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AgroBio

In research, AgroBio stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,347 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,358 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,226
of 28,054 · #18,146 all time
Rank in Brazil
#236
of 714
Research works
1.7k
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is AgroBio known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,347 of 3,409 5.7%111 #1904
Life SciencesDomain #6,358 of 7,800 6.0%128 #8771

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AgroBio 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 AgroBio specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 47.9 works12×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 111.5 works11×
← 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: 10.60× its world share, 112 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at AgroBio?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, Soil Fertility, Climate Change, Drought Tolerance, Agriculture, Sustainability and Agroecology.

▲ 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 Change21▲ 3.5×45 topics
  2. Sustainable Agriculture19▲ 26×14 topics
  3. Food Security18▲ 15×18 topics
  4. Sustainability17▲ 3.2×33 topics
  5. Soil Fertility17▲ 33×8 topics
  6. Environmental Impact13▲ 3.5×26 topics
  7. Drought Tolerance13▲ 41×9 topics
  8. Agriculture12▲ 13×9 topics
  9. Agroecology10▲ 30×5 topics
  10. Genetic Improvement9▲ 45×4 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity9▲ 9.0×14 topics
  12. Soil Quality8▲ 93×4 topics
  13. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.3×24 topics
  14. Plant Nutrition8▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Soil Management7▲ 78×2 topics
  16. Biodiversity7▲ 4.1×21 topics
  17. Crop Production7▲ 27×4 topics
  18. Family Farming7▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Rural Policy7▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Social Development7▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 4.7×18 topics
  22. Economic Analysis6▲ 19×5 topics
  23. Genetics6▲ 4.1×8 topics
  24. QTL Mapping6▲ 23×6 topics
  25. Composting6▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Nutrition6▲ 5.6×11 topics
  27. Organic Farming6▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Biological Control5▲ 16×10 topics
  29. Soil Degradation5▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Genome Sequencing5▲ 16×6 topics
  31. Rural Development5▲ 6.9×11 topics
  32. No-till Crop Production5▲ 148×1 topic
  33. Plant Breeding5▲ 24×4 topics
  34. Soil Compaction5▲ 148×1 topic
  35. Crop Management5▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Genetic Mapping5▲ 26×5 topics
  37. Value-Added Products5▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Forest Biomass4▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Wood Residues4▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Domestication4▲ 39×3 topics

Which research topics does AgroBio publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rural Development and Agriculture, Soil Management and Crop Yield, Agricultural and Food Sciences and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility.

Rural Development and Ag…7Rural Development and Agriculture: 7 fractional worksSoil Management and Crop…5Soil Management and Crop Yield: 5 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…4Agricultural and Food Sciences: 4 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…4Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement: 4 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 4 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in …4Growth and nutrition in plants: 4 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbici…4Weed Control and Herbicide Applications: 4 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquati…3Food Industry and Aquatic Biology: 3 fractional worksSoybean genetics and cul…2Soybean genetics and cultivation: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSoil ScienceForestryAgronomy and Crop Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Rural Development and AgricultureManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  2. 2 Soil Management and Crop YieldSoil Science 5 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food SciencesForestry 4 works
  4. 4 Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  6. 6 Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesSoil Science 4 works
  7. 7 Growth and nutrition in plantsPlant Science 4 works
  8. 8 Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsPlant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Food Industry and Aquatic BiologyFood Science 3 works
  10. 10 Soybean genetics and cultivationPlant Science 2 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.9%domestic only32.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AgroBio's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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