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CAB International

In research, CAB International stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,664 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,015 of 7,800 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,326 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Insect Science is 34.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,131
of 28,054 · #10,273 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#579
of 1,094
Research works
6.2k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
5%
world 28%

What is CAB International 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 #1,664 of 3,409 5.6%140 #705
Life SciencesDomain #6,015 of 7,800 5.0%200 #4302
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,326 of 1,395 4.2%79 #990

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where CAB International 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#705 #1,664
  2. Life Sciences#4,302 #6,015
  3. Plant Science#990 #1,326
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does CAB International specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 34.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 26.5 works34×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 78.7 works16×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 20.2 works16×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 140.2 works11×
← 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: 10.72× its world share, 140 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.66× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.07× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CAB International?

Ranked on the composite score, Harry C. Evans, Paul M. Kirk and B. C. Sutton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CAB International.

  1. 1 Harry C. Evans United Kingdom · #9,807 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Paul M. Kirk United Kingdom · #35,595 worldwide 595 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 B. C. Sutton United Kingdom · #60,978 worldwide 332 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 P. F. Cannon United Kingdom · #89,871 worldwide 315 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Sean T. Murphy United Kingdom · #102,153 worldwide 140 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 David Smith United Kingdom · #124,197 worldwide 174 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 J. K. Waage United Kingdom · #174,393 worldwide 220 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 C. Booth United Kingdom · #233,875 worldwide 102 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 P. D. Bridge United Kingdom · #236,519 worldwide 121 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 David Hunt United Kingdom · #249,941 worldwide 114 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at CAB International

Which keywords describe research at CAB International?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Biological Control, Invasive Species, Host Specificity, Fungal Pathogens, Endophytic Fungi, Genomic Characterization and Taxonomic Revision.

▲ 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. Phylogenetic Analysis34▲ 40×9 topics
  2. Biological Control33▲ 80×9 topics
  3. Invasive Species31▲ 26×19 topics
  4. Host Specificity29▲ 94×4 topics
  5. Fungal Pathogens26▲ 71×5 topics
  6. Climate Change23▲ 3.1×34 topics
  7. Endophytic Fungi22▲ 85×2 topics
  8. Genomic Characterization19▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Taxonomic Revision18▲ 92×2 topics
  10. Plant Pathogenesis18▲ 101×1 topic
  11. Species Recognition18▲ 101×1 topic
  12. Biodiversity17▲ 8.4×18 topics
  13. Taxonomy17▲ 48×13 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity16▲ 9.2×11 topics
  15. DNA Barcoding16▲ 36×8 topics
  16. Genome Sequencing16▲ 38×7 topics
  17. Biogeography15▲ 21×15 topics
  18. Plant Immunity15▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Gene Silencing14▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Viral RNA Silencing14▲ 129×1 topic
  21. Conservation13▲ 11×9 topics
  22. Ecosystem Functioning12▲ 24×6 topics
  23. Mycorrhizal Fungi12▲ 62×2 topics
  24. Phylogeny12▲ 29×14 topics
  25. Fungal Diversity11▲ 89×1 topic
  26. Plant Interactions11▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Ecology11▲ 25×5 topics
  28. Biological Activities10▲ 23×4 topics
  29. Cancer Therapy10▲ 6.5×5 topics
  30. Nutritional Value10▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Genomics10▲ 12×7 topics
  32. Medicinal Mushrooms10▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Polysaccharides10▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Genetic Diversity9▲ 7.7×8 topics
  35. Genomic Sequencing8▲ 25×5 topics
  36. Plant Defense8▲ 54×2 topics
  37. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles8▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Jasmonate Signaling8▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Biopesticides7▲ 40×3 topics
  40. Diversity7▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does CAB International publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant Virus Research Studies, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions and Fungal Biology and Applications.

Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 18 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 14 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…11Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 11 fractional worksFungal Biology and Appli…10Fungal Biology and Applications: 10 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 8 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Interactions Research: 7 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteri…6Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 6 fractional worksYeasts and Rust Fungi Studies: 6 fractional worksPhytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens: 6 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 4 fractional works
Cell BiologyPlant SciencePharmacologyInsect Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 18 works
  2. 2 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 14 works
  3. 3 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 11 works
  4. 4 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 10 works
  5. 5 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 8 works
  6. 6 Plant and Fungal Interactions Research Endocrinology 7 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 6 works
  8. 8 Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies Molecular Biology 6 works
  9. 9 Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Plant Science 6 works
  10. 10 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 4 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 available5.2%not open94.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CAB International's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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