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University · Aberystwyth · United Kingdom

Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

In research, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,045 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,408 of 14,347 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,204 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,181
of 28,054 · #8,595 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#512
of 1,094
Research works
719
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
41.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences 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 #1,045 of 6,031 45.6%281
Life SciencesDomain #4,408 of 14,347 41.6%451
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,204 of 7,814 36.1%141
Physical SciencesDomain #11,905 of 21,541 42.9%169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences 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 Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 32.4 works8.2×
← 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: 8.15× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.58× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.82× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 15.50× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 15.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Christina Marley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences.

  1. 1 Christina Marley United Kingdom · #1,093,945 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change, Genetic Improvement, Biodiversity, Soil Carbon Sequestration, Genetic Diversity, Gene Expression and Energy Balance.

▲ 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 Change7▲ 3.3×30 topics
  2. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 19×10 topics
  3. Genetic Improvement5▲ 62×3 topics
  4. Biodiversity4▲ 6.5×13 topics
  5. Gene Expression4▲ 7.2×11 topics
  6. Soil Carbon Sequestration4▲ 57×2 topics
  7. Energy Balance4▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity4▲ 9.6×11 topics
  9. Drought Tolerance3▲ 25×6 topics
  10. Environmental Impacts3▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Genetics3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  12. Bioenergy Crops3▲ 258×1 topic
  13. Ecosystem Services3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  14. Global Change3▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Invasive Species3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  16. Switchgrass3▲ 258×1 topic
  17. Plant Breeding3▲ 32×3 topics
  18. Enzymatic Hydrolysis2▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Genomics2▲ 10×10 topics
  21. Lignocellulosic Biomass2▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Bioethanol Production2▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Pretreatment2▲ 49×1 topic
  24. QTL Mapping2▲ 24×5 topics
  25. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Marker-Assisted Selection2▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Microbial Community2▲ 28×3 topics
  29. Breeding2▲ 29×4 topics
  30. Coastal Protection2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Crop Improvement2▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  33. Transcription Factors2▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Methane Production2▲ 70×1 topic
  36. MicroRNA2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Ruminant Nutrition2▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Genetic Variation2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  39. Phosphorus2▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Stability Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bioenergy crop production and management, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology and Genetics and Plant Breeding.

Bioenergy crop production and management: 3 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 2 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 2 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology1Plant Reproductive Biology: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 1 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake an…1Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 1 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceBiomedical EngineeringPlant ScienceMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  2. 2 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  4. 4 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 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 available67.1%not open32.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.6%domestic only55.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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