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Royal Horticultural Society

In research, Royal Horticultural Society stands highest in Life Sciences (#13,659 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 11.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#33,092
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,778
of 2,253
Research works
225
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Royal Horticultural Society 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
Life SciencesDomain #13,659 of 14,347 13.1%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Horticultural Society 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 Royal Horticultural Society specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 23.5 works12×
← 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: 11.73× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.38× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Horticultural Society?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Prior, Christopher Brickell and G. R. G. Clover lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Horticultural Society.

  1. 1 C. Prior United Kingdom · #485,508 worldwide 87 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Christopher Brickell United Kingdom · #817,491 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 G. R. G. Clover United Kingdom · #1,392,575 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Horticultural Society

Which keywords describe research at Royal Horticultural Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Biogeography, Phylogenetic Analysis, Conservation and Molecular Phylogeny.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 6.7×17 topics
  2. Invasive Species7▲ 41×12 topics
  3. Biodiversity7▲ 23×9 topics
  4. Ecosystem Services6▲ 38×5 topics
  5. Biogeography5▲ 47×10 topics
  6. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 37×8 topics
  7. Conservation4▲ 24×6 topics
  8. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 65×5 topics
  9. Global Change4▲ 37×4 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 42×3 topics
  11. Antioxidant4▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 23×6 topics
  13. Taxonomy3▲ 57×6 topics
  14. Public Health3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  15. Phylogeny3▲ 41×7 topics
  16. Plant-Animal Interactions3▲ 73×1 topic
  17. Pollinator Decline3▲ 73×1 topic
  18. Environmental Justice2▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Urban Green Space2▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Angiosperm Phylogeny2▲ 208×1 topic
  21. Flowering Plants2▲ 208×1 topic
  22. Health Benefits2▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Plant Pathogens2▲ 171×3 topics
  24. Flora2▲ 169×2 topics
  25. Vascular Plants2▲ 169×2 topics
  26. Vegetation2▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Bioactive Compounds2▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Betalains2▲ 148×1 topic
  29. Host Specificity2▲ 36×3 topics
  30. Opuntia2▲ 148×1 topic
  31. Phytochemicals2▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Polyploidy2▲ 85×3 topics
  33. Ecology2▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Genetic Diversity2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  36. Community Ecology1▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem1▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Endophytic Fungi1▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Genomic Characterization1▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Pharmacology1▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Royal Horticultural Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and animal studies, Urban Green Space and Health, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Botanical Research and Applications.

Plant and animal studies3Plant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksUrban Green Space and He…2Urban Green Space and Health: 2 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evol…2Plant Diversity and Evolution: 2 fractional worksBotanical Research and A…2Botanical Research and Applications: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resistance: 1 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species…1Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 1 fractional worksBotanical Studies and Applications: 1 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Taxonomy and Phylo…1Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisFood ScienceCell Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  2. 2 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  4. 4 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Botanical Studies and Applications Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Horticultural Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher 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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