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Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory

In research, Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory stands highest in Insect Science (#370 of 532 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,606 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,302 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life Sciences — Life Sciences is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#31,890
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,809
of 8,685
Research works
775
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects 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
Insect ScienceSubfield #370 of 532 9.5%328
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,606 of 6,031 10.4%509
Life SciencesDomain #12,302 of 14,347 10.6%658

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects 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).

What does Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Life Sciences takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Life SciencesDomain · 22.7 works6.1×
← 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: 10.76× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.88× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 16.55× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 16.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Sidney E. Kunz, O. H. Graham and John E. George lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Sidney E. Kunz United States · #457,675 worldwide 58 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 O. H. Graham United States · #561,652 worldwide 76 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 John E. George United States · #763,816 worldwide 88 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 R. O. Drummond United States · #952,730 worldwide 40 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Adalberto Á. Pérez de León United States · #1,093,310 worldwide 55 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 J. Mathews Pound United States · #1,124,496 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 John A. Miller United States · #1,128,963 worldwide 47 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 R. H. Roberts United States · #1,180,949 worldwide 21 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Barry Shelley United States · #1,375,969 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Felix D. Guerrero United States · #1,381,977 worldwide 24 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Pathogen Transmission, Lyme Disease, Tick-Borne Diseases, Gut Microbiota and Honey Bees.

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

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 7.4×16 topics
  2. Public Health7▲ 16×5 topics
  3. Host-Pathogen Interactions5▲ 213×3 topics
  4. Pathogen Transmission4▲ 227×3 topics
  5. Lyme Disease4▲ 538×1 topic
  6. Tick-Borne Diseases4▲ 538×1 topic
  7. Gut Microbiota3▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Honey Bees3▲ 198×1 topic
  9. Neonicotinoids3▲ 198×1 topic
  10. Pathogenesis3▲ 22×7 topics
  11. Microbiota3▲ 46×3 topics
  12. Pest Management3▲ 109×3 topics
  13. Climate Change2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity2▲ 17×7 topics
  15. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 80×4 topics
  16. Zoonotic Infections2▲ 111×2 topics
  17. Biological Control2▲ 40×6 topics
  18. Bunyavirus2▲ 116×1 topic
  19. Genetic Characterization2▲ 113×2 topics
  20. Vector Control2▲ 44×3 topics
  21. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers2▲ 116×1 topic
  22. Population Dynamics1▲ 20×6 topics
  23. Biopesticides1▲ 71×2 topics
  24. Genome Evolution1▲ 112×2 topics
  25. Invasive Species1▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Vaccines1▲ 79×2 topics
  27. Bluetongue Virus1▲ 220×1 topic
  28. Botanical Insecticides1▲ 112×1 topic
  29. Culicoides Biting Midges1▲ 220×1 topic
  30. Essential Oils1▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Symbiont1▲ 221×1 topic
  32. Wolbachia1▲ 221×1 topic
  33. Genomics1▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Decomposition1▲ 379×1 topic
  35. Forensic Entomology1▲ 379×1 topic

Which research topics does Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vector-borne infectious diseases, Insect and Pesticide Research, Viral Infections and Vectors and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases.

Vector-borne infectious …4Vector-borne infectious diseases: 4 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…3Insect and Pesticide Research: 3 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 2 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 1 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 1 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…1Insect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksForensic Entomology and Diptera Studies: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksInsects and Parasite Interactions: 1 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 1 fractional works
ParasitologyInsect ScienceInfectious DiseasesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 4 works
  2. 2 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 3 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 2 works
  4. 4 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  5. 5 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 1 works
  6. 6 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies Insect Science 1 works
  8. 8 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Insects and Parasite Interactions Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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