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Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical

In research, Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,992 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#12,859 of 14,347 worldwide) and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#424 of 452 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#34,464
of 42,892
Rank in Cuba
#45
of 57
Research works
912
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical 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 #3,992 of 6,031 1.8%651
Life SciencesDomain #12,859 of 14,347 1.7%766
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #424 of 452 3.0%141
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,716 of 2,837 1.7%334

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical 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 Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 22.3 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: 12.93× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.27× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 5.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical?

Ranked on the composite score, Rafael F. Castañeda-Ruíz, Víctor Fuentes and Arletys Santos Pino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical.

  1. 1 Rafael F. Castañeda-Ruíz Cuba · #402,033 worldwide 189 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Víctor Fuentes Cuba · #466,847 worldwide 68 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Arletys Santos Pino Cuba · #502,989 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Milagros Basail Pérez Cuba · #621,938 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Jorge López Torres Cuba · #727,569 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 J.C. López Cuba · #744,507 worldwide 38 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Víctor Medero Vega Cuba · #752,062 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 R. F. Castañeda Ruíz Cuba · #761,131 worldwide 65 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Aymé Rayas Cabrera Cuba · #804,501 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Manuel Cabrera Jova Cuba · #854,198 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, Genetic Diversity, Biodiversity, Host Recognition, Nutrition, Biological Control and Host Specificity.

▲ 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. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 22×6 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity3▲ 17×9 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 25×5 topics
  5. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  6. Biodiversity2▲ 9.1×6 topics
  7. Host Recognition2▲ 99×2 topics
  8. Nutrition2▲ 15×6 topics
  9. Biological Control2▲ 40×5 topics
  10. Host Specificity2▲ 52×2 topics
  11. Public Health2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services2▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Genetics2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  14. Agroecology2▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Domestication2▲ 101×3 topics
  16. Drought Tolerance2▲ 36×4 topics
  17. Food Security2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  18. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 74×2 topics
  19. Genome Sequence2▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Legumes2▲ 142×1 topic
  21. Mycorrhizal Fungi2▲ 68×2 topics
  22. Organic Farming2▲ 68×1 topic
  23. Phylogenetic Relationships2▲ 69×2 topics
  24. Rhizobium2▲ 142×1 topic
  25. Rural Development2▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Soil Management2▲ 125×1 topic
  27. Symbiosis2▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Banana2▲ 198×1 topic
  29. Mycosphaerella fijiensis2▲ 198×1 topic
  30. Nematodes2▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Plant-Parasitic2▲ 191×1 topic
  32. Community Participation2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Gene Expression2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Agriculture1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  36. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation1▲ 95×1 topic
  37. Agroforestry1▲ 57×2 topics
  38. Biotechnology1▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Plant Secondary Metabolites1▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Soil Fertility1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and soil sciences, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Nematode management and characterization studies and Banana Cultivation and Research.

Plant and soil sciences2Plant and soil sciences: 2 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…2Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 2 fractional worksNematode management and …2Nematode management and characterization studies: 2 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and R…2Banana Cultivation and Research: 2 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 1 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 1 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…1Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 1 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteri…1Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceMolecular BiologyHorticulture2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  2. 2 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 1 works
  8. 8 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower than in 2013–2017.

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