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Horta (Italy)

In research, Horta (Italy) stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,267 of 5,126 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,007 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,452
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#724
of 743
Research works
208
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
88%
world 40%
International
90%
world 18%
Horta (Italy)

What is Horta (Italy) 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 #2,267 of 5,126 4.3%162
Life SciencesDomain #6,007 of 11,023 4.2%184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Horta (Italy) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Horta (Italy) work in?

In all years, 88% of research at Horta (Italy) is in Life Sciences, 7% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (78%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Environmental Science (5%). It does 5.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 184 fractional works · 88.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 162 fractional works · 78.0% of its workPlant Science: 110 fractional works · 52.9% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workForestry: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 5.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHorta (Italy)208fractional works, all years
Life Sciences88%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences2%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences16278.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2110.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science115.4%
    2. Engineering10.7%
    3. Chemistry10.4%
    4. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Medicine52.4%
    2. Nursing10.4%
    3. Health Professions10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
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: 12.48× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 10.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.05× 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, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.48×11 works
  2. Veterinary10.97×0 works
  3. Environmental Science2.61×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.44×2 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.33×0 works
  6. Chemistry0.57×0 works
  7. Medicine0.41×2 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×0 works
  9. Engineering0.12×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Horta (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, T. Bettati and Francisco Pereña García lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Horta (Italy).

  1. 1 T. Bettati Italy · #3,209,317 worldwide 231 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Francisco Pereña García Italy · #4,646,079 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Horta (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Horta (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Horta (Italy) is "Fibra da casca do coco verde como substrato agrícola" (Osmar Alves Carrijo, R. S. de Liz, Nozomu Makishima, 2002), with 201 citations. Next come "Addressing the implementation problem in agricultural decision support systems: the example of vite.net®" (187) and "Diversity and prevalence of Brazilian bipartite begomovirus species associated to tomatoes" (102).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fibra da casca do coco verde como substrato agrícola Osmar Alves Carrijo, R. S. de Liz, Nozomu Makishima · Horticultura Brasileira Open access Dec 2002 201
2 Addressing the implementation problem in agricultural decision support systems: the example of vite.net® Vittorio Rossi, Francesca Salinari, Stefano Poni et al. · Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 24 Nov 2013 187
3 Diversity and prevalence of Brazilian bipartite begomovirus species associated to tomatoes Fernanda Rausch Fernandes, Leonardo Cunha de Albuquerque, Leonardo de Britto Giordano et al. · Virus Genes 3 Jan 2008 102
4 Helping farmers face the increasing complexity of decision-making for crop protection Vittorio Rossi, Tito Caffi, Francesca Salinari · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Open access 2 Nov 2012 91
5 Plant Disease Models and Forecasting: Changes in Principles and Applications over the Last 50 Years Elisa González‐Domínguez, Tito Caffi, Vittorio Rossi et al. · Phytopathology 10 Jan 2023 74
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Horta (Italy)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Soil Fertility, Plant Nutrition, Morphological Parameters, Substrates, Drought Tolerance, Genetics and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ 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. Genetic Diversity32▲ 31×8 topics
  2. Soil Fertility24▲ 66×4 topics
  3. Plant Nutrition22▲ 138×2 topics
  4. Morphological Parameters22▲ 397×1 topic
  5. Substrates22▲ 397×1 topic
  6. Drought Tolerance21▲ 71×8 topics
  7. Genetics17▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Domestication13▲ 122×3 topics
  10. Environmental Impact13▲ 4.6×9 topics
  11. Host Specificity13▲ 46×4 topics
  12. Potato12▲ 121×2 topics
  13. AFLP Markers12▲ 180×2 topics
  14. Banana12▲ 235×1 topic
  15. Mycosphaerella fijiensis12▲ 235×1 topic
  16. Horticultural Crops11▲ 84×3 topics
  17. Biological Control10▲ 29×9 topics
  18. Plant Pathogens10▲ 119×3 topics
  19. Fungal Pathogens10▲ 26×4 topics
  20. Genetic Regulation10▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Forest Biomass8▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Rhizosphere Interactions8▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Wood Residues8▲ 119×1 topic
  24. Antioxidants8▲ 9.3×5 topics
  25. Genome Sequencing8▲ 23×4 topics
  26. Plant Immunity8▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Genomic Characterization8▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Breeding8▲ 51×5 topics
  29. Endophytic Fungi8▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Food Security8▲ 8.9×5 topics
  31. Plant Pathogenesis8▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Genomics7▲ 10×6 topics
  33. Toxicity7▲ 8.0×3 topics
  34. Nitrogen Fixation7▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Agriculture7▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Neurotoxicity7▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Soil Moisture7▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Acrylamide7▲ 125×1 topic
  39. Agroecology7▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Maillard Reaction7▲ 125×1 topic

Which research topics does Horta (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases, Horticultural and Viticultural Research and Plant Pathogens and Resistance.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…2Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksPowdery Mildew Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…1Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resi…1Plant Pathogens and Resistance: 1 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 1 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and S…0Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 0 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 0 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in plants: 0 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 0 fractional works
Cell BiologyPlant ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawForestry2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 1 works
  7. 7 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 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 available88.0%not open12.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors90.5%domestic only9.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Horta (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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 Horta (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000074% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Horta (Italy)0.000035% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Horta (Italy) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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