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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

In research, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#967 of 6,031 worldwide), Plant Science (#955 of 2,837 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,695 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 18.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,206
of 28,054 · #15,680 all time
Rank in Syria
#12
of 16
Research works
1.2k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
32.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas 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 #967 of 6,031 25.4%883
Plant ScienceSubfield #955 of 2,837 24.4%520
Life SciencesDomain #6,695 of 14,347 25.7%964
Physical SciencesDomain #19,242 of 21,541 26.7%149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas 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 International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 18.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 24.0 works18×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 44.9 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: 12.51× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.52× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.25× 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, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas?

Ranked on the composite score, Theib Oweis, S. Grando and Salvatore Ceccarelli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas.

  1. 1 Theib Oweis Syria · #102,929 worldwide 348 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 S. Grando Syria · #168,458 worldwide 171 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Salvatore Ceccarelli Syria · #171,556 worldwide 165 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Shiv Kumar Syria · #176,061 worldwide 123 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Karam B. Singh Syria · #182,246 worldwide 273 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Larry D. Robertson Syria · #309,718 worldwide 93 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Eddy De Pauw Syria · #311,198 worldwide 233 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 M. C. Saxena Syria · #315,564 worldwide 187 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Michaël Baum Syria · #351,079 worldwide 115 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 W. Erskine Syria · #365,418 worldwide 129 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

Which keywords describe research at International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Breeding, Drought Tolerance, Marker Development, Nutritional Quality, Genetics, Genetic Diversity and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change17▲ 8.4×32 topics
  2. Breeding9▲ 156×4 topics
  3. Drought Tolerance9▲ 80×7 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 3.9×12 topics
  5. Marker Development7▲ 186×3 topics
  6. Nutritional Quality6▲ 105×2 topics
  7. Genetics6▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity5▲ 16×9 topics
  9. Remote Sensing5▲ 5.6×13 topics
  10. Genome Sequencing5▲ 43×6 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 20×10 topics
  12. QTL Mapping5▲ 52×5 topics
  13. Genomics4▲ 20×6 topics
  14. Adaptation4▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Genetic Improvement4▲ 60×4 topics
  17. Food Security4▲ 9.6×8 topics
  18. Water Resources4▲ 22×5 topics
  19. Crop Improvement4▲ 106×2 topics
  20. Agricultural Sustainability4▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.9×11 topics
  22. Crop Wild Relatives4▲ 393×1 topic
  23. Legume Crops4▲ 393×1 topic
  24. Plant Breeding4▲ 48×3 topics
  25. Global Warming3▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Yield Potential3▲ 74×2 topics
  27. Agriculture3▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Disease Resistance3▲ 73×2 topics
  29. Marker-Assisted Selection3▲ 47×3 topics
  30. Drought3▲ 38×3 topics
  31. Genomic Diversity3▲ 101×1 topic
  32. Wheat3▲ 169×1 topic
  33. Water Management3▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Agroecology2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Climate Resilience2▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Cowpea2▲ 133×1 topic
  37. Legume Crop2▲ 133×1 topic
  38. Vulnerability2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Health Benefits2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  40. Social Networks2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Agricultural pest management studies and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility.

Genetic and Environmenta…4Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies: 4 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetic…3Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 3 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…2Agricultural pest management studies: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…2Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences2 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  5. 5 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  8. 8 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.3%domestic only51.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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.

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