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National Institute of Agricultural Botany

In research, National Institute of Agricultural Botany stands highest in Plant Science (#950 of 2,837 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,176 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,564 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Plant Science is 28.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,288
of 28,054 · #20,397 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#645
of 1,094
Research works
473
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
31.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
42.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Agricultural Botany 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #950 of 2,837 37.9%237
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,176 of 6,031 37.9%326
Life SciencesDomain #8,564 of 14,347 38.3%420

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 28.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 33.9 works28×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 45.0 works14×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 57.5 works6.4×
← 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: 13.88× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.37× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social 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, 13.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Agricultural Botany?

Ranked on the composite score, Ian Mackay, Alison R. Bentley and Bernd Rodemann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Agricultural Botany.

  1. 1 Ian Mackay United Kingdom · #343,672 worldwide 108 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Alison R. Bentley United Kingdom · #859,278 worldwide 61 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Bernd Rodemann United Kingdom · #1,077,570 worldwide 22 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Richard J. Harrison United Kingdom · #1,486,114 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Agricultural Botany

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Agricultural Botany?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: QTL Mapping, Genetics, Crop Improvement, Genome Sequencing, Climate Change, Breeding, Disease Resistance and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 4.4×18 topics
  2. Genetics8▲ 16×6 topics
  3. QTL Mapping8▲ 99×4 topics
  4. Crop Improvement7▲ 228×2 topics
  5. Genome Sequencing7▲ 62×3 topics
  6. Breeding6▲ 115×4 topics
  7. Disease Resistance6▲ 159×3 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 27×4 topics
  9. Yield Potential5▲ 141×2 topics
  10. Genetic Mapping5▲ 98×4 topics
  11. Quantitative Trait Loci5▲ 133×3 topics
  12. Genomic Diversity5▲ 205×1 topic
  13. Wheat5▲ 345×1 topic
  14. Genetic Improvement5▲ 76×3 topics
  15. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 46×4 topics
  16. Drought Tolerance4▲ 38×6 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity4▲ 12×9 topics
  18. Gene Expression3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  19. Plant Immunity3▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Transcriptome Analysis3▲ 74×2 topics
  21. Marker-Assisted Selection3▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Host Specificity3▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Plant Pathogens3▲ 143×3 topics
  24. Genetic Regulation3▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Genetic Variation3▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Metabolism3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  27. Rhizosphere Interactions3▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Heterosis3▲ 101×2 topics
  29. Plant Breeding3▲ 39×3 topics
  30. Genome-wide Association Studies2▲ 136×1 topic
  31. Maize Domestication2▲ 136×1 topic
  32. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Genomic Characterization2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Phosphorus2▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Plant Development2▲ 57×2 topics
  36. Crop Management2▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Nitrogen2▲ 116×1 topic
  38. Root Architecture2▲ 116×1 topic
  39. Drought Resistance2▲ 34×3 topics
  40. Microbiome2▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Agricultural Botany publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.

Wheat and Barley Genetic…5Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 5 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 2 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance…2Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 2 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breed…2Genetics and Plant Breeding: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resi…2Plant Pathogens and Resistance: 2 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…1Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceGeneticsCell BiologyAgronomy and Crop Science

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

  1. 1 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 5 works
  2. 2 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  6. 6 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Horticultural and Viticultural Research 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.6%domestic only66.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Agricultural Botany's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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