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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

In research, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,497 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#8,010 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#2,301 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#17,159
of 42,892
Rank in Benin
#4
of 13
Research works
411
▲ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is International Institute of Tropical Agriculture 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 #1,497 of 6,031 26.2%295
Life SciencesDomain #8,010 of 14,347 26.8%333
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,301 of 2,837 25.5%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Institute of Tropical Agriculture 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 Institute of Tropical Agriculture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 37.4 works13×
  2. Life SciencesDomain · 42.4 works5.4×
← 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: 13.17× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.80× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture?

Ranked on the composite score, Georg Goergen, Ousmane Coulibaly and Rousseau Djouaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.

  1. 1 Georg Goergen Benin · #262,928 worldwide 117 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Ousmane Coulibaly Benin · #281,960 worldwide 64 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Rousseau Djouaka Benin · #417,693 worldwide 28 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Manuele Tamò Benin · #884,924 worldwide 50 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Joseph Ben Geloun Benin · #1,284,706 worldwide 61 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Which keywords describe research at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Environmental Impact, Biopesticides, Pest Management, Food Security, Drought Tolerance, Smallholder Farmers 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. Biological Control7▲ 82×9 topics
  2. Environmental Impact7▲ 6.8×8 topics
  3. Biopesticides6▲ 158×2 topics
  4. Pest Management6▲ 121×3 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  6. Food Security5▲ 15×9 topics
  7. Drought Tolerance4▲ 53×5 topics
  8. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 34×4 topics
  9. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Botanical Insecticides4▲ 185×1 topic
  11. Essential Oils4▲ 63×1 topic
  12. Waste Management4▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity4▲ 8.8×14 topics
  14. Nutritional Composition4▲ 124×2 topics
  15. Genetics4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  16. Animal Feed4▲ 196×1 topic
  17. Edible Insects4▲ 196×1 topic
  18. Breeding4▲ 77×3 topics
  19. Climate Resilience4▲ 95×2 topics
  20. Insecticide Resistance4▲ 75×2 topics
  21. Nutritional Quality4▲ 77×3 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity3▲ 13×7 topics
  23. Invasive Species3▲ 12×12 topics
  24. Marker Development3▲ 99×2 topics
  25. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles3▲ 115×1 topic
  26. Jasmonate Signaling3▲ 115×1 topic
  27. Microbiota3▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Bacillus thuringiensis3▲ 173×1 topic
  29. RNA Interference3▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Agricultural Sustainability3▲ 39×3 topics
  31. Conservation3▲ 10×9 topics
  32. Cowpea2▲ 170×1 topic
  33. Legume Crop2▲ 170×1 topic
  34. Rural Development2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Technology Adoption2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Social Networks2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 89×1 topic
  38. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 131×1 topic
  39. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Adaptation2▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does International Institute of Tropical Agriculture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect Pest Control Strategies, Insect Utilization and Effects, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Insect Resistance and Genetics.

Insect Pest Control Strategies: 4 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 4 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…3Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Ge…3Insect Resistance and Genetics: 3 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microor…2Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 2 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 2 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 2 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceInsect ScienceMolecular BiologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences1 others

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

  1. 1 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 4 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  4. 4 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  7. 7 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 2 works
  8. 8 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 2 works
  9. 9 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Banana Cultivation and Research 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.7%domestic only34.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Institute of Tropical Agriculture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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