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North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

In research, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,141 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,631 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 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#27,306
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,857
of 8,685
Research works
406
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
35.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 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 #4,141 of 6,031 18.5%198
Life SciencesDomain #12,631 of 14,347 18.2%241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 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 North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 23.9 works11×
← 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: 10.65× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.06× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.88× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services?

Ranked on the composite score, Weimin Ye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

  1. 1 Weimin Ye United States · #975,846 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Which keywords describe research at North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biological Control, Invasive Species, Drought Tolerance, Phylogenetic Relationships, QTL Mapping, Nematodes and Plant-Parasitic.

▲ 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 Change6▲ 4.4×19 topics
  2. Biological Control3▲ 46×6 topics
  3. Invasive Species3▲ 16×8 topics
  4. Drought Tolerance2▲ 37×6 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Relationships2▲ 73×2 topics
  6. QTL Mapping2▲ 41×5 topics
  7. Nematodes2▲ 97×1 topic
  8. Plant-Parasitic2▲ 195×1 topic
  9. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.5×9 topics
  10. Genetics2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  11. Biodiversity2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  12. Global Change2▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  14. Gut Microbiota2▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Genome Sequencing2▲ 23×5 topics
  16. Biological Invasions2▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Domestication2▲ 66×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Health Effects2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  20. AFLP Markers1▲ 99×2 topics
  21. Soil Fertility1▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Conservation1▲ 6.6×7 topics
  23. Genomic Sequencing1▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Genetic Regulation1▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Global Warming1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  27. Nitrogen Fixation1▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Pathogenesis1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  29. Bark Beetles1▲ 119×1 topic
  30. Breeding1▲ 32×4 topics
  31. Crop Improvement1▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  33. Forest Pests1▲ 119×1 topic
  34. Marker-Assisted Selection1▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Microbial Communities1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  36. Nitrate1▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Host Recognition1▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Plant Nutrition1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Probiotics1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Water Quality1▲ 5.5×4 topics

Which research topics does North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nematode management and characterization studies, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Banana Cultivation and Research and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.

Nematode management and …2Nematode management and characterization studies: 2 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 1 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 1 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies1Plant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 1 fractional worksLeaf Properties and Growth Measurement: 1 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in …1Growth and nutrition in plants: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcologyInsect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  6. 6 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  9. 9 Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Growth and nutrition in plants 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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