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Institute of Grassland Research

In research, Institute of Grassland Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#675 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,843 of 7,800 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,854 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Ecology — Plant Science is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,407
of 28,054 · #8,201 all time
Rank in China
#1,490
of 3,058
Research works
2.3k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Institute of Grassland 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 #675 of 3,409 33.3%156 #482
Life SciencesDomain #3,843 of 7,800 30.5%211 #3866
Environmental ScienceField #1,854 of 3,551 32.7%77 #1928
Physical SciencesDomain #6,941 of 12,888 31.2%107 #9214
Plant ScienceSubfield #885 of 1,395 29.8%80 #1162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Grassland 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#482 #675
  2. Life Sciences#3,866 #3,843
  3. Environmental Science#1,928 #1,854
  4. Physical Sciences#9,214 #6,941
  5. Plant Science#1,162 #885
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institute of Grassland Research 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 · 80.2 works14×
  2. EcologySubfield · 26.3 works10×
← 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: 9.78× its world share, 156 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.90× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.65× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Grassland Research?

Ranked on the composite score, R. J. Orr, Gilbert Ryle and Roy D. Hartley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Grassland Research.

  1. 1 R. J. Orr China · #63,949 worldwide 386 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Gilbert Ryle China · #79,039 worldwide 185 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Roy D. Hartley China · #100,298 worldwide 265 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Yong Ding China · #109,241 worldwide 205 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 P. D. Penning China · #117,121 worldwide 327 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 S. C. Jarvis China · #124,769 worldwide 200 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 M. J. Gibb China · #181,127 worldwide 131 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 T. T. Treacher China · #291,684 worldwide 88 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 R. J. Wilkins China · #297,981 worldwide 111 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 J. E. SHEEHY China · #394,268 worldwide 117 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Grassland Research

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Grassland Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Ecosystem Functioning, Global Change, Microbial Communities, Gene Expression and Soil Fertility.

▲ 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 Change66▲ 7.3×58 topics
  2. Biodiversity26▲ 11×15 topics
  3. Invasive Species24▲ 17×15 topics
  4. Ecosystem Functioning23▲ 36×5 topics
  5. Global Change20▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Microbial Communities19▲ 13×8 topics
  7. Remote Sensing19▲ 4.5×27 topics
  8. Gene Expression18▲ 8.9×8 topics
  9. Soil Fertility18▲ 23×6 topics
  10. Conservation17▲ 12×12 topics
  11. Soil Carbon Sequestration16▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Nutrient Limitation15▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Biochar Application15▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Nitrogen Cycle15▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Habitat Fragmentation14▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Ecosystem14▲ 39×4 topics
  17. Transcription Factors12▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Antioxidants11▲ 7.6×7 topics
  19. Drought Resistance11▲ 35×4 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 11×8 topics
  21. Microbial Community11▲ 42×3 topics
  22. Milk Composition11▲ 75×2 topics
  23. Methane Production10▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Ruminant Nutrition10▲ 109×1 topic
  25. Species Richness10▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services10▲ 7.8×10 topics
  27. Reactive Oxygen Species10▲ 7.5×5 topics
  28. Biological Invasions10▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Community Ecology10▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Functional Diversity10▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Genetic Diversity10▲ 6.4×12 topics
  32. Mycorrhizal Fungi10▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Epigenetic Regulation9▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Land Use Change9▲ 9.0×7 topics
  35. Ecosystem Resilience9▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Signal Transduction8▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Nutrient Cycling8▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Plant Responses8▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Adaptation8▲ 8.0×7 topics
  40. Rhizosphere Interactions8▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Grassland Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 15 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 10 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…10Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 10 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…7Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 7 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 7 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 7 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…6Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 6 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 5 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 5 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression Analysis: 5 fractional works
Soil ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 15 works
  2. 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 10 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  4. 4 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 7 works
  5. 5 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 7 works
  6. 6 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  7. 7 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 6 works
  8. 8 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 5 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 5 works
  10. 10 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 5 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Grassland Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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