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Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center

In research, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,498 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,810 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 25.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,061
of 28,054 · #15,591 all time
Rank in United States
#2,775
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
30.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,498 of 3,409 30.3%72 #2062
Life SciencesDomain #6,810 of 7,800 27.0%99 #6975

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Edward T. Schafer Agricultural 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 25.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 53.5 works26×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 71.8 works13×
← 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: 12.59× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.07× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, J. F. Miller, Shiaoman Chao and Gerald J. Seiler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

  1. 1 J. F. Miller United States · #134,982 worldwide 173 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Shiaoman Chao United States · #152,141 worldwide 200 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Gerald J. Seiler United States · #221,043 worldwide 120 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 T. J. Gulya United States · #454,536 worldwide 45 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Justin D. Faris United States · #476,757 worldwide 82 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Roger A. Leopold United States · #540,620 worldwide 61 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 David J. Smith United States · #883,904 worldwide 62 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Jarrad R. Prasifka United States · #888,765 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Timothy L. Friesen United States · #1,181,737 worldwide 43 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 L. G. Campbell United States · #1,224,738 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Mapping, QTL Mapping, Genome Sequencing, Crop Improvement, Quantitative Trait Loci, Genetics, Drought Tolerance and Breeding.

▲ 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. Genetic Mapping14▲ 148×6 topics
  2. QTL Mapping13▲ 89×5 topics
  3. Genome Sequencing11▲ 57×5 topics
  4. Crop Improvement10▲ 173×2 topics
  5. Quantitative Trait Loci10▲ 143×3 topics
  6. Genetics8▲ 9.7×6 topics
  7. Drought Tolerance8▲ 47×8 topics
  8. Breeding8▲ 84×3 topics
  9. Disease Resistance8▲ 126×2 topics
  10. Genomics8▲ 22×9 topics
  11. Climate Change8▲ 2.4×15 topics
  12. Fungal Pathogens7▲ 44×4 topics
  13. Yield Potential7▲ 104×2 topics
  14. Genomic Diversity7▲ 159×1 topic
  15. Wheat7▲ 268×1 topic
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Gene Expression6▲ 8.7×9 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity6▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Host Specificity5▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Plant Breeding5▲ 46×4 topics
  21. Genetic Improvement5▲ 46×4 topics
  22. Plant Immunity5▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Water Use Efficiency5▲ 129×2 topics
  24. Transcriptome Analysis5▲ 64×2 topics
  25. Symbiosis5▲ 43×2 topics
  26. Rhizosphere Interactions5▲ 47×2 topics
  27. Safflower5▲ 743×1 topic
  28. Sunflower5▲ 743×1 topic
  29. Microbiota4▲ 17×4 topics
  30. Plasmodiophora brassicae4▲ 178×1 topic
  31. Rhizoctonia solani4▲ 178×1 topic
  32. Health Effects4▲ 6.1×8 topics
  33. Invasive Species4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  34. Genetic Variation4▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Marker-Assisted Selection4▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Global Change4▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Root Exudates4▲ 48×2 topics
  38. Microbiome4▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Microbial Pathogens4▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Pattern Recognition Receptors4▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Wheat and Barley Genetic…7Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 7 fractional worksSunflower and Safflower …5Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation: 5 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance…4Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 4 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…4Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies3Plant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…3Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 3 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breed…3Genetics and Plant Breeding: 3 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…2Insect and Pesticide Research: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceCell BiologyGeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 7 works
  2. 2 Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation Plant Science 5 works
  3. 3 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 4 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 3 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  8. 8 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 3 works
  9. 9 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 3 works
  10. 10 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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