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Foundation for Agronomic Research

In research, Foundation for Agronomic Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,642 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#16,115 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,698 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#25,633
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,486
of 8,685
Research works
607
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Foundation for Agronomic Research 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,642 of 6,031 11.5%327
Physical SciencesDomain #16,115 of 21,541 15.6%154
Life SciencesDomain #12,698 of 14,347 11.2%357
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,569 of 2,837 12.3%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Foundation for Agronomic Research 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 Foundation for Agronomic Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 23.8 works10.0×
← 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: 9.99× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.97× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Foundation for Agronomic Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexius Pichler, Alex Grizzard and L. V. Crowder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Foundation for Agronomic Research.

  1. 1 Alexius Pichler United States · #660,340 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Alex Grizzard United States · #849,968 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 L. V. Crowder United States · #1,064,623 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Foundation for Agronomic Research

Which keywords describe research at Foundation for Agronomic Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Drought Tolerance, Soil Fertility, Genetic Improvement, Genetic Diversity, Sustainable Agriculture, QTL Mapping, Food Security and Genome Sequencing.

▲ 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. Drought Tolerance4▲ 60×4 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 3.1×15 topics
  3. Soil Fertility4▲ 37×4 topics
  4. Genetic Improvement4▲ 88×3 topics
  5. Genetic Diversity4▲ 18×5 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 21×6 topics
  7. Sustainable Development3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  8. Food Security3▲ 11×9 topics
  9. Machine Learning3▲ 1.90×10 topics
  10. QTL Mapping3▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Genome Sequencing3▲ 36×3 topics
  12. Security2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  13. Domestication2▲ 93×1 topic
  14. Soybean2▲ 246×1 topic
  15. Crop Management2▲ 71×2 topics
  16. Crop Productivity2▲ 66×3 topics
  17. Maize Yield2▲ 104×1 topic
  18. Nitrogen Uptake2▲ 104×1 topic
  19. Plant Breeding2▲ 44×4 topics
  20. Antioxidants2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  21. Potato2▲ 89×2 topics
  22. Biotechnology2▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Plant Growth2▲ 29×4 topics
  24. Asset Pricing2▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Blockchain2▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Crop Adaptation2▲ 208×1 topic
  27. Forage Production2▲ 116×1 topic
  28. Metabolism2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  29. Smart Contracts2▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Stock Returns2▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Agriculture1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Polyphenols1▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Toxicity1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  34. Acrylamide1▲ 123×1 topic
  35. Maillard Reaction1▲ 123×1 topic
  36. Nutrient Uptake1▲ 37×3 topics
  37. Livestock Breeding1▲ 102×1 topic
  38. Plant Genetics1▲ 102×1 topic
  39. Biofertilizers1▲ 54×2 topics
  40. GIS1▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Foundation for Agronomic Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soybean genetics and cultivation, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement.

Soybean genetics and cultivation: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement: 2 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 2 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Biologic…1Agriculture and Biological Studies: 1 fractional worksSoil and Land Suitability Analysis: 1 fractional worksComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…1Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceInformation SystemsFinance5 others

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

  1. 1 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  5. 5 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Potato Plant Research Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Biological Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Foundation for Agronomic Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 84% 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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