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International Rice Research Institute

In research, International Rice Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#891 of 3,409 worldwide), Plant Science (#455 of 1,395 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,261 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 23.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,408
of 28,054 · #4,907 all time
Rank in Philippines
#18
of 184
Research works
3.4k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
188k
55.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is International Rice 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 #891 of 3,409 37.5%144 #169
Plant ScienceSubfield #455 of 1,395 35.9%93 #109
Life SciencesDomain #4,261 of 7,800 37.3%170 #1976

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Rice 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#169 #891
  2. Plant Science#109 #455
  3. Life Sciences#1,976 #4,261
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does International Rice Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 23.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 93.4 works24×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 143.9 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: 13.43× its world share, 144 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.52× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 5.20× its world share, 6 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Rice Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, J. K. Ladha, G. S. Khush and Reiner Waßmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Rice Research Institute.

  1. 1 J. K. Ladha Philippines · #13,831 worldwide 738 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 G. S. Khush Philippines · #14,602 worldwide 695 citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Reiner Waßmann Philippines · #17,416 worldwide 548 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Rachid Serraj Philippines · #25,097 worldwide 580 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Abdelbagi M. Ismail Philippines · #42,349 worldwide 423 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 To Phuc Tuong Philippines · #57,775 worldwide 521 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Dennis P. Garrity Philippines · #67,610 worldwide 201 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 R. J. Buresh Philippines · #81,411 worldwide 359 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 B.A.M. Bouman Philippines · #82,610 worldwide 415 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 David Dawe Philippines · #82,763 worldwide 235 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at International Rice Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at International Rice Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: QTL Mapping, Water Management, Drought Resistance, Yield Potential, Rice, Aerobic Rice Systems, Root Traits and Food Security.

▲ 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. QTL Mapping45▲ 170×5 topics
  2. Water Management38▲ 141×3 topics
  3. Drought Resistance35▲ 160×3 topics
  4. Yield Potential34▲ 264×2 topics
  5. Rice32▲ 258×2 topics
  6. Aerobic Rice Systems32▲ 406×1 topic
  7. Root Traits32▲ 406×1 topic
  8. Sustainability26▲ 4.7×23 topics
  9. Food Security26▲ 21×11 topics
  10. Climate Change23▲ 3.8×41 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture15▲ 21×7 topics
  12. Plant Responses15▲ 85×2 topics
  13. Agriculture15▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Metabolism15▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Genetic Variation14▲ 30×4 topics
  16. Genetic Mapping13▲ 72×4 topics
  17. Crop Improvement13▲ 117×2 topics
  18. Fermentation13▲ 41×3 topics
  19. Marker-Assisted Selection13▲ 71×2 topics
  20. Quantitative Trait Loci12▲ 99×3 topics
  21. Aroma Compounds12▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Stress12▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid12▲ 178×1 topic
  24. Glutamate Decarboxylase12▲ 178×1 topic
  25. Vulnerability12▲ 24×6 topics
  26. Social Networks12▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Genome-wide Association Studies11▲ 187×1 topic
  28. Maize Domestication11▲ 187×1 topic
  29. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 23×4 topics
  30. Biodiversity9▲ 5.3×13 topics
  31. Genetic Improvement9▲ 44×3 topics
  32. Drought Tolerance8▲ 26×7 topics
  33. Ecosystem Services8▲ 9.1×6 topics
  34. Plant Breeding8▲ 35×3 topics
  35. Adaptation7▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Flooding Stress7▲ 156×1 topic
  37. Submergence Tolerance7▲ 156×1 topic
  38. Global Warming7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  39. Rural Development7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  40. Aquaculture7▲ 11×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, GABA and Rice Research, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals and Plant responses to water stress.

Rice Cultivation and Yie…32Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 32 fractional worksGABA and Rice Research12GABA and Rice Research: 12 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…11Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 11 fractional worksPlant responses to water stress: 7 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 6 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 6 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 6 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 5 fractional works
Plant ScienceGeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences1 others

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

  1. 1 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 32 works
  2. 2 GABA and Rice Research Plant Science 12 works
  3. 3 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 11 works
  4. 4 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 7 works
  5. 5 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  8. 8 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 6 works
  9. 9 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 6 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.3%domestic only52.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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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