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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

In research, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,113 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,440 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#2,031 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 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#17,808
of 42,892
Rank in Uganda
#10
of 44
Research works
261
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
35.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
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 #1,113 of 6,031 39.0%183
Life SciencesDomain #7,440 of 14,347 37.6%207
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,031 of 2,837 33.1%125

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

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 21.4 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: 12.94× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 9.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× 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, 12.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Piet van Asten, Daniel Coyne and Fen D. Beed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.

  1. 1 Piet van Asten Uganda · #289,180 worldwide 107 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Daniel Coyne Uganda · #469,532 worldwide 62 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Fen D. Beed Uganda · #963,967 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 P.E. Ragama Uganda · #977,274 worldwide 27 citations · 17 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: Drought Tolerance, Genetics, Domestication, Banana, Mycosphaerella fijiensis, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Social Networks.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Drought Tolerance6▲ 129×5 topics
  2. Genetics6▲ 24×5 topics
  3. Domestication5▲ 283×2 topics
  4. Banana5▲ 613×1 topic
  5. Mycosphaerella fijiensis5▲ 613×1 topic
  6. Food Security3▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 29×4 topics
  8. Climate Change3▲ 3.3×13 topics
  9. Social Networks3▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 35×3 topics
  11. Technology Adoption2▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 145×1 topic
  13. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 214×1 topic
  14. Rural Development2▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Sustainability2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  16. Vulnerability2▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Agriculture2▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Epidemiology2▲ 1.32×22 topics
  19. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 43×4 topics
  20. Adaptation2▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Child Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Global Warming2▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Cassava2▲ 236×1 topic
  24. Cyanogenic Glycosides2▲ 236×1 topic
  25. Genetic Diversity2▲ 9.6×8 topics
  26. Water Management1▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Maternal and Child Undernutrition1▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Water Sanitation Hygiene1▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Crop Production1▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Extreme Weather1▲ 121×1 topic
  31. Fungal Pathogens1▲ 23×4 topics
  32. Host Specificity1▲ 28×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Banana Cultivation and Research, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Cassava research and cyanide and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Banana Cultivation and R…5Banana Cultivation and Research: 5 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksCassava research and cya…2Cassava research and cyanide: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts o…1Climate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksPlant pathogens and resi…1Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms: 1 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 1 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 1 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesNutrition and DieteticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 5 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  5. 5 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.2%domestic only33.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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