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FMC (United States)

In research, FMC (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,926 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#8,998 of 11,412 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,375 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,291
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,983
of 8,685
Research works
818
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is FMC (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #10,926 of 21,541 10.4%515
EngineeringField #8,998 of 11,412 9.2%218
Life SciencesDomain #13,375 of 14,347 11.3%211
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,754 of 6,031 12.0%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where FMC (United States) 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).

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: 9.25× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.71× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.86× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 8.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at FMC (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Brian T. Fitch and Charles E. Hatch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FMC (United States).

  1. 1 Brian T. Fitch · #225,464 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Charles E. Hatch · #1,058,679 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at FMC (United States)

Which keywords describe research at FMC (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Safety, Biological Control, Environmental Impact, Risk Assessment, Pesticides, Weed Control, Integrated Pest Management and Crop Losses.

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

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  2. Food Safety2▲ 22×5 topics
  3. Biological Control2▲ 42×5 topics
  4. Risk Assessment2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  5. Pesticides2▲ 77×3 topics
  6. Weed Control2▲ 193×2 topics
  7. Climate Change2▲ 1.85×10 topics
  8. Epidemiology1▲ 1.16×10 topics
  9. Integrated Pest Management1▲ 232×2 topics
  10. Crop Losses1▲ 324×1 topic
  11. Drought Tolerance1▲ 29×3 topics
  12. Genetics1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  13. Herbicide Resistance1▲ 324×1 topic
  14. Breeding1▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Bioremediation1▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Environmental Risk Assessment1▲ 41×3 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  18. Biomarkers1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  19. Biopesticides1▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Cowpea1▲ 132×1 topic
  21. Nutritional Quality1▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does FMC (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Agricultural pest management studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Weed Control and Herbici…1Weed Control and Herbicide Applications: 1 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…1Agricultural pest management studies: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…1Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…1Insect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksBiochemical and Molecular Research: 1 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 1 fractional worksPesticide and Herbicide …1Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksAgricultural safety and regulations: 1 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and T…1Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceInsect ScienceMolecular BiologyFood Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  4. 4 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  5. 5 Biochemical and Molecular Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Pollution 1 works
  8. 8 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Agricultural safety and regulations Food Science 1 works
  10. 10 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 1 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 available13.1%not open86.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has FMC (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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