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Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation

In research, Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,740 of 6,208 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,668 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,997 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 7.7× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#20,022
of 28,054 · #15,190 all time
Rank in Canada
#311
of 403
Research works
1.6k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation 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 #2,740 of 6,208 21.6%275
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,668 of 6,031 18.0%608
Life SciencesDomain #7,997 of 14,347 16.8%860
Physical SciencesDomain #13,351 of 21,541 20.5%411
MedicineField #14,099 of 17,978 15.7%178
Health SciencesDomain #16,345 of 20,462 15.6%281
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,386 of 7,814 13.6%161
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,440 of 2,837 17.7%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation 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 Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 24.8 works7.7×
← 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: 7.72× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.38× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.05× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.16× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Preston, Dorothy F. Hollingsworth and L Joyner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation.

  1. 1 A. Preston Canada · #176,784 worldwide 103 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Dorothy F. Hollingsworth Canada · #606,591 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 L Joyner Canada · #672,478 worldwide 65 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 M.J. Corbel Canada · #918,953 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Peter C. Wood Canada · #935,176 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation

Which keywords describe research at Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Gut Microbiota, Biological Control, Genomics, Antibiotic Resistance, Invasive Species, Microbiota and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Climate Change6▲ 3.0×21 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 1.76×25 topics
  3. Gut Microbiota3▲ 13×5 topics
  4. Biological Control3▲ 28×9 topics
  5. Genomics3▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Biodiversity3▲ 5.4×10 topics
  8. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.4×12 topics
  9. Invasive Species3▲ 9.5×11 topics
  10. Microbiota2▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.0×8 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  14. Immune System2▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Honey Bees2▲ 45×1 topic
  16. Neonicotinoids2▲ 45×1 topic
  17. Viral Pathogens2▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Viral Pathogenesis2▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Pathogenicity2▲ 37×5 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 7.6×7 topics
  22. Symbiosis2▲ 26×2 topics
  23. African Swine Fever1▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Ants1▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Consumer Perception1▲ 9.3×4 topics
  26. Evolution1▲ 8.5×5 topics
  27. Foot-and-Mouth Disease1▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Global Change1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  29. Host Specificity1▲ 18×5 topics
  30. Lipid Oxidation1▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Social Insects1▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Territorial Governance1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Vaccine Development1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  34. Citizen Participation1▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Essential Oils1▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles1▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Jasmonate Signaling1▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Marine Microbes1▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Probiotics1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Virulence Factors1▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

  1. 1 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 works
  2. 2 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  4. 4 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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