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Drylands Research

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World rank, all time
#17,391
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#947
of 2,253
Research works
280
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

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: 4.61× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.88× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Drylands Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Mortimore and Mary Tiffen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drylands Research.

  1. 1 Michael Mortimore United Kingdom · #17,878 worldwide 428 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Mary Tiffen United Kingdom · #263,726 worldwide 197 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Drylands Research

Which keywords describe research at Drylands Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Social Media, Sustainability, E-commerce, Economic Impact, Genetics, Health Education and Diabetes.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 3.6×13 topics
  2. Sustainability3▲ 3.3×10 topics
  3. Social Media2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  4. E-commerce2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  5. Economic Impact2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  6. Genetics2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  7. COVID-192▲ 3.4×2 topics
  8. Pandemic2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  9. Diabetes1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  10. Drought Tolerance1▲ 29×5 topics
  11. Globalization1▲ 2.0×5 topics
  12. Health Education1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  13. History1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  14. Indonesia1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  15. Public Health1▲ 2.8×7 topics
  16. SMEs1▲ 12×1 topic
  17. Agriculture1▲ 9.9×5 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Chronic Disease1▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Depression1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  21. Adaptation1▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.91×7 topics
  23. Food Security1▲ 5.8×6 topics
  24. Machine Learning1◆ 1.00×4 topics
  25. Patient Activation1▲ 96×1 topic
  26. Self-Management1▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Drylands Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Diabetes Management and Education, Research Data Management Practices and Scientific Computing and Data Management.

SMEs Development and Dig…1SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …1Diabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksResearch Data Management…1Research Data Management Practices: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and…1Scientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional worksPhotography and Visual Culture: 1 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 1 fractional worksDigital and Traditional …1Digital and Traditional Archives Management: 1 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 0 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 0 fractional worksComputer Science and Engineering: 0 fractional works
DemographyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismInformation SystemsInformation Systems and Management6 others

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

  1. 1 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 1 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  3. 3 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Photography and Visual Culture History 1 works
  6. 6 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 0 works
  9. 9 Medieval Literature and History Classics 0 works
  10. 10 Computer Science and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Drylands Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower 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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