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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

In research, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#764 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,742 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,277 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 11.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,786
of 28,054 · #13,091 all time
Rank in Mali
#5
of 9
Research works
735
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 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 #764 of 6,031 29.0%521
Life SciencesDomain #5,742 of 14,347 28.0%576
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,277 of 2,837 24.9%291

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 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 Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 32.2 works11×
← 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: 11.25× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert B. Zougmoré, Barry I. Shapiro and André van Rooyen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.

  1. 1 Robert B. Zougmoré Mali · #90,389 worldwide 162 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Barry I. Shapiro Mali · #137,917 worldwide 199 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 André van Rooyen Mali · #160,256 worldwide 187 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Samuel T. Partey Mali · #270,017 worldwide 103 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mathieu Ouédraogo Mali · #460,613 worldwide 90 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 H. A. Freeman Mali · #546,306 worldwide 57 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 F Waliyar Mali · #666,329 worldwide 79 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 David Rohrbach Mali · #724,255 worldwide 35 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 H. Th. Verstappen Mali · #755,182 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 V. P. Rao Mali · #791,381 worldwide 36 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

Which keywords describe research at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Drought Tolerance, Adaptation, QTL Mapping and Genetic Improvement.

▲ 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 Change9▲ 5.5×25 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 5.2×15 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers8▲ 56×4 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 39×8 topics
  5. Drought Tolerance5▲ 62×6 topics
  6. Adaptation5▲ 29×4 topics
  7. QTL Mapping4▲ 63×5 topics
  8. Genetic Improvement4▲ 77×3 topics
  9. Social Networks4▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Breeding4▲ 84×4 topics
  11. Rural Development4▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Agroecology4▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Agricultural Innovation3▲ 125×1 topic
  14. Livelihood Diversification3▲ 185×1 topic
  15. Multifunctionality3▲ 109×2 topics
  16. Diversity3▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Livestock Farming3▲ 81×3 topics
  18. Agricultural Development3▲ 29×1 topic
  19. Work Organization3▲ 113×1 topic
  20. Food Security3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  21. Water Management3▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity3▲ 9.9×7 topics
  23. Marker Development2▲ 81×3 topics
  24. Marker-Assisted Selection2▲ 52×3 topics
  25. Nutritional Quality2▲ 49×2 topics
  26. Agricultural Sustainability2▲ 32×3 topics
  27. Agriculture2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  28. Climate Resilience2▲ 55×2 topics
  29. Crop Management2▲ 53×2 topics
  30. Genetics2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  31. Genomics2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Vulnerability2▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Drought Resistance2▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Yield Potential2▲ 53×2 topics
  35. Maize Yield2▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Nitrogen Uptake2▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Cowpea2▲ 104×1 topic
  39. Legume Crop2▲ 104×1 topic
  40. Plant Breeding2▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement.

Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 2 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 2 fractional worksBioenergy crop production and management: 1 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breed…1Genetics and Plant Breeding: 1 fractional worksPeanut Plant Research St…1Peanut Plant Research Studies: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts o…1Climate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and …1Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAgronomy and Crop SciencePlant Science

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  3. 3 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  4. 4 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  7. 7 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Peanut Plant Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.9%domestic only28.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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