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Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

In research, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,579 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,716 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,759 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,103
of 28,054 · #20,712 all time
Rank in Canada
#262
of 403
Research works
582
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 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 #3,579 of 6,031 20.8%249
Life SciencesDomain #10,716 of 14,347 19.1%335
Physical SciencesDomain #17,759 of 21,541 24.9%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 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).

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: 8.71× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.40× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.24× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 36.23× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 36.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, S. E. Sanford, R. Frank and Jennifer R. DeEll lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

  1. 1 S. E. Sanford Canada · #316,326 worldwide 67 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 R. Frank Canada · #557,644 worldwide 84 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Jennifer R. DeEll Canada · #576,196 worldwide 96 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Animal Welfare, Soil Properties, Gut Microbiota, Digital Soil Mapping, Geostatistics and Genetic Characterization.

▲ 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 Change9▲ 5.4×20 topics
  2. Remote Sensing5▲ 6.1×7 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 2.2×8 topics
  4. Epidemiology4▲ 1.64×15 topics
  5. Animal Welfare3▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.8×11 topics
  7. Soil Properties3▲ 26×3 topics
  8. Digital Soil Mapping3▲ 211×1 topic
  9. Geostatistics3▲ 211×1 topic
  10. Gut Microbiota3▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Genetic Characterization3▲ 86×2 topics
  12. Biological Control2▲ 26×5 topics
  13. Biodiversity2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  14. Invasive Species2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  15. Emotional State2▲ 104×1 topic
  16. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Stress Indicators2▲ 104×1 topic
  19. Heat Stress2▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 38×2 topics
  21. African Swine Fever2▲ 98×1 topic
  22. Foot-and-Mouth Disease2▲ 98×1 topic
  23. Global Change2▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Health Benefits2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  25. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  26. Viral Pathogens2▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Honey Bees2▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Neonicotinoids2▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Transcriptome Analysis2▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Water Quality2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  32. Genomics2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  33. Marker-Assisted Selection2▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Soil Hydraulic Properties2▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics2▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Biochar Application1▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Fungal Pathogens1▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Microbiota1▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Nitrogen Cycle1▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Rootstock1▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Soil Geostatistics and M…3Soil Geostatistics and Mapping: 3 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…2Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Disease Managemen…2Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…2Insect and Pesticide Research: 2 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…1Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 1 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…1Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 1 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringSmall AnimalsAgronomy and Crop ScienceInsect Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  3. 3 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  4. 4 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 works
  5. 5 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  7. 7 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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