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Central Tuber Crops Research Institute

In research, Central Tuber Crops Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,496 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,166 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 22.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,515
of 28,054 · #25,448 all time
Rank in India
#1,120
of 1,840
Research works
920
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Central Tuber Crops Research Institute 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 #1,496 of 3,409 14.4%107 #2137
Life SciencesDomain #6,166 of 7,800 14.7%119 #10408

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Tuber Crops 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Central Tuber Crops Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 22.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 58.6 works23×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 107.4 works15×
← 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: 15.30× its world share, 107 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 6.54× its world share, 5 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.22× 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, 15.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Tuber Crops Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Padmaja, Sutrisno Sutrisno and Andy Wijanarko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Tuber Crops Research Institute.

  1. 1 G. Padmaja India · #430,535 worldwide 92 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Sutrisno Sutrisno India · #552,068 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Andy Wijanarko India · #567,741 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 J. Sreekumar India · #606,580 worldwide 64 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Ramesh C. Ray India · #912,621 worldwide 81 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Jitender Kumar India · #1,010,289 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 G. Suja India · #1,037,126 worldwide 39 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Ramesh C. Ray India · #1,057,033 worldwide 90 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Abdullah Taufiq India · #1,133,949 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 M. Nedunchezhiyan India · #1,151,174 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Central Tuber Crops Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Central Tuber Crops Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Genomic Sequencing, Food Security, Metabolic Pathways, Cassava, Cyanogenic Glycosides, Drought Tolerance and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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. Genetic Diversity16▲ 24×9 topics
  2. Genomic Sequencing15▲ 86×3 topics
  3. Food Security14▲ 18×12 topics
  4. Metabolic Pathways13▲ 175×3 topics
  5. Cassava13▲ 486×1 topic
  6. Cyanogenic Glycosides13▲ 486×1 topic
  7. Drought Tolerance13▲ 62×8 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 25×8 topics
  9. Soil Fertility10▲ 29×6 topics
  10. Climate Change9▲ 2.3×10 topics
  11. Breeding8▲ 75×5 topics
  12. Nitrogen Fixation8▲ 80×2 topics
  13. Agriculture8▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Biological Control8▲ 37×8 topics
  15. Sustainability8▲ 2.2×11 topics
  16. Genetics8▲ 7.7×3 topics
  17. Nutritional Quality8▲ 69×4 topics
  18. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.0×11 topics
  19. Rhizosphere Interactions7▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Health Benefits7▲ 15×7 topics
  21. Agricultural Productivity6▲ 154×1 topic
  22. Intercropping6▲ 154×1 topic
  23. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 6.9×11 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services6▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Domestication6▲ 80×3 topics
  26. Marker Development6▲ 82×3 topics
  27. Antioxidant6▲ 5.4×12 topics
  28. Antioxidants6▲ 8.4×6 topics
  29. Genomics5▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Plant Nutrition5▲ 36×3 topics
  31. India5▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Agricultural Sustainability5▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Disease Resistance5▲ 63×3 topics
  34. Agroforestry5▲ 49×2 topics
  35. Biopesticides5▲ 48×2 topics
  36. Pest Management4▲ 36×3 topics
  37. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  38. Development4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Cacao4▲ 214×1 topic
  40. Climate Change Resilience4▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does Central Tuber Crops Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cassava research and cyanide, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy and Agricultural Economics and Practices.

Cassava research and cya…13Cassava research and cyanide: 13 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and …6Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 6 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato A…4Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 4 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 4 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…4Agricultural pest management studies: 4 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 3 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 3 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 3 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceHorticultureGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences2 others

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

  1. 1 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 13 works
  2. 2 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  3. 3 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 4 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  5. 5 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 4 works
  7. 7 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Potato Plant Research Food Science 3 works
  10. 10 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 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 available47.2%not open52.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Tuber Crops Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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