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Nikita Botanical Gardens

In research, Nikita Botanical Gardens stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,294 of 6,403 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,631 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Plant Science is 17.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,664
of 22,385 · #32,301 all time
Rank in Russia
#668
of 735
Research works
350
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Nikita Botanical Gardens

What is Nikita Botanical Gardens known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #4,294 of 6,403 2.1%91 #7643
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,631 of 3,157 1.9%74 #4496

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nikita Botanical Gardens 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nikita Botanical Gardens work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Nikita Botanical Gardens is in Life Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (60%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%). It does 4.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 94 fractional works · 73.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 76 fractional works · 59.7% of its workPlant Science: 38 fractional works · 29.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 8.4% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 10.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 19.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 9.4% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNikita BotanicalGardens128fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences74%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7659.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1713.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences129.4%
    2. Environmental Science118.6%
    3. Chemistry21.5%
    4. Engineering00.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine64.6%
    2. Nursing11.1%
    1. Social Sciences00.4%
    2. Psychology00.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nikita Botanical Gardens specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 17.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 37.9 works17×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 76.2 works13×
← 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: 12.57× its world share, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.48× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.97× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.57×76 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.97×12 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.48×17 works
  4. Nursing2.20×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.74×11 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.99×0 works
  7. Chemistry0.96×2 works
  8. Medicine0.24×6 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×0 works
  10. Psychology0.11×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.05×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.03×0 works
  15. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nikita Botanical Gardens?

Ranked on the quality score, Alexander K. Sharmagiy, Н. Н. Трикоз and Alexander Yu. Nikiforov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nikita Botanical Gardens.

  1. 1 Alexander K. Sharmagiy Russia · #3,065,865 worldwide 167 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Н. Н. Трикоз Russia · #4,054,625 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Alexander Yu. Nikiforov Russia · #4,511,169 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Н.Н. Иванова Russia · #4,729,461 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 В Д Работягов Russia · #4,804,455 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 V. V. Korzhenevsky Russia · #4,879,875 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 I.V. Ulanovskaya Russia · #4,889,053 worldwide 52 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Н.В. Марко Russia · #4,992,622 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 I. N. Paliy Russia · #5,037,599 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 E.L. Shishkina Russia · #5,065,990 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Nikita Botanical Gardens

What are the most cited papers from Nikita Botanical Gardens?

The most cited paper from Nikita Botanical Gardens is "Vegetation of Europe: hierarchical floristic classification system of vascular plant, bryophyte, lichen, and algal communities" (Ladislav Mucina et al., 2016), with 1,545 citations. Next come "Advances in the Understanding of Skin Cancer: Ultraviolet Radiation, Mutations, and Antisense Oligonucleotides as Anticancer Drugs" (111) and "A modern analogue of the Pleistocene steppe‐tundra ecosystem in southern Siberia" (65).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Vegetation of Europe: hierarchical floristic classification system of vascular plant, bryophyte, lichen, and algal communities Ladislav Mucina et al. · Applied Vegetation Science Open access Nov 2016 1,545
2 Advances in the Understanding of Skin Cancer: Ultraviolet Radiation, Mutations, and Antisense Oligonucleotides as Anticancer Drugs Kateryna Volodymyrivna Laikova, Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Oberemok, Alisa M. Krasnodubets et al. · Molecules Open access 17 Apr 2019 111
3 A modern analogue of the Pleistocene steppe‐tundra ecosystem in southern Siberia Milan Chytrý, Michal Horsák, Jiří Danihelka et al. · Boreas 31 Jul 2018 65
4 Yield, Essential Oil and Quality Performances of Artemisia dracunculus, Hyssopus officinalis and Lavandula angustifolia as Affected by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi under Organic Management Nadezhda Golubkina, L. A. Logvinenko, M. L. Novitsky et al. · Plants Open access 18 Mar 2020 56
5 Viruses infecting main ornamental plants: an overview Irina Vjacheslavovna Mitrofanova, Alexsandr Vladimirovich Zakubanskiy, Olga Vladimirovna Mitrofanova · Ornamental Horticulture Open access Jun 2018 55
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nikita Botanical Gardens?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Security, Antioxidant Activity, Biotechnology, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Soil Fertility and Nutrient Uptake.

▲ 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-now 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 Change34▲ 9.9×30 topics
  2. Food Security12▲ 17×6 topics
  3. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 13×18 topics
  4. Biotechnology10▲ 85×2 topics
  5. Invasive Species10▲ 18×15 topics
  6. Biodiversity9▲ 9.2×10 topics
  7. Soil Fertility9▲ 30×4 topics
  8. Nutrient Uptake8▲ 95×2 topics
  9. Microbial Communities8▲ 14×2 topics
  10. Paleosols8▲ 372×1 topic
  11. Soil Evolution8▲ 372×1 topic
  12. Dormancy7▲ 161×1 topic
  13. Fruit Trees7▲ 161×1 topic
  14. Rootstock7▲ 108×2 topics
  15. Genetics7▲ 8.0×3 topics
  16. Biogeography7▲ 19×10 topics
  17. Grapevine7▲ 138×2 topics
  18. Holocene7▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Mediterranean7▲ 59×2 topics
  20. Sea Level7▲ 57×2 topics
  21. Black Sea7▲ 139×1 topic
  22. Medicinal Plants7▲ 13×7 topics
  23. paleoceanography7▲ 187×1 topic
  24. Antioxidant6▲ 7.3×14 topics
  25. Anthocyanins6▲ 70×2 topics
  26. Agriculture6▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Plant Genetics6▲ 232×1 topic
  28. Transcriptome Analysis6▲ 80×2 topics
  29. Water Deficit6▲ 144×1 topic
  30. Wine Quality6▲ 144×1 topic
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 14×7 topics
  32. Conservation5▲ 9.6×7 topics
  33. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Flavonoids5▲ 15×7 topics
  35. Mode of Action5▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Phylogeny5▲ 22×10 topics
  37. Gene Expression4▲ 5.6×3 topics
  38. Nutrition4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Global Change4▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Natural Products4▲ 22×4 topics

Which research topics does Nikita Botanical Gardens publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Soil and Environmental Studies, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Marine and environmental studies and Agriculture and Biological Studies.

Soil and Environmental S…8Soil and Environmental Studies: 8 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…7Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 7 fractional worksMarine and environmental…7Marine and environmental studies: 7 fractional worksAgriculture and Biologic…6Agriculture and Biological Studies: 6 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 6 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 4 fractional worksAquatic and Environmenta…3Aquatic and Environmental Studies: 3 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquatic Biology: 3 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 3 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 3 fractional works
Soil SciencePlant ScienceOceanographyGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 8 works
  2. 2 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 7 works
  3. 3 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 7 works
  4. 4 Agriculture and Biological Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  5. 5 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 6 works
  6. 6 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Aquatic and Environmental Studies Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  8. 8 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 3 works
  9. 9 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 3 works
  10. 10 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 3 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 available66.0%not open34.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nikita Botanical Gardens's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Nikita Botanical Gardens as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Nikita Botanical Gardens0.00058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nikita Botanical Gardens over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nikita Botanical Gardens1.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.7% in 2019.

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