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Indian River State College

In research, Indian River State College stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,057 of 6,031 worldwide), Plant Science (#1,882 of 2,837 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,632 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 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,178
of 28,054 · #16,957 all time
Rank in United States
#2,292
of 4,192
Research works
604
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Indian River State College 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 #2,057 of 6,031 23.9%256
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,882 of 2,837 28.6%137
Life SciencesDomain #9,632 of 14,347 22.9%295
Physical SciencesDomain #16,347 of 21,541 22.3%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian River State College 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 Indian River State College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 26.0 works14×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 47.9 works9.3×
← 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: 9.27× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.42× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian River State College?

Ranked on the composite score, Celucien L. Joseph, Zhenli He and D. V. Calvert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian River State College.

  1. 1 Celucien L. Joseph United States · #570,975 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Zhenli He United States · #594,477 worldwide 313 citations · 84 works
  3. 3 D. V. Calvert United States · #666,172 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Min Lü United States · #803,057 worldwide 71 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Elliot D. Cohen United States · #835,973 worldwide 22 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Indian River State College

Which keywords describe research at Indian River State College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biological Control, Invasive Species, Host Specificity, Toxicity, Rootstock, Biodiversity and Conservation.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 4.5×25 topics
  2. Biological Control9▲ 58×8 topics
  3. Invasive Species7▲ 15×13 topics
  4. Host Specificity6▲ 46×4 topics
  5. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.8×13 topics
  6. Biodiversity5▲ 6.1×12 topics
  7. Toxicity5▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Rootstock4▲ 77×2 topics
  9. Conservation4▲ 9.0×10 topics
  10. Nutrient Uptake4▲ 54×2 topics
  11. Heavy Metals4▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Dormancy4▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Fruit Trees4▲ 95×1 topic
  14. Evolution4▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Pollution3▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Biopesticides3▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 9.8×7 topics
  18. Drought Tolerance3▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Soil Fertility3▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles3▲ 63×1 topic
  21. Jasmonate Signaling3▲ 63×1 topic
  22. Ecology3▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  24. Bioavailability3▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Contamination3▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Genome Sequencing3▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Population Dynamics3▲ 9.4×8 topics
  29. Horticultural Crops2▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Huanglongbing2▲ 227×1 topic
  31. Pest Management2▲ 28×4 topics
  32. Phytoplasmas2▲ 227×1 topic
  33. Ecological Impact2▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Health Risk2▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Soil2▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Biogeography2▲ 8.2×8 topics
  37. Economic Assessment2▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Water Hyacinth2▲ 186×1 topic

Which research topics does Indian River State College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens and Heavy metals in environment.

Plant Physiology and Cul…4Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 4 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…3Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksPhytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens: 2 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 2 fractional worksBiological Control of Invasive Species: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 2 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microor…2Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 2 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceInsect SciencePollutionCell Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  3. 3 Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 2 works
  5. 5 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 2 works
  9. 9 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 2 works
  10. 10 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian River State College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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