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California Department of Food and Agriculture

In research, California Department of Food and Agriculture stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,394 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,244 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 49.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,550
of 28,054 · #19,375 all time
Rank in United States
#3,531
of 4,192
Research works
960
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is California Department of Food and Agriculture 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
Life SciencesDomain #7,394 of 7,800 10.6%75 #8825
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,244 of 3,409 10.8%60 #2795

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California Department of Food and Agriculture 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 California Department of Food and Agriculture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 49.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 25.0 works49×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 60.4 works12×
← 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: 11.80× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.07× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.70× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 17.60× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 17.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California Department of Food and Agriculture?

Ranked on the composite score, James B. Knaak, Renaud Fortuner and Shaun L. Winterton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Department of Food and Agriculture.

  1. 1 James B. Knaak United States · #406,079 worldwide 70 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Renaud Fortuner United States · #433,055 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Shaun L. Winterton United States · #461,094 worldwide 59 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Charles H. Pickett United States · #464,490 worldwide 66 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Sergei A. Subbotin United States · #504,434 worldwide 125 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Michael J. Pitcairn United States · #653,429 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Andrew R. Cline United States · #881,972 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Rosser W. Garrison United States · #1,189,979 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Robert V. Dowell United States · #1,213,966 worldwide 37 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Stephen D. Gaimari United States · #1,260,985 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at California Department of Food and Agriculture

Which keywords describe research at California Department of Food and Agriculture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Phylogeny, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Evolution and Biogeography.

▲ 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. Biological Control20▲ 127×9 topics
  2. Invasive Species18▲ 39×12 topics
  3. Climate Change17▲ 5.8×21 topics
  4. Phylogeny14▲ 88×9 topics
  5. Biodiversity14▲ 18×13 topics
  6. Taxonomy12▲ 86×10 topics
  7. Evolution12▲ 43×10 topics
  8. Biogeography11▲ 39×11 topics
  9. Morphology8▲ 46×4 topics
  10. Epidemiology8▲ 1.79×31 topics
  11. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 45×8 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Relationships7▲ 91×3 topics
  13. Global Change7▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 20×8 topics
  15. Molecular Pathology6▲ 54×2 topics
  16. DNA Barcoding6▲ 35×9 topics
  17. Nematodes6▲ 113×2 topics
  18. Systematics6▲ 318×2 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Microbiota6▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Plant-Parasitic6▲ 215×1 topic
  22. Soil Food Web6▲ 215×1 topic
  23. Population Dynamics6▲ 20×6 topics
  24. Diptera5▲ 1035×1 topic
  25. Phylogenetics5▲ 108×2 topics
  26. molecular data5▲ 1035×1 topic
  27. Amber Fossils5▲ 472×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem Services5▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Insect Evolution5▲ 472×1 topic
  30. Plant-Animal Interactions5▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Pollinator Decline5▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Host Specificity4▲ 36×5 topics
  33. Genomic Sequencing4▲ 32×5 topics
  34. Genome Sequencing4▲ 24×6 topics
  35. Pest Management4▲ 44×5 topics
  36. Conservation4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  37. Genomics4▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles4▲ 82×1 topic
  39. Jasmonate Signaling4▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Pheromones3▲ 60×2 topics

Which research topics does California Department of Food and Agriculture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nematode management and characterization studies, Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, Fossil Insects in Amber and Plant and animal studies.

Nematode management and …6Nematode management and characterization studies: 6 fractional worksDiptera species taxonomy…5Diptera species taxonomy and behavior: 5 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber5Fossil Insects in Amber: 5 fractional worksPlant and animal studies5Plant and animal studies: 5 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 3 fractional worksHemiptera Insect Studies3Hemiptera Insect Studies: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceEcological Modeling1 others

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

  1. 1 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 6 works
  2. 2 Diptera species taxonomy and behavior Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  5. 5 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  6. 6 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 3 works
  7. 7 Hemiptera Insect Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  9. 9 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 2 works
  10. 10 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has California Department of Food and Agriculture'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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