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Agricultural University of Georgia

In research, Agricultural University of Georgia stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,523 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,437 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,034
of 28,054 · #28,295 all time
Rank in Georgia
#15
of 22
Research works
414
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Agricultural University of Georgia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,523 of 6,031 9.1%151
Life SciencesDomain #13,437 of 14,347 10.0%214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agricultural University of Georgia sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Agricultural University of Georgia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 26.4 works7.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 7.57× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.56× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agricultural University of Georgia?

Ranked on the composite score, George Japoshvılı, Ramaz Katsarava and Meri Salakaia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agricultural University of Georgia.

  1. 1 George Japoshvılı Georgia · #1,228,793 worldwide 36 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Ramaz Katsarava Georgia · #1,291,467 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Meri Salakaia Georgia · #1,470,665 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 George Japoshvili Georgia · #1,592,200 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Agricultural University of Georgia

Which keywords describe research at Agricultural University of Georgia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Phylogeny, Biodiversity, Biological Control, Taxonomy, DNA Barcoding, Climate Change and Host Specificity.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Climate Change6▲ 3.1×18 topics
  2. Invasive Species6▲ 19×10 topics
  3. Phylogeny6▲ 52×8 topics
  4. Biodiversity6▲ 10.0×9 topics
  5. Biological Control5▲ 44×7 topics
  6. DNA Barcoding4▲ 33×6 topics
  7. Taxonomy4▲ 43×8 topics
  8. Host Specificity3▲ 37×4 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.5×11 topics
  10. Morphology3▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Cancer Therapy3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  12. Genomics3▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  14. Evolution3▲ 14×6 topics
  15. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Antioxidant2▲ 4.9×8 topics
  17. Amber Fossils2▲ 365×1 topic
  18. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.3×1 topic
  19. Global Change2▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Insect Evolution2▲ 365×1 topic
  22. Pollinator Decline2▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Microbiota2▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Polysaccharides2▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Drug Delivery2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  26. Biological Activities2▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Cryptic Species2▲ 107×2 topics
  28. Gall-Inducing Insects2▲ 315×1 topic
  29. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles2▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Jasmonate Signaling2▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Microbial Communities2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  32. Nutritional Value2▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Parasitoid Wasps2▲ 315×1 topic
  34. Social Insects2▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Symbiosis2▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Ecology2▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Gut Microbiota2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  38. Immunomodulating Compounds2▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Medicinal Mushrooms2▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Population Dynamics2▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Agricultural University of Georgia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and animal studies, Fossil Insects in Amber, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny.

Plant and animal studies2Plant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber2Fossil Insects in Amber: 2 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and…2Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 2 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecol…2Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 2 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksSoil and Environmental S…1Soil and Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceGeneticsPharmacology2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  2. 2 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  4. 4 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 2 works
  6. 6 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 2 works
  7. 7 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 1 works
  9. 9 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.8%domestic only58.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agricultural University of Georgia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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