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Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora"

In research, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,328 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 24.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,775
of 28,054 · #13,764 all time
Rank in Spain
#311
of 658
Research works
443
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
33.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" 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 #5,328 of 7,800 32.9%85 #5691

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" 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 Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 24.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 44.8 works24×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 59.8 works12×
← 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: 11.95× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.32× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora"?

Ranked on the composite score, Jesús Navas‐Castillo, J.I. Hormaza and Diego Romero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora".

  1. 1 Jesús Navas‐Castillo Spain · #205,471 worldwide 271 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 J.I. Hormaza Spain · #259,241 worldwide 118 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Diego Romero Spain · #1,610,490 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora"

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora"?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plant Immunity, Gene Expression, Climate Change, Microbiome, Host Specificity, Root Exudates, Pattern Recognition Receptors and Small RNAs.

▲ 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. Plant Immunity11▲ 108×2 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 3.6×22 topics
  3. Gene Expression7▲ 11×9 topics
  4. Microbiome6▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Host Specificity6▲ 53×3 topics
  6. Pattern Recognition Receptors6▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Rhizosphere Interactions6▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Root Exudates6▲ 81×2 topics
  9. Small RNAs6▲ 95×2 topics
  10. Microbial Pathogens6▲ 99×1 topic
  11. Systemic Acquired Resistance6▲ 99×1 topic
  12. Biological Control5▲ 33×7 topics
  13. Genomics5▲ 16×8 topics
  14. Transcription Factors5▲ 39×4 topics
  15. Gene Silencing5▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Viral RNA Silencing5▲ 121×1 topic
  17. Virus-Host Interactions5▲ 121×1 topic
  18. Genetic Regulation5▲ 28×3 topics
  19. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 14×8 topics
  20. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Plant Hormones4▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 28×4 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  24. Genetics4▲ 4.9×4 topics
  25. Host Recognition4▲ 49×2 topics
  26. Endophytic Fungi3▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Invasive Species3▲ 7.7×11 topics
  28. Rootstock3▲ 60×2 topics
  29. Antioxidants3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  30. Nutrient Uptake3▲ 46×2 topics
  31. MicroRNA3▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Mycorrhizal Fungi3▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Genomic Characterization3▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Plant Pathogenesis3▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Plant Pathogenic Bacteria3▲ 148×1 topic
  36. Species Recognition3▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Type III Secretion System3▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Development3▲ 8.3×1 topic
  39. Plant3▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Dormancy3▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Virus Research Studies, Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 6 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 5 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 3 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…2Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and…2Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 2 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology: 2 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and …2Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceCell BiologyInsect ScienceMolecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 6 works
  2. 2 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 5 works
  3. 3 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 2 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.8%domestic only61.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora"'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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