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Tropical Pesticides Research Institute

In research, Tropical Pesticides Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,719 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,496 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,821
of 42,892
Rank in Tanzania
#34
of 59
Research works
332
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Tropical Pesticides Research 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 #3,719 of 6,031 12.8%183
Life SciencesDomain #12,496 of 14,347 12.8%222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tropical Pesticides Research 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).

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: 12.02× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tropical Pesticides Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Hocking lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tropical Pesticides Research Institute.

  1. 1 D. Hocking Tanzania · #1,588,396 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Tropical Pesticides Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Tropical Pesticides Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Pest Management, Environmental Impact, Biopesticides, Essential Oils, Botanical Insecticides and Insect 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 2022–2025 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  2. Vaccine Development3▲ 61×4 topics
  3. Pest Management3▲ 168×2 topics
  4. Environmental Impact3▲ 7.8×8 topics
  5. Biopesticides3▲ 194×2 topics
  6. Essential Oils2▲ 106×2 topics
  7. Botanical Insecticides2▲ 301×1 topic
  8. Insect Control2▲ 301×1 topic
  9. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 128×2 topics
  10. Biological Control2▲ 63×5 topics
  11. Vector Control2▲ 74×4 topics
  12. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Zika Virus2▲ 123×1 topic
  14. Genome Sequence2▲ 92×3 topics
  15. Risk Assessment2▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Artemisinin Resistance1▲ 220×1 topic
  17. Invasive Species1▲ 16×6 topics
  18. Plasmodium falciparum1▲ 220×1 topic
  19. Food Safety1▲ 21×4 topics
  20. Climate Resilience1▲ 93×2 topics
  21. Health Effects1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  22. Pesticides1▲ 74×2 topics
  23. Population Dynamics1▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Tropical Pesticides Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect Pest Control Strategies, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Malaria Research and Control and Plant Virus Research Studies.

Insect Pest Control Stra…2Insect Pest Control Strategies: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 1 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 0 fractional works
Plant SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInsect ScienceMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 1 works
  10. 10 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 0 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tropical Pesticides Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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