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ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research

In research, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,407 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,261 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 21.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,073
of 28,054 · #26,441 all time
Rank in India
#901
of 1,840
Research works
277
▲ 111% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research 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 #1,407 of 3,409 28.2%83 #2831
Life SciencesDomain #5,261 of 7,800 27.5%110 #10725

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research 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 ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 21.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 49.2 works22×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 82.5 works14×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 109.6 works6.5×
← 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: 13.52× its world share, 82 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.85× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 3.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Mukesh Choudhary, Sujay Rakshit and K. S. Hooda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research.

  1. 1 Mukesh Choudhary India · #334,605 worldwide 133 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Sujay Rakshit India · #432,209 worldwide 114 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 K. S. Hooda India · #931,637 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Dharam Paul Chaudhary India · #1,194,174 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ramesh Kumar India · #1,252,311 worldwide 17 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Vishal Singh India · #1,599,885 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research

Which keywords describe research at ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Improvement, QTL Mapping, Maize Yield, Nitrogen Uptake, Plant Breeding, Drought Tolerance, Crop Improvement and Quantitative Trait Loci.

▲ 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. Genetic Improvement27▲ 227×3 topics
  2. QTL Mapping17▲ 113×4 topics
  3. Maize Yield16▲ 289×1 topic
  4. Nitrogen Uptake16▲ 289×1 topic
  5. Plant Breeding15▲ 122×3 topics
  6. Drought Tolerance13▲ 71×6 topics
  7. Crop Improvement12▲ 191×2 topics
  8. Genetic Mapping11▲ 112×4 topics
  9. Quantitative Trait Loci11▲ 156×3 topics
  10. Cultivar Evaluation11▲ 379×1 topic
  11. Genotype-by-Environment Interaction11▲ 379×1 topic
  12. Marker-Assisted Selection11▲ 110×2 topics
  13. Genetic Variation10▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Heterosis10▲ 198×2 topics
  15. Genome-wide Association Studies9▲ 258×1 topic
  16. Maize Domestication9▲ 258×1 topic
  17. Yield Potential8▲ 109×2 topics
  18. Environmental Impact8▲ 3.4×12 topics
  19. Climate Change7▲ 2.1×15 topics
  20. Drought Resistance6▲ 51×3 topics
  21. RNA Interference6▲ 55×2 topics
  22. Bacillus thuringiensis6▲ 179×1 topic
  23. Insecticide Resistance6▲ 60×1 topic
  24. Mode of Action6▲ 49×2 topics
  25. Water Management6▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Food Security6▲ 7.9×8 topics
  27. Genetic Diversity6▲ 9.8×8 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 13×9 topics
  29. Soil Fertility5▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Breeding5▲ 53×4 topics
  31. Aerobic Rice Systems5▲ 111×1 topic
  32. Rice5▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Genetics4▲ 4.7×3 topics
  34. Plant Growth4▲ 28×5 topics
  35. Genome Sequencing4▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Disease Resistance4▲ 54×3 topics
  37. Crop Productivity3▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Biopesticides3▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Agricultural Practices3▲ 60×2 topics
  40. Biological Control3▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals and Insect Resistance and Genetics.

Crop Yield and Soil Fert…16Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 16 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 11 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 9 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Ge…6Insect Resistance and Genetics: 6 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…5Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 5 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…3Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 3 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 2 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 2 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceGeneticsMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 16 works
  2. 2 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 11 works
  3. 3 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 9 works
  4. 4 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 6 works
  5. 5 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 5 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 3 works
  7. 7 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 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 available58.2%not open41.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 111% 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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