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ISRIC - World Soil Information

In research, ISRIC - World Soil Information stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,330 of 5,407 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,959 of 17,446 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,795 of 5,126 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science (Environmental Science is 10.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#8,907
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#134
of 407
Research works
791
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
61k
77.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.33×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
ISRIC - World Soil Information

What is ISRIC - World Soil Information 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,330 of 5,407 18.4%372
Physical SciencesDomain #4,959 of 17,446 18.6%558
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,795 of 5,126 20.3%179
Life SciencesDomain #4,593 of 11,023 20.1%185

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ISRIC - World Soil Information 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does ISRIC - World Soil Information work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at ISRIC - World Soil Information is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (53%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (27%), Engineering (5%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 68.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 52.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 24.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 27.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 27.4% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKISRIC - WorldSoil Information49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences68%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2652.9%
    2. Engineering35.4%
    3. Computer Science24.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.2%
    5. Materials Science00.8%
    6. Energy00.7%
    7. Mathematics00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1327.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting11.2%
    2. Social Sciences11.2%
    3. Decision Sciences00.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Nursing00.1%
    2. Medicine00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does ISRIC - World Soil Information specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 25.9 works11×
← 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: 5.78× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.64× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science10.64×26 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.78×14 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.02×2 works
  4. Energy0.81×0 works
  5. Computer Science0.61×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.55×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×1 works
  8. Engineering0.36×3 works
  9. Mathematics0.33×0 works
  10. Nursing0.30×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.23×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.16×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.10×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  17. Medicine0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ISRIC - World Soil Information?

Ranked on the quality score, N.H. Batjes, Laura Poggio and Louis W. Dekker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ISRIC - World Soil Information.

  1. 1 N.H. Batjes Netherlands · #122,444 worldwide 28k citations · 251 works
  2. 2 Laura Poggio Netherlands · #181,852 worldwide 10k citations · 173 works
  3. 3 Louis W. Dekker Netherlands · #269,711 worldwide 8.5k citations · 168 works
  4. 4 Wim G. Sombroek Netherlands · #276,428 worldwide 5.4k citations · 50 works
  5. 5 J.H.M. Wösten Netherlands · #304,756 worldwide 6.8k citations · 121 works
  6. 6 R.A. MacMillan Netherlands · #465,422 worldwide 9.8k citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Bas Kempen Netherlands · #619,884 worldwide 12k citations · 120 works
  8. 8 J.J.B. Bronswijk Netherlands · #632,155 worldwide 1.5k citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Zhanguo Bai Netherlands · #657,967 worldwide 5.8k citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Eloi Ribeiro Netherlands · #808,167 worldwide 10k citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at ISRIC - World Soil Information

What are the most cited papers from ISRIC - World Soil Information?

The most cited paper from ISRIC - World Soil Information is "The World Reference Base for Soil Resources" (Otto C. Spaargaren, Jozef Deckers, 1998), with 5,631 citations. Next come "SoilGrids250m: Global gridded soil information based on machine learning" (4,890) and "Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world" (3,271).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The World Reference Base for Soil Resources Otto C. Spaargaren, Jozef Deckers Book chapterOpen access 1998 5,631
2 SoilGrids250m: Global gridded soil information based on machine learning Tomislav Hengl, Jorge Mendes de Jesus, G.B.M. Heuvelink et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 16 Feb 2017 4,890
3 Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world N.H. Batjes · European Journal of Soil Science Jun 1996 3,271
4 A remote sensing surface energy balance algorithm for land (SEBAL). 1. Formulation W.G.M. Bastiaanssen, Massimo Menenti, Reinder A. Feddes et al. · Journal of Hydrology Open access Dec 1998 3,177
5 Soil quality – A critical review Else K. Bünemann, Giulia Bongiorno, Zhanguo Bai et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry Open access 12 Feb 2018 2,924
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ISRIC - World Soil Information?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Soil Properties, Digital Soil Mapping, Geostatistics, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Soil Fertility.

▲ 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-now 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. Remote Sensing18▲ 31×11 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 8.0×6 topics
  3. Climate Change9▲ 6.9×31 topics
  4. Soil Properties9▲ 109×2 topics
  5. Digital Soil Mapping9▲ 793×1 topic
  6. Geostatistics9▲ 793×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Development8▲ 9.7×4 topics
  8. Soil Fertility7▲ 60×4 topics
  9. Microbial Communities5▲ 22×4 topics
  10. GIS4▲ 105×1 topic
  11. Land Suitability4▲ 240×1 topic
  12. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Nutrient Limitation4▲ 67×2 topics
  14. Soil Carbon Sequestration4▲ 93×2 topics
  15. Biochar Application4▲ 68×1 topic
  16. Nitrogen Cycle4▲ 106×1 topic
  17. Sustainability3▲ 2.4×12 topics
  18. Biomass Estimation3▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Indigenous Knowledge3▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Local Soil Classification3▲ 800×1 topic
  21. Land Use Change3▲ 18×5 topics
  22. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Phenology2▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Vegetation Monitoring2▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Soil Moisture2▲ 52×3 topics
  26. Data Assimilation2▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Global Monitoring2▲ 133×1 topic
  28. Satellite Observations2▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  30. Agricultural Sustainability1▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Soil Hydraulic Properties1▲ 85×1 topic
  33. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics1▲ 85×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem Services1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  35. Compositional Data Analysis1▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Soil Degradation1▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Water Resources1▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Desertification1▲ 61×2 topics
  40. Global Carbon Budget1▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does ISRIC - World Soil Information publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, Soil and Land Suitability Analysis, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture.

Soil Geostatistics and M…9Soil Geostatistics and Mapping: 9 fractional worksSoil and Land Suitabilit…4Soil and Land Suitability Analysis: 4 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…4Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 4 fractional worksIndigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture: 3 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 2 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote…2Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 2 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksSoil and Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSoil SciencePlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  3. 3 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 4 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 1 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ISRIC - World Soil Information's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ISRIC - World Soil Information as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00024% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%ISRIC - World Soil Information0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of ISRIC - World Soil Information over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025ISRIC - World Soil Information7.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.9% in 1996.

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