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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

In research, Brooklyn Botanic Garden stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,173 of 11,023 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,239 of 5,126 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,081
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,591
of 7,310
Research works
366
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.3k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Brooklyn Botanic Garden

What is Brooklyn Botanic Garden 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,173 of 11,023 8.6%249
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,239 of 5,126 9.1%198

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brooklyn Botanic Garden 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Brooklyn Botanic Garden work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Brooklyn Botanic Garden is in Life Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (52%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 16 fractional works · 67.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 52.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 22.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 18.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 21.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 14.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBrooklyn BotanicGarden24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences67%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1252.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology314.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Environmental Science314.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.8%
    3. Engineering00.8%
    4. Computer Science00.6%
    1. Medicine15.9%
    2. Health Professions01.2%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    1. Psychology12.6%
    2. Social Sciences00.5%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 10.96× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.65× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.70× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.86× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.96×12 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.70×1 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.20×0 works
  4. Environmental Science2.86×3 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.65×3 works
  6. Nursing0.96×0 works
  7. Psychology0.85×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.45×0 works
  9. Medicine0.31×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.29×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  13. Engineering0.06×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.04×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Brooklyn Botanic Garden?

Ranked on the quality score, Edward O. Guerrant, Steven E. Clemants and Charles Stuart Gager lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

  1. 1 Edward O. Guerrant United States · #852,584 worldwide 1.6k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Steven E. Clemants United States · #1,594,125 worldwide 1.7k citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Charles Stuart Gager United States · #1,861,753 worldwide 269 citations · 133 works
  4. 4 Patrick S. Herendeen United States · #1,999,377 worldwide 11k citations · 209 works
  5. 5 Alfred Gundersen United States · #2,180,323 worldwide 144 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 George M. Reed United States · #2,370,111 worldwide 272 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Balfour United States · #2,494,882 worldwide 18 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Wm. R. Prince Co. United States · #2,558,167 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Orland E. White United States · #2,723,950 worldwide 372 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 James A. Faris United States · #2,845,558 worldwide 76 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

What are the most cited papers from Brooklyn Botanic Garden?

The most cited paper from Brooklyn Botanic Garden is "Phylotranscriptomic analysis of the origin and early diversification of land plants" (Norman J. Wickett et al., 2014), with 1,359 citations. Next come "International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code)" (1,140) and "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny: The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG)" (1,104).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Phylotranscriptomic analysis of the origin and early diversification of land plants Norman J. Wickett et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 29 Oct 2014 1,359
2 International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) John Robert McNeill, Fred R. Barrie, Will Buck et al. 2012 1,140
3 A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny: The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG) Nasim Azani et al. · Taxon Open access Feb 2017 1,104
4 HybPiper: Extracting coding sequence and introns for phylogenetics from high‐throughput sequencing reads using target enrichment Matthew G. Johnson, Elliot M. Gardner, Yang Liu et al. · Applications in Plant Sciences Open access Jul 2016 943
5 Data access for the 1,000 Plants (1KP) project Naim Matasci et al. · GigaScience Open access 27 Oct 2014 623
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Brooklyn Botanic Garden?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Climate Change, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Change, Ecosystem Services and Conservation.

▲ 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-now 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Biodiversity4▲ 24×9 topics
  2. Invasive Species4▲ 40×10 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 6.0×18 topics
  4. Biogeography4▲ 58×13 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 58×4 topics
  6. Global Change3▲ 46×4 topics
  7. Conservation3▲ 26×10 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services3▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 61×5 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 26×12 topics
  11. Taxonomy2▲ 58×7 topics
  12. Phylogenetics2▲ 159×2 topics
  13. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 99×1 topic
  14. Pollinator Decline2▲ 99×1 topic
  15. Angiosperm Phylogeny2▲ 223×1 topic
  16. Antioxidant2▲ 9.1×8 topics
  17. Flowering Plants2▲ 223×1 topic
  18. Medicinal Plants2▲ 16×7 topics
  19. Phylogeny2▲ 39×7 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 16×6 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 29×4 topics
  22. Mycorrhizal Fungi1▲ 72×2 topics
  23. Biological Invasions1▲ 50×2 topics
  24. DNA Barcoding1▲ 27×5 topics

Which research topics does Brooklyn Botanic Garden publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant and animal studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Plant and animal studies2Plant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 1 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 1 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 0 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 0 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 0 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationPlant ScienceInsect Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  2. 2 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 0 works
  8. 8 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Brooklyn Botanic Garden's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Brooklyn Botanic Garden as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000066% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Brooklyn Botanic Garden0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Brooklyn Botanic Garden over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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