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Scottish Agricultural Science Agency

In research, Scottish Agricultural Science Agency stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,464 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,714 of 14,347 worldwide) and Animal Science and Zoology (#225 of 456 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,418
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#728
of 2,253
Research works
1.7k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
33.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,464 of 6,031 22.4%829
Life SciencesDomain #6,714 of 14,347 20.7%1,140
Animal Science and ZoologySubfield #225 of 456 25.0%172
Health SciencesDomain #10,237 of 20,462 26.6%224
Environmental ScienceField #3,297 of 6,208 33.1%158
Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield #239 of 433 22.1%163
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,848 of 2,837 19.8%287
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,880 of 7,814 15.0%286
Physical SciencesDomain #16,397 of 21,541 31.7%220
GeneticsSubfield #1,349 of 1,665 16.0%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 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).

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: 3.44× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.44× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scottish Agricultural Science Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, A.B. Lawrence, Françoise Wemelsfelder and G. C. Emmans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scottish Agricultural Science Agency.

  1. 1 A.B. Lawrence United Kingdom · #151,465 worldwide 501 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Françoise Wemelsfelder United Kingdom · #176,441 worldwide 189 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 G. C. Emmans United Kingdom · #202,898 worldwide 129 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 P. McDonald United Kingdom · #269,764 worldwide 278 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 B.J. Tolkamp United Kingdom · #319,775 worldwide 74 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 J. P. F. D’Mello United Kingdom · #325,782 worldwide 113 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 G. Simm United Kingdom · #372,298 worldwide 127 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Dale R. Walters United Kingdom · #386,764 worldwide 140 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 J. D. Oldham United Kingdom · #408,668 worldwide 123 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Christophe Lacomme United Kingdom · #584,717 worldwide 82 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Scottish Agricultural Science Agency

Which keywords describe research at Scottish Agricultural Science Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Environmental Exposure, Toxicity, International Law, Health, Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Biodegradation and Brominated Flame Retardants.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons2▲ 130×2 topics
  2. Environmental Exposure2▲ 57×3 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress1▲ 3.4×5 topics
  4. Toxicity1▲ 13×2 topics
  5. Public Health1▲ 3.5×6 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  7. Health1▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Human Rights1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  9. International Law1▲ 15×3 topics
  10. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor1▲ 114×1 topic
  11. Biodegradation1▲ 42×2 topics
  12. Brominated Flame Retardants1▲ 114×1 topic
  13. Environmental Innovation1▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Evolution1▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Green Consumption1▲ 46×1 topic
  16. RNA methylation1▲ 46×1 topic
  17. m6A-seq1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Scottish Agricultural Science Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, RNA modifications and cancer, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research.

Toxic Organic Pollutants…1Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…1RNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…1Environmental Sustainability in Business: 1 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plag…1Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 1 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…0Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 0 fractional worksFreedom of Expression and Defamation: 0 fractional worksLegal Rights and Human Rights: 0 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 0 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisMolecular BiologyMarketingGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  2. 2 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 1 works
  4. 4 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 0 works
  8. 8 Freedom of Expression and Defamation Law 0 works
  9. 9 Legal Rights and Human Rights Law 0 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scottish Agricultural Science Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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