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Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute

In research, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,421 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,910 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Plant Science is 27.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,964
of 28,054 · #27,100 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#82
of 135
Research works
173
▲ 708% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute 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 #1,421 of 3,409 34.6%63 #2420
Life SciencesDomain #5,910 of 7,800 34.4%71 #11094

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute 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 Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 27.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 40.4 works27×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 63.5 works16×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 70.8 works6.4×
← 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: 15.76× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Akbar Hossain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute.

  1. 1 Akbar Hossain Bangladesh · #750,793 worldwide 191 citations · 94 works
All ranked researchers at Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: QTL Mapping, Yield Potential, Drought Resistance, Genetic Improvement, Drought Tolerance, Food Security, Soil Fertility and Breeding.

▲ 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. QTL Mapping11▲ 114×6 topics
  2. Yield Potential9▲ 192×2 topics
  3. Drought Resistance8▲ 101×3 topics
  4. Genetic Improvement8▲ 103×2 topics
  5. Climate Change8▲ 3.4×19 topics
  6. Drought Tolerance8▲ 64×8 topics
  7. Food Security8▲ 16×10 topics
  8. Soil Fertility7▲ 38×5 topics
  9. Breeding7▲ 109×5 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 25×8 topics
  11. Water Management7▲ 65×3 topics
  12. Plant Growth6▲ 65×5 topics
  13. Genetics6▲ 9.9×3 topics
  14. Rice6▲ 123×2 topics
  15. Crop Management6▲ 105×2 topics
  16. Aerobic Rice Systems6▲ 189×1 topic
  17. Root Traits6▲ 189×1 topic
  18. Sustainability6▲ 2.6×10 topics
  19. Crop Productivity5▲ 87×2 topics
  20. Maize Yield5▲ 140×1 topic
  21. Nitrogen Uptake5▲ 140×1 topic
  22. Crop Improvement5▲ 122×2 topics
  23. Genome Sequencing5▲ 36×5 topics
  24. Nutrient Uptake4▲ 75×3 topics
  25. Gene Expression4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity4▲ 11×9 topics
  27. Integrated Nutrient Management4▲ 221×1 topic
  28. Organic Manure4▲ 221×1 topic
  29. Antioxidants4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  30. Disease Resistance4▲ 84×2 topics
  31. Nutritional Quality4▲ 56×4 topics
  32. Genetic Variation4▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Genomic Diversity4▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Wheat4▲ 197×1 topic
  35. Plant Breeding3▲ 41×3 topics
  36. Abiotic Stress3▲ 56×2 topics
  37. Nitrogen Fixation3▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Signal Transduction3▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Plant Responses3▲ 47×2 topics
  40. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Agricultural Science and Fertilization and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology.

Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 6 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 5 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…4Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 4 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetic…4Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 4 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 3 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…2Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPlant Genetic and Mutation Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 2 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceSoil Science

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

  1. 1 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 6 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 4 works
  4. 4 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 4 works
  5. 5 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop 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 available64.2%not open35.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.1%domestic only35.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 708% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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