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Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center

In research, Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,766 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Insect Science is 118.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,543
of 28,054 · #26,713 all time
Rank in United States
#3,024
of 4,192
Research works
399
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #6,766 of 7,800 20.4%60 #10416

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center 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 Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 118.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 25.4 works118×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 47.1 works13×
← 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: 13.05× its world share, 47 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.07× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger I. Vargas, Eric B. Jang and Grant T. McQuate lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center.

  1. 1 Roger I. Vargas United States · #195,919 worldwide 200 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Eric B. Jang United States · #343,562 worldwide 102 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Grant T. McQuate United States · #616,484 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Marisa M. Wall United States · #772,902 worldwide 78 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Peter A. Follett United States · #987,474 worldwide 66 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Nicholas C. Manoukis United States · #1,347,053 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Invasive Species, Pest Management, Microbiota, Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Drosophila Suzukii and Fruit Fly.

▲ 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. Biological Control19▲ 166×9 topics
  2. Invasive Species19▲ 58×11 topics
  3. Pest Management13▲ 202×5 topics
  4. Microbiota12▲ 74×4 topics
  5. Climate Change11▲ 5.6×11 topics
  6. Population Dynamics9▲ 47×4 topics
  7. Drosophila Suzukii8▲ 778×1 topic
  8. Fruit Fly8▲ 778×1 topic
  9. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles7▲ 212×1 topic
  10. Jasmonate Signaling7▲ 212×1 topic
  11. Biological Invasions6▲ 90×2 topics
  12. Bark Beetles6▲ 390×1 topic
  13. Forest Pests6▲ 390×1 topic
  14. Gut Microbiota4▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Biopesticides4▲ 80×2 topics
  16. Honey Bees4▲ 91×1 topic
  17. Neonicotinoids4▲ 91×1 topic
  18. Essential Oils4▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Biodiversity4▲ 6.3×9 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services3▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Botanical Insecticides3▲ 98×1 topic
  22. Diversity3▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Global Change3▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Insect Control3▲ 98×1 topic
  26. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 5.8×12 topics
  27. Genome Evolution3▲ 90×2 topics
  28. Mode of Action3▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Plant-Animal Interactions3▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Pollinator Decline3▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Vector Control3▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Small RNAs2▲ 52×2 topics
  35. Symbiont2▲ 162×1 topic
  36. Wolbachia2▲ 162×1 topic
  37. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Plant Immunity2▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Bacillus thuringiensis2▲ 102×1 topic
  40. RNA Interference2▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect behavior and control techniques, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Forest Insect Ecology and Management and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Insect behavior and cont…8Insect behavior and control techniques: 8 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 7 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 6 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 4 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies3Plant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 2 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 2 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 2 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 2 fractional works
Insect ScienceEcologyPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 8 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 7 works
  3. 3 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 4 works
  5. 5 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  7. 7 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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.

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