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Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

In research, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,797 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,353 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,319 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,753
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,126
of 2,253
Research works
473
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
35.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Department of Agriculture and Rural Development 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 #3,797 of 6,031 20.6%180
Life SciencesDomain #10,353 of 14,347 20.5%252
Physical SciencesDomain #17,319 of 21,541 20.0%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Agriculture and Rural Development 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: 7.13× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.00× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Agriculture and Rural Development?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Stevens and R. J. Laughlin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

  1. 1 Robert Stevens United Kingdom · #80,931 worldwide 375 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 R. J. Laughlin United Kingdom · #178,469 worldwide 205 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Which keywords describe research at Department of Agriculture and Rural Development?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Genetic Diversity, Vaccine, Immune Response, Pathogenesis, Food Safety and Water Quality.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology61▲ 3.2×45 topics
  2. Climate Change54▲ 4.3×44 topics
  3. Genetic Diversity31▲ 13×11 topics
  4. Vaccine28▲ 14×7 topics
  5. Immune Response25▲ 8.7×8 topics
  6. Diagnosis24▲ 4.9×12 topics
  7. Treatment22▲ 3.5×9 topics
  8. Pathogenesis21▲ 7.9×13 topics
  9. Food Safety20▲ 16×9 topics
  10. Water Quality20▲ 9.8×8 topics
  11. Invasive Species19▲ 6.9×15 topics
  12. Eutrophication17▲ 25×4 topics
  13. Antimicrobial Resistance17▲ 14×8 topics
  14. Meat Quality16▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Biodiversity16▲ 4.5×18 topics
  16. Gut Microbiota16▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Probiotics15▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Ecosystem Functioning14▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Genomic Sequencing14▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Antibiotic Resistance14▲ 7.4×9 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 7.8×9 topics
  22. Fisheries Sustainability14▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Antioxidants13▲ 6.6×8 topics
  24. Consumer Perception13▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Milk Composition13▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Drug Resistance12▲ 8.1×4 topics
  27. Heat Stress12▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Microbial Communities12▲ 7.5×7 topics
  29. Nutrient Cycling12▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Nutrient Limitation12▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Vaccine Development12▲ 8.2×7 topics
  32. Host-Pathogen Interaction12▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Feed Additives11▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Hyporheic Zone11▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Microbial Community11▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Phosphorus Management11▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Population Genetics11▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Quantitative Genetics11▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Plant Breeding11▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Methane Production11▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Agriculture and Rural Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology and Participatory Visual Research Methods.

Tuberculosis Research an…1Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…1Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksAnimal Disease Managemen…1Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksParticipatory Visual Res…0Participatory Visual Research Methods: 0 fractional worksMicrobial infections and disease research: 0 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…0Library Science and Information Systems: 0 fractional worksMycobacterium research a…0Mycobacterium research and diagnosis: 0 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI0Smart Agriculture and AI: 0 fractional worksEducational Research and…0Educational Research and Pedagogy: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop ScienceSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  3. 3 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  4. 4 Participatory Visual Research Methods Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 0 works
  6. 6 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 0 works
  7. 7 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Educational Research and Pedagogy Computer Networks and Communications 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 available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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