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Plant & Food Research

In research, Plant & Food Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#876 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,601 of 7,800 worldwide) and Plant Science (#504 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Insect Science is 20.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,587
of 28,054 · #4,646 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#16
of 71
Research works
4.9k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
165k
33.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Plant & Food Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #876 of 3,409 28.9%221 #389
Life SciencesDomain #2,601 of 7,800 27.7%312 #2052
Plant ScienceSubfield #504 of 1,395 30.0%119 #267
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,210 of 3,579 24.5%82 #1702
Physical SciencesDomain #9,474 of 12,888 17.9%90 #8682

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Plant & Food Research 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#389 #876
  2. Life Sciences#2,052 #2,601
  3. Plant Science#267 #504
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,702 #2,210
  5. Physical Sciences#8,682 #9,474
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Plant & Food Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 20.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 27.2 works21×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 119.3 works15×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 24.6 works11×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 221.1 works10×
← 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: 10.17× its world share, 221 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.35× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.32× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 5.10× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Plant & Food Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Sara R. Jaeger, Mike Beare and Edmar Teixeira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Plant & Food Research.

  1. 1 Sara R. Jaeger New Zealand · #42,386 worldwide 559 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Mike Beare New Zealand · #61,360 worldwide 454 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Edmar Teixeira New Zealand · #61,425 worldwide 536 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Hamish Brown New Zealand · #76,224 worldwide 435 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Brent Clothier New Zealand · #112,951 worldwide 507 citations · 90 works
  6. 6 Kevin M. Davies New Zealand · #122,404 worldwide 245 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 David A. Brummell New Zealand · #155,869 worldwide 280 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 P. D. Jamieson New Zealand · #159,003 worldwide 219 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Wei Hu New Zealand · #177,775 worldwide 165 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Duncan Hedderley New Zealand · #245,061 worldwide 213 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Plant & Food Research

Which keywords describe research at Plant & Food Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biological Control, Anthocyanins, Host Specificity, Transcription Factors and Biodiversity.

▲ 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 Change73▲ 5.9×54 topics
  2. Invasive Species29▲ 15×18 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis25▲ 18×12 topics
  4. Biological Control21▲ 31×9 topics
  5. Biodiversity21▲ 6.2×20 topics
  6. Anthocyanins21▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Host Specificity20▲ 38×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact20▲ 2.5×19 topics
  9. Transcription Factors19▲ 35×4 topics
  10. Gut Microbiota16▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Plant Hormones16▲ 55×2 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation16▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Fungal Pathogens15▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Gene Expression15▲ 5.4×11 topics
  15. Genetics15▲ 4.6×9 topics
  16. Aroma Compounds14▲ 35×3 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services14▲ 7.9×8 topics
  18. Genetic Regulation14▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Consumer Perception13▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Rootstock13▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Health Benefits13▲ 8.6×12 topics
  22. Modified Atmosphere Packaging13▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Transcriptome Analysis13▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Horticultural Crops12▲ 36×3 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity12▲ 6.0×14 topics
  26. Global Change12▲ 10×6 topics
  27. Plant Immunity12▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Endophytic Fungi12▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Nutrient Uptake12▲ 37×3 topics
  30. Taxonomic Revision12▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Genomic Characterization12▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Plant Pathogenesis12▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem Functioning11▲ 13×7 topics
  34. Genomics11▲ 8.1×8 topics
  35. Aquaculture11▲ 9.1×6 topics
  36. Grapevine11▲ 59×2 topics
  37. Dormancy11▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Fruit Trees11▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Cancer Prevention10▲ 8.7×7 topics
  40. Ethylene Biosynthesis10▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Plant & Food Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management and Horticultural and Viticultural Research.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…12Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 12 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…11Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 11 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 10 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…10Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 10 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression An…10Plant Gene Expression Analysis: 10 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 9 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 9 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…9Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 9 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 7 fractional worksPlant biochemistry and biosynthesis: 7 fractional works
Cell BiologyPlant ScienceMolecular BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 12 works
  2. 2 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 11 works
  3. 3 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 10 works
  4. 4 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 10 works
  5. 5 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 10 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 9 works
  8. 8 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 9 works
  9. 9 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 7 works
  10. 10 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Molecular Biology 7 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Plant & Food Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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