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Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory

In research, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,739 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,961 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,386 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 13.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#18,092
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,936
of 8,685
Research works
429
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
37.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Northwest Irrigation and Soils 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 #1,739 of 6,031 22.1%194
Physical SciencesDomain #13,961 of 21,541 28.8%210
Life SciencesDomain #9,386 of 14,347 21.6%208

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwest Irrigation and Soils 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 Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 13.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 20.4 works14×
← 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: 13.87× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.33× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, R.E. Sojka, James A. Entry and R.D. Lentz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 R.E. Sojka United States · #67,527 worldwide 398 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 James A. Entry United States · #143,395 worldwide 194 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 R.D. Lentz United States · #296,897 worldwide 196 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 H. F. Mayland United States · #348,480 worldwide 172 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 D. T. Westermann United States · #395,520 worldwide 145 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 David L. Bjorneberg United States · #589,788 worldwide 141 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Bradley A. King United States · #623,027 worldwide 80 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 April B. Leytem United States · #788,497 worldwide 106 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Robert S. Dungan United States · #932,967 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Soil Fertility, Water Quality, Eutrophication, Genetic Improvement, Hyporheic Zone, Nutrient Cycling and Soil Carbon Sequestration.

▲ 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▲ 6.9×14 topics
  2. Soil Fertility3▲ 42×4 topics
  3. Water Quality3▲ 23×4 topics
  4. Eutrophication3▲ 82×2 topics
  5. Genetic Improvement3▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Hyporheic Zone3▲ 411×1 topic
  7. Nutrient Cycling3▲ 119×1 topic
  8. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 107×2 topics
  9. Crop Productivity2▲ 115×2 topics
  10. Maize Yield2▲ 188×1 topic
  11. Nitrogen Uptake2▲ 188×1 topic
  12. Water Scarcity2▲ 98×2 topics
  13. Microbial Communities2▲ 18×1 topic
  14. Nitrogen Cycle2▲ 120×1 topic
  15. Soil Moisture2▲ 106×2 topics
  16. Deficit Irrigation2▲ 301×1 topic
  17. Water Use Efficiency2▲ 219×1 topic
  18. Water Stress2▲ 255×2 topics
  19. Sustainability2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  20. Genetic Mapping2▲ 72×4 topics
  21. Phosphorus2▲ 59×3 topics
  22. Genomics2▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Metabolism2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 32×2 topics
  25. QTL Mapping1▲ 37×4 topics
  26. Disease Resistance1▲ 83×3 topics
  27. Drought1▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Plant Immunity1▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Tree Mortality1▲ 94×1 topic
  30. Biochar1▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Drought Resistance1▲ 39×3 topics
  32. Drought Tolerance1▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Potato1▲ 103×2 topics
  34. Water Management1▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Yield Potential1▲ 70×2 topics
  36. Polyploid1▲ 407×1 topic
  37. Sugarcane1▲ 407×1 topic
  38. Fruit Quality1▲ 139×2 topics
  39. Rootstock1▲ 61×2 topics
  40. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Irrigation Practices and Water Management.

Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 3 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…2Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and…2Irrigation Practices and Water Management: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…1Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSugarcane Cultivation an…1Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing: 1 fractional worksPlant Disease Management…1Plant Disease Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 1 fractional worksPhosphorus and nutrient management: 1 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 1 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryAgronomy and Crop ScienceSoil ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  3. 3 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  4. 4 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Disease Management Techniques Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Phosphorus and nutrient management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Potato Plant Research Food 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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.

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.