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Natural Resources Institute

In research, Natural Resources Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,331 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,254
of 28,054 · #9,906 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#345
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
36.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Natural Resources Institute 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 #4,331 of 7,800 38.7%66 #4919

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural Resources 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 Natural Resources Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 23.6 works10×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 56.7 works9.2×
← 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: 9.23× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.86× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 3.54× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural Resources Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Gill, P. Golob and J.C. Tanner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural Resources Institute.

  1. 1 M. Gill United Kingdom · #176,644 worldwide 187 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 P. Golob United Kingdom · #351,343 worldwide 66 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 J.C. Tanner United Kingdom · #360,098 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 A. Russell‐Smith United Kingdom · #432,183 worldwide 60 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Adrienne Martin United Kingdom · #654,903 worldwide 51 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Robert Cheke United Kingdom · #682,992 worldwide 98 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 D. Grzywacz United Kingdom · #684,736 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 David R. Hall United Kingdom · #686,837 worldwide 88 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 C. Riches United Kingdom · #694,107 worldwide 43 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 P.J. Thorne United Kingdom · #794,116 worldwide 35 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Natural Resources Institute

Which keywords describe research at Natural Resources Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Environmental Impact, Invasive Species, Food Security, Biological Control and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ 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 Change16▲ 4.5×46 topics
  2. Sustainability13▲ 4.0×32 topics
  3. Epidemiology10▲ 1.93×30 topics
  4. Environmental Impact9▲ 4.0×28 topics
  5. Biodiversity8▲ 8.0×16 topics
  6. Invasive Species6▲ 12×11 topics
  7. Food Security6▲ 8.4×13 topics
  8. Biological Control6▲ 31×8 topics
  9. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 14×8 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services6▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Public Health5▲ 2.7×20 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity5▲ 8.2×9 topics
  14. Adaptation5▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Health Effects4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  16. Vulnerability4▲ 15×6 topics
  17. Genomics4▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Social Networks4▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 7.8×8 topics
  20. Genome Sequencing4▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Agriculture4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  22. Global Warming4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  23. Vaccine Development3▲ 10×7 topics
  24. Global Change3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  25. Pest Management3▲ 31×5 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 36×3 topics
  28. Population Dynamics3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  29. Plant Immunity3▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Vector Control3▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Food Safety3▲ 7.5×9 topics
  32. Genomic Sequencing3▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Biopesticides3▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles3▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Jasmonate Signaling3▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Microbiota3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  37. Small RNAs3▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Agroecology3▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Gene Silencing2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Viral RNA Silencing2▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Natural Resources Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant Virus Research Studies, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Plant and animal studies.

Insect-Plant Interaction…3Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…2Plant Virus Research Studies: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies2Plant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…2Insect Pest Control Strategies: 2 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Res…2Plant Parasitism and Resistance: 2 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 2 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 2 fractional works
Insect SciencePlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  2. 2 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.9%domestic only52.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural Resources Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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