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Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science

In research, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,975 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,487 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 23.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,411
of 28,054 · #38,997 all time
Rank in ??
#562
of 692
Research works
449
▲ 164% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science 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 #2,975 of 3,409 6.4%109 #4879
Life SciencesDomain #7,487 of 7,800 6.1%120 #13781

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science 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 Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 23.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 56.1 works24×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 108.9 works17×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 120.1 works6.8×
← 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: 16.97× its world share, 109 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.07× 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, 17.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science?

Ranked on the composite score, R. C. Sharma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science.

  1. 1 R. C. Sharma ?? · #391,218 worldwide 89 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Security, Genetic Improvement, Drought Tolerance, Sustainable Agriculture, Crop Management, QTL Mapping, Genetic Diversity and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Food Security17▲ 23×15 topics
  2. Genetic Improvement15▲ 124×3 topics
  3. Drought Tolerance15▲ 76×6 topics
  4. Climate Change14▲ 3.9×23 topics
  5. Sustainability12▲ 3.6×11 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 28×9 topics
  7. Crop Management12▲ 133×2 topics
  8. QTL Mapping11▲ 70×5 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity11▲ 18×14 topics
  10. Breeding10▲ 99×4 topics
  11. Maize Yield10▲ 175×1 topic
  12. Nitrogen Uptake10▲ 175×1 topic
  13. Genetics10▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Yield Potential10▲ 125×2 topics
  15. Water Management8▲ 51×3 topics
  16. Nutritional Quality8▲ 78×4 topics
  17. Soil Fertility8▲ 26×7 topics
  18. Drought Resistance8▲ 57×3 topics
  19. Aerobic Rice Systems7▲ 155×1 topic
  20. Rice7▲ 98×1 topic
  21. Nutrient Uptake7▲ 74×3 topics
  22. Plant Growth7▲ 46×5 topics
  23. Plant Breeding7▲ 52×4 topics
  24. Agriculture6▲ 12×7 topics
  25. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 7.2×14 topics
  26. Agricultural Sustainability6▲ 37×4 topics
  27. Marker Development5▲ 80×2 topics
  28. Economic Analysis5▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Technology Adoption5▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Cultivar Evaluation5▲ 164×1 topic
  31. Genotype-by-Environment Interaction5▲ 164×1 topic
  32. Rural Development5▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Agricultural Practices5▲ 87×2 topics
  34. Climate Resilience4▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Cowpea4▲ 134×1 topic
  36. Legume Crop4▲ 134×1 topic
  37. Development4▲ 9.4×1 topic
  38. Policy4▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Biofertilizers4▲ 76×2 topics
  40. Ecosystem Services4▲ 8.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Agricultural pest management studies.

Crop Yield and Soil Fert…10Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 10 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 7 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breed…5Genetics and Plant Breeding: 5 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…4Agricultural pest management studies: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Science and Fertilization: 4 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and R…3Banana Cultivation and Research: 3 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Practices and Plant Genetics: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSoil Science

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

  1. 1 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 10 works
  2. 2 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 7 works
  3. 3 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 5 works
  4. 4 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 4 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 4 works
  7. 7 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics Plant Science 3 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 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 available88.5%not open11.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 164% 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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