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Saskatoon Research and Development Centre

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World rank, all time
#30,355
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#563
of 1,041
Research works
139
▲ 90% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What does Saskatoon Research and Development Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 22.5 works13×
  2. Life SciencesDomain · 29.5 works6.2×
← 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: 13.02× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.60× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Saskatoon Research and Development Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantitative Trait Loci, Genetic Mapping, Transcriptome Analysis, Genetic Diversity, Plasmodiophora brassicae, Rhizoctonia solani, Genome Sequencing and Biological Control.

▲ 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. Quantitative Trait Loci3▲ 169×3 topics
  2. Genetic Mapping3▲ 112×3 topics
  3. Genetic Diversity3▲ 16×9 topics
  4. Plasmodiophora brassicae3▲ 335×1 topic
  5. Rhizoctonia solani3▲ 335×1 topic
  6. Transcriptome Analysis3▲ 114×2 topics
  7. Genome Sequencing2▲ 42×4 topics
  8. Biological Control2▲ 42×7 topics
  9. QTL Mapping2▲ 52×4 topics
  10. Climate Change2▲ 2.2×14 topics
  11. Drought Tolerance2▲ 38×4 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 8.0×8 topics
  13. Breeding2▲ 64×4 topics
  14. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.7×10 topics
  15. Crop Improvement2▲ 86×2 topics
  16. Genetic Variation2▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Metabolism2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  18. Plant Immunity2▲ 44×2 topics
  19. Gene Expression1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  20. Genetics1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  21. Health Benefits1▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Nitrogen Fixation1▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Plant Breeding1▲ 37×3 topics
  24. Small RNAs1▲ 60×2 topics
  25. Bioavailability1▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Disease Resistance1▲ 63×2 topics
  27. Gene Silencing1▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles1▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Invasive Species1▲ 7.5×7 topics
  30. Jasmonate Signaling1▲ 79×1 topic
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Population Genetics1▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 9.6×6 topics
  34. Viral RNA Silencing1▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Virus-Host Interactions1▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Yield Potential1▲ 55×2 topics
  37. Genome Analysis1▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Hydrocolloids1▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Lipid Oxidation1▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Molecular Markers1▲ 75×2 topics

Which research topics does Saskatoon Research and Development Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant Virus Research Studies and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology.

Plant Disease Resistance…3Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…1Plant Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetic…1Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 1 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 1 fractional worksPlant Genetic and Mutation Studies: 1 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…1Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 1 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 1 fractional worksPhytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens: 1 fractional worksPhytoestrogen effects and research: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceInsect ScienceFood ScienceGenetics1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 3 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  3. 3 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Phytoestrogen effects and research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saskatoon Research and Development Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 90% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.