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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

In research, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,057 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,995
of 42,892
Rank in Cameroon
#13
of 37
Research works
192
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
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
Life SciencesDomain #8,057 of 14,347 32.7%127

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).

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: 8.61× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.05× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× 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, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Guy Blaise Nkamleu, 創 杉原 and Rachid Hanna lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.

  1. 1 Guy Blaise Nkamleu Cameroon · #391,841 worldwide 78 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 創 杉原 Cameroon · #531,536 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Rachid Hanna Cameroon · #588,678 worldwide 86 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Dénis Sonwa Cameroon · #689,968 worldwide 85 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Lindsey Norgrove Cameroon · #707,937 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 茂 荒木 Cameroon · #809,031 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Stefan Hauser Cameroon · #973,066 worldwide 60 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 C. Nolte Cameroon · #1,181,206 worldwide 33 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: Climate Change, Insecticide Resistance, Biodiversity Conservation, Biopesticides, Genetic Diversity, Biodiversity, Vaccine Development and Pest Management.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 4.5×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  3. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 99×3 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 20×6 topics
  5. Biopesticides2▲ 111×2 topics
  6. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  7. Biodiversity2▲ 8.1×11 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity2▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Vaccine Development2▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Botanical Insecticides2▲ 140×1 topic
  11. Essential Oils2▲ 48×1 topic
  12. Pest Management2▲ 68×2 topics
  13. Soil Fertility1▲ 23×3 topics
  14. Sustainability1▲ 2.1×10 topics
  15. Smallholder Farmers1▲ 23×5 topics
  16. Agroforestry1▲ 70×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services1▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Globalization1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  20. Bacillus thuringiensis1▲ 158×1 topic
  21. Biological Control1▲ 28×7 topics
  22. Invasive Species1▲ 9.9×9 topics
  23. RNA Interference1▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Economic Growth1▲ 4.5×6 topics
  25. Genetics1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  26. Genome Sequence1▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Nutritional Value1▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 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 Resistance and Genetics, Malaria Research and Control and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy.

Insect Pest Control Strategies: 2 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…1Malaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato A…1Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…1Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 0 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHorticulture4 others

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

  1. 1 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 1 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  7. 7 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 0 works
  10. 10 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 0 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.7%domestic only36.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% higher 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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