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Southern Regional Research Center

In research, Southern Regional Research Center stands highest in Building and Construction (#167 of 795 worldwide), Plant Science (#642 of 2,837 worldwide) and Polymers and Plastics (#196 of 855 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 14.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,023
of 28,054 · #6,879 all time
Rank in United States
#2,429
of 4,192
Research works
3.3k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
29.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Southern Regional 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
Building and ConstructionSubfield #167 of 795 44.0%248
Plant ScienceSubfield #642 of 2,837 31.1%689
Polymers and PlasticsSubfield #196 of 855 19.5%583
Physical SciencesDomain #5,315 of 21,541 24.7%1,680
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,664 of 6,031 29.2%968
EngineeringField #3,697 of 11,412 33.2%492
Life SciencesDomain #5,502 of 14,347 27.1%1,363
MedicineField #7,391 of 17,978 24.3%162
Health SciencesDomain #8,765 of 20,462 22.6%249
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,366 of 7,814 22.8%371

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 14.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 26.1 works15×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 41.1 works8.5×
← 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: 8.54× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.59× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.16× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 5.92× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern Regional Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Alfred D. French, John M. Bland and Robert T. O’Connor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Regional Research Center.

  1. 1 Alfred D. French United States · #36,994 worldwide 639 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 John M. Bland United States · #52,366 worldwide 647 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Robert T. O’Connor United States · #60,866 worldwide 328 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Robert M. Reinhardt United States · #141,027 worldwide 77 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Brian Condon United States · #143,279 worldwide 122 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Jett C. Arthur United States · #147,417 worldwide 86 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Aaron M. Altschul United States · #158,412 worldwide 96 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Deepak Bhatnagar United States · #176,664 worldwide 337 citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Thomas E. Cleveland United States · #181,228 worldwide 257 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Stanley P. Rowland United States · #263,528 worldwide 96 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Regional Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Southern Regional Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Mapping, Gene Expression, Cotton Genomics, Fiber Development, Fungal Pathogens, Biomedical Applications, Health Effects and Food Safety.

▲ 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. Genetic Mapping13▲ 168×4 topics
  2. Gene Expression13▲ 20×7 topics
  3. Cotton Genomics10▲ 1057×1 topic
  4. Fiber Development10▲ 1057×1 topic
  5. Fungal Pathogens8▲ 56×3 topics
  6. Climate Change7▲ 2.6×10 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications7▲ 5.8×13 topics
  8. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.3×11 topics
  9. Health Effects5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  10. Food Safety4▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Genomics4▲ 14×8 topics
  12. Aflatoxin4▲ 186×1 topic
  13. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 6.1×11 topics
  14. Mycotoxins4▲ 186×1 topic
  15. Risk Assessment4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  16. Toxicology4▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Fermentation4▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Polyphenols4▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Antimicrobial4▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Consumer Perception4▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Health Benefits3▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Nanocomposites3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  23. Drought Tolerance3▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Lignocellulosic Biomass3▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Antioxidants3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  26. Ionic Liquids3▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Host Specificity3▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Endophytic Fungi3▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Enzymatic Hydrolysis3▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  31. Rheological Properties3▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Thermal Properties3▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Fabric Comfort2▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Moisture Management2▲ 84×1 topic
  35. Dietary Fiber2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Genomic Characterization2▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Plant Pathogenesis2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Biosynthesis2▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Bioethanol Production2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Rheology2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Southern Regional Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research in Cotton Cultivation, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, Textile materials and evaluations and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Research in Cotton Culti…10Research in Cotton Cultivation: 10 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agricultur…4Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 4 fractional worksTextile materials and ev…2Textile materials and evaluations: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 2 fractional worksFood Chemistry and Fat Analysis: 2 fractional worksSugarcane Cultivation and Processing: 2 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 2 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies: 2 fractional works
Plant SciencePolymers and PlasticsCell BiologyBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Cotton Cultivation Plant Science 10 works
  2. 2 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 4 works
  3. 3 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis Food Science 2 works
  7. 7 Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 2 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 available12.4%not open87.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern Regional Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower 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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