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Botanical Research Institute of Texas

In research, Botanical Research Institute of Texas stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,329 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,496 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Plant Science is 19.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,554
of 28,054 · #32,410 all time
Rank in United States
#3,995
of 4,192
Research works
274
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Botanical Research Institute of Texas 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 #5,329 of 6,031 13.1%138
Life SciencesDomain #13,496 of 14,347 14.3%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Botanical Research Institute of Texas 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 Botanical Research Institute of Texas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 19.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 29.0 works19×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 49.0 works12×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 58.3 works5.2×
← 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: 11.90× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.38× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Botanical Research Institute of Texas?

Ranked on the composite score, Donovan S. Correll and Joe F. Hennen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Botanical Research Institute of Texas.

  1. 1 Donovan S. Correll United States · #599,858 worldwide 68 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Joe F. Hennen United States · #1,418,362 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Which keywords describe research at Botanical Research Institute of Texas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Phylogeny, Antioxidant, Biodiversity, Conservation and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ 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▲ 8.8×21 topics
  2. Biogeography17▲ 75×9 topics
  3. Invasive Species15▲ 40×12 topics
  4. Phylogeny14▲ 104×8 topics
  5. Antioxidant11▲ 19×7 topics
  6. Biodiversity11▲ 17×9 topics
  7. Conservation11▲ 29×8 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 38×10 topics
  9. Medicinal Plants10▲ 28×5 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services9▲ 26×3 topics
  11. Cyperus8▲ 783×1 topic
  12. essential oil8▲ 783×1 topic
  13. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 52×5 topics
  14. Global Change6▲ 26×4 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Plant-Animal Interactions5▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Pollinator Decline5▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Taxonomy5▲ 46×6 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity5▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Polyploidy5▲ 123×4 topics
  21. Flora5▲ 196×2 topics
  22. Vascular Plants5▲ 196×2 topics
  23. Plant Pathogens4▲ 161×2 topics
  24. Genome Sequencing4▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Phytophthora4▲ 290×1 topic
  26. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.2×3 topics
  27. late blight resistance4▲ 290×1 topic
  28. Community Resilience4▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Cultural Heritage4▲ 7.7×2 topics
  30. Angiosperm Phylogeny3▲ 145×1 topic
  31. Flowering Plants3▲ 145×1 topic
  32. Mycorrhizal Fungi3▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Traditional Irrigation3▲ 770×1 topic
  34. Water Sustainability3▲ 770×1 topic
  35. Endemic Species3▲ 636×1 topic
  36. Korean Peninsula3▲ 636×1 topic
  37. Nutrient Uptake3▲ 50×2 topics
  38. Fungal Pathogens3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Ecosystem3▲ 28×3 topics
  40. Epiphytes3▲ 312×1 topic

Which research topics does Botanical Research Institute of Texas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, Plant and animal studies, Plant Pathogens and Resistance and Archaeology and Natural History.

Botany, Ecology, and Tax…8Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 8 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 5 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resistance: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 3 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 3 fractional worksEcology and Conservation Studies: 3 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology3Fern and Epiphyte Biology: 3 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAnthropologyCell Biology

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

  1. 1 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 8 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 3 works
  5. 5 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Conservation Studies Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  8. 8 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Botanical Research Institute of Texas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% higher 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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