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Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics

In research, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,112 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 24.6× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#22,623
of 28,054 · #24,377 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#68
of 92
Research works
570
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics 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
Life SciencesDomain #7,112 of 7,800 21.1%62 #10512

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics 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 Plant Physiology and Genetics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 24.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 34.7 works25×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 46.6 works12×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 12.13× its world share, 47 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.17× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.68× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.98× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Lundegårdh and N. Velcheva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics.

  1. 1 H. Lundegårdh Bulgaria · #359,817 worldwide 81 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 N. Velcheva Bulgaria · #1,389,773 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress, Signal Transduction, Antioxidants, Drought Tolerance, Abiotic Stress and Plant Growth.

▲ 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. Gene Expression8▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress7▲ 5.2×19 topics
  3. Reactive Oxygen Species6▲ 20×5 topics
  4. Climate Change6▲ 2.7×15 topics
  5. Signal Transduction6▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Antioxidants5▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Drought Tolerance5▲ 46×6 topics
  8. Abiotic Stress5▲ 87×2 topics
  9. Antioxidant4▲ 8.1×17 topics
  10. Drought Resistance4▲ 57×3 topics
  11. Plant Growth4▲ 51×5 topics
  12. Flavonoids4▲ 21×6 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 8.3×12 topics
  14. Food Security4▲ 9.7×5 topics
  15. Biotechnology4▲ 54×3 topics
  16. Plant Responses4▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity4▲ 10×10 topics
  18. Salt Tolerance4▲ 96×1 topic
  19. Stress Signaling4▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Genome Analysis4▲ 44×3 topics
  21. Soil Fertility4▲ 19×6 topics
  22. Breeding3▲ 53×4 topics
  23. Genome Sequencing3▲ 25×5 topics
  24. Genetic Regulation3▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants3▲ 9.4×7 topics
  26. QTL Mapping3▲ 32×5 topics
  27. Plant Development3▲ 55×3 topics
  28. Plant Physiology3▲ 78×2 topics
  29. Nutritional Quality3▲ 44×4 topics
  30. Biological Activities3▲ 20×6 topics
  31. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Genetic Improvement2▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Marker Development2▲ 60×3 topics
  34. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  35. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation2▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Crop Productivity2▲ 40×3 topics
  37. Plant Secondary Metabolites2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Production2▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Electron Transport2▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Natural Products2▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Seed Germination and Physiology and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms.

  1. 1 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Seed Germination and Physiology Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Light effects on plants Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Biological Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  8. 8 Plant responses to elevated CO2 Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Soybean genetics and cultivation 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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