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Nickerson Ltd

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Research works
30
▼ 80% vs 2018-21
Citations
866
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Nickerson Ltd

Not ranked overall: Nickerson Ltd is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Nickerson Ltd work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Nickerson Ltd is in Life Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (45%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Medicine (8%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 19 fractional works · 63.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 44.6% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 31.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 16.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNickerson Ltd30fractional works, all years
Life Sciences63%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1344.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology518.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Engineering27.5%
    2. Environmental Science25.2%
    3. Computer Science01.4%
    4. Chemistry01.1%
    5. Materials Science01.1%
    1. Medicine28.4%
    2. Health Professions13.4%
    3. Nursing00.7%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.5%
    2. Social Sciences12.7%
    3. Psychology00.5%
    4. Decision Sciences00.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Who are the top researchers at Nickerson Ltd?

Ranked on the quality score, J. T. Walker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nickerson Ltd.

  1. 1 J. T. Walker United Kingdom · #4,350,613 worldwide 183 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Nickerson Ltd

What are the most cited papers from Nickerson Ltd?

The most cited paper from Nickerson Ltd is "Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers for genetic analysis inAllium" (Susan E. Wilkie, Peter G. Isaac, Robert J. Slater, 1993), with 203 citations. Next come "Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of loci associated with disease resistance genes and developmental traits in Pisum sativum L." (168) and "QTL analysis of an intervarietal set of substitution lines in Brassica napus: (i) Seed oil content and fatty acid composition" (164).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers for genetic analysis inAllium Susan E. Wilkie, Peter G. Isaac, Robert J. Slater · Theoretical and Applied Genetics May 1993 203
2 Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of loci associated with disease resistance genes and developmental traits in Pisum sativum L. Elisabeth Dirlewanger, Priscilla Isaac, S. A. Ranade et al. · Theoretical and Applied Genetics Apr 1994 168
3 QTL analysis of an intervarietal set of substitution lines in Brassica napus: (i) Seed oil content and fatty acid composition M. J. Burns, Stephen R. Barnes, Janice G. P. Bowman et al. · Heredity 2003 164
4 Exploring the Problem-Finding and Problem-Solving Approach for Designing Organizations Jackson A. Nickerson, C. James Yen, Joseph T. Mahoney · Academy of Management Perspectives Feb 2012 122
5 Trandolapril inhibits atherosclerosis in the Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit. Aram V. Chobanian, Christian C. Haudenschild, Cynthia J. Nickerson et al. · Hypertension Open access Oct 1992 117
All 36 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nickerson Ltd?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genome Sequencing, Gene Expression, Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, QTL Mapping, Genetic Diversity, Seed Yield and Potato.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  2. Genome Sequencing2▲ 41×3 topics
  3. Gene Expression2▲ 10×4 topics
  4. Food Security2▲ 14×2 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 21×4 topics
  6. QTL Mapping2▲ 44×4 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity2▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Seed Yield2▲ 167×2 topics
  9. Biofortification1▲ 106×1 topic
  10. Mineral Elements1▲ 183×1 topic
  11. Potato1▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Breeding1▲ 60×3 topics
  13. Invasive Species1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  14. Nutrient Sources1▲ 202×1 topic
  15. Organic Fertilizers1▲ 163×1 topic
  16. Drought Tolerance1▲ 29×6 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Quantitative1▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Real-Time PCR1▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Yield Potential1▲ 79×2 topics
  21. Crop Improvement1▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Genetic Improvement1▲ 47×3 topics
  23. Phytophthora1▲ 161×1 topic
  24. Public Health1▲ 2.8×3 topics
  25. late blight resistance1▲ 161×1 topic
  26. Genetics1▲ 4.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Nickerson Ltd publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Cancer survivorship and care.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…0Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …0Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 0 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …0Cancer survivorship and care: 0 fractional works
Cancer ResearchOncology

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 0 works
  3. 3 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 0 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 available13.5%not open86.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.6%domestic only63.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nickerson Ltd's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 80% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nickerson Ltd as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000051% in 2020.

0.00020%0.00040%Nickerson Ltd0.0000045% in 202419801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nickerson Ltd over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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