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Cotton (United States)

In research, Cotton (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,670 of 11,023 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,042 of 5,126 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,872 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Plant Science is 12.7× its share of world research).

cottoninc.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#9,169
of 22,385 · #5,465 all time
Rank in United States
#1,240
of 3,332
Research works
1.6k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
33k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Cotton (United States)

What is Cotton (United States) 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 #2,670 of 11,023 8.9%706
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,042 of 5,126 8.0%516
Health SciencesDomain #6,872 of 16,688 13.5%191
Physical SciencesDomain #7,283 of 17,446 8.6%588
MedicineField #6,380 of 14,558 14.8%162
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,588 of 5,801 11.3%166
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,132 of 2,489 7.8%330
EngineeringField #5,706 of 9,532 10.0%211
Polymers and PlasticsSubfield #586 of 842 8.3%178
Materials ScienceField #2,951 of 3,771 7.8%218

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cotton (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Cotton (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Cotton (United States) is in Life Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (31%), Medicine (15%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 63 fractional works · 39.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 50 fractional works · 30.7% of its workPlant Science: 36 fractional works · 22.1% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 39 fractional works · 24.2% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 9.3% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 18.2% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 14.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCotton (UnitedStates)161fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences39%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences18%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5030.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology127.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering1610.1%
    2. Materials Science106.3%
    3. Environmental Science63.8%
    4. Computer Science32.0%
    5. Chemical Engineering10.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    7. Chemistry10.4%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences159.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting64.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities42.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.6%
    5. Psychology21.0%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine2414.9%
    2. Health Professions52.9%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Cotton (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 35.7 works13×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 49.5 works6.5×
← 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: 6.47× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.80× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.47×50 works
  2. Chemical Engineering1.99×1 works
  3. Materials Science1.80×10 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.43×12 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.24×6 works
  6. Veterinary1.14×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.10×5 works
  8. Medicine0.77×24 works
  9. Environmental Science0.76×6 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.76×4 works
  11. Social Sciences0.74×15 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×2 works
  13. Engineering0.68×16 works
  14. Nursing0.57×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.45×1 works
  16. Psychology0.34×2 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.25×3 works
  19. Chemistry0.24×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  21. Energy0.23×0 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cotton (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, J. R. Womersley, Mary Ankeny and Steven T. Pires lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cotton (United States).

  1. 1 J. R. Womersley United States · #947,467 worldwide 3.5k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Mary Ankeny United States · #1,287,708 worldwide 1.2k citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Steven T. Pires United States · #1,525,136 worldwide 160 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Thomas C. Wedegaertner United States · #1,779,593 worldwide 679 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Don C. Jones United States · #1,799,033 worldwide 6.4k citations · 234 works
  6. 6 J. R. Mauney United States · #2,002,602 worldwide 2.8k citations · 77 works
  7. 7 Edward M. Barnes United States · #2,088,024 worldwide 5.5k citations · 126 works
  8. 8 W.J. ROFF United States · #2,353,142 worldwide 333 citations · 86 works
  9. 9 Reginald Charles Rainey United States · #2,402,492 worldwide 1.1k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Graham Riding United States · #2,456,321 worldwide 589 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Cotton (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Cotton (United States)?

The most cited paper from Cotton (United States) is "Sequencing of allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fiber improvement" (Tianzhen Zhang et al., 2015), with 1,922 citations. Next come "Quadrivalent Vaccine against Human Papillomavirus to Prevent Anogenital Diseases" (1,907) and "A probability-based approach for high-throughput protein phosphorylation analysis and site localization" (1,640).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sequencing of allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fiber improvement Tianzhen Zhang et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access 20 Apr 2015 1,922
2 Quadrivalent Vaccine against Human Papillomavirus to Prevent Anogenital Diseases Suzanne Marie Garland, Mauricio Hernández‐Ávila, Cosette Marie Wheeler et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 9 May 2007 1,907
3 A probability-based approach for high-throughput protein phosphorylation analysis and site localization Sean A. Beausoleil, Judit Villén, Scott A. Gerber et al. · Nature Biotechnology 10 Sep 2006 1,640
4 Repeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres Andrew H. Paterson et al. · Nature Open access Dec 2012 1,468
5 Low-Dose Methotrexate for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events Paul M. Ridker et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 10 Nov 2018 1,332
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cotton (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Mapping, Gene Expression, Cotton Genomics, Fiber Development, Biological Control, Environmental Impact, Drought Tolerance and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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-now 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 Mapping20▲ 162×6 topics
  2. Gene Expression20▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Cotton Genomics19▲ 1254×1 topic
  4. Fiber Development19▲ 1254×1 topic
  5. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.8×18 topics
  6. Biological Control7▲ 28×8 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 2.9×10 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications5▲ 2.4×11 topics
  9. Drought Tolerance4▲ 19×8 topics
  10. Heat Transfer4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  11. Legal Education3▲ 25×1 topic
  12. Moisture Management3▲ 73×1 topic
  13. Thermal Properties3▲ 17×1 topic
  14. Welfare Rights Advice3▲ 140×1 topic
  15. Recycling3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  17. Horizontal Gene Transfer3▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  19. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  20. Fungal Symbiosis2▲ 125×1 topic
  21. Genetic Improvement2▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Mycoviruses2▲ 125×1 topic
  23. Healthcare Quality2▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Ionic Liquids2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  26. Ethical Implications2▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Intellectual Property2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Mode of Action2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Policy Dimensions2▲ 190×1 topic
  30. Transnational Law2▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Bacillus thuringiensis2▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Host Specificity2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. RNA Interference2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Crop Management2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  36. QTL Mapping2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  37. Contract Visualization2▲ 258×1 topic
  38. Defensive Medicine2▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Legal Astuteness2▲ 258×1 topic
  40. Malpractice Risk2▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Cotton (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research in Cotton Cultivation, Textile materials and evaluations, Legal Education and Practice Innovations and Plant and Fungal Interactions Research.

Research in Cotton Culti…19Research in Cotton Cultivation: 19 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 3 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 3 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Interactions Research: 2 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 2 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 2 fractional worksBusiness Law and Ethics: 2 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional works
Plant SciencePolymers and PlasticsLawEndocrinology6 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Cotton Cultivation Plant Science 19 works
  2. 2 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  3. 3 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 3 works
  4. 4 Plant and Fungal Interactions Research Endocrinology 2 works
  5. 5 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 2 works
  9. 9 Business Law and Ethics Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 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 available24.9%not open75.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cotton (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cotton (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00082% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Cotton (United States)0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cotton (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cotton (United States)9.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.8% in 2008.

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