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The Fertilizer Institute

In research, The Fertilizer Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,543 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#12,010 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,524 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,303
of 28,054 · #19,890 all time
Rank in United States
#3,649
of 4,192
Research works
442
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is The Fertilizer Institute 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,543 of 6,031 9.5%131
Life SciencesDomain #12,010 of 14,347 9.8%154
Physical SciencesDomain #18,524 of 21,541 8.1%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Fertilizer Institute 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 The Fertilizer Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 20.5 works5.9×
← 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: 5.89× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.41× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.22× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Fertilizer Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, J.P.N.L. Roorda van Eysinga and Samuele Vorpe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Fertilizer Institute.

  1. 1 J.P.N.L. Roorda van Eysinga United States · #989,679 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Samuele Vorpe United States · #1,394,789 worldwide 0 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at The Fertilizer Institute

Which keywords describe research at The Fertilizer Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Soil Fertility, Climate Change, Crop Management, Genetic Improvement, Microbial Communities, Maize Yield, Nitrogen Uptake and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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 Change6▲ 3.1×16 topics
  2. Sustainability5▲ 2.7×14 topics
  3. Soil Fertility5▲ 29×7 topics
  4. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.4×14 topics
  5. Crop Management4▲ 84×2 topics
  6. Genetic Improvement4▲ 57×2 topics
  7. Microbial Communities4▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Maize Yield3▲ 102×1 topic
  9. Nitrogen Uptake3▲ 102×1 topic
  10. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Machine Learning3▲ 1.17×10 topics
  12. Food Security3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  13. Nitrogen Cycle3▲ 57×1 topic
  14. Soil Carbon Sequestration3▲ 47×1 topic
  15. Breast Cancer2▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Phosphorus2▲ 33×3 topics
  17. Biochar2▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Metastatic Breast Cancer2▲ 46×2 topics
  19. Plant Growth2▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  21. Agriculture2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  22. CDK4/6 Inhibitors2▲ 91×1 topic
  23. Palbociclib2▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Crop Productivity1▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Nanoparticles1▲ 1.40×6 topics
  26. Sustainable Development1◆ 1.15×7 topics
  27. Water Management1▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Genetic Regulation1▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Image Processing1▲ 3.9×3 topics
  30. Plant Disease Detection1▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Plant Nutrition1▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Recovery1▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Smart Farming1▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Wastewater1▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Horticultural Crops1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Watershed Management1▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 2.2×3 topics
  38. Gene Expression1▲ 2.3×6 topics
  39. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  40. Metal Recovery1▲ 6.8×3 topics

Which research topics does The Fertilizer Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies and Phosphorus and nutrient management.

Crop Yield and Soil Fert…3Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 2 fractional worksPhosphorus and nutrient management: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Inte…1Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 1 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 1 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 1 fractional worksComposting and Vermicomposting Techniques: 1 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 1 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil SciencePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Phosphorus and nutrient management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques Soil Science 1 works
  10. 10 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Fertilizer Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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