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Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory

In research, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,988 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#9,912 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,506 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,189
of 28,054 · #19,759 all time
Rank in United States
#3,632
of 4,192
Research works
521
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
31.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory 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 #1,988 of 6,031 28.3%249
Life SciencesDomain #9,912 of 14,347 26.9%284
Physical SciencesDomain #18,506 of 21,541 23.5%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory 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 Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 38.0 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: 10.80× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.52× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× 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, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Brett L. Allen, Stefan T. Jaronski and Dorothy Middleton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Brett L. Allen United States · #73,997 worldwide 326 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Stefan T. Jaronski United States · #185,002 worldwide 230 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Dorothy Middleton United States · #265,365 worldwide 25 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 William B. Stevens United States · #275,330 worldwide 139 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Upendra M. Sainju United States · #365,933 worldwide 240 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 John F. Gaskin United States · #371,438 worldwide 74 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 A. J. Caesar United States · #541,461 worldwide 92 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 J. D. Jabro United States · #1,312,387 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Joshua W. Campbell United States · #1,574,813 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Change, Conservation, Soil Carbon Sequestration and Ecosystem Functioning.

▲ 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 Change20▲ 10×24 topics
  2. Invasive Species13▲ 40×10 topics
  3. Biodiversity12▲ 21×7 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 50×3 topics
  5. Global Change8▲ 42×3 topics
  6. Conservation8▲ 25×5 topics
  7. Soil Carbon Sequestration7▲ 133×2 topics
  8. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 41×2 topics
  9. Soil Fertility6▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Microbial Communities6▲ 18×1 topic
  11. Nitrogen Cycle6▲ 121×1 topic
  12. Ecosystem6▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services6▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Plant-Animal Interactions4▲ 71×1 topic
  16. Pollinator Decline4▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Biological Invasions4▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Genetic Improvement4▲ 58×3 topics
  19. Community Ecology4▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Functional Diversity4▲ 87×1 topic
  21. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  22. Biological Control3▲ 30×7 topics
  23. Nitrogen Fixation3▲ 64×2 topics
  24. Host Recognition3▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Metabolism3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  26. Rhizosphere Interactions3▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Agricultural Productivity2▲ 115×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Intercropping2▲ 115×1 topic
  30. Host Specificity2▲ 27×3 topics
  31. Mycorrhizal Fungi2▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Soil Properties2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Symbiosis2▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Genomics2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  35. Maize Yield2▲ 67×1 topic
  36. Nitrogen Uptake2▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Phylogeny2▲ 19×6 topics
  38. Plant Hormones2▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Strigolactones2▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Forest Fires2▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 6 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…4Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and …2Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems2Fire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 2 fractional worksBioenergy crop production and management: 2 fractional works
Soil ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationAgronomy and Crop Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 6 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.