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Syngenta (United Kingdom)

In research, Syngenta (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,834 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,991 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 18.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,886
of 28,054 · #5,973 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#332
of 1,094
Research works
1.2k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
41.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Syngenta (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,834 of 12,888 18.9%71 #4363
Life SciencesDomain #5,991 of 7,800 27.8%87 #5368

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Syngenta (United Kingdom) 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 Syngenta (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 24.5 works18×
  2. ChemistryField · 29.6 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: 5.77× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.23× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.96× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.99× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 10.65× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.19× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.85× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Syngenta (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, A Currie, Helen Thompson and James R. Wheeler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Syngenta (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 A Currie United Kingdom · #416,735 worldwide 88 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Helen Thompson United Kingdom · #532,894 worldwide 125 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 James R. Wheeler United Kingdom · #624,686 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Jayne Wright United Kingdom · #758,798 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Yu‐Cheng Gu United Kingdom · #829,975 worldwide 161 citations · 83 works
  6. 6 Anne Alix United Kingdom · #1,322,958 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 William G. Whittingham United Kingdom · #1,390,367 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Syngenta (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Syngenta (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pesticides, Environmental Impact, Risk Assessment, Food Safety, Medicinal Chemistry, Toxicity, Herbicides and Mass Spectrometry.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact16▲ 5.3×10 topics
  2. Pesticides13▲ 109×3 topics
  3. Risk Assessment13▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Food Safety13▲ 25×6 topics
  5. Medicinal Chemistry10▲ 21×8 topics
  6. Toxicity8▲ 10×7 topics
  7. Herbicides8▲ 124×2 topics
  8. Mass Spectrometry7▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Bioremediation7▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Organic Synthesis7▲ 35×8 topics
  11. Degradation7▲ 183×1 topic
  12. Pollution7▲ 20×1 topic
  13. Gut Microbiota7▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Immune System7▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Honey Bees6▲ 62×1 topic
  16. Liquid Chromatography6▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Neonicotinoids6▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Viral Pathogens6▲ 49×2 topics
  19. Health Effects6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  20. Environmental Risk Assessment6▲ 39×4 topics
  21. Synthesis6▲ 9.2×15 topics
  22. Method Validation6▲ 58×2 topics
  23. Pharmacology6▲ 13×13 topics
  24. Drug Discovery6▲ 14×8 topics
  25. Multiresidue Method6▲ 170×1 topic
  26. Pesticide Residues6▲ 170×1 topic
  27. Natural Products5▲ 20×7 topics
  28. Biomarkers5▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Marine Natural Products5▲ 68×2 topics
  30. Transition Metal Catalysis5▲ 34×3 topics
  31. Biological Control5▲ 18×7 topics
  32. Neurotoxicity5▲ 22×5 topics
  33. Antibiotics4▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Genome Sequencing4▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Exposure4▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Transition Metal Complexes4▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Chemical Warfare Agents4▲ 103×1 topic
  38. Chronic Diseases4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Organophosphates4▲ 103×1 topic
  40. Endophytic Fungi4▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Syngenta (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety and Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity.

Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies: 7 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 6 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analys…6Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 6 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and T…4Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…3Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 3 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 3 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 3 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 3 fractional works
PollutionInsect ScienceFood SciencePlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Pollution 7 works
  2. 2 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 6 works
  3. 3 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 6 works
  4. 4 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 4 works
  5. 5 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 3 works
  6. 6 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  7. 7 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  8. 8 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 3 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.7%domestic only59.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Syngenta (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.

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.