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International Livestock Research Institute

In research, International Livestock Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#945 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,155 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science — Agronomy and Crop Science is 32.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,131
of 28,054 · #5,877 all time
Rank in Kenya
#7
of 75
Research works
1.7k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
36.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is International Livestock Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #945 of 3,409 34.6%123 #385
Life SciencesDomain #3,155 of 7,800 32.2%173 #2794

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 32.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 23.6 works32×
← 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: 8.30× its world share, 123 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.25× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.02× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.72× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 4.22× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 14.73× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Livestock Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip K. Thornton, Mario Herrero and Richard P. Bishop lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Livestock Research Institute.

  1. 1 Philip K. Thornton Kenya · #5,087 worldwide 1.7k citations · 137 works
  2. 2 Mario Herrero Kenya · #14,397 worldwide 874 citations · 101 works
  3. 3 Richard P. Bishop Kenya · #96,017 worldwide 236 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Robin S. Reid Kenya · #106,215 worldwide 229 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Lutz Merbold Kenya · #113,006 worldwide 335 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 R. L. Baker Kenya · #115,696 worldwide 178 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 C. Devendra Kenya · #124,061 worldwide 149 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Patti Kristjanson Kenya · #206,293 worldwide 191 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Timothy P. Robinson Kenya · #227,164 worldwide 573 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 James Hammond Kenya · #233,834 worldwide 139 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at International Livestock Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at International Livestock Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Genetic Diversity, Epidemiology, Adaptation, Food Security, Pathogenesis and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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 Change54▲ 6.5×43 topics
  2. Epidemiology42▲ 3.4×46 topics
  3. Sustainability37▲ 4.9×29 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity30▲ 22×14 topics
  5. Adaptation24▲ 27×6 topics
  6. Food Security23▲ 13×15 topics
  7. Pathogenesis22▲ 14×16 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture21▲ 21×9 topics
  9. Smallholder Farmers20▲ 29×4 topics
  10. Social Networks20▲ 24×4 topics
  11. Public Health20▲ 4.3×17 topics
  12. Rural Development18▲ 17×8 topics
  13. Genetic Characterization17▲ 117×2 topics
  14. Vulnerability16▲ 23×7 topics
  15. Globalization16▲ 2.6×10 topics
  16. Environmental Impact16▲ 3.0×16 topics
  17. Biodiversity15▲ 6.5×15 topics
  18. Marker-Assisted Selection15▲ 61×3 topics
  19. Technology Adoption15▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Agriculture15▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Agricultural Innovation14▲ 105×1 topic
  22. Livelihood Diversification14▲ 156×1 topic
  23. Population Genetics14▲ 32×4 topics
  24. Pathogen Transmission13▲ 65×3 topics
  25. Livelihoods13▲ 117×2 topics
  26. Plant Breeding13▲ 43×4 topics
  27. Ecological Knowledge13▲ 92×2 topics
  28. Viral Pathogenesis13▲ 64×2 topics
  29. Pastoralists12▲ 150×1 topic
  30. Rangeland Degradation12▲ 150×1 topic
  31. Genome-Wide Association12▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Animal Breeding12▲ 84×1 topic
  33. Genomic Selection12▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Quantitative Genetics12▲ 71×2 topics
  35. Livestock Production11▲ 39×3 topics
  36. African Swine Fever11▲ 126×1 topic
  37. Foot-and-Mouth Disease11▲ 126×1 topic
  38. One Health10▲ 101×1 topic
  39. Zoonotic Diseases10▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Gender Equality10▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does International Livestock Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology.

Agricultural Innovations…14Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 14 fractional worksRangeland Management and…12Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 12 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…12Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 12 fractional worksAnimal Disease Managemen…11Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 11 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 10 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 7 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…7Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 7 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 6 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 6 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeneticsAgronomy and Crop Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  2. 2 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 12 works
  3. 3 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 12 works
  4. 4 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 11 works
  5. 5 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  6. 6 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 7 works
  8. 8 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 6 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  10. 10 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 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 available57.6%not open42.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.6%domestic only35.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Livestock Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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