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U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center

In research, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,793 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,924 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,295 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 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,720
of 28,054 · #17,306 all time
Rank in United States
#2,873
of 4,192
Research works
493
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
31.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center 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 #2,793 of 6,031 31.9%235
Life SciencesDomain #7,924 of 14,347 30.6%334
Physical SciencesDomain #16,295 of 21,541 28.3%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center 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 U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 36.6 works9.1×
← 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: 9.11× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.47× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.59× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial 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, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Kelly R. Thorp, T. A. Coffelt and Jeffrey W. White lead among researchers whose main affiliation is U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center.

  1. 1 Kelly R. Thorp United States · #346,663 worldwide 184 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 T. A. Coffelt United States · #353,344 worldwide 70 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey W. White United States · #416,846 worldwide 211 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 A. J. Clemmens United States · #566,478 worldwide 209 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Gerard W. Wall United States · #582,057 worldwide 103 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Eduardo Bautista United States · #1,006,090 worldwide 50 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 K. F. Bronson United States · #1,080,432 worldwide 72 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Clinton F. Williams United States · #1,434,405 worldwide 21 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center

Which keywords describe research at U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Insecticide Resistance, RNA Interference, Bacillus thuringiensis, P450 enzymes, Biological Control and Invasive Species.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 5.1×23 topics
  2. Environmental Impact9▲ 6.3×10 topics
  3. Insecticide Resistance7▲ 109×2 topics
  4. RNA Interference7▲ 98×2 topics
  5. Bacillus thuringiensis7▲ 321×1 topic
  6. P450 enzymes7▲ 321×1 topic
  7. Biological Control7▲ 54×7 topics
  8. Invasive Species5▲ 13×9 topics
  9. Soil Moisture4▲ 69×2 topics
  10. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles4▲ 118×1 topic
  11. Jasmonate Signaling4▲ 118×1 topic
  12. Horticultural Crops4▲ 62×2 topics
  13. Sustainability4▲ 1.84×13 topics
  14. Water Scarcity4▲ 56×3 topics
  15. Microbiota4▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Deficit Irrigation3▲ 169×1 topic
  17. Water Use Efficiency3▲ 123×1 topic
  18. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Drought3▲ 39×1 topic
  20. Tree Mortality3▲ 79×1 topic
  21. Genetics3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  22. Drought Resistance3▲ 33×4 topics
  23. Water Quality2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  24. Biodiversity2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  26. Genetic Mapping2▲ 36×4 topics
  27. QTL Mapping2▲ 24×5 topics
  28. Drought Tolerance2▲ 18×7 topics
  29. Genome Engineering2▲ 41×1 topic
  30. RNA-Guided2▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Food Safety2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  32. Pest Management2▲ 27×4 topics
  33. Phylogeny2▲ 15×7 topics
  34. Genome Sequencing2▲ 14×7 topics
  35. Global Change2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  36. Honey Bees2▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Neonicotinoids2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Pheromones2▲ 41×3 topics
  39. Biogeochemical Cycling2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Turfgrass2▲ 372×1 topic

Which research topics does U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect Resistance and Genetics, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Irrigation Practices and Water Management and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Insect Resistance and Ge…7Insect Resistance and Genetics: 7 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and Water Management: 3 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 3 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…2Insect and Pesticide Research: 2 fractional worksTurfgrass Adaptation and Management: 2 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 2 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 1 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyInsect ScienceSoil ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 7 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  3. 3 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 3 works
  4. 4 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  5. 5 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 works
  7. 7 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.