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Desert Research Center

In research, Desert Research Center stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,210 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,543 of 6,403 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,386 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology and Soil Science (Agronomy and Crop Science is 20.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,131
of 22,385 · #12,390 all time
Rank in Egypt
#48
of 117
Research works
2.6k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.77×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Desert Research Center

What is Desert Research Center known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,210 of 3,157 7.7%372 #2360
Life SciencesDomain #2,543 of 6,403 7.3%450 #4551
Environmental ScienceField #1,386 of 3,334 9.1%95 #3117
Plant ScienceSubfield #677 of 1,317 8.9%158 #1617
Physical SciencesDomain #6,704 of 10,670 11.2%225 #11410
Health SciencesDomain #8,054 of 9,902 6.6%70 #13247

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,360 #1,210
  2. Life Sciences#4,551 #2,543
  3. Environmental Science#3,117 #1,386
  4. Plant Science#1,617 #677
  5. Physical Sciences#11,410 #6,704
  6. Health Sciences#13,247 #8,054
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Desert Research Center work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Desert Research Center is in Life Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (46%), Environmental Science (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 4.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 476 fractional works · 56.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 393 fractional works · 46.4% of its workPlant Science: 167 fractional works · 19.6% of its workFood Science: 57 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 40 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSoil Science: 34 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 27 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 23 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInsect Science: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 63 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 241 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 102 fractional works · 12.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 25 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 56 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 80 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDesert ResearchCenter848fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences6%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences39346.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology637.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology121.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.8%
    5. Neuroscience10.1%
    1. Environmental Science10212.1%
    2. Engineering566.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences323.8%
    4. Materials Science151.8%
    5. Computer Science141.7%
    6. Chemistry121.5%
    7. Energy80.9%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Medicine505.9%
    2. Nursing151.8%
    3. Veterinary80.9%
    4. Health Professions60.7%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Social Sciences313.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting91.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities20.3%
    5. Psychology20.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Desert Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 20.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 40.3 works20×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 26.9 works14×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 33.9 works13×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 166.6 works11×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 393.2 works9.8×
  6. Food ScienceSubfield · 57.1 works8.9×
← 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: 9.77× its world share, 393 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 63 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.33× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.43× its world share, 102 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 3.69× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.57× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9.77×393 works
  2. Veterinary6.57×8 works
  3. Nursing3.69×15 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.44×32 works
  5. Environmental Science2.43×102 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.33×7 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.45×12 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×63 works
  9. Energy0.98×8 works
  10. Chemistry0.93×12 works
  11. Materials Science0.52×15 works
  12. Engineering0.44×56 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×9 works
  14. Medicine0.31×50 works
  15. Social Sciences0.29×31 works
  16. Health Professions0.28×6 works
  17. Computer Science0.21×14 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×4 works
  19. Dentistry0.17×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.17×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.09×2 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.07×1 works
  24. Psychology0.07×2 works
  25. Mathematics0.01×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Desert Research Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Ahmed M. Elbaz, Heba Isawi and Mahmoud M. El-Saber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Desert Research Center.

  1. 1 Ahmed M. Elbaz Egypt · #539,988 worldwide 1.1k citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Heba Isawi Egypt · #552,384 worldwide 1.3k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Mahmoud M. El-Saber Egypt · #1,013,947 worldwide 360 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Alaa Emara Rabee Egypt · #1,201,193 worldwide 517 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Elsayed Nishawy Egypt · #1,343,290 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Ahmed M. Abou-Shady Egypt · #1,393,452 worldwide 1.4k citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Heba El-Araby Egypt · #1,843,997 worldwide 227 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Haytham Mohamed Salem Egypt · #1,845,402 worldwide 540 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Mustafa A. Eissa Egypt · #1,963,838 worldwide 733 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 A.R. Askar Egypt · #2,283,347 worldwide 473 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Desert Research Center

What are the most cited papers from Desert Research Center?

The most cited paper from Desert Research Center is "Polysaccharides, Protein and Lipid -Based Natural Edible Films in Food Packaging: A Review" (Salah A.A. Mohamed, Mohamed A. El-Sakhawy, Mohamed Abdel-Monem El-Sakhawy, 2020), with 1,041 citations. Next come "Effect of different levels of humic acids on the nutrient content, plant growth, and soil properties under conditions of salinity" (405) and "Nitrogen Journey in Plants: From Uptake to Metabolism, Stress Response, and Microbe Interaction" (328).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Polysaccharides, Protein and Lipid -Based Natural Edible Films in Food Packaging: A Review Salah A.A. Mohamed, Mohamed A. El-Sakhawy, Mohamed Abdel-Monem El-Sakhawy · Carbohydrate Polymers 20 Mar 2020 1,041
2 Effect of different levels of humic acids on the nutrient content, plant growth, and soil properties under conditions of salinity Hussein Khaled, Hassan Fawy · Soil and Water Research Open access 31 Mar 2011 405
3 Nitrogen Journey in Plants: From Uptake to Metabolism, Stress Response, and Microbe Interaction Omar Zayed, Omar A. Hewedy, Ali Abdelmoteleb et al. · Biomolecules Open access 25 Sep 2023 328
4 Differentially evolved glucosyltransferases determine natural variation of rice flavone accumulation and UV-tolerance Peng Meng, Raheel Shahzad, Ambreen Gul et al. · Nature Communications Open access Dec 2017 317
5 Synthesis and characterization of PVP/AAc copolymer hydrogel and its applications in the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution Amr El‐Hag Ali, Hosam A. Shawky, H.A. Abd El Rehim et al. · European Polymer Journal 22 Sep 2003 291
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Desert Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Climate Change, Health Benefits, Antioxidant Activity, Sustainable Agriculture, Plant Growth, Food Security and Bioactive Compounds.

▲ 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. Climate Change90▲ 3.9×54 topics
  2. Antioxidant65▲ 11×42 topics
  3. Health Benefits42▲ 15×14 topics
  4. Remote Sensing40▲ 3.8×18 topics
  5. Antioxidant Activity39▲ 7.4×25 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture37▲ 14×14 topics
  7. Environmental Impact33▲ 2.3×26 topics
  8. Food Security33▲ 7.1×17 topics
  9. Plant Growth32▲ 35×6 topics
  10. Bioactive Compounds30▲ 14×12 topics
  11. Nutrient Uptake29▲ 50×3 topics
  12. Soil Fertility28▲ 15×8 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity28▲ 7.5×18 topics
  14. Medicinal Plants26▲ 7.9×16 topics
  15. Nutrition25▲ 6.8×8 topics
  16. Crop Productivity25▲ 45×3 topics
  17. Phytochemicals24▲ 27×8 topics
  18. Diabetes24▲ 5.5×7 topics
  19. Antioxidants23▲ 6.2×13 topics
  20. Crop Management22▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Anti-inflammatory21▲ 8.8×23 topics
  22. Toxicity21▲ 5.7×18 topics
  23. GIS20▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Horticultural Crops20▲ 29×3 topics
  25. Water Quality20▲ 5.7×12 topics
  26. Therapeutic19▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Heavy Metals19▲ 9.3×8 topics
  28. Proteins18▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Lactoferrin18▲ 51×2 topics
  30. Camel Milk18▲ 151×1 topic
  31. Nutritional18▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Nutritional Quality18▲ 28×4 topics
  33. Rootstock17▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Flavonoids17▲ 7.9×9 topics
  35. Antioxidant Properties16▲ 14×6 topics
  36. Phytochemistry16▲ 16×7 topics
  37. Nitrate16▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Dormancy16▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Fruit Trees16▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Biofertilizers15▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Desert Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Diversity and Health Studies, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry and Agricultural Science and Fertilization.

Animal Diversity and Hea…18Animal Diversity and Health Studies: 18 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…16Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 16 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 13 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…13Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 13 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershe…12Groundwater and Watershed Analysis: 12 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 11 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 11 fractional worksBotanical Research and A…9Botanical Research and Applications: 9 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 9 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 9 fractional works
Food SciencePlant ScienceGeochemistry and PetrologySoil Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 18 works
  2. 2 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 16 works
  3. 3 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 13 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 13 works
  5. 5 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 11 works
  7. 7 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 11 works
  8. 8 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 9 works
  9. 9 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 9 works
  10. 10 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 9 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 available79.5%not open20.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Desert Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Desert Research Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0034% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Desert Research Center0.0025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Desert Research Center 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%30%Desert Research Center13.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2025.

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