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Cropping Systems Research Laboratory

In research, Cropping Systems Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,424 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,693 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,900 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#15,544
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,392
of 8,685
Research works
437
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Cropping Systems 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 #1,424 of 6,031 26.4%263
Life SciencesDomain #7,693 of 14,347 26.3%306
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,900 of 2,837 24.4%159
Physical SciencesDomain #14,824 of 21,541 26.5%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cropping Systems 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).

What does Cropping Systems Research Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 33.9 works12×
← 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: 12.15× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.99× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.86× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cropping Systems Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Verónica Acosta‐Martínez, John Burke and D. R. Upchurch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cropping Systems Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Verónica Acosta‐Martínez · #100,802 worldwide 298 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 John Burke · #151,270 worldwide 147 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 D. R. Upchurch · #380,922 worldwide 128 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Ted M. Zobeck · #406,077 worldwide 117 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 D. F. Wanjura · #631,761 worldwide 66 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Paxton Payton · #1,349,031 worldwide 52 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Cropping Systems Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Cropping Systems Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Soil Carbon Sequestration, Food Security, Gene Expression, Ecosystem Functioning, Soil Fertility, Nutrient Limitation and Microbial Communities.

▲ 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 Change17▲ 11×29 topics
  2. Soil Carbon Sequestration5▲ 119×2 topics
  3. Food Security5▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Gene Expression5▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 39×2 topics
  6. Soil Fertility4▲ 33×3 topics
  7. Microbial Communities4▲ 17×1 topic
  8. Nitrogen Cycle4▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Nutrient Limitation4▲ 69×2 topics
  10. Genetic Mapping4▲ 81×3 topics
  11. QTL Mapping4▲ 52×5 topics
  12. Global Warming3▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Water Management3▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Genetic Improvement3▲ 58×3 topics
  15. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.3×12 topics
  16. Drought Resistance3▲ 47×4 topics
  17. Agriculture3▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Crop Yield3▲ 93×2 topics
  19. Plant Growth3▲ 40×4 topics
  20. CO2 Enrichment2▲ 263×1 topic
  21. Ozone Effects2▲ 263×1 topic
  22. Cotton Genomics2▲ 429×1 topic
  23. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Fiber Development2▲ 429×1 topic
  25. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Vulnerability2▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Adaptation2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Drought2▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Evapotranspiration2▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Carbon Balance2▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Crop Production2▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Extreme Weather2▲ 122×1 topic
  33. Tree Mortality2▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Land Use Change2▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Maize Yield2▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Nitrogen Uptake2▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Water Quality2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  38. Yield Potential2▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Biomass Estimation2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Nutrient Cycling2▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Cropping Systems Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Plant responses to elevated CO2, Research in Cotton Cultivation and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…4Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 4 fractional worksPlant responses to elevated CO2: 2 fractional worksResearch in Cotton Culti…2Research in Cotton Cultivation: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…2Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …1Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 1 fractional works
Soil SciencePlant ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 4 works
  2. 2 Plant responses to elevated CO2 Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Research in Cotton Cultivation Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cropping Systems Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.

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