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Central Cotton Research Institute

In research, Central Cotton Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,651 of 6,403 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,322 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences (Plant Science is 26.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,713
of 22,385 · #30,852 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#220
of 231
Research works
297
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Central Cotton Research Institute

What is Central Cotton Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #3,651 of 6,403 4.0%92 #6368
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,322 of 3,157 3.9%83 #3470

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Cotton Research Institute 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 Central Cotton Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Central Cotton Research Institute is in Life Sciences, 10% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Medicine (4%). It does 5.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 99 fractional works · 77.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 88 fractional works · 68.4% of its workPlant Science: 60 fractional works · 47.0% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentral CottonResearch…128fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences77%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences5%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8868.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology108.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Environmental Science32.6%
    2. Engineering32.6%
    3. Materials Science21.5%
    4. Chemistry21.3%
    5. Computer Science10.5%
    6. Energy10.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine54.0%
    2. Health Professions43.3%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting32.0%
    2. Social Sciences21.6%
    3. Psychology10.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Central Cotton Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 26.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 60.3 works27×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 87.8 works14×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 99.0 works5.9×
← 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: 14.40× its world share, 88 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14.40×88 works
  2. Nursing1.61×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.52×10 works
  4. Health Professions1.24×4 works
  5. Chemical Engineering0.95×0 works
  6. Dentistry0.89×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×0 works
  8. Chemistry0.83×2 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×3 works
  10. Environmental Science0.53×3 works
  11. Energy0.44×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.43×2 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.32×0 works
  14. Medicine0.21×5 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  16. Engineering0.17×3 works
  17. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×0 works
  19. Psychology0.15×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.13×2 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Central Cotton Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohommad Arif, Muhammad Naveed Afzal and Farhan Ahmad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Cotton Research Institute.

  1. 1 Mohommad Arif Pakistan · #1,791,120 worldwide 1.1k citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Naveed Afzal Pakistan · #2,111,971 worldwide 505 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Farhan Ahmad Pakistan · #2,618,180 worldwide 246 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Rabia Saeed Pakistan · #2,779,871 worldwide 656 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Zahid Aslam Pakistan · #2,781,060 worldwide 163 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Tariq Malik Pakistan · #2,838,929 worldwide 793 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Zahid Mahmood Pakistan · #2,890,246 worldwide 485 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Fiaz Ahmad Pakistan · #2,926,079 worldwide 1.9k citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Mamoona Hanif Pakistan · #2,993,781 worldwide 521 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 A. I. Mohyuddin Pakistan · #3,347,760 worldwide 733 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Central Cotton Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Central Cotton Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Central Cotton Research Institute is "Occurrence of insecticide resistance in field populations of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Pakistan" (Mushtaq Ahmad, Mushtaq Ahmad, Mohommad Arif et al., 2006), with 272 citations. Next come "PGPR-Mediated Salt Tolerance in Maize by Modulating Plant Physiology, Antioxidant Defense, Compatible Solutes Accumulation and Bio-Surfactant Producing Genes" (263) and "Cotton whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) resistance to organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides in Pakistan" (157).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Occurrence of insecticide resistance in field populations of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmad, Mushtaq Ahmad, Mohommad Arif et al. · Crop Protection 9 Sep 2006 272
2 PGPR-Mediated Salt Tolerance in Maize by Modulating Plant Physiology, Antioxidant Defense, Compatible Solutes Accumulation and Bio-Surfactant Producing Genes Baber Ali, Xiukang Wang, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem et al. · Plants Open access 27 Jan 2022 263
3 Cotton whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) resistance to organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides in Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmad, Mohommad Arif, Zahoor Ahmad et al. · Pest Management Science 3 Jan 2002 157
4 Heat tolerance of upland cotton during the fruiting stage evaluated using cellular membrane thermostability Hafeez Ur Rahman, Saeed Ahmad Malik, Muhammad Farrukh Saleem · Field Crops Research 12 Sep 2003 142
5 Delayed cuticular penetration and enhanced metabolism of deltamethrin in pyrethroid‐resistant strains of Helicoverpa armigera from China and Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmad, I. Denholm, Richard H. Bromilow · Pest Management Science 28 Apr 2006 139
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Central Cotton Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Genetic Mapping, Cotton Genomics, Fiber Development, Genetic Improvement, Drought Tolerance, Biological Control and Climate Change.

▲ 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 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. Gene Expression28▲ 35×6 topics
  2. Genetic Mapping26▲ 263×5 topics
  3. Cotton Genomics25▲ 2133×1 topic
  4. Fiber Development25▲ 2133×1 topic
  5. Climate Change11▲ 3.1×20 topics
  6. Genetic Improvement9▲ 78×4 topics
  7. Drought Tolerance8▲ 44×9 topics
  8. Biological Control8▲ 40×8 topics
  9. Crop Management5▲ 61×2 topics
  10. Breeding5▲ 52×5 topics
  11. Maize Yield5▲ 99×1 topic
  12. Nitrogen Uptake5▲ 99×1 topic
  13. Genetic Diversity5▲ 8.4×11 topics
  14. Pest Management5▲ 43×5 topics
  15. Food Security4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  16. Genetics4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  17. Nutrient Uptake4▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Nutritional Quality4▲ 47×4 topics
  19. Invasive Species4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  20. Plant Breeding4▲ 31×4 topics
  21. Rootstock4▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles4▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Jasmonate Signaling4▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Dormancy3▲ 74×1 topic
  25. Fruit Trees3▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Biopesticides3▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Cultivar Evaluation3▲ 116×1 topic
  28. Genotype-by-Environment Interaction3▲ 116×1 topic
  29. Soil Fertility3▲ 11×7 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 8.1×8 topics
  31. Development3▲ 6.9×2 topics
  32. Horticultural Crops3▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Agriculture3▲ 6.1×2 topics
  34. QTL Mapping3▲ 20×6 topics
  35. Genetic Regulation3▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Policy3▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Production3▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Essential Oils3▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Mode of Action3▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Central Cotton Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research in Cotton Cultivation, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies.

Research in Cotton Culti…25Research in Cotton Cultivation: 25 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 5 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 3 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 3 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 3 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 3 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 2 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceInsect ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences1 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Cotton Cultivation Plant Science 25 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  4. 4 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  7. 7 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant 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 available65.0%not open35.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Central Cotton Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Central Cotton Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Central Cotton Research Institute0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Central Cotton Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Central Cotton Research Institute5.9% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.4% in 2023.

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