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National Agricultural Research Institute

In research, National Agricultural Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,031 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#9,806 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,990 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 17.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,584
of 28,054 · #24,731 all time
Rank in Uganda
#22
of 33
Research works
413
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is National Agricultural Research Institute 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 #2,031 of 6,031 26.3%252
Life SciencesDomain #9,806 of 14,347 25.9%290
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,990 of 2,837 28.5%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Agricultural Research Institute 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 National Agricultural Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 17.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 28.7 works18×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 50.6 works12×
← 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: 11.58× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.53× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.49× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Agricultural Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Ogutu‐Ohwayo, Ephraim Nuwamanya and R. Kawuki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Agricultural Research Institute.

  1. 1 R. Ogutu‐Ohwayo Uganda · #538,684 worldwide 111 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Ephraim Nuwamanya Uganda · #899,313 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 R. Kawuki Uganda · #1,098,949 worldwide 42 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Godfrey Asea Uganda · #1,241,255 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Jimmy Lamo Uganda · #1,438,896 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Titus Alicai Uganda · #1,478,560 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Swidiq Mugerwa Uganda · #1,554,527 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 William Okello Uganda · #1,569,111 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Agricultural Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at National Agricultural Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Genetic Diversity, Drought Tolerance, Sustainable Agriculture, Genetics, Biodiversity, Biological Control and Eutrophication.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 5.2×31 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity9▲ 21×14 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 2.1×23 topics
  4. Drought Tolerance7▲ 50×7 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 20×9 topics
  6. Genetics6▲ 8.8×8 topics
  7. Biodiversity5▲ 7.5×13 topics
  8. Biological Control5▲ 36×8 topics
  9. Eutrophication5▲ 50×3 topics
  10. Water Quality5▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 22×5 topics
  12. Genomic Sequencing4▲ 40×4 topics
  13. Conservation4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  14. Cassava4▲ 217×1 topic
  15. Cyanogenic Glycosides4▲ 217×1 topic
  16. Metabolic Pathways4▲ 78×2 topics
  17. Invasive Species4▲ 9.1×10 topics
  18. Pathogenesis4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  19. Pest Management4▲ 45×3 topics
  20. Fisheries Management3▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Breeding3▲ 47×5 topics
  22. Biopesticides3▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Lake Tanganyika3▲ 377×1 topic
  25. Lake Victoria3▲ 377×1 topic
  26. Genomics3▲ 11×7 topics
  27. QTL Mapping3▲ 28×6 topics
  28. Essential Oils3▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Domestication3▲ 58×3 topics
  30. Botanical Insecticides3▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Insect Control3▲ 72×1 topic
  32. AFLP Markers2▲ 90×2 topics
  33. Climate Resilience2▲ 43×2 topics
  34. Genetic Characterization2▲ 57×2 topics
  35. Genetic Improvement2▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Nutritional Quality2▲ 35×3 topics
  37. Host Specificity2▲ 22×4 topics
  38. Marker Development2▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Plant Immunity2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Biogeography2▲ 9.4×3 topics

Which research topics does National Agricultural Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cassava research and cyanide, Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Insect Pest Control Strategies and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies.

Cassava research and cya…4Cassava research and cyanide: 4 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and B…3Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 3 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…3Insect Pest Control Strategies: 3 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…2Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 2 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 2 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…2Agricultural pest management studies: 2 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Dise…2Vector-Borne Animal Diseases: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcologyAquatic ScienceInsect Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  5. 5 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  10. 10 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 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 available66.3%not open33.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.3%domestic only43.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Agricultural Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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