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Pioneer Hi-Bred

In research, Pioneer Hi-Bred stands highest in Plant Science (#373 of 2,837 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,247 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,821 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,485
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,110
of 8,685
Research works
981
▼ 79% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
63.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Pioneer Hi-Bred 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #373 of 2,837 43.9%371
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,247 of 6,031 37.2%535
Life SciencesDomain #3,821 of 14,347 37.6%838
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,562 of 7,814 39.0%295
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,848 of 4,961 37.2%176

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pioneer Hi-Bred 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).

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: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.38× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.58× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.52× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pioneer Hi-Bred?

Ranked on the composite score, J. S. C. Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pioneer Hi-Bred.

  1. 1 J. S. C. Smith United States · #187,638 worldwide 168 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Pioneer Hi-Bred

Which keywords describe research at Pioneer Hi-Bred?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Improvement, QTL Mapping, Drought Tolerance, Gene Expression, Crop Improvement, Plant Breeding, Quantitative Trait Loci and Genetic Mapping.

▲ 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 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. Genetic Improvement118▲ 148×4 topics
  2. QTL Mapping105▲ 90×6 topics
  3. Drought Tolerance88▲ 64×9 topics
  4. Gene Expression84▲ 14×15 topics
  5. Crop Improvement79▲ 142×2 topics
  6. Plant Breeding78▲ 72×4 topics
  7. Quantitative Trait Loci69▲ 94×3 topics
  8. Genetic Mapping67▲ 69×6 topics
  9. Biotechnology61▲ 64×3 topics
  10. Genetic Variation59▲ 19×5 topics
  11. Marker-Assisted Selection58▲ 60×3 topics
  12. Genome Sequencing57▲ 33×6 topics
  13. Cultivar Evaluation56▲ 262×1 topic
  14. Genotype-by-Environment Interaction56▲ 262×1 topic
  15. Genetic Diversity55▲ 11×12 topics
  16. Crop Management47▲ 99×2 topics
  17. Maize Yield47▲ 136×1 topic
  18. Nitrogen Uptake47▲ 136×1 topic
  19. Genome-wide Association Studies46▲ 145×1 topic
  20. Maize Domestication46▲ 145×1 topic
  21. Genetics43▲ 5.7×9 topics
  22. Yield Potential40▲ 79×2 topics
  23. Epigenetic Regulation40▲ 19×5 topics
  24. Breeding39▲ 55×4 topics
  25. Disease Resistance35▲ 73×3 topics
  26. Food Safety34▲ 13×7 topics
  27. Genomic Diversity34▲ 70×2 topics
  28. Polyploid Wheat33▲ 138×1 topic
  29. Wheat33▲ 138×1 topic
  30. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation33▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Plant Secondary Metabolites33▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Transcription Factors30▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Environmental Risk Assessment28▲ 28×4 topics
  34. RNA Interference28▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Drought Resistance28▲ 31×4 topics
  36. Mode of Action28▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Sustainable Agriculture28▲ 10×9 topics
  38. Bacillus thuringiensis27▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Insecticide Resistance27▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Public Perception27▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Pioneer Hi-Bred publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Italian Literature and Culture, Brain Tumor Detection and Classification, Delphi Technique in Research and Agriculture and Rural Development Research.

Italian Literature and C…1Italian Literature and Culture: 1 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 1 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 0 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 0 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 0 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions0AI in Service Interactions: 0 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 0 fractional worksDigital Education and Society: 0 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 0 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 0 fractional works
General Arts and HumanitiesNeurologySociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 1 works
  2. 2 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 1 works
  3. 3 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  5. 5 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  6. 6 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  7. 7 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pioneer Hi-Bred's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 79% 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.