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Macaulay Development Trust

In research, Macaulay Development Trust stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,498 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,091 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,281 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Agronomy and Crop Science — Soil Science is 27.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#15,105
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#816
of 2,253
Research works
522
fractional, all time
Citations
21k
40.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is Macaulay Development Trust 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 #2,498 of 6,031 33.2%157
Physical SciencesDomain #11,091 of 21,541 31.1%280
Environmental ScienceField #3,281 of 6,208 33.8%155
Life SciencesDomain #10,896 of 14,347 32.2%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Macaulay Development Trust 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 Macaulay Development Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Soil Science takes 27.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Soil ScienceSubfield · 34.2 works27×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 22.7 works18×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 22.9 works18×
  4. EcologySubfield · 39.5 works8.9×
← 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.

    Who are the top researchers at Macaulay Development Trust?

    Ranked on the composite score, V. C. Farmer, James Russell and Stephen J. Chapman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Macaulay Development Trust.

    1. 1 V. C. Farmer United Kingdom · #42,533 worldwide 461 citations · 33 works
    2. 2 James Russell United Kingdom · #51,696 worldwide 378 citations · 44 works
    3. 3 Stephen J. Chapman United Kingdom · #62,828 worldwide 277 citations · 34 works
    4. 4 I. A. Wright United Kingdom · #1,141,716 worldwide 27 citations · 25 works
    5. 5 H. A. Anderson United Kingdom · #1,501,088 worldwide 35 citations · 18 works
    All ranked researchers at Macaulay Development Trust

    Which keywords describe research at Macaulay Development Trust?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ecosystem Functioning, Soil Fertility, Toxicity, Water Quality, Microbial Communities, Soil Carbon Sequestration and Nutrient Limitation.

    ▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

    Size is fractional works in all years 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. Climate Change96▲ 6.9×51 topics
    2. Ecosystem Functioning30▲ 27×5 topics
    3. Soil Fertility29▲ 32×6 topics
    4. Toxicity28▲ 12×12 topics
    5. Water Quality27▲ 12×11 topics
    6. Microbial Communities26▲ 15×9 topics
    7. Invasive Species23▲ 7.6×13 topics
    8. Soil Carbon Sequestration23▲ 62×2 topics
    9. Nutrient Limitation22▲ 39×2 topics
    10. Biomedical Applications22▲ 4.0×7 topics
    11. Biochar Application22▲ 51×1 topic
    12. Biodiversity22▲ 5.5×15 topics
    13. Nitrogen Cycle22▲ 76×1 topic
    14. Remote Sensing20▲ 3.5×20 topics
    15. Remediation20▲ 52×2 topics
    16. Surface Modification19▲ 22×2 topics
    17. Drug Delivery19▲ 7.7×3 topics
    18. Nanocomposites19▲ 4.6×2 topics
    19. Tissue Engineering19▲ 6.7×2 topics
    20. Clay Nanotubes18▲ 130×1 topic
    21. Halloysite18▲ 130×1 topic
    22. Nutrient Cycling18▲ 44×2 topics
    23. Wetlands17▲ 89×2 topics
    24. Conservation17▲ 6.7×7 topics
    25. Ecosystem Resilience16▲ 21×5 topics
    26. Heavy Metals16▲ 17×6 topics
    27. Bioavailability16▲ 18×4 topics
    28. Pollution16▲ 22×2 topics
    29. Eutrophication16▲ 20×4 topics
    30. Land Use Change15▲ 10×5 topics
    31. Hyporheic Zone14▲ 91×1 topic
    32. Phosphorus Management14▲ 91×1 topic
    33. Contamination14▲ 31×2 topics
    34. Health Risk14▲ 47×1 topic
    35. Soil14▲ 47×1 topic
    36. Hydrology13▲ 22×4 topics
    37. Microbial Processes12▲ 37×2 topics
    38. Methane Emissions12▲ 44×2 topics
    39. Carbon11▲ 27×1 topic
    40. Peatlands11▲ 104×1 topic

    Which research topics does Macaulay Development Trust publish most on?

    By volume: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Clay minerals and soil interactions, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics and Heavy metals in environment.

    Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 22 fractional worksClay minerals and soil interactions: 18 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …14Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 14 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…14Heavy metals in environment: 14 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 11 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 11 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…10Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 10 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 7 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 7 fractional worksIron oxide chemistry and applications: 7 fractional works
    Soil ScienceBiomaterialsEnvironmental ChemistryPollution5 others

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

    1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 22 works
    2. 2 Clay minerals and soil interactions Biomaterials 18 works
    3. 3 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 14 works
    4. 4 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 14 works
    5. 5 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 11 works
    6. 6 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 11 works
    7. 7 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 10 works
    8. 8 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 7 works
    9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 7 works
    10. 10 Iron oxide chemistry and applications Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 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 available10.8%not open89.2%

    World: 28% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

    World: 19% is written across borders.

    How has Macaulay Development Trust's research output changed?

    199020002010
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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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