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Cotton Research and Development Corporation

In research, Cotton Research and Development Corporation stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,753 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#11,408 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,360
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#480
of 656
Research works
284
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Cotton Research and Development Corporation 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 #2,753 of 6,031 25.2%168
Life SciencesDomain #11,408 of 14,347 24.2%201

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cotton Research and Development Corporation 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: 11.63× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.02× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cotton Research and Development Corporation?

Ranked on the composite score, N. R. Hulugalle and Robert Mensah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cotton Research and Development Corporation.

  1. 1 N. R. Hulugalle Australia · #553,179 worldwide 132 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Robert Mensah Australia · #1,029,476 worldwide 53 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Cotton Research and Development Corporation

Which research topics does Cotton Research and Development Corporation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research in Cotton Cultivation, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Irrigation Practices and Water Management and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Research in Cotton Culti…1Research in Cotton Cultivation: 1 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and…1Irrigation Practices and Water Management: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…1Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 0 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…0Insect Pest Control Strategies: 0 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 0 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 0 fractional worksPlant responses to elevated CO2: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologySoil ScienceInsect Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Cotton Cultivation Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 1 works
  4. 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  5. 5 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  6. 6 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 0 works
  7. 7 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 0 works
  10. 10 Plant responses to elevated CO2 Plant Science 0 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 available23.0%not open77.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cotton Research and Development Corporation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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.

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.