Question 1

What is CAB International known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, CAB International stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,629 of 6,403 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,311 of 3,157 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,093 of 1,317 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science (Insect Science is 33.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does CAB International rank in research?

Accepted Answer

CAB International ranks #15,176 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#30,392 all time), and #516 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at CAB International?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Matthew J. Ryan, Jeffrey K. Waage and Gregory J. Masters lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CAB International.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from CAB International?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from CAB International is "BIOTIC INVASIONS: CAUSES, EPIDEMIOLOGY, GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES, AND CONTROL" (Richard N. Mack, Daniel Simberloff, W. Mark Lonsdale et al., 2000), with 6,179 citations. Next come "Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi" (5,240) and "Herbivory in global climate change research: direct effects of rising temperature on insect herbivores" (2,786).

Question 5

Which research topics does CAB International publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at CAB International?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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 Biodiversity.

Question 7

Which fields of science does CAB International work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 71% of research at CAB International is in Life Sciences, 13% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (48%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Medicine (12%). It does 5.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is CAB International's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.