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Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)

In research, Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,944 of 11,023 worldwide), Plant Science (#1,189 of 2,489 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,473 of 5,126 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Plant Science is 20.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,387
of 22,385 · #18,242 all time
Rank in Brazil
#623
of 684
Research works
443
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)

What is Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) 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 #4,944 of 11,023 9.0%275
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,189 of 2,489 10.6%174
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,473 of 5,126 9.9%230

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) 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 Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) is in Life Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (50%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Medicine (8%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 71 fractional works · 59.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 60 fractional works · 49.9% of its workPlant Science: 43 fractional works · 36.0% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 19.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 13.0% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSugarcaneResearch Center…120fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences59%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences8%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6049.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology108.3%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Environmental Science86.6%
    2. Engineering76.2%
    3. Chemistry32.7%
    4. Materials Science32.3%
    5. Energy10.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    9. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Medicine108.0%
    2. Health Professions43.2%
    3. Dentistry10.9%
    4. Nursing10.7%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences64.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    4. Decision Sciences10.6%
    5. Psychology10.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 20.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 43.3 works21×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 60.1 works11×
← 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: 10.51× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.51×60 works
  2. Dentistry1.81×1 works
  3. Chemistry1.70×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.55×10 works
  5. Nursing1.51×1 works
  6. Veterinary1.36×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.33×8 works
  8. Health Professions1.22×4 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.77×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.67×3 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.58×1 works
  12. Energy0.55×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.48×1 works
  14. Medicine0.42×10 works
  15. Engineering0.41×8 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.40×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.38×6 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.18×0 works
  22. Psychology0.18×1 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  24. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)?

Ranked on the quality score, William Lee Burnquist, Sabrina Moutinho Chabregas and V. Puri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil).

  1. 1 William Lee Burnquist Brazil · #990,460 worldwide 1.6k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Sabrina Moutinho Chabregas Brazil · #2,105,686 worldwide 991 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 V. Puri Brazil · #2,462,817 worldwide 386 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 K. L. Khanna Brazil · #3,936,339 worldwide 1.1k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 P. Weerathaworn Brazil · #5,064,991 worldwide 178 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)

What are the most cited papers from Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)?

The most cited paper from Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) is "Green house gases emissions in the production and use of ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil: The 2005/2006 averages and a prediction for 2020" (Isaías Carvalho Macedo, Joaquim E. A. Seabra, João Eduardo Azevedo Ramos da Silva, 2008), with 942 citations. Next come "Fate of nitrogen in agriculture and environment: agronomic, eco-physiological and molecular approaches to improve nitrogen use efficiency" (769) and "Sugarcane (Saccharum X officinarum): A Reference Study for the Regulation of Genetically Modified Cultivars in Brazil" (301).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Green house gases emissions in the production and use of ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil: The 2005/2006 averages and a prediction for 2020 Isaías Carvalho Macedo, Joaquim E. A. Seabra, João Eduardo Azevedo Ramos da Silva · Biomass and Bioenergy 17 Jan 2008 942
2 Fate of nitrogen in agriculture and environment: agronomic, eco-physiological and molecular approaches to improve nitrogen use efficiency Muhammad Anas, Fen Liao, Krishan Kumar VERMA et al. · Biological Research Open access 16 Oct 2020 769
3 Sugarcane (Saccharum X officinarum): A Reference Study for the Regulation of Genetically Modified Cultivars in Brazil Adriana Cheavegatti-Gianotto et al. · Tropical Plant Biology Open access 21 Feb 2011 301
4 Integrated production of biodegradable plastic, sugar and ethanol Roberto V. Nonato, Paulo Eduardo Mantelatto, Carlos Eduardo Vaz Rossell · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Oct 2001 292
5 Sugarcane Agriculture and Sugar Industry in China Yang‐Rui Li, Li‐Tao Yang · Sugar Tech 15 Oct 2014 292
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genomics, Drought Tolerance, Genetic Mapping, Climate Change Impact, Water Stress, Polyploid, Sugarcane and Drought Resistance.

▲ 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. Genomics18▲ 53×9 topics
  2. Drought Tolerance18▲ 109×8 topics
  3. Genetic Mapping17▲ 181×3 topics
  4. Climate Change Impact16▲ 60×2 topics
  5. Polyploid16▲ 1575×1 topic
  6. Sugarcane16▲ 1575×1 topic
  7. Water Stress16▲ 513×2 topics
  8. Climate Change6▲ 1.82×28 topics
  9. Drought Resistance5▲ 41×3 topics
  10. Soil Fertility5▲ 17×6 topics
  11. QTL Mapping4▲ 32×6 topics
  12. Yield Potential4▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Water Management4▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity4▲ 7.5×12 topics
  15. Rice4▲ 61×2 topics
  16. Aerobic Rice Systems4▲ 95×1 topic
  17. Root Traits4▲ 95×1 topic
  18. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  19. Biological Control3▲ 18×7 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 8.0×9 topics
  21. Genetic Improvement3▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Soil Carbon Sequestration3▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Host Specificity2▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Nutritional Significance2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Crop Productivity2▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  27. Metabolic Pathways2▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Plant Growth2▲ 17×5 topics
  29. Enzymatic Hydrolysis2▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Horticultural Crops2▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Hypercholesterolemia2▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Policosanol2▲ 223×1 topic
  33. Pretreatment2▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Biochar Application2▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Crop Management2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Nitrogen Cycle2▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Nutrient Limitation2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Transcription Factors2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Genome Sequencing2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  40. Workplace Safety2▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Natural Products and Biological Research and Biofuel production and bioconversion.

Sugarcane Cultivation an…16Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing: 16 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 4 fractional worksNatural Products and Biological Research: 2 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant responses to water stress: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and Water Management: 1 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceSurgeryBiomedical EngineeringSoil Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing Plant Science 16 works
  2. 2 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 4 works
  3. 3 Natural Products and Biological Research Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  9. 9 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 1 works
  10. 10 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.2%domestic only50.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)0.00067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)12.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.7% in 2025.

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