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Syngenta (United States)

In research, Syngenta (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,447 of 11,023 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,230 of 5,126 worldwide) and Plant Science (#684 of 2,489 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Plant Science is 13.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,247
of 22,385 · #10,472 all time
Rank in United States
#3,144
of 3,332
Research works
449
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
50.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Syngenta (United States)

What is Syngenta (United States) 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 #1,447 of 11,023 18.8%303
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,230 of 5,126 18.1%186
Plant ScienceSubfield #684 of 2,489 20.3%124

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Syngenta (United States) 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 Syngenta (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Syngenta (United States) is in Life Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (41%), Environmental Science (23%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (22%). It does 4.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 56 fractional works · 64.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 40.8% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 23.1% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 8.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 22.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 13.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 30.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 22.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSyngenta (UnitedStates)87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences64%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences2%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3540.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1922.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Environmental Science2022.6%
    2. Chemistry33.0%
    3. Computer Science22.0%
    4. Engineering11.3%
    5. Materials Science00.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    7. Mathematics00.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine22.0%
    2. Veterinary11.0%
    3. Health Professions10.7%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Syngenta (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 20.0 works13×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 35.3 works8.6×
← 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: 8.58× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.12× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.55× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.60× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8.58×35 works
  2. Veterinary7.60×1 works
  3. Environmental Science4.55×20 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.12×19 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.32×1 works
  6. Chemistry1.94×3 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.30×0 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.28×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.26×2 works
  10. Nursing0.26×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.25×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.24×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.13×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  18. Medicine0.11×2 works
  19. Engineering0.09×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.07×1 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Tong Zhu, Stephen A. Goff and Michael L. Nuccio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Syngenta (United States).

  1. 1 Tong Zhu United States · #61,213 worldwide 21k citations · 215 works
  2. 2 Stephen A. Goff United States · #152,186 worldwide 12k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Michael L. Nuccio United States · #199,466 worldwide 4.2k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Jonathan Cohn United States · #350,806 worldwide 2.2k citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Timothy Kelliher United States · #452,931 worldwide 2.2k citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Timothy P. Pastoor United States · #456,271 worldwide 2.7k citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Qiudeng Que United States · #461,660 worldwide 2.4k citations · 37 works
  8. 8 John McElver United States · #553,235 worldwide 3.3k citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Charles B. Breckenridge United States · #652,052 worldwide 2.7k citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Nika Galić United States · #1,084,239 worldwide 2.1k citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at Syngenta (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Syngenta (United States)?

The most cited paper from Syngenta (United States) is "Large-scale analysis of the yeast proteome by multidimensional protein identification technology" (Michael P. Washburn, Dirk Andreas Wolters, John R. Yates, 2001), with 4,806 citations. Next come "Transcriptome Changes for Arabidopsis in Response to Salt, Osmotic, and Cold Stress," (1,591) and "Improving the nutritional value of Golden Rice through increased pro-vitamin A content" (1,460).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Large-scale analysis of the yeast proteome by multidimensional protein identification technology Michael P. Washburn, Dirk Andreas Wolters, John R. Yates · Nature Biotechnology Mar 2001 4,806
2 Transcriptome Changes for Arabidopsis in Response to Salt, Osmotic, and Cold Stress, Joel A. Kreps, Yajun Wu, Hur‐Song Chang et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Open access Dec 2002 1,591
3 Improving the nutritional value of Golden Rice through increased pro-vitamin A content Jacqueline A Paine, Catherine A Shipton, Sunandha Chaggar et al. · Nature Biotechnology 27 Mar 2005 1,460
4 A proteomic view of the Plasmodium falciparum life cycle Laurence A. Florens, Michael P. Washburn, Joshua Raine et al. · Nature 3 Oct 2002 1,318
5 Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding Sean Walkowiak et al. · Nature Open access 25 Nov 2020 1,056
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Syngenta (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Pesticides, Risk Assessment, Food Safety, Toxicity, Environmental Risk Assessment, Herbicides and Biological Control.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact11▲ 7.4×9 topics
  2. Pesticides8▲ 139×3 topics
  3. Risk Assessment8▲ 13×5 topics
  4. Food Safety7▲ 29×6 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 2.8×22 topics
  6. Toxicity5▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Environmental Risk Assessment5▲ 70×4 topics
  8. Herbicides5▲ 151×2 topics
  9. Biological Control4▲ 34×6 topics
  10. Degradation4▲ 234×1 topic
  11. Pollution4▲ 27×1 topic
  12. Water Quality4▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Invasive Species4▲ 11×10 topics
  14. Biotechnology4▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Gut Microbiota4▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Immune System4▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Honey Bees4▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Neonicotinoids4▲ 77×1 topic
  19. Biodiversity4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  20. Health Effects3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  21. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity3▲ 8.5×8 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Bacillus thuringiensis3▲ 144×1 topic
  25. Gene Expression3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  26. Mode of Action3▲ 40×2 topics
  27. RNA Interference3▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Biomarkers3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Drought Tolerance3▲ 23×7 topics
  30. Genome Sequencing3▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Bioaccumulation2▲ 32×2 topics
  33. QTL Mapping2▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Aquatic Organisms2▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Metal Toxicity2▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Public Perception2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Biopesticides2▲ 37×3 topics
  38. Conservation Biology2▲ 23×3 topics
  39. Genetic Mapping2▲ 32×3 topics
  40. Neurotoxicity2▲ 21×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect Resistance and Genetics and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology.

Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies: 4 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 4 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Ge…3Insect Resistance and Genetics: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…2Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 2 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 2 fractional worksGenetically Modified Organisms Research: 2 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and T…2Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 2 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…2Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional works
PollutionInsect ScienceMolecular BiologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis2 others

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

  1. 1 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Pollution 4 works
  2. 2 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 4 works
  3. 3 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 2 works
  6. 6 Genetically Modified Organisms Research Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.1%domestic only56.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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 Syngenta (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Syngenta (United States)0.00026% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Syngenta (United States) 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.

10%20%30%Syngenta (United States)15.5% in 2024all institutions10.0% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.7% in 2002.

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