Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
In research, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,439 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,652 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 11.9× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #17,998 of 28,054 · #17,134 all time
- Rank in ??
- #356 of 692
- Research works
- 493 ▲ 4% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 14k 29.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 22.0% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 44% world 28%
What is Lethbridge Research and Development Centre known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,439 of 6,031 | 29.7% | 292 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #8,652 of 14,347 | 30.0% | 366 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lethbridge Research and Development Centre 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 Lethbridge Research and Development Centre specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 40.8 works12×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Veterinary 19.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11.9×
- Nursing 2.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2.7×
- Environmental Science 2.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.9×
- Chemistry 1.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Decision Sciences 0.2×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.0×
- Social Sciences 0.0×
Which keywords describe research at Lethbridge Research and Development Centre?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microbial Community, Methane Production, Ruminant Nutrition, Climate Change, Gut Microbiota, Genetics, Genome Sequencing and QTL Mapping.
- Livestock Production
- Nitrogen Uptake
- Fungal Pathogens
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids
- Energy Balance
- Metabolic Health
- Crop Losses
- Weed Control
- Invasive Species
- Risk Assessment
- Biological Control
- Health Effects
- Genomic Diversity
- Breeding
- Genetic Improvement
- QTL Mapping
- Environmental Impact
- Genetics
- Ruminant Nutrition
- Microbial Community
- Climate Change
- Methane Production
- Gut Microbiota
- Genome Sequencing
- Microbial Communities
- Crop Improvement
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Disease Resistance
- Wheat
- Probiotics
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Agricultural Intensification
- Soil Carbon Sequestration
- Plant Physiology
- Herbicide Resistance
- Crop Management
- Metagenomic Analysis
- Soil Fertility
- Maize Yield
- Phylogenetic Analysis
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
- Climate Change8▲ 3.9×28 topics
- Microbial Community7▲ 127×3 topics
- Methane Production7▲ 330×1 topic
- Ruminant Nutrition7▲ 330×1 topic
- Gut Microbiota4▲ 17×6 topics
- Genetics4▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Genome Sequencing4▲ 37×5 topics
- Environmental Impact4▲ 3.1×9 topics
- Microbial Communities4▲ 12×4 topics
- QTL Mapping4▲ 45×3 topics
- Crop Improvement4▲ 103×2 topics
- Genetic Improvement4▲ 55×4 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 16×10 topics
- Breeding3▲ 62×3 topics
- Disease Resistance3▲ 91×3 topics
- Genomic Diversity3▲ 125×1 topic
- Wheat3▲ 210×1 topic
- Health Effects2▲ 5.7×3 topics
- Probiotics2▲ 15×5 topics
- Biological Control2▲ 22×6 topics
- Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 45×2 topics
- Risk Assessment2▲ 4.6×3 topics
- Agricultural Intensification2▲ 87×2 topics
- Invasive Species2▲ 7.1×8 topics
- Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 40×2 topics
- Weed Control2▲ 110×2 topics
- Plant Physiology2▲ 66×2 topics
- Crop Losses2▲ 218×1 topic
- Herbicide Resistance2▲ 218×1 topic
- Metabolic Health2▲ 14×2 topics
- Crop Management2▲ 41×2 topics
- Energy Balance2▲ 46×2 topics
- Metagenomic Analysis2▲ 24×1 topic
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 24×1 topic
- Soil Fertility2▲ 12×5 topics
- Fungal Pathogens2▲ 19×4 topics
- Maize Yield2▲ 61×1 topic
- Nitrogen Uptake2▲ 61×1 topic
- Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 8.3×6 topics
- Livestock Production2▲ 25×3 topics
Which research topics does Lethbridge Research and Development Centre publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Weed Control and Herbicide Applications and Gut microbiota and health.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 7 works
- 2 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 3 works
- 3 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 2 works
- 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
- 5 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
- 6 Plant and fungal interactions Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
- 7 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
- 8 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
- 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
- 10 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Lethbridge Research and Development Centre's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.