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Harper Adams University

In research, Harper Adams University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,249 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,000 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,943
of 28,054 · #11,598 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#333
of 1,094
Research works
1.3k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Harper Adams University 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 #1,249 of 3,409 26.5%128 #1495
Life SciencesDomain #5,000 of 7,800 25.1%159 #6297

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harper Adams University 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 Harper Adams University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 128.2 works9.2×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 44.2 works8.7×
← 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: 9.22× its world share, 128 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.71× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.44× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 2.23× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 25.25× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 25.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harper Adams University?

Ranked on the composite score, Louise Manning, Ivan G. Grove and R.G. Wilkinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harper Adams University.

  1. 1 Louise Manning United Kingdom · #98,201 worldwide 155 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Ivan G. Grove United Kingdom · #277,172 worldwide 88 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 R.G. Wilkinson United Kingdom · #309,473 worldwide 65 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 P. P. J. Haydock United Kingdom · #358,294 worldwide 74 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 S.P. Rose United Kingdom · #432,641 worldwide 116 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 K. F. A. Walters United Kingdom · #451,898 worldwide 72 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Philip A. Robinson United Kingdom · #460,192 worldwide 41 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 William Hartley United Kingdom · #471,423 worldwide 117 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 S. M. Rutter United Kingdom · #480,982 worldwide 144 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 P. S. Kettlewell United Kingdom · #501,513 worldwide 68 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Harper Adams University

Which keywords describe research at Harper Adams University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Livestock Production, Health Effects, Animal Welfare, Heat Stress and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

▲ 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 Change41▲ 5.2×49 topics
  2. Sustainability26▲ 3.7×32 topics
  3. Environmental Impact25▲ 5.0×18 topics
  4. Livestock Production16▲ 59×2 topics
  5. Health Effects14▲ 7.7×7 topics
  6. Animal Welfare13▲ 51×3 topics
  7. Biodiversity13▲ 6.0×18 topics
  8. Heat Stress13▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Greenhouse Gas Emissions13▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Food Security12▲ 7.3×14 topics
  11. Gut Microbiota11▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Food Systems10▲ 78×1 topic
  13. Sustainable Diets10▲ 78×1 topic
  14. Milk Composition10▲ 81×2 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity10▲ 7.6×12 topics
  16. Microbial Community10▲ 41×3 topics
  17. Dairy Cattle9▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Methane Production9▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Ruminant Nutrition9▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Probiotics8▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Amino Acids7▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Biological Control7▲ 17×5 topics
  23. Invasive Species7▲ 5.8×13 topics
  24. Plant Breeding7▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Consumer Perception7▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Emotional State7▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Intestinal Barrier7▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Stress Indicators7▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 7.4×8 topics
  30. Antibiotic Alternatives7▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Poultry Production7▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Services6▲ 5.7×9 topics
  33. Metabolic Adaptations6▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Physiological Responses6▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Adaptation6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  37. Biopesticides6▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Pest Management5▲ 22×4 topics
  39. Marker-Assisted Selection5▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Population Genetics5▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Harper Adams University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 10 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 9 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…7Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 7 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…7Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 7 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 6 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 5 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI4Smart Agriculture and AI: 4 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 4 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 3 fractional works
EcologyAgronomy and Crop ScienceSmall AnimalsAnimal Science and Zoology3 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 10 works
  2. 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 9 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 7 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 7 works
  5. 5 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 6 works
  6. 6 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 5 works
  7. 7 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 4 works
  8. 8 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 3 works
  10. 10 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harper Adams University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.