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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

In research, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,241 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#10,656 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#24,650
of 42,892
Rank in Tanzania
#18
of 59
Research works
234
▲ 135% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
48.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
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 #2,241 of 6,031 48.8%150
Life SciencesDomain #10,656 of 14,347 48.2%160

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 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 34.4 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: 12.82× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 9.45× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.85× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× 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, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Mateete Bekunda, Arega D. Alene and Victor M. Manyong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.

  1. 1 Mateete Bekunda Tanzania · #50,607 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Arega D. Alene Tanzania · #143,805 worldwide 151 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Victor M. Manyong Tanzania · #150,576 worldwide 150 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 J. P. Legg Tanzania · #320,243 worldwide 90 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Victor Afari‐Sefa Tanzania · #414,581 worldwide 50 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Adebayo Abass Tanzania · #435,765 worldwide 112 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Julius Manda Tanzania · #654,658 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 George Mahuku Tanzania · #661,821 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Shiferaw Feleke Tanzania · #983,293 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Justus Ochieng Tanzania · #1,275,267 worldwide 27 citations · 15 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: Sustainable Agriculture, Smallholder Farmers, Social Networks, Rural Development, Agricultural Innovation, Livelihood Diversification, Sustainability and Poverty Reduction.

▲ 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. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 48×6 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers8▲ 61×3 topics
  3. Social Networks8▲ 51×2 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 5.1×14 topics
  5. Rural Development7▲ 34×3 topics
  6. Agricultural Innovation6▲ 258×1 topic
  7. Livelihood Diversification6▲ 381×1 topic
  8. Poverty Reduction5▲ 63×3 topics
  9. Climate Change4▲ 2.8×15 topics
  10. Food Security4▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Social Capital4▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Cassava4▲ 335×1 topic
  13. Cyanogenic Glycosides4▲ 335×1 topic
  14. Drought Tolerance4▲ 44×4 topics
  15. Genomic Sequencing4▲ 53×2 topics
  16. Gender Equality3▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Economic Development3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  18. Genetics3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  19. Empowerment3▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Microfinance3▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Agriculture3▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Vulnerability3▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Biological Control2▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship2▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Emerging Markets2▲ 54×2 topics
  27. Adaptation2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Bottom of the Pyramid2▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Frugal Innovation2▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 50×2 topics
  31. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.5×9 topics
  32. Nutritional Quality2▲ 45×4 topics
  33. Banana2▲ 134×1 topic
  34. Child Development2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  35. Domestication2▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Breeding2▲ 40×4 topics
  38. Plant Immunity2▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Water Management2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Marker Development2▲ 57×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Cassava research and cyanide, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development.

Agricultural Innovations…6Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 6 fractional worksCassava research and cya…4Cassava research and cyanide: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…3Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceEconomics and EconometricsBusiness and International Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  2. 2 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 4 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  5. 5 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  7. 7 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  10. 10 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect 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 available74.8%not open25.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors80.4%domestic only19.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 135% 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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