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AB Agri

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Research works
59
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
449
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
AB Agri

Not ranked overall: AB Agri is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does AB Agri work in?

In all years, 64% of research at AB Agri is in Life Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (51%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Medicine (9%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 38 fractional works · 64.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 50.6% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 17.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 16.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 9.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 16.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAB Agri59fractional works, all years
Life Sciences64%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3050.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology712.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine59.2%
    2. Veterinary34.4%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    4. Health Professions00.8%
    5. Dentistry00.6%
    1. Environmental Science35.0%
    2. Engineering34.3%
    3. Computer Science11.7%
    4. Materials Science10.9%
    5. Chemistry00.7%
    6. Energy00.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences23.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    5. Psychology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 13.08× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 3.58× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 4.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 57.05× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 57.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary57.05×2 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.08×12 works
  3. Nursing4.14×0 works
  4. Dentistry3.58×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.20×1 works
  6. Environmental Science1.16×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.01×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.99×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.66×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.42×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.37×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  16. Medicine0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at AB Agri?

Ranked on the quality score, Hagen Schulze and Heidi Hall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AB Agri.

  1. 1 Hagen Schulze United Kingdom · #955,195 worldwide 4k citations · 133 works
  2. 2 Heidi Hall United Kingdom · #2,427,596 worldwide 171 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at AB Agri

What are the most cited papers from AB Agri?

The most cited paper from AB Agri is "Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks" (Mark Hansen, Melvyn Lionel Smith, Lyndon Neal Smith et al., 2018), with 334 citations. Next come "Using microalgae in the circular economy to valorise anaerobic digestate: challenges and opportunities" (211) and "Cooperia punctata: Effect on cattle productivity?" (125).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks Mark Hansen, Melvyn Lionel Smith, Lyndon Neal Smith et al. · Computers in Industry Open access 21 Mar 2018 334
2 Using microalgae in the circular economy to valorise anaerobic digestate: challenges and opportunities William A. Stiles, David Styles, Stephen P. Chapman et al. · Bioresource Technology Open access 21 Jul 2018 211
3 Cooperia punctata: Effect on cattle productivity? Bert E. Stromberg, Louis C. Gasbarre, Audie R. Waite et al. · Veterinary Parasitology 25 Jul 2011 125
4 Effects of low protein diets on pigs with a lean genotype. 1. Carcass composition measured by dissection and muscle fatty acid composition J.D. Wood, Nicola R. Lambe, Grant A. Walling et al. · Meat Science 14 Mar 2013 72
5 Amino acid digestibility of larval meal (Musca domestica) for broiler chickens Heidi Hall, H.V. Masey O’Neill, Dawn V. Scholey et al. · Poultry Science Open access 13 Feb 2018 60
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AB Agri?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Amino Acids, Feed Additives, Antibiotic Alternatives, Poultry Production, QTL Mapping and Rice.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Gut Microbiota7▲ 37×5 topics
  2. Probiotics7▲ 46×3 topics
  3. Amino Acids6▲ 86×2 topics
  4. Feed Additives6▲ 140×2 topics
  5. Antibiotic Alternatives6▲ 145×1 topic
  6. Poultry Production6▲ 145×1 topic
  7. Sustainability4▲ 3.8×9 topics
  8. QTL Mapping4▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Rice4▲ 138×1 topic
  10. Water Management4▲ 65×1 topic
  11. Aquaculture4▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Food Security3▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Biodiversity3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  14. Animal Welfare3▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Stress Indicators3▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Drought Tolerance2▲ 26×6 topics
  17. Lipid Oxidation2▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Nutrition2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  20. Antioxidant Properties2▲ 27×4 topics
  21. Cancer Therapy2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  22. Meat Quality2▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Rural Economy2▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  25. Integrated Farming Systems2▲ 270×1 topic
  26. Rice-Fish Farming2▲ 270×1 topic
  27. Consumer Perception2▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Nutritional Quality2▲ 47×4 topics
  29. Antioxidants1▲ 5.7×1 topic
  30. Breeding1▲ 33×4 topics
  31. Genomics1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Plant Growth1▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Protein Oxidation1▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Waste Management1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  35. Health Benefits1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  36. Marker Development1▲ 46×3 topics
  37. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Microbiota1▲ 9.0×5 topics
  39. Milk Composition1▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Soil Properties1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does AB Agri publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement and Social and Economic Development in India.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…3Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 3 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 1 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…1Social and Economic Development in India: 1 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …1Meat and Animal Product Quality: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…0Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 0 fractional worksLivestock Management and Performance Improvement: 0 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 0 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 0 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 0 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologySmall AnimalsPlant ScienceSociology and Political Science5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  3. 3 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Livestock Management and Performance Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  8. 8 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 0 works
  9. 9 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 0 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.6%domestic only65.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AB Agri's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is AB Agri as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000065% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%AB Agri0.000069% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of AB Agri over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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