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Invasive Plant Research Laboratory

In research, Invasive Plant Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,301 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#14,018 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,518
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,253
of 8,685
Research works
225
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Invasive Plant Research Laboratory 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 #5,301 of 6,031 16.0%159
Life SciencesDomain #14,018 of 14,347 16.3%169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Invasive Plant Research Laboratory 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: 14.57× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.48× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Invasive Plant Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Gregory S. Wheeler, Philip W. Tipping and Paul D. Pratt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Invasive Plant Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Gregory S. Wheeler United States · #311,669 worldwide 91 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Philip W. Tipping United States · #1,278,196 worldwide 56 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Paul D. Pratt United States · #1,310,445 worldwide 40 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Min B. Rayamajhi United States · #1,586,015 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Invasive Plant Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Invasive Plant Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Biological Control, Conservation, Host Specificity, Ecological Impact, Water Hyacinth, Climate Change and Biodiversity.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Invasive Species10▲ 119×7 topics
  2. Biological Control8▲ 268×5 topics
  3. Conservation6▲ 73×2 topics
  4. Host Specificity6▲ 258×2 topics
  5. Ecological Impact6▲ 549×1 topic
  6. Water Hyacinth6▲ 2378×1 topic
  7. Climate Change4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  8. Biodiversity3▲ 17×4 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 55×3 topics
  10. Weed Control2▲ 446×2 topics
  11. Global Change2▲ 46×3 topics
  12. Biological Invasions2▲ 121×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services2▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles2▲ 181×1 topic
  15. Jasmonate Signaling2▲ 181×1 topic
  16. Agricultural Intensification1▲ 197×2 topics
  17. Biogeography1▲ 26×5 topics
  18. Plant-Animal Interactions1▲ 82×1 topic
  19. Pollinator Decline1▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Bark Beetles1▲ 318×1 topic
  21. Crop Losses1▲ 494×1 topic
  22. Forest Pests1▲ 318×1 topic
  23. Herbicide Resistance1▲ 494×1 topic
  24. Phylogeny1▲ 42×4 topics
  25. Allelochemicals1▲ 403×1 topic
  26. Root Exudates1▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Population Dynamics1▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Invasive Plant Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biological Control of Invasive Species, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant and animal studies and Weed Control and Herbicide Applications.

Biological Control of In…6Biological Control of Invasive Species: 6 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbicide Applications: 1 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 1 fractional worksAllelopathy and phytotox…1Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions: 1 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 0 fractional works
Insect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 6 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  4. 4 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 1 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Invasive Plant Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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