2311
MFDrouting-Successive21191
MFDrouting21191
LONGPRO2311
Flex2D21191
Flex1D21191
FLDTA2311
FillinPitsFlatsDEM11191
Erode2151
ENTRAINH2311
ENTRAIN2311
Coupled1D21191
Bedrock Erosion Model21191
BEDLOAD2311
Avulsion2671
CosmoLand11631
ADI-2D21191