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National Cereals Research Institute

In research, National Cereals Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,507 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#14,057 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#2,822 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 14.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#41,199
of 42,892
Rank in Nigeria
#204
of 210
Research works
261
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is National Cereals 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 #5,507 of 6,031 4.0%200
Life SciencesDomain #14,057 of 14,347 4.0%215
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,822 of 2,837 2.7%121

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 14.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 32.3 works15×
← 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: 14.80× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 8.67× its world share, 2 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× 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, 14.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Cereals Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Drought Tolerance, Sustainable Agriculture, Smallholder Farmers, Genetic Diversity, Climate Change, Sustainability, Adaptation and Nitrogen Fixation.

▲ 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. Drought Tolerance6▲ 98×5 topics
  2. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 39×7 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 45×3 topics
  6. Genetic Diversity4▲ 21×8 topics
  7. Adaptation4▲ 26×3 topics
  8. Nitrogen Fixation3▲ 103×2 topics
  9. Diversity3▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Food Security3▲ 12×9 topics
  11. QTL Mapping3▲ 56×4 topics
  12. Agricultural Development3▲ 39×1 topic
  13. Livestock Farming3▲ 102×1 topic
  14. Rhizosphere Interactions3▲ 76×2 topics
  15. Agricultural Productivity3▲ 218×1 topic
  16. Agricultural Sustainability3▲ 55×3 topics
  17. Intercropping3▲ 218×1 topic
  18. Genetic Mapping3▲ 74×4 topics
  19. Water Stress3▲ 234×2 topics
  20. Breeding3▲ 74×2 topics
  21. Nutritional Quality3▲ 74×2 topics
  22. Bioenergy Production2▲ 318×2 topics
  23. Drought Resistance2▲ 57×3 topics
  24. Genetics2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  25. Genomics2▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Social Networks2▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Water Management2▲ 45×3 topics
  28. Cowpea2▲ 214×1 topic
  29. Marker Development2▲ 109×1 topic
  30. Climate Change Impact2▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Polyploid2▲ 553×1 topic
  32. Sugarcane2▲ 553×1 topic
  33. Rice2▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Yield Potential2▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Plant Breeding2▲ 42×3 topics
  36. Rural Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Technology Adoption2▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Weed Control2▲ 146×2 topics
  39. Agriculture2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 76×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Agricultural pest management studies and Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing.

Agriculture and Rural De…3Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and …3Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 3 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…2Agricultural pest management studies: 2 fractional worksSugarcane Cultivation an…2Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing: 2 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…1Energy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 1 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 1 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbicide Applications: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAgronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences2 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  2. 2 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  3. 3 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  8. 8 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  9. 9 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.