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Horticultural Research Institute

In research, Horticultural Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,865 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,401 of 7,800 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,172 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 28.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,286
of 28,054 · #12,415 all time
Rank in United States
#2,642
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Horticultural Research Institute 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 #1,865 of 3,409 8.2%186 #1552
Life SciencesDomain #6,401 of 7,800 8.6%220 #4928
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,172 of 1,395 9.1%127 #628

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Horticultural Research Institute 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,552 #1,865
  2. Life Sciences#4,928 #6,401
  3. Plant Science#628 #1,172
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Horticultural Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 28.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 126.6 works28×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 185.8 works15×
← 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: 15.10× its world share, 186 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.22× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.88× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 3.24× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 15.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Horticultural Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, A. F. Murant, D. L. Jennings and H. M. Lawson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Horticultural Research Institute.

  1. 1 A. F. Murant United States · #271,667 worldwide 169 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 D. L. Jennings United States · #562,582 worldwide 62 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 H. M. Lawson United States · #850,629 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 H. Kaldmäe United States · #1,161,053 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 T. W. Hegarty United States · #1,260,245 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 C. Alexe United States · #1,321,088 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 İbrahim Sönmez United States · #1,361,436 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Masoud Latifian United States · #1,546,050 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Horticultural Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Horticultural Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Nutrient Uptake, Rootstock, Dormancy, Fruit Trees, Genetics, Drought Tolerance and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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 Change34▲ 4.9×28 topics
  2. Nutrient Uptake24▲ 132×3 topics
  3. Rootstock22▲ 161×2 topics
  4. Dormancy19▲ 195×1 topic
  5. Fruit Trees19▲ 195×1 topic
  6. Genetics18▲ 10.0×5 topics
  7. Drought Tolerance17▲ 46×8 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity16▲ 14×13 topics
  9. Nutritional Quality16▲ 79×4 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture14▲ 17×13 topics
  11. Soil Fertility13▲ 22×7 topics
  12. Antioxidant13▲ 7.2×29 topics
  13. Plant Growth13▲ 44×6 topics
  14. Breeding12▲ 62×5 topics
  15. Bioactive Compounds12▲ 18×10 topics
  16. Biological Control12▲ 31×10 topics
  17. Horticultural Crops12▲ 61×3 topics
  18. Domestication12▲ 86×2 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 6.8×19 topics
  20. Antioxidant Properties11▲ 29×4 topics
  21. Gene Expression10▲ 6.5×6 topics
  22. AFLP Markers9▲ 112×2 topics
  23. Antioxidants9▲ 7.6×9 topics
  24. Health Benefits9▲ 10×12 topics
  25. Anthocyanins8▲ 46×3 topics
  26. Banana8▲ 135×1 topic
  27. Mycosphaerella fijiensis8▲ 135×1 topic
  28. Polyphenols8▲ 18×6 topics
  29. Phytochemicals8▲ 27×7 topics
  30. Aroma Compounds8▲ 32×3 topics
  31. Host Specificity8▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Anti-inflammatory8▲ 10×17 topics
  33. Grapevine7▲ 70×2 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 9.3×7 topics
  35. Plant Growth Regulators7▲ 219×1 topic
  36. Temperature Control7▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Cancer Prevention7▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Disease Resistance7▲ 54×3 topics
  39. Genomics7▲ 9.1×7 topics
  40. Transcriptome Analysis7▲ 43×3 topics

Which research topics does Horticultural Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Banana Cultivation and Research, Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation and Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics.

Plant Physiology and Cul…19Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 19 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 8 fractional worksFlowering Plant Growth and Cultivation: 7 fractional worksAgricultural Practices and Plant Genetics: 6 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 6 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 5 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and…5Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 5 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 5 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 5 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 4 fractional works
Plant ScienceCell BiologyMolecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 19 works
  2. 2 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 8 works
  3. 3 Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation Plant Science 7 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 6 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 5 works
  7. 7 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 5 works
  8. 8 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 5 works
  9. 9 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 5 works
  10. 10 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 4 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Horticultural Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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