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Experimental Station

In research, Experimental Station stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,624 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,939 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agronomy and Crop Science is 40.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,935
of 28,054 · #1,268 all time
Rank in United States
#2,757
of 4,192
Research works
9k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
358k
39.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Experimental Station 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 #2,624 of 3,409 6.8%137 #138
Life SciencesDomain #6,939 of 7,800 7.5%148 #1054

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Experimental Station 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 Experimental Station specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 40.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 20.8 works40×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 52.7 works14×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 137.0 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: 13.19× its world share, 137 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.81× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Experimental Station?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Brown, J. C. Gower and D. S. Jenkinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Experimental Station.

  1. 1 Robert Brown United States · #7,743 worldwide 1.3k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 J. C. Gower United States · #8,400 worldwide 1.3k citations · 53 works
  3. 3 D. S. Jenkinson United States · #11,761 worldwide 3.3k citations · 45 works
  4. 4 F Yates United States · #14,094 worldwide 1.3k citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Eric Duffey United States · #18,277 worldwide 444 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 M. J. R. Healy United States · #32,097 worldwide 712 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 J. B. Free United States · #73,713 worldwide 342 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 J. M. Hirst United States · #98,543 worldwide 225 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Norman F. Janes United States · #105,644 worldwide 146 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 R. A. Fisher United States · #106,113 worldwide 1.7k citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Experimental Station

Which keywords describe research at Experimental Station?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Soil Fertility, Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, Drought Tolerance, Genetics, Genetic Improvement and Crop Productivity.

▲ 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. Climate Change54▲ 9.2×55 topics
  2. Soil Fertility31▲ 63×6 topics
  3. Food Security26▲ 22×13 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 29×9 topics
  5. Drought Tolerance20▲ 64×9 topics
  6. Genetics16▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Genetic Improvement16▲ 82×4 topics
  8. Crop Productivity15▲ 101×3 topics
  9. Climate Change Adaptation15▲ 39×3 topics
  10. Plant Breeding15▲ 69×4 topics
  11. Agriculture14▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Biotechnology14▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Livestock Breeding14▲ 276×1 topic
  14. Plant Genetics14▲ 276×1 topic
  15. Forage Production12▲ 220×2 topics
  16. Crop Adaptation12▲ 388×1 topic
  17. Genetic Resources12▲ 282×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Development12▲ 3.4×14 topics
  19. Transcriptome Analysis12▲ 84×3 topics
  20. Anthocyanins11▲ 71×3 topics
  21. Grapevine10▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Wine Quality10▲ 136×1 topic
  23. Nutrition9▲ 9.5×6 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity8▲ 8.7×13 topics
  25. Invasive Species8▲ 9.0×16 topics
  26. Biodiversity8▲ 4.8×17 topics
  27. Agricultural Development7▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Breeding7▲ 43×5 topics
  29. Nutrient Uptake7▲ 48×3 topics
  30. Microbial Communities7▲ 7.1×6 topics
  31. Microbiota6▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Biological Control6▲ 19×9 topics
  33. Genome Sequencing5▲ 16×6 topics
  34. Aroma Compounds5▲ 27×3 topics
  35. Dietary Fiber5▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Rootstock5▲ 45×2 topics
  37. Genetic Mapping5▲ 31×6 topics
  38. Functional Foods5▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Economic Implications5▲ 45×2 topics
  40. QTL Mapping5▲ 19×6 topics

Which research topics does Experimental Station publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Biological Studies, Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement, Horticultural and Viticultural Research and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies.

Agriculture and Biologic…14Agriculture and Biological Studies: 14 fractional worksAgricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement: 12 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 10 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 5 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 4 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 4 fractional worksSoil and Environmental Studies: 4 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquatic Biology: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Development and Policies: 3 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 3 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceAnimal Science and Zoology2 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Biological Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 12 works
  3. 3 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 10 works
  4. 4 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  6. 6 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 4 works
  7. 7 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 4 works
  8. 8 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 4 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Development and Policies Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  10. 10 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 3 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 available20.4%not open79.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Experimental Station's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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