Question 1

What is Rothamsted Research known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Rothamsted Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#354 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#768 of 6,403 worldwide) and Plant Science (#327 of 1,317 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Soil Science, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Soil Science is 29.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Rothamsted Research rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Rothamsted Research ranks #5,181 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,515 all time), and #206 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Rothamsted Research?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Mikhail A. Semenov, S. P. McGrath and R. Webster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rothamsted Research.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Rothamsted Research?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Rothamsted Research is "An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C" (Eric D. Vance, Philip Charles Brookes, David Stewart Jenkinson, 1987), with 13,020 citations. Next come "Improved procedures for clearing roots and staining parasitic and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for rapid assessment of infection" (8,570) and "Chloroform fumigation and the release of soil nitrogen: A rapid direct extraction method to measure microbial biomass nitrogen in soil" (5,901).

Question 5

Which research topics does Rothamsted Research publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Soil erosion and sediment transport and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Rothamsted Research?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Soil Carbon Sequestration, Ecosystem Functioning, Soil Fertility, Microbial Communities, Nutrient Limitation, Biochar Application and Nitrogen Cycle.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Rothamsted Research work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Rothamsted Research is in Life Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (45%), Environmental Science (25%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 4.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Rothamsted Research's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.