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Institute of Forage Crops

In research, Institute of Forage Crops stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,800 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,847 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#39,970
of 42,892
Rank in Bulgaria
#111
of 122
Research works
248
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Institute of Forage Crops 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 #4,800 of 6,031 6.8%211
Life SciencesDomain #13,847 of 14,347 6.7%227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Forage Crops 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 Forage Crops specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 22.1 works16×
  2. Life SciencesDomain · 24.1 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: 16.48× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Forage Crops?

Ranked on the composite score, Viliana Vasileva, A. Kirilov and Ivelina Nikolova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Forage Crops.

  1. 1 Viliana Vasileva Bulgaria · #1,253,419 worldwide 26 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 A. Kirilov Bulgaria · #1,349,017 worldwide 15 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Ivelina Nikolova Bulgaria · #1,365,858 worldwide 13 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Valentin Kosev Bulgaria · #1,494,960 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 B. Dinić Bulgaria · #1,549,459 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Forage Crops

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Forage Crops?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Marker Development, Drought Tolerance, Breeding, Sustainable Agriculture, Genetic Improvement, Nutritional Quality, Climate Change and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Marker Development4▲ 327×3 topics
  2. Drought Tolerance4▲ 99×5 topics
  3. Breeding3▲ 157×3 topics
  4. Climate Change3▲ 4.2×13 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 36×6 topics
  6. Genetic Improvement3▲ 117×4 topics
  7. Nutritional Quality3▲ 135×2 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity2▲ 19×6 topics
  9. Genetics2▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Genomics2▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Health Benefits2▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  13. Agricultural Sustainability2▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Biodiversity2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  15. Lupin Seeds2▲ 474×1 topic
  16. Plant Growth2▲ 52×5 topics
  17. Secondary Metabolites2▲ 73×1 topic
  18. Crop Wild Relatives2▲ 445×1 topic
  19. Legume Crops2▲ 445×1 topic
  20. Cowpea1▲ 200×1 topic
  21. Food Security1▲ 8.8×5 topics
  22. Legume Crop1▲ 200×1 topic
  23. Nitrogen Fixation1▲ 73×2 topics
  24. Soil Fertility1▲ 22×5 topics
  25. Crop Management1▲ 73×2 topics
  26. Drought Resistance1▲ 48×4 topics
  27. Plant Breeding1▲ 48×4 topics
  28. Soil Carbon Sequestration1▲ 63×2 topics
  29. QTL Mapping1▲ 38×3 topics
  30. Rhizosphere Interactions1▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Abiotic Stress1▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Crop Yield1▲ 84×3 topics
  33. Gene Expression1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  34. Agricultural Productivity1▲ 125×1 topic
  35. Bioenergy Crops1▲ 281×1 topic
  36. Intercropping1▲ 125×1 topic
  37. Switchgrass1▲ 281×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Forage Crops publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Botanical Research and Chemistry, Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies, Agricultural pest management studies and Bioenergy crop production and management.

Botanical Research and C…2Botanical Research and Chemistry: 2 fractional worksGenetic and Environmenta…2Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies: 2 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…1Agricultural pest management studies: 1 fractional worksBioenergy crop productio…1Bioenergy crop production and management: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 1 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…1Insect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…1Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…1Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…1Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceInsect Science

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

  1. 1 Botanical Research and Chemistry Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  2. 2 Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  5. 5 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  6. 6 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  7. 7 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  9. 9 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance 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 available77.9%not open22.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Forage Crops's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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