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Coconut Research Institute

In research, Coconut Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,753 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,204
of 28,054 · #9,621 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#2
of 37
Research works
250
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Coconut Research Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,753 of 14,347 17.8%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Coconut 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 Coconut Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 32.8 works9.7×
← 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: 9.71× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 12.43× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.27× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Coconut Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Health Benefits, Antimicrobial, Fatty Acids, Antioxidant, Coconut, Virgin Coconut Oil and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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 Diversity18▲ 56×6 topics
  2. Antimicrobial14▲ 68×3 topics
  3. Health Benefits14▲ 58×4 topics
  4. Fatty Acids13▲ 180×3 topics
  5. Antioxidant13▲ 27×2 topics
  6. Coconut13▲ 1243×1 topic
  7. Virgin Coconut Oil13▲ 1243×1 topic
  8. Ecosystem Services8▲ 28×6 topics
  9. Sustainability7▲ 3.9×13 topics
  10. Soil Fertility6▲ 39×4 topics
  11. Biodiversity6▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 24×7 topics
  13. Agroforestry5▲ 115×3 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.9×11 topics
  16. Climate Change4▲ 2.1×7 topics
  17. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 24×4 topics
  18. Food Security3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  19. Conservation3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  20. Land Use Change3▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Genomics3▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Silvoarable Systems2▲ 231×1 topic
  23. Temperate Region2▲ 231×1 topic
  24. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  25. Plant Nutrition2▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Drought Tolerance2▲ 22×4 topics
  27. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Microbial Communities2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Cacao2▲ 219×1 topic
  31. Climate Change Resilience2▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. QTL Mapping2▲ 24×4 topics
  34. Biochar Application2▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Morphological Parameters2▲ 132×1 topic
  36. Nitrogen Cycle2▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Oil Palm Expansion2▲ 145×1 topic
  38. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Substrates2▲ 132×1 topic
  40. Tropical Agriculture2▲ 145×1 topic

Which research topics does Coconut Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coconut Research and Applications, Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Coconut Research and App…13Coconut Research and Applications: 13 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 2 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in plants: 2 fractional worksOil Palm Production and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksPeanut Plant Research Studies: 1 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional works
Inorganic ChemistryForestryHorticultureSoil Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Coconut Research and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 13 works
  2. 2 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 2 works
  3. 3 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 2 works
  4. 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  5. 5 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Peanut Plant Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Coconut Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.