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Texas A&M University System

In research, Texas A&M University System stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,487 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,780 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,839 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,336
of 28,054 · #3,060 all time
Rank in United States
#848
of 4,192
Research works
5.1k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
199k
39.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Texas A&M University System 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,487 of 3,409 21.5%114 #1148
Life SciencesDomain #3,780 of 7,800 19.8%169 #1630
Physical SciencesDomain #6,839 of 12,888 21.8%188 #4771
Health SciencesDomain #6,480 of 11,982 20.0%75 #2075
EngineeringField #3,906 of 6,636 20.1%91 #2916

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas A&M University System 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,148 #1,487
  2. Life Sciences#1,630 #3,780
  3. Physical Sciences#4,771 #6,839
  4. Health Sciences#2,075 #6,480
  5. Engineering#2,916 #3,906
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Texas A&M University System specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 56.3 works6.7×
← 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: 5.02× its world share, 114 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.61× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 91 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.04× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.42× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Texas A&M University System?

Ranked on the composite score, Delbert M. Gatlin, Peter H. Buschang and Addison L. Lawrence lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas A&M University System.

  1. 1 Delbert M. Gatlin United States · #19,536 worldwide 764 citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Peter H. Buschang United States · #31,301 worldwide 335 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Addison L. Lawrence United States · #63,058 worldwide 525 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Julian L. Leibowitz United States · #90,284 worldwide 279 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 W.R. Teague United States · #96,240 worldwide 307 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Paul J. Carlson United States · #141,873 worldwide 127 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Shawn Turner United States · #243,977 worldwide 140 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 K. M. El‐Zik United States · #288,779 worldwide 79 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Supramaniam Srinivasan United States · #336,502 worldwide 487 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 P. M. Thaxton United States · #348,038 worldwide 72 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Texas A&M University System

Which keywords describe research at Texas A&M University System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, QTL Mapping, Marker-Assisted Selection, Deep Learning, Drought Tolerance, Dairy Cattle, Large-Eddy Simulation and Genetic Mapping.

▲ 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. Climate Change32▲ 2.5×48 topics
  2. Deep Learning20▲ 1.23×34 topics
  3. Machine Learning19▲ 1.21×32 topics
  4. Public Health14▲ 2.0×35 topics
  5. Remote Sensing11▲ 1.79×20 topics
  6. QTL Mapping10▲ 19×6 topics
  7. Health Effects9▲ 3.2×19 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity9▲ 4.2×13 topics
  9. Image Processing8▲ 3.7×6 topics
  10. Gene Expression8▲ 2.6×17 topics
  11. Genomics7▲ 5.2×10 topics
  12. Marker-Assisted Selection7▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Drought Tolerance7▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Large-Eddy Simulation7▲ 7.8×4 topics
  15. Dairy Cattle7▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Genetic Mapping7▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Aquaculture7▲ 5.4×7 topics
  18. Animal Welfare7▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Heat Stress6▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Drought Resistance6▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Microbial Community6▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Breeding6▲ 17×5 topics
  23. Genome Sequencing6▲ 8.2×9 topics
  24. Livestock Production6▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Genetic Improvement6▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Host-Pathogen Interactions6▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Quantitative Trait Loci6▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Transcriptome Analysis5▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Host Specificity5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  30. Milk Composition5▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Environmental Effects5▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Water Management5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. Fatty Acid Composition5▲ 8.9×2 topics
  34. Genomic Sequencing5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  35. Plant Immunity5▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Methane Production5▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Ruminant Nutrition5▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Metabolic Adaptations5▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Physiological Responses5▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Soil Carbon Sequestration5▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Texas A&M University System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Microbial infections and disease research and Smart Agriculture and AI.

Ruminant Nutrition and D…5Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 5 fractional worksEffects of Environmental…5Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 5 fractional worksMicrobial infections and disease research: 4 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI4Smart Agriculture and AI: 4 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 4 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 4 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 4 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…3Plant Virus Research Studies: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 3 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyMicrobiologyPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  2. 2 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 5 works
  3. 3 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 4 works
  4. 4 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 4 works
  5. 5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 4 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 4 works
  7. 7 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  8. 8 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas A&M University System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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