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Syngenta (United States)

In research, Syngenta (United States) stands highest in Plant Science (#1,118 of 2,837 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,154 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,052 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,376
of 28,054 · #18,445 all time
Rank in United States
#2,817
of 4,192
Research works
449
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
50.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

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
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,118 of 2,837 44.2%124
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,154 of 6,031 37.0%186
Life SciencesDomain #8,052 of 14,347 36.5%303

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Syngenta (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 34.0 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: 8.57× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.16× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.57× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.90× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Tong Zhu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Syngenta (United States).

  1. 1 Tong Zhu United States · #336,711 worldwide 140 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Syngenta (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Syngenta (United States)?

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

▲ 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 Impact10▲ 7.2×9 topics
  2. Pesticides8▲ 138×3 topics
  3. Risk Assessment7▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Food Safety7▲ 27×6 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 2.8×20 topics
  6. Toxicity5▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Environmental Risk Assessment5▲ 67×3 topics
  8. Biological Control4▲ 36×6 topics
  9. Herbicides4▲ 149×2 topics
  10. Degradation4▲ 234×1 topic
  11. Pollution4▲ 25×1 topic
  12. Invasive Species4▲ 11×10 topics
  13. Water Quality4▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Biotechnology4▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Gut Microbiota4▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Immune System4▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Honey Bees4▲ 74×1 topic
  18. Neonicotinoids4▲ 74×1 topic
  19. Biodiversity4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity3▲ 8.5×8 topics
  21. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Health Effects3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Bacillus thuringiensis3▲ 138×1 topic
  25. Biomarkers3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  26. Mode of Action3▲ 38×2 topics
  27. RNA Interference3▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Gene Expression3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  29. Drought Tolerance3▲ 22×7 topics
  30. Genome Sequencing3▲ 20×4 topics
  31. Bioaccumulation2▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. QTL Mapping2▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Aquatic Organisms2▲ 96×1 topic
  35. Metal Toxicity2▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Biopesticides2▲ 39×3 topics
  37. Conservation Biology2▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Genetic Mapping2▲ 33×3 topics
  39. Public Perception2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Neurotoxicity2▲ 19×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksGenetically Modified Organisms Research: 2 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 2 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and…2Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 2 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and T…2Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 2 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…2Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional works
PollutionInsect ScienceMolecular BiologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis3 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 Genetically Modified Organisms Research Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 2 works
  7. 7 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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