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Botanical Society of America

In research, Botanical Society of America stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,157 of 6,031 worldwide), Plant Science (#2,632 of 2,837 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,568 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 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#28,349
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,084
of 8,685
Research works
513
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Botanical Society of America 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 #5,157 of 6,031 9.0%282
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,632 of 2,837 8.4%139
Life SciencesDomain #13,568 of 14,347 9.6%320

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 22.7 works8.5×
← 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: 8.53× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.39× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.61× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Botanical Society of America?

Ranked on the composite score, Ingvar Kärnefelt, Ulf Arup and Stefan Gafner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Botanical Society of America.

  1. 1 Ingvar Kärnefelt United States · #300,321 worldwide 183 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Ulf Arup United States · #509,682 worldwide 78 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Stefan Gafner United States · #686,682 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 G. G. SIGMOND United States · #899,911 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Arne Thell United States · #912,105 worldwide 78 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Mark Blumenthal United States · #1,024,715 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Herbert J. Paterson United States · #1,164,931 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Scott S. Pauley United States · #1,510,715 worldwide 4 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Ryokichi Yatabe United States · #1,588,375 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Botanical Society of America

Which keywords describe research at Botanical Society of America?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Climate Change, Antioxidant, Phylogeny, Anti-inflammatory, Herbal Medicine, Biodiversity and Invasive Species.

▲ 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. Biogeography9▲ 61×9 topics
  2. Climate Change7▲ 4.4×11 topics
  3. Antioxidant5▲ 12×17 topics
  4. Phylogeny4▲ 52×6 topics
  5. Anti-inflammatory4▲ 24×7 topics
  6. Herbal Medicine4▲ 23×7 topics
  7. Biodiversity4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  8. Invasive Species3▲ 14×5 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Cancer3▲ 3.9×8 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  12. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×7 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants3▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Taxonomy3▲ 38×4 topics
  15. Genetics3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 20×3 topics
  17. molecular systematics2▲ 172×2 topics
  18. Polyploidy2▲ 84×4 topics
  19. Drought Tolerance2▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  21. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Mosses2▲ 143×2 topics
  23. Conservation2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  24. Flavonoids2▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Angiosperm Phylogeny2▲ 132×1 topic
  26. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  27. Flowering Plants2▲ 132×1 topic
  28. Pharmacology2▲ 14×6 topics
  29. Soil Fertility2▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Gesneriaceae2▲ 194×1 topic
  31. phylogenetic reconstruction2▲ 194×1 topic
  32. Biotechnology2▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Bioactive Compounds2▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Global Change2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Pharmacological Effects2▲ 47×4 topics
  37. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  38. Cancer Prevention2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Chronic Diseases2▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Environmental Ethics2▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Botanical Society of America publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Plant Diversity and Evol…2Plant Diversity and Evolution: 2 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species…2Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 2 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies1Plant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksGinger and Zingiberaceae research: 1 fractional worksComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 1 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology1Fern and Epiphyte Biology: 1 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 1 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular BiologyPlant ScienceCell Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  2. 2 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Ginger and Zingiberaceae research Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Botanical Society of America's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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