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Hunan Rice Research Institute

In research, Hunan Rice Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,765 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,184 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 20.7× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#17,449
of 28,054 · #29,438 all time
Rank in China
#2,665
of 3,058
Research works
270
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Hunan Rice Research Institute 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 #4,765 of 6,031 16.0%139
Life SciencesDomain #12,184 of 14,347 16.7%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunan Rice 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).

What does Hunan Rice Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 20.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 24.9 works21×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 33.4 works10×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 10.18× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.22× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.07× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 5.37× its world share, 2 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Hunan Rice Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Drought Resistance, QTL Mapping, Rice, Gene Expression, Oxidative Stress, Water Management, Yield Potential and Aerobic Rice Systems.

▲ 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. Drought Resistance7▲ 105×3 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress6▲ 5.4×13 topics
  3. QTL Mapping6▲ 74×4 topics
  4. Rice5▲ 141×2 topics
  5. Gene Expression5▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Water Management5▲ 58×2 topics
  7. Yield Potential5▲ 120×2 topics
  8. Aerobic Rice Systems5▲ 188×1 topic
  9. Root Traits5▲ 188×1 topic
  10. Plant Responses4▲ 82×2 topics
  11. Antioxidants4▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Health Benefits3▲ 15×6 topics
  13. Metabolism3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 6.6×13 topics
  15. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 10×2 topics
  16. Fermentation3▲ 28×4 topics
  17. Signal Transduction3▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Toxicity3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  19. Transcription Factors3▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Abiotic Stress2▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Aroma Compounds2▲ 39×3 topics
  22. Salt Tolerance2▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Stress Signaling2▲ 72×1 topic
  24. Contamination2▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Heavy Metals2▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Metabolic Health2▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid2▲ 97×1 topic
  28. Stress2▲ 8.1×1 topic
  29. Microbial Communities2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  30. Plant Immunity2▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Rheological Properties2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Root Exudates2▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Bioavailability2▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Dietary Fiber2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Gene Regulation2▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Genetic Mapping2▲ 30×3 topics
  38. Microbiome2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Nutritional Significance2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Quantitative Trait Loci2▲ 42×3 topics

Which research topics does Hunan Rice Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, GABA and Rice Research and Food composition and properties.

  1. 1 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 5 works
  2. 2 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 GABA and Rice Research Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  5. 5 Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 1 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunan Rice Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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