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Conservation and Production Research Laboratory

In research, Conservation and Production Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,940 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#14,153 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#10,104 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,999
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,326
of 8,685
Research works
564
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
36.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Conservation and Production Research Laboratory 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 #1,940 of 6,031 22.0%293
Physical SciencesDomain #14,153 of 21,541 23.1%228
Life SciencesDomain #10,104 of 14,347 20.9%317
Environmental ScienceField #4,543 of 6,208 22.4%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Conservation and Production Research Laboratory 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: 9.83× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.24× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.34× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Conservation and Production Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul D. Colaizzi, Steven R. Evett and Terry A. Howell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Conservation and Production Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Paul D. Colaizzi United States · #241,900 worldwide 278 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Steven R. Evett United States · #265,238 worldwide 439 citations · 87 works
  3. 3 Terry A. Howell United States · #267,177 worldwide 344 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Susan A. O’Shaughnessy United States · #458,505 worldwide 75 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 C. M. Rush United States · #476,775 worldwide 104 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 A. D. Schneider United States · #491,143 worldwide 99 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 R. Louis Baumhardt United States · #504,552 worldwide 143 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Robert C. Schwartz United States · #553,545 worldwide 143 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Paul W. Unger United States · #606,140 worldwide 103 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 T. A. Howell United States · #612,478 worldwide 86 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Conservation and Production Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Conservation and Production Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Microbial Community, Soil Moisture, Drought, Evapotranspiration, Methane Production, Ruminant Nutrition and Ecosystem Resilience.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change8▲ 8.6×25 topics
  2. Microbial Community3▲ 119×3 topics
  3. Drought2▲ 75×2 topics
  4. Evapotranspiration2▲ 91×2 topics
  5. Soil Moisture2▲ 102×2 topics
  6. Methane Production2▲ 237×1 topic
  7. Ruminant Nutrition2▲ 237×1 topic
  8. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Carbon Balance2▲ 137×1 topic
  10. Tree Mortality2▲ 137×1 topic
  11. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  12. Water Scarcity2▲ 66×2 topics
  13. Deficit Irrigation2▲ 209×1 topic
  14. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Sustainability2▲ 2.0×9 topics
  16. Water Use Efficiency2▲ 152×1 topic
  17. Soil Fertility2▲ 21×5 topics
  18. Livestock Production2▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Health Effects1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  20. Water Management1▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  22. Heat Stress1▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Land Use Change1▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Microbial Communities1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  25. Dairy Cattle1▲ 64×2 topics
  26. Global Warming1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  27. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.85×2 topics
  28. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Gut Microbiota1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. Satellite Observations1▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Drought Resistance1▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Plant Breeding1▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Water Quality1▲ 7.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Conservation and Production Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Irrigation Practices and Water Management and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement.

Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 2 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and Water Management: 2 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 1 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 1 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeSoil SciencePlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  2. 2 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 2 works
  4. 4 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  7. 7 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Conservation and Production Research Laboratory'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.