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London Research and Development Centre

In research, London Research and Development Centre stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,760 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,852 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,491 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#17,116
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#235
of 1,041
Research works
352
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
41.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is London 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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,760 of 6,031 38.8%205
Life SciencesDomain #6,852 of 14,347 36.8%299
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,491 of 2,837 40.2%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where London 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 London Research and Development Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 22.2 works12×
  2. Life SciencesDomain · 31.7 works6.3×
← 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: 12.20× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.01× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at London Research and Development Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Plant Immunity, Small RNAs, Gene Silencing, Viral RNA Silencing, Gene Expression, Genome Analysis and Nitrogen Fixation.

▲ 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. Biological Control4▲ 73×8 topics
  2. Plant Immunity4▲ 102×2 topics
  3. Small RNAs3▲ 133×2 topics
  4. Gene Expression3▲ 12×7 topics
  5. Gene Silencing3▲ 72×1 topic
  6. Viral RNA Silencing3▲ 185×1 topic
  7. Climate Change3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  8. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  9. Genome Analysis2▲ 59×2 topics
  10. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity2▲ 12×7 topics
  12. Host Recognition2▲ 82×2 topics
  13. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles2▲ 126×1 topic
  14. Jasmonate Signaling2▲ 126×1 topic
  15. Symbiosis2▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Genome Sequencing2▲ 33×5 topics
  17. Horizontal Gene Transfer2▲ 79×2 topics
  18. Legumes2▲ 148×1 topic
  19. Rhizobium2▲ 148×1 topic
  20. Transcription Factors2▲ 42×4 topics
  21. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 36×4 topics
  22. Invasive Species2▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Microbial Communities2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  24. Antibiotics2▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Aquatic Environment1▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Food Safety1▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Gut Microbiota1▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Resistance Genes1▲ 66×1 topic
  31. Rhizosphere Interactions1▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Wastewater Contaminants1▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Drought Tolerance1▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Health Effects1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  35. Microbiome1▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Biopesticides1▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Development1▲ 8.4×1 topic
  38. Host Specificity1▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Plant1▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Genomics1▲ 9.0×6 topics

Which research topics does London Research and Development Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Virus Research Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts.

Plant Virus Research Stu…3Plant Virus Research Studies: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…2Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…1Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 1 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 1 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…1Insect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksSoybean genetics and cultivation: 1 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 1 fractional worksTransgenic Plants and Applications: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceInsect SciencePollutionBiotechnology

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

  1. 1 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 3 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  3. 3 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  8. 8 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Transgenic Plants and Applications Biotechnology 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has London Research and Development Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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