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National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research

In research, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,136 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,415
of 28,054 · #4,916 all time
Rank in United States
#2,494
of 4,192
Research works
3.9k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
173k
44.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #7,136 of 7,800 21.1%86 #3067

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 26.7 works11×
← 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: 8.11× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.32× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.25× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.84× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 7.66× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Kerry O’Donnell, Cletus P. Kurtzman and C. W. Hesseltine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research.

  1. 1 Kerry O’Donnell United States · #12,936 worldwide 812 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Cletus P. Kurtzman United States · #22,528 worldwide 626 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 C. W. Hesseltine United States · #38,625 worldwide 512 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Gerhard Knothe United States · #48,392 worldwide 820 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Sevim Z. Erhan United States · #68,090 worldwide 326 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 C. R. Smith United States · #68,765 worldwide 292 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Ronald D. Plattner United States · #71,103 worldwide 351 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Richard G. Powell United States · #93,809 worldwide 234 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 A. Ciegler United States · #97,348 worldwide 212 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Harold W. Gardner United States · #100,801 worldwide 164 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fungal Pathogens, Polyphenols, Phylogenetic Analysis, Health Effects, Endophytic Fungi, Food Safety, Host Specificity and Genomic 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. Fungal Pathogens14▲ 77×4 topics
  2. Polyphenols8▲ 34×5 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 19×5 topics
  4. Climate Change8▲ 2.1×12 topics
  5. Health Effects8▲ 9.4×6 topics
  6. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.0×13 topics
  7. Endophytic Fungi7▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Food Safety6▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Host Specificity6▲ 42×3 topics
  10. Risk Assessment6▲ 6.9×6 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 7.2×12 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.8×14 topics
  13. Genomic Characterization6▲ 34×1 topic
  14. Plant Pathogenesis6▲ 68×1 topic
  15. Toxicology6▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.4×9 topics
  17. Aflatoxin6▲ 206×1 topic
  18. Mycotoxins6▲ 206×1 topic
  19. Biopesticides5▲ 61×2 topics
  20. Fermentation5▲ 28×4 topics
  21. Rheology5▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Enzymatic Hydrolysis5▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Health Benefits5▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Ionic Liquids5▲ 13×7 topics
  25. Microbiome5▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Root Exudates5▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Plant Immunity4▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Gut Microbiota4▲ 9.4×6 topics
  29. Lignocellulosic Biomass4▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Metabolic Engineering4▲ 33×4 topics
  31. Biological Control4▲ 21×6 topics
  32. Rhizosphere Interactions4▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Chocolate4▲ 153×1 topic
  34. Cocoa4▲ 153×1 topic
  35. Microbial Pathogens4▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Pattern Recognition Receptors4▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Green Chemistry4▲ 17×6 topics
  38. Bioethanol Production4▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Mode of Action4▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Pretreatment4▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…6Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 6 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agricultur…6Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 6 fractional worksFood Chemistry and Fat A…4Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis: 4 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…4Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 4 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 4 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Ge…3Insect Resistance and Genetics: 3 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microor…3Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 3 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…3Insect Pest Control Strategies: 3 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and…3Biodiesel Production and Applications: 3 fractional works
Cell BiologyPlant ScienceFood ScienceBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 6 works
  3. 3 Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis Food Science 4 works
  4. 4 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 4 works
  5. 5 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 3 works
  9. 9 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 3 works
  10. 10 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 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 available19.3%not open80.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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