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Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible

In research, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,208 of 3,409 worldwide), Plant Science (#776 of 1,395 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,517 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 25.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,800
of 28,054 · #12,189 all time
Rank in Spain
#336
of 658
Research works
1.2k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
35.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible 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 #1,208 of 3,409 33.7%125 #1061
Plant ScienceSubfield #776 of 1,395 38.3%86 #793
Life SciencesDomain #5,517 of 7,800 32.6%140 #6394

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible 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#1,061 #1,208
  2. Plant Science#793 #776
  3. Life Sciences#6,394 #5,517
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 Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 25.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 85.6 works25×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 124.7 works13×
← 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: 13.45× its world share, 125 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.75× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.09× 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, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible?

Ranked on the composite score, Pablo J. Zarco‐Tejada, Luciano Mateos and José Luis González Andújar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible.

  1. 1 Pablo J. Zarco‐Tejada Spain · #8,724 worldwide 1.3k citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Luciano Mateos Spain · #57,725 worldwide 275 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 José Luis González Andújar Spain · #73,326 worldwide 344 citations · 78 works
  4. 4 A. Martı́n Spain · #127,386 worldwide 112 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Elena Prats Spain · #162,283 worldwide 122 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 H. Gómez Macpherson Spain · #183,101 worldwide 86 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 José A. Gómez Spain · #216,659 worldwide 282 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Elías Fereres Spain · #232,263 worldwide 219 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Francisco J. Villalobos Spain · #249,124 worldwide 313 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Diego Rubiales Spain · #307,435 worldwide 425 citations · 133 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Drought Tolerance, Breeding, Marker Development, Biological Control, Genetics, Nutritional Quality 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 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 Change26▲ 5.0×36 topics
  2. Drought Tolerance15▲ 55×6 topics
  3. Breeding14▲ 95×3 topics
  4. Marker Development14▲ 148×3 topics
  5. Biological Control14▲ 47×7 topics
  6. Genetics12▲ 9.1×6 topics
  7. Nutritional Quality12▲ 83×3 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity11▲ 13×10 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Relationships11▲ 82×3 topics
  10. Biodiversity11▲ 7.6×13 topics
  11. Genome Sequence11▲ 67×2 topics
  12. Invasive Species11▲ 13×15 topics
  13. Genomics10▲ 17×6 topics
  14. Host Recognition10▲ 74×2 topics
  15. Nematodes10▲ 104×3 topics
  16. Nitrogen Fixation10▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Global Change9▲ 18×5 topics
  18. Molecular Pathology9▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Plant-Parasitic9▲ 190×1 topic
  20. Genome Sequencing9▲ 29×7 topics
  21. Agricultural Sustainability8▲ 38×3 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 14×10 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 14×7 topics
  24. Crop Wild Relatives8▲ 333×1 topic
  25. Legume Crops8▲ 333×1 topic
  26. Genome Analysis8▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Host Specificity8▲ 34×3 topics
  28. Rhizosphere Interactions7▲ 44×2 topics
  29. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Transcriptome Analysis7▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 5.4×11 topics
  32. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 24×4 topics
  33. QTL Mapping6▲ 27×5 topics
  34. Land Use Change6▲ 9.6×6 topics
  35. Root Exudates6▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Grapevine6▲ 71×2 topics
  37. Symbiosis6▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Legumes6▲ 82×1 topic
  39. Rhizobium6▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Weed Control5▲ 101×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nematode management and characterization studies, Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis and Horticultural and Viticultural Research.

Nematode management and characterization studies: 9 fractional worksGenetic and Environmental Crop Studies: 8 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 6 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 5 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 4 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…4Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 4 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 4 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 4 fractional worksSoil erosion and sedimen…4Soil erosion and sediment transport: 4 fractional works
Plant ScienceCell BiologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAgronomy and Crop Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 9 works
  2. 2 Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies Plant Science 8 works
  3. 3 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 6 works
  4. 4 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 4 works
  7. 7 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  10. 10 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 4 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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