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Earth University

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World rank, all time
#31,814
of 42,892
Rank in Costa Rica
#21
of 39
Research works
149
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
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: 9.69× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.22× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Earth University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ricardo O. Russo and Bert Kohlmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Earth University.

  1. 1 Ricardo O. Russo Costa Rica · #738,625 worldwide 45 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Bert Kohlmann Costa Rica · #1,062,735 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Earth University

Which keywords describe research at Earth University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Domestication, Drought Tolerance, Genetics, Banana, Mycosphaerella fijiensis, Biodiversity, Microbial Community and Soil Fertility.

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

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Domestication2▲ 146×2 topics
  2. Drought Tolerance2▲ 53×2 topics
  3. Genetics2▲ 11×2 topics
  4. Banana2▲ 301×1 topic
  5. Mycosphaerella fijiensis2▲ 301×1 topic
  6. Biodiversity2▲ 7.9×7 topics
  7. Sustainability2▲ 2.4×7 topics
  8. Climate Change1▲ 2.1×12 topics
  9. Microbial Community1▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Nutrition1▲ 10×3 topics
  11. Soil Fertility1▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Methane Production1▲ 150×1 topic
  14. Ruminant Nutrition1▲ 150×1 topic
  15. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.3×2 topics
  17. Food Security1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity1▲ 9.4×6 topics

Which research topics does Earth University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Banana Cultivation and Research, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Plant and soil sciences and Agricultural and Food Production Studies.

Banana Cultivation and R…2Banana Cultivation and Research: 2 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 1 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…1Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…0Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 0 fractional worksHigher Education and Sus…0Higher Education and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 0 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 0 fractional worksTurfgrass Adaptation and Management: 0 fractional worksSoil Science and Environmental Management: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesFood Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  3. 3 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 1 works
  5. 5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 0 works
  6. 6 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 0 works
  7. 7 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 0 works
  8. 8 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Soil Science and Environmental Management Soil Science 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.0%domestic only45.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Earth University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.