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Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center

In research, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,663 of 14,347 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,553 of 6,031 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,644 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,615
of 28,054 · #11,497 all time
Rank in United States
#2,858
of 4,192
Research works
810
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
33.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center 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 #4,663 of 14,347 24.5%631
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,553 of 6,031 24.8%416
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,644 of 7,814 25.3%143
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,681 of 2,837 21.1%178

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center 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 Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 38.1 works9.8×
← 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: 9.83× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.05× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.05× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 4.15× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.98× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert D. Stipanovic, Alois A. Bell and A. F. Robinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center.

  1. 1 Robert D. Stipanovic United States · #120,325 worldwide 158 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Alois A. Bell United States · #141,600 worldwide 195 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 A. F. Robinson United States · #182,659 worldwide 89 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Michael H. Kogut United States · #250,731 worldwide 103 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Richard G. Percy United States · #354,213 worldwide 97 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Robin C. Anderson United States · #525,753 worldwide 116 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Ronald J. Nachman United States · #591,767 worldwide 87 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Todd R. Callaway United States · #839,870 worldwide 105 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Tawni L. Crippen United States · #1,189,281 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Kenneth J. Genovese United States · #1,251,597 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gut Microbiota, Genetic Mapping, Probiotics, Heat Stress, Marker-Assisted Selection, Quantitative Trait Loci, QTL Mapping and Intestinal Barrier.

▲ 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. Gut Microbiota8▲ 27×5 topics
  2. Genetic Mapping7▲ 103×3 topics
  3. Epidemiology6▲ 2.0×22 topics
  4. Probiotics6▲ 31×6 topics
  5. Climate Change5▲ 2.1×17 topics
  6. Heat Stress5▲ 70×2 topics
  7. Marker-Assisted Selection4▲ 71×3 topics
  8. Quantitative Trait Loci4▲ 92×3 topics
  9. QTL Mapping4▲ 43×5 topics
  10. Amino Acids4▲ 51×1 topic
  11. Antibiotic Alternatives4▲ 87×1 topic
  12. Intestinal Barrier4▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Genome Sequencing4▲ 28×6 topics
  15. Crop Improvement3▲ 87×2 topics
  16. Gene Expression3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  17. Genetic Improvement3▲ 43×4 topics
  18. Infection3▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Biological Control3▲ 26×5 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Pathogenicity3▲ 55×4 topics
  22. Cotton Genomics3▲ 376×1 topic
  23. Fiber Development3▲ 376×1 topic
  24. Genetic Variation3▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Genome-wide Association Studies3▲ 130×1 topic
  26. Host Specificity3▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Plant Breeding3▲ 33×3 topics
  29. Drought Tolerance2▲ 22×5 topics
  30. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Genomic Characterization2▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Plant Immunity2▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Campylobacter2▲ 140×1 topic
  34. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  35. Microbiota2▲ 13×6 topics
  36. Salmonella2▲ 140×1 topic
  37. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  38. Diversity2▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Energy Balance2▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Research in Cotton Cultivation, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…4Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 4 fractional worksResearch in Cotton Culti…3Research in Cotton Cultivation: 3 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…3Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…2Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 2 fractional worksBioenergy crop production and management: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyPlant ScienceGeneticsCell Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  2. 2 Research in Cotton Cultivation Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 2 works
  6. 6 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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