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Sardegna Agricoltura

In research, Sardegna Agricoltura stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,149 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,404
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#614
of 743
Research works
255
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Sardegna Agricoltura

What is Sardegna Agricoltura 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 #5,149 of 11,023 8.0%164

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sardegna Agricoltura 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 Sardegna Agricoltura work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Sardegna Agricoltura is in Life Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (37%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 39 fractional works · 54.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 27 fractional works · 37.4% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 12.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 15.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 22.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 12.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKSardegnaAgricoltura72fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences54%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences10%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2737.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1115.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Environmental Science912.4%
    2. Engineering34.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.6%
    4. Chemistry22.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    6. Computer Science00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine67.6%
    2. Nursing33.5%
    3. Veterinary11.3%
    4. Health Professions00.5%
    1. Social Sciences46.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    4. Psychology10.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 7.87× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.98× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.51× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 7.11× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary9.38×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.87×27 works
  3. Nursing7.11×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.98×12 works
  5. Environmental Science2.51×9 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.68×2 works
  7. Chemistry1.51×2 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.10×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.05×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.58×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.49×4 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.48×1 works
  13. Medicine0.40×6 works
  14. Psychology0.30×1 works
  15. Engineering0.27×3 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×1 works
  17. Health Professions0.20×0 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sardegna Agricoltura?

Ranked on the quality score, M. Decandia, Marco Campus and A. Cabiddu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sardegna Agricoltura.

  1. 1 M. Decandia Italy · #1,876,808 worldwide 2.9k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Marco Campus Italy · #1,927,111 worldwide 979 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 A. Cabiddu Italy · #2,401,942 worldwide 2.2k citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Giovanni Molle Italy · #2,488,404 worldwide 3.2k citations · 140 works
  5. 5 Gianluca Carboni Italy · #2,838,906 worldwide 519 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 F. Chessa Italy · #2,891,200 worldwide 440 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Roberta Comunian Italy · #3,213,608 worldwide 1.1k citations · 38 works
  8. 8 C. Manca Italy · #3,273,347 worldwide 322 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Lorenzo Salis Italy · #3,411,815 worldwide 303 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Salvatore Seddaiu Italy · #3,509,599 worldwide 215 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Sardegna Agricoltura

What are the most cited papers from Sardegna Agricoltura?

The most cited paper from Sardegna Agricoltura is "Solar radiation distribution inside a greenhouse with south-oriented photovoltaic roofs and effects on crop productivity" (Marco Cossu, Lelia Murgia, Luigi Ledda et al., 2014), with 292 citations. Next come "Fishery Wastes as a Yet Undiscovered Treasure from the Sea: Biomolecules Sources, Extraction Methods and Valorization" (254) and "LASSO with cross-validation for genomic selection" (201).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Solar radiation distribution inside a greenhouse with south-oriented photovoltaic roofs and effects on crop productivity Marco Cossu, Lelia Murgia, Luigi Ledda et al. · Applied Energy 11 Aug 2014 292
2 Fishery Wastes as a Yet Undiscovered Treasure from the Sea: Biomolecules Sources, Extraction Methods and Valorization Gabriella Caruso, Rosanna Floris, Claudio Serangeli et al. · Marine Drugs Open access 7 Dec 2020 254
3 LASSO with cross-validation for genomic selection Mario Graziano Usai, MIKE E. GODDARD, Ben J. Hayes · Genetics Research Open access Dec 2009 201
4 Milk and Cheese Fatty Acid Composition in Sheep Fed Mediterranean Forages with Reference to Conjugated Linoleic Acid cis-9,trans-11 Margherita Addis, A. Cabiddu, Giuliano Pinna et al. · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Oct 2005 192
5 Effects of climate warming on Olive and olive fly (Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin)) in California and Italy Andrew Paul Gutierrez, Luigi Ponti, Q. A. Cossu · Climatic Change 13 Jan 2009 146
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sardegna Agricoltura?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Genetic Diversity, Antioxidants, Marker-Assisted Selection, Consumer Perception, Health Benefits, Probiotics and Modified Atmosphere Packaging.

▲ 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 Change10▲ 5.3×28 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity4▲ 11×9 topics
  3. Antioxidants3▲ 11×4 topics
  4. Marker-Assisted Selection3▲ 57×2 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 1.77×18 topics
  6. Consumer Perception3▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  8. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.2×11 topics
  9. Health Benefits3▲ 12×8 topics
  10. Probiotics3▲ 16×5 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 5.8×13 topics
  12. Modified Atmosphere Packaging3▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Dairy Cattle2▲ 67×2 topics
  14. Microbiota2▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Milk Composition2▲ 78×2 topics
  16. Population Genetics2▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Genetics2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  18. Meat Quality2▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Plant Breeding2▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Protein Oxidation2▲ 58×1 topic
  21. Animal Breeding2▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Anthocyanins2▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Genomic Selection2▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Microbial Community2▲ 35×4 topics
  25. Energy Balance2▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Grapevine2▲ 71×2 topics
  27. Prebiotics2▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Reproductive Loss2▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Uterine Disease2▲ 96×1 topic
  30. Gut Health2▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Lactic Acid Bacteria2▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Water Deficit2▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Wine Quality2▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Food Authentication2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Phenolic Compounds2▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Enzymatic Hydrolysis2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Methane Production2▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Ruminant Nutrition2▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Animal Welfare1▲ 22×4 topics

Which research topics does Sardegna Agricoltura publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Meat and Animal Product Quality, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Horticultural and Viticultural Research.

Meat and Animal Product …2Meat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…2Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 2 fractional worksReproductive Physiology …2Reproductive Physiology in Livestock: 2 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…2Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 2 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 2 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…1Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGlobal Security and Public Health: 1 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 1 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyGeneticsAgronomy and Crop SciencePlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  2. 2 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  4. 4 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 2 works
  6. 6 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available61.6%not open38.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sardegna Agricoltura's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sardegna Agricoltura as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Sardegna Agricoltura0.00027% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Sardegna Agricoltura over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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