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Department of Agriculture

In research, Department of Agriculture stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,650 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,598 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Plant Science is 23.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#35,557
of 42,892
Rank in Belize
#3
of 3
Research works
300
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Department of Agriculture 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 #4,650 of 6,031 6.7%176
Life SciencesDomain #13,598 of 14,347 6.6%215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Agriculture 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 Department of Agriculture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 23.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 21.9 works24×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 36.7 works15×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 40.7 works5.9×
← 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: 14.76× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 3.90× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 14.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Agriculture?

Ranked on the composite score, H. W. Bennetts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Agriculture.

  1. 1 H. W. Bennetts Belize · #343,465 worldwide 77 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Agriculture

Which keywords describe research at Department of Agriculture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Drought Tolerance, Breeding, Nutritional Quality, Food Security, Genetic Diversity, Marker Development, Genetics and Agricultural Sustainability.

▲ 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. Drought Tolerance8▲ 102×6 topics
  2. Breeding7▲ 182×4 topics
  3. Nutritional Quality6▲ 157×3 topics
  4. Food Security5▲ 18×7 topics
  5. Genetic Diversity5▲ 22×3 topics
  6. Marker Development5▲ 195×2 topics
  7. Climate Change5▲ 3.4×9 topics
  8. Genetics4▲ 12×2 topics
  9. Sustainability4▲ 3.5×5 topics
  10. Agricultural Sustainability4▲ 67×2 topics
  11. Cowpea4▲ 300×1 topic
  12. Legume Crop4▲ 300×1 topic
  13. Agriculture4▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Genomics3▲ 22×7 topics
  15. Policy3▲ 29×2 topics
  16. India3▲ 88×2 topics
  17. Development3▲ 18×1 topic
  18. Production3▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Biological Control2▲ 31×5 topics
  21. QTL Mapping2▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.5×7 topics
  23. Genome Sequencing2▲ 25×4 topics
  24. Agricultural Practices2▲ 93×2 topics
  25. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 53×2 topics
  26. Transcriptome Analysis2▲ 54×2 topics
  27. Gut Microbiota2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  28. Plant Growth2▲ 29×2 topics
  29. AFLP Markers2▲ 94×2 topics
  30. Cancer Prevention2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  32. Microbiota2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Nutrient Uptake2▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Crop Management1▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Rootstock1▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Soil Fertility1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Domestication1▲ 48×2 topics
  38. Genetic Variability1▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Okra Genetics1▲ 220×1 topic
  40. Rhizosphere Interactions1▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Department of Agriculture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural pest management studies, Agricultural Economics and Practices, Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems.

Agricultural pest manage…4Agricultural pest management studies: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Practices and Plant Genetics: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Science and Fertilization: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksGenetic and Environmental Crop Studies: 1 fractional worksPeanut Plant Research Studies: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop ScienceMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  5. 5 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 1 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  8. 8 Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Peanut Plant Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Smart Agriculture and AI 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.2%domestic only54.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Agriculture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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