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Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas

In research, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,449 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,664 of 14,347 worldwide) and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#401 of 452 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#26,601
of 42,892
Rank in Venezuela
#19
of 49
Research works
1.6k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas 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 #2,449 of 6,031 2.0%1,088
Life SciencesDomain #10,664 of 14,347 2.0%1,222
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #401 of 452 3.2%188
Food ScienceSubfield #1,113 of 1,169 1.3%213
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,723 of 2,837 1.7%322
Physical SciencesDomain #21,261 of 21,541 2.3%166
Environmental ScienceField #6,184 of 6,208 2.0%121
Health SciencesDomain #20,441 of 20,462 1.6%129

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 34.8 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: 12.61× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEnvironmental Science: 2.29× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× 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, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas?

Ranked on the composite score, Gustavo Morales, Barlín Orlando Olivares and Mercedes Pérez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas.

  1. 1 Gustavo Morales Venezuela · #684,484 worldwide 28 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Barlín Orlando Olivares Venezuela · #794,187 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Mercedes Pérez Venezuela · #853,859 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 C. F. Chicco Venezuela · #907,556 worldwide 11 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Luís Avilán Venezuela · #955,459 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Néstor E. Obispo Venezuela · #1,109,694 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 D.E García Venezuela · #1,145,945 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Cecilia Sánchez Venezuela · #1,201,840 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Danny E. García Venezuela · #1,221,480 worldwide 32 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Carlos Marín Venezuela · #1,242,933 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Food Security, Biodiversity, Crop Production, Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Farming, Rural Communities and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact9▲ 8.9×9 topics
  2. Food Security8▲ 25×7 topics
  3. Biodiversity8▲ 18×8 topics
  4. Climate Change8▲ 4.8×17 topics
  5. Crop Production7▲ 106×3 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 38×4 topics
  7. Organic Farming6▲ 152×2 topics
  8. Sustainability6▲ 4.4×15 topics
  9. Rural Communities6▲ 196×2 topics
  10. Agroecology6▲ 70×3 topics
  11. Soil Management6▲ 248×2 topics
  12. Climate Change Adaptation5▲ 54×1 topic
  13. Public Health4▲ 5.4×8 topics
  14. Agriculture4▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Rural Development4▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Economic Analysis4▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Nutrition4▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Water Management4▲ 50×3 topics
  19. Globalization3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  20. Biological Control3▲ 36×5 topics
  21. QTL Mapping3▲ 45×3 topics
  22. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  23. Drought Resistance3▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Rice3▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Food3▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Livestock3▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Policy3▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Drought Tolerance2▲ 29×5 topics
  29. Soil Fertility2▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  31. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  32. Genetics2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  33. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles2▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Jasmonate Signaling2▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Water Quality2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. AFLP Markers2▲ 97×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  38. Gut Microbiota2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  39. Invasive Species2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  40. Banana2▲ 113×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and soil sciences, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Agricultural and Food Production Studies and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control.

Plant and soil sciences5Plant and soil sciences: 5 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…3Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 3 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…3Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 2 fractional worksNatural Products and Bio…2Natural Products and Biological Research: 2 fractional worksSoil Science and Environmental Management: 1 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 1 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceFood ScienceInsect Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  2. 2 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 3 works
  4. 4 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  5. 5 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Natural Products and Biological Research Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Soil Science and Environmental Management Soil Science 1 works
  8. 8 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.