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Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory

In research, Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,312 of 6,031 worldwide), Plant Science (#1,478 of 2,837 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,452 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 14.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#21,485
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,644
of 8,685
Research works
555
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
34.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory 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 #2,312 of 6,031 27.9%358
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,478 of 2,837 25.4%234
Life SciencesDomain #9,452 of 14,347 27.1%452

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory 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 Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 14.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 22.6 works15×
  2. Life SciencesDomain · 28.0 works6.6×
← 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: 14.73× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.00× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.31× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Wojciech J. Janisiewicz, D. Michael Glenn and Fumiomi Takeda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Wojciech J. Janisiewicz United States · #147,441 worldwide 230 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 D. Michael Glenn United States · #223,553 worldwide 138 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Fumiomi Takeda United States · #465,735 worldwide 73 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 J.L. Norelli United States · #619,036 worldwide 35 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Stephen S. Miller United States · #793,067 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 William V. Welker United States · #805,810 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Ann Callahan United States · #1,048,773 worldwide 42 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biological Control, Invasive Species, Phylogeny, Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles, Jasmonate Signaling, Halyomorpha halys and Stink Bug.

▲ 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 Change10▲ 11×13 topics
  2. Biological Control8▲ 168×5 topics
  3. Invasive Species6▲ 46×6 topics
  4. Phylogeny4▲ 86×2 topics
  5. Halyomorpha halys3▲ 1497×1 topic
  6. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles3▲ 243×1 topic
  7. Jasmonate Signaling3▲ 243×1 topic
  8. Stink Bug3▲ 1497×1 topic
  9. Rootstock2▲ 144×2 topics
  10. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 51×3 topics
  11. Nutrient Uptake2▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Dormancy2▲ 174×1 topic
  13. Fruit Trees2▲ 174×1 topic
  14. Microbiota2▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Gene Expression2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Population Dynamics2▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Transcription Factors2▲ 44×4 topics
  20. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Genomic Characterization2▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Anthocyanins1▲ 61×2 topics
  23. Biological Invasions1▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Development1▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Grapevine1▲ 105×2 topics
  26. Plant1▲ 98×1 topic
  27. Bark Beetles1▲ 198×1 topic
  28. Forest Pests1▲ 198×1 topic
  29. Genetics1▲ 5.7×1 topic
  30. Pollen Tube Growth1▲ 170×1 topic
  31. Self-Incompatibility1▲ 170×1 topic
  32. Wine Quality1▲ 114×1 topic
  33. Genomics1▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Pest Management1▲ 43×3 topics
  35. Social Insects1▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Machine Learning1◆ 1.08×2 topics
  37. Taxonomy1▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Functional–Structural Plant Modelling1▲ 141×1 topic
  39. Plant Architecture1▲ 141×1 topic
  40. Plant Immunity1▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemiptera Insect Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Hemiptera Insect Studies: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…2Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…2Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 1 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 1 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology an…1Forest Insect Ecology and Management: 1 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksResearch on scale insects: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect SciencePlant ScienceCell Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Hemiptera Insect Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  3. 3 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Research on scale insects 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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