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Quality Research

In research, Quality Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,461 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,545 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,374 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,269
of 28,054 · #5,101 all time
Rank in United States
#596
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Quality 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,461 of 12,888 14.3%142 #4912
Life SciencesDomain #4,545 of 7,800 20.5%117 #4413
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,374 of 3,409 19.9%70 #1655
Environmental ScienceField #2,867 of 3,551 15.2%62 #1953

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Quality 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. Physical Sciences#4,912 #5,461
  2. Life Sciences#4,413 #4,545
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,655 #2,374
  4. Environmental Science#1,953 #2,867
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 Quality Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 37.8 works6.4×
← 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: 4.37× its world share, 70 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.05× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 7.16× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.71× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 2.61× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Quality Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Newell R. Kitchen, E. J. Sadler and Scott T. Drummond lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Quality Research.

  1. 1 Newell R. Kitchen United States · #108,842 worldwide 388 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 E. J. Sadler United States · #387,106 worldwide 226 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Scott T. Drummond United States · #463,411 worldwide 155 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Earl D. Vories United States · #563,548 worldwide 56 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Yongliang Liu United States · #844,544 worldwide 96 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Claire Baffaut United States · #914,157 worldwide 135 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Frank Caplan United States · #1,565,091 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Quality Research

Which keywords describe research at Quality Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Microbial Community, Particulate Matter, Climate Change, QTL Mapping, Volatile Organic Compounds, Genome Sequencing and Global Burden of Disease.

▲ 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 Change19▲ 2.1×41 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 1.46×39 topics
  3. Health Effects16▲ 7.6×16 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress13▲ 2.3×34 topics
  5. Sustainability12▲ 1.43×35 topics
  6. Microbial Community11▲ 41×4 topics
  7. Particulate Matter11▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Mortality10▲ 5.1×6 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.6×16 topics
  10. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.72×27 topics
  11. QTL Mapping10▲ 24×5 topics
  12. Volatile Organic Compounds9▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Genome Sequencing9▲ 16×9 topics
  14. Water Quality8▲ 6.3×10 topics
  15. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 10×2 topics
  16. Genetics8▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Genetic Improvement8▲ 26×4 topics
  18. Environmental Monitoring8▲ 6.1×10 topics
  19. Air Quality8▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Crop Improvement8▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Air Pollution8▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Exposure Assessment7▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Fine Particulate Air Pollution7▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Genetic Mapping7▲ 28×5 topics
  25. Bioreactors6▲ 89×2 topics
  26. Chemical Composition6▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Odor Control6▲ 243×1 topic
  28. Sulfur Cycle6▲ 243×1 topic
  29. Yield Potential6▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Atmospheric Aerosols6▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Black Carbon6▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Plant Breeding6▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Breeding6▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Drought Tolerance6▲ 12×8 topics
  35. Disease Resistance5▲ 30×3 topics
  36. Genomic Diversity5▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Polyploid Wheat5▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Wheat5▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Quantitative Trait Loci5▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Fermentation4▲ 9.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Quality Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Odor and Emission Control Technologies, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology.

Air Quality and Health Impacts: 7 fractional worksOdor and Emission Control Technologies: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…6Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetic…5Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 5 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 4 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 3 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…3Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 3 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 3 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 3 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisProcess Chemistry and TechnologyAtmospheric SciencePlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  2. 2 Odor and Emission Control Technologies Process Chemistry and Technology 6 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 6 works
  4. 4 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  9. 9 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 3 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.2%domestic only65.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Quality Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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