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Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie

In research, Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#90 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,639 of 14,347 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,204 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#4,420
of 42,892
Rank in Costa Rica
#2
of 39
Research works
820
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #90 of 6,031 27.2%373
Life SciencesDomain #1,639 of 14,347 26.0%415
Environmental ScienceField #2,204 of 6,208 27.0%225
Physical SciencesDomain #16,165 of 21,541 25.5%266

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie 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).

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: 8.29× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.13× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× 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, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie?

Ranked on the composite score, Célia A. Harvey, Fernando Casanoves and Bryan Finegan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie.

  1. 1 Célia A. Harvey Costa Rica · #46,210 worldwide 260 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Fernando Casanoves Costa Rica · #70,351 worldwide 280 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Bryan Finegan Costa Rica · #75,907 worldwide 389 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Eduardo Somarriba Costa Rica · #122,366 worldwide 235 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Pablo Imbach Costa Rica · #175,222 worldwide 187 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Miguel Cifuentes Costa Rica · #255,855 worldwide 129 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Fabrice DeClerck Costa Rica · #346,003 worldwide 168 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Francisco Alpízar Costa Rica · #433,168 worldwide 128 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 René Maximiliano Gómez Costa Rica · #443,306 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Gerardo Budowski Costa Rica · #470,343 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie

Which keywords describe research at Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity, Agroforestry, Genetic Diversity, Soil Fertility and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Climate Change13▲ 8.8×41 topics
  2. Ecosystem Services8▲ 36×9 topics
  3. Biodiversity8▲ 18×14 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 37×9 topics
  5. Agroforestry6▲ 153×3 topics
  6. Sustainability6▲ 4.2×16 topics
  7. Environmental Impact5▲ 5.0×12 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity4▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Soil Fertility4▲ 34×3 topics
  10. Climate Change Resilience4▲ 136×2 topics
  11. Land Use Change4▲ 24×5 topics
  12. Cacao4▲ 501×1 topic
  13. Cocoa Production4▲ 501×1 topic
  14. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 20×6 topics
  15. Invasive Species2▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Agroecology2▲ 29×4 topics
  17. Biomass Estimation2▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Conservation2▲ 9.7×10 topics
  19. Environmental Services2▲ 122×1 topic
  20. Tropical Deforestation2▲ 122×1 topic
  21. Allometric Models2▲ 80×2 topics
  22. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 18×5 topics
  23. Global Change2▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Aboveground Biomass2▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Climate Change Impact2▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Culture2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Identity2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  29. Carbon Stocks2▲ 119×1 topic
  30. Health Effects2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  31. Silvoarable Systems2▲ 211×1 topic
  32. Temperate Region2▲ 211×1 topic
  33. Tropical Forests2▲ 93×1 topic
  34. Diversity2▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Food Security2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  36. Livestock Farming2▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 10.0×5 topics
  38. Caffeine1▲ 160×1 topic
  39. Coffee1▲ 160×1 topic
  40. Model Evaluation1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems and Forest ecology and management.

  1. 1 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 4 works
  2. 2 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 2 works
  4. 4 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Coffee research and impacts Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Global trade, sustainability, and social impact Strategy and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.4%domestic only58.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.