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NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development

In research, NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,070 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,577 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,691
of 28,054 · #22,262 all time
Rank in Spain
#522
of 658
Research works
453
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
36.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development 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 #3,070 of 6,031 31.3%188
Life SciencesDomain #9,577 of 14,347 28.6%288

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development 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 NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 32.5 works8.4×
← 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: 8.45× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.06× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.00× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.30× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 15.80× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development?

Ranked on the composite score, Ramón A. Juste, Enrique Ritter and R. Ruíz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development.

  1. 1 Ramón A. Juste Spain · #334,987 worldwide 79 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Enrique Ritter Spain · #639,180 worldwide 112 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 R. Ruíz Spain · #788,482 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Joseba M. Garrido Spain · #801,859 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 P. Merino Spain · #865,804 worldwide 54 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 M. Pinto Spain · #909,848 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 A. García-Rodríguez Spain · #1,173,843 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 E. Ugarte Spain · #1,178,337 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Arturo Goldarazena Spain · #1,204,954 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 L. M. Oregui Spain · #1,365,336 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development

Which keywords describe research at NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Metabolism, Potato, Diagnosis, Antibiotic Resistance and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.6×21 topics
  2. Climate Change8▲ 3.4×20 topics
  3. Genetic Diversity7▲ 20×8 topics
  4. Diagnosis5▲ 6.4×5 topics
  5. Metabolism5▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Treatment5▲ 4.7×3 topics
  7. Potato4▲ 149×2 topics
  8. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Crohn's Disease3▲ 54×2 topics
  12. Livestock Production3▲ 44×3 topics
  13. Mycobacterium avium3▲ 123×1 topic
  14. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria3▲ 123×1 topic
  15. Toxicity3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  16. Gene Expression3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  17. Antioxidants3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  18. Genetic Regulation3▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Microbial Communities3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  20. Health Effects3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  21. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  22. Acrylamide3▲ 155×1 topic
  23. Gut Microbiota3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  24. Heat Stress3▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Host-Pathogen Interaction3▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Maillard Reaction3▲ 155×1 topic
  27. Marker-Assisted Selection3▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Dairy Cattle2▲ 59×2 topics
  29. Animal Welfare2▲ 33×3 topics
  30. Genome Sequencing2▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Germination2▲ 165×1 topic
  32. Seed Dormancy2▲ 165×1 topic
  33. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Plant Breeding2▲ 29×3 topics
  35. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Vaccine Development2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Animal Breeding2▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 31×4 topics
  39. Microbial Community2▲ 33×3 topics
  40. Oomycetes2▲ 90×2 topics

Which research topics does NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Potato Plant Research, Seed Germination and Physiology and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

Mycobacterium research a…3Mycobacterium research and diagnosis: 3 fractional worksPotato Plant Research3Potato Plant Research: 3 fractional worksSeed Germination and Phy…2Seed Germination and Physiology: 2 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…2Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 2 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resistance: 2 fractional worksEffects of Environmental…2Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 2 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance…1Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyFood SciencePlant ScienceGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Potato Plant Research Food Science 3 works
  3. 3 Seed Germination and Physiology Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  8. 8 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  9. 9 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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