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Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences

In research, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#911 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,166 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Plant Science is 22.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,238
of 28,054 · #1,397 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#75
of 237
Research works
9.6k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
446k
46.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences 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 #911 of 3,409 47.4%74 #110
Life SciencesDomain #4,166 of 7,800 47.0%93 #766

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences 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 Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 22.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 48.5 works22×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 74.0 works12×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 93.0 works5.7×
← 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: 12.40× its world share, 74 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.74× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.37× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.24× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, C.T. de Wit, Richard E. Kendrick and F.W.T. Penning de Vries lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences.

  1. 1 C.T. de Wit Netherlands · #50,932 worldwide 459 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Richard E. Kendrick Netherlands · #60,051 worldwide 259 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 F.W.T. Penning de Vries Netherlands · #61,675 worldwide 361 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 V. J. G. Houba Netherlands · #70,471 worldwide 329 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Maarten Koornneef Netherlands · #81,845 worldwide 576 citations · 82 works
  6. 6 J. Lyklema Netherlands · #90,721 worldwide 660 citations · 81 works
  7. 7 A. van Kammen Netherlands · #95,102 worldwide 265 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 R.J. Bino Netherlands · #101,270 worldwide 161 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 A.J.H. van Es Netherlands · #103,509 worldwide 444 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Rob Goldbach Netherlands · #108,080 worldwide 247 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Gene Expression, Genetic Diversity, Nitrogen Fixation, Sustainable Agriculture, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biological Control and Plant Development.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 3.8×38 topics
  2. Gene Expression8▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Genetic Diversity6▲ 11×13 topics
  4. Nitrogen Fixation6▲ 72×3 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 2.0×21 topics
  6. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.6×16 topics
  7. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 14×9 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 14×9 topics
  9. Biodiversity5▲ 5.8×16 topics
  10. Biological Control5▲ 29×7 topics
  11. Plant Development5▲ 69×2 topics
  12. Host Recognition5▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Signal Transduction5▲ 28×3 topics
  14. Rhizosphere Interactions5▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Metabolism5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  16. Symbiosis5▲ 42×3 topics
  17. Genetic Regulation4▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Genome Analysis4▲ 33×3 topics
  19. Transcription Factors4▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  21. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Antioxidants4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  23. Food Security4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  24. Invasive Species4▲ 7.3×11 topics
  25. Phosphorus4▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Mycorrhizal Fungi4▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Plant Immunity4▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Genomics4▲ 9.7×8 topics
  30. Drought Resistance4▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Genetic Mapping3▲ 35×5 topics
  32. Legumes3▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Rhizobium3▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Potato3▲ 71×2 topics
  35. DNA Barcoding3▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Global Change3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  37. MicroRNA3▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Quantitative Trait Loci3▲ 45×3 topics
  39. Plant3▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Drought Tolerance3▲ 17×8 topics

Which research topics does Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems.

Legume Nitrogen Fixing S…3Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 3 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology …3Plant Molecular Biology Research: 3 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 3 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and …3Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 3 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes…3Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksLight effects on plants: 2 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 2 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…2Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 2 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 2 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceMolecular BiologyInsect Science

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

  1. 1 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 3 works
  2. 2 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  5. 5 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Light effects on plants Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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