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Foundation for Arable Research

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Research works
55
▼ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
664
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Foundation for Arable Research

Not ranked overall: Foundation for Arable Research is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Foundation for Arable Research work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Foundation for Arable Research is in Life Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (58%), Environmental Science (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 35 fractional works · 63.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 32 fractional works · 58.3% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 27.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 12.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 16.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFoundation forArable Research55fractional works, all years
Life Sciences63%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3258.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Environmental Science916.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
    3. Engineering11.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    5. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences24.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities12.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.8%
    4. Psychology11.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Medicine23.7%
    2. Health Professions23.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 9.58× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 3.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.26× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9.58×5 works
  2. Environmental Science5.26×3 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.26×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×1 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.78×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.75×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.41×0 works
  8. Medicine0.29×1 works
  9. Psychology0.15×0 works
  10. Engineering0.14×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Foundation for Arable Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Allister W. Holmes, Nick Poole and N. B. Pyke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Foundation for Arable Research.

  1. 1 Allister W. Holmes New Zealand · #2,929,946 worldwide 273 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Nick Poole New Zealand · #3,047,962 worldwide 195 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 N. B. Pyke New Zealand · #4,646,396 worldwide 178 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 B. L. McCloy New Zealand · #4,937,701 worldwide 160 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 R. J. Chynoweth New Zealand · #5,481,596 worldwide 260 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Foundation for Arable Research

What are the most cited papers from Foundation for Arable Research?

The most cited paper from Foundation for Arable Research is "Biochar Incorporation into Pasture Soil Suppresses in situ Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Ruminant Urine Patches" (Arezoo Taghizadeh‐Toosi, Timothy J. Clough, Leo Murtagh Condron et al., 2011), with 286 citations. Next come "Adapting crop rotations to climate change in regional impact modelling assessments" (94) and "The role of fungicides for effective disease management in cereal crops" (83).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Biochar Incorporation into Pasture Soil Suppresses in situ Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Ruminant Urine Patches Arezoo Taghizadeh‐Toosi, Timothy J. Clough, Leo Murtagh Condron et al. · Journal of Environmental Quality Open access 22 Feb 2011 286
2 Adapting crop rotations to climate change in regional impact modelling assessments Edmar Imperatrice Teixeira, John M. de Ruiter, Anne-Gäelle Ausseil et al. · The Science of The Total Environment 23 Dec 2017 94
3 The role of fungicides for effective disease management in cereal crops Nick Poole, M. E. Arnaudin · Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 5 Dec 2013 83
4 Seed Transmission of Epichloë Endophytes in Lolium perenne Is Heavily Influenced by Host Genetics Milan Gagic, Marty J. Faville, Wei Zhang et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science Open access 13 Nov 2018 76
5 The NADPH Oxidases Nox1 and Nox2 Differentially Regulate Volatile Organic Compounds, Fungistatic Activity, Plant Growth Promotion and Nutrient Assimilation in Trichoderma atroviride Valter Cruz‐Magalhães, Marı́a Fernanda Nieto-Jacobo, Eline van Zijll de Jong et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 23 Jan 2019 47
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Foundation for Arable Research?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Weed Control, Climate Change, Host Specificity, Phylogenetic Analysis, Conservation, Plant Physiology and Water Quality.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change5▲ 3.3×22 topics
  2. Invasive Species4▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Weed Control3▲ 182×2 topics
  4. Host Specificity3▲ 43×3 topics
  5. Conservation3▲ 11×5 topics
  6. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Plant Physiology3▲ 100×2 topics
  8. Water Quality3▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Biodiversity3▲ 6.6×8 topics
  10. Plant Pathogens3▲ 119×3 topics
  11. Biogeography3▲ 15×7 topics
  12. Agricultural Intensification3▲ 94×2 topics
  13. Crop Losses2▲ 253×1 topic
  14. Herbicide Resistance2▲ 253×1 topic
  15. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 62×2 topics
  16. Genetic Mapping2▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Global Change2▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Genome Sequencing2▲ 24×4 topics
  20. Biological Control2▲ 22×5 topics
  21. Risk Assessment2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  22. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Transcriptome Analysis2▲ 48×2 topics
  25. Endophyte Symbiosis2▲ 238×1 topic
  26. Grass-Fungal Interaction2▲ 238×1 topic
  27. Plasmodiophora brassicae2▲ 108×1 topic
  28. Rhizoctonia solani2▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Root Exudates2▲ 58×2 topics
  30. Genetic Improvement2▲ 41×3 topics
  31. Drought Resistance2▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Pest Management2▲ 34×4 topics
  34. Polyploidy2▲ 43×3 topics
  35. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Biogeochemical Cycling2▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Evolution2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Herbicides2▲ 66×2 topics
  40. Turfgrass2▲ 258×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies and Plant and fungal interactions.

Weed Control and Herbici…0Weed Control and Herbicide Applications: 0 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…0Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 0 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 0 fractional worksPlant and fungal interac…0Plant and fungal interactions: 0 fractional worksAllelopathy and phytotox…0Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions: 0 fractional worksBiological Control of Invasive Species: 0 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 0 fractional worksPesticide and Herbicide …0Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies: 0 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 0 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceCell Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 0 works
  2. 2 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 0 works
  3. 3 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 0 works
  4. 4 Plant and fungal interactions Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  5. 5 Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions Plant Science 0 works
  6. 6 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 0 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Pollution 0 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 0 works
  10. 10 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Foundation for Arable Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Foundation for Arable Research0.000042% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Foundation for Arable Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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