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Rwanda Agriculture Board

In research, Rwanda Agriculture Board stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,991 of 11,023 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,945 of 5,126 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,739
of 22,385 · #19,542 all time
Rank in Rwanda
#9
of 16
Research works
248
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
70%
world 18%
Rwanda Agriculture Board

What is Rwanda Agriculture Board 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 #3,991 of 11,023 11.3%151
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,945 of 5,126 11.8%131

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rwanda Agriculture Board 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Rwanda Agriculture Board work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Rwanda Agriculture Board is in Life Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (43%), Social Sciences (11%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 48 fractional works · 47.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 44 fractional works · 43.0% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 13.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 23.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 8.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 17.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 8.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKRwandaAgriculture Board101fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences47%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4443.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1110.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting98.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    5. Psychology11.0%
    1. Environmental Science98.9%
    2. Engineering33.1%
    3. Computer Science22.3%
    4. Energy10.9%
    5. Chemistry10.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine98.5%
    2. Nursing11.3%
    3. Health Professions11.3%
    4. Veterinary10.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Rwanda Agriculture Board specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 43.5 works9.0×
← 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: 9.04× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 2.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.75× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9.04×44 works
  2. Veterinary4.44×1 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.75×9 works
  4. Nursing2.73×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.80×9 works
  6. Energy0.98×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.93×2 works
  8. Social Sciences0.85×11 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×3 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.48×1 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.47×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.46×1 works
  15. Medicine0.44×9 works
  16. Chemistry0.42×1 works
  17. Psychology0.32×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.30×2 works
  20. Engineering0.21×3 works
  21. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rwanda Agriculture Board?

Ranked on the quality score, Desire Mbarushimana Kagabo, Bellancile Uzayisenga and Nsharwasi Léon Nabahungu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rwanda Agriculture Board.

  1. 1 Desire Mbarushimana Kagabo Rwanda · #787,790 worldwide 918 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Bellancile Uzayisenga Rwanda · #1,299,036 worldwide 484 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Nsharwasi Léon Nabahungu Rwanda · #1,590,555 worldwide 598 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Joelle N. Kajuga Rwanda · #1,651,520 worldwide 416 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Michel Kabirigi Rwanda · #1,891,288 worldwide 151 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Placide Rukundo Rwanda · #2,015,901 worldwide 785 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Athanase Rusanganwa Cyamweshi Rwanda · #2,130,482 worldwide 308 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Athanase Nduwumuremyi Rwanda · #2,368,355 worldwide 366 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Mupenzi Mutimura Rwanda · #2,373,570 worldwide 443 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Patrick Karangwa Rwanda · #2,385,276 worldwide 303 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Rwanda Agriculture Board

What are the most cited papers from Rwanda Agriculture Board?

The most cited paper from Rwanda Agriculture Board is "Fermentation and germination improve nutritional value of cereals and legumes through activation of endogenous enzymes" (Smith Gilliard Nkhata, Emmanuel Ayua, Elijah Heka Kamau et al., 2018), with 862 citations. Next come "Crop Yield Prediction Using Machine Learning Models: Case of Irish Potato and Maize" (222) and "A review on phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology studies of Aconitum" (222).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fermentation and germination improve nutritional value of cereals and legumes through activation of endogenous enzymes Smith Gilliard Nkhata, Emmanuel Ayua, Elijah Heka Kamau et al. · Food Science & Nutrition Open access 16 Oct 2018 862
2 Crop Yield Prediction Using Machine Learning Models: Case of Irish Potato and Maize Martin Kuradusenge, Eric Hitimana, Damien Hanyurwimfura et al. · Agriculture Open access 16 Jan 2023 222
3 A review on phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology studies of Aconitum Nyirimigabo Eric, Yanyan Xu, Yubo Li et al. · Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Open access 22 Sep 2014 222
4 Spatio-temporal patterns of genetic change amongst populations of cassava Bemisia tabaci whiteflies driving virus pandemics in East and Central Africa James Peter Legg, Peter Sseruwagi, Simon Boniface et al. · Virus Research 28 Nov 2013 180
5 Identification and characterization of genes that control fat deposition in chickens Hirwa Claire D’Andre, W. Paul, Xu Shen et al. · Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology Open access 9 Nov 2013 173
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rwanda Agriculture Board?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Food Security, Smallholder Farmers, Rural Development, Social Networks and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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-now 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 Change13▲ 4.7×32 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 3.9×24 topics
  3. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 24×9 topics
  4. Food Security6▲ 11×12 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 27×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.6×15 topics
  7. Rural Development4▲ 12×4 topics
  8. Social Networks4▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Biodiversity4▲ 5.3×12 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity4▲ 9.2×11 topics
  11. Information Technology4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  12. Agricultural Innovation4▲ 79×1 topic
  13. Livelihood Diversification4▲ 118×1 topic
  14. Risk Assessment3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  15. Metabolism3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  16. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.5×3 topics
  18. Agriculture3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 4.6×9 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  21. Operations Research3▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Production Management3▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Soil Fertility3▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Potato2▲ 67×2 topics
  25. Adaptation2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  26. Antioxidants2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  27. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Nutritional Value2▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Biological Control2▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. Development2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Service Quality2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  33. Biopesticides2▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Mitigation Strategies2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Policy2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  36. Acrylamide2▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Maillard Reaction2▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Neurotoxicity2▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Rwanda Agriculture Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Management and Optimization Techniques, Potato Plant Research and Agricultural Economics and Practices.

Agricultural Innovations…4Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 3 fractional worksPotato Plant Research2Potato Plant Research: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksFinancial Analysis and Corporate Governance: 1 fractional worksConsumer Behavior and Ma…1Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence: 1 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Ma…1Livestock and Poultry Management: 1 fractional worksRangeland Management and…1Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesStrategy and ManagementFood ScienceSoil Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  2. 2 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 3 works
  3. 3 Potato Plant Research Food Science 2 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  6. 6 Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence Marketing 1 works
  8. 8 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  9. 9 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available74.6%not open25.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.6%domestic only30.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rwanda Agriculture Board's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rwanda Agriculture Board as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Rwanda Agriculture Board0.00059% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rwanda Agriculture Board over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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