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U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center

In research, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,123 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agronomy and Crop Science is 105.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,147
of 28,054 · #11,151 all time
Rank in United States
#3,119
of 4,192
Research works
874
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
60.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center 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
Life SciencesDomain #7,123 of 7,800 17.1%70 #5514

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 105.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 23.3 works105×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 55.2 works12×
← 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: 12.45× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.85× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 5.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 20.25× its world share, 3 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 20.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, R. E. Muck, Ronald D. Hatfield and D.R. Mertens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center.

  1. 1 R. E. Muck United States · #58,669 worldwide 368 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Ronald D. Hatfield United States · #109,145 worldwide 355 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 D.R. Mertens United States · #214,763 worldwide 179 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 G.A. Broderick United States · #232,747 worldwide 123 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 John H. Grabber United States · #352,758 worldwide 276 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 N. P. Martin United States · #490,020 worldwide 31 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 W.K. Coblentz United States · #606,073 worldwide 57 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Michael L. Sullivan United States · #682,389 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 J. M. Powell United States · #746,111 worldwide 143 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 G. E. Brink United States · #1,218,100 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center

Which keywords describe research at U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Milk Composition, Microbial Community, Methane Production, Ruminant Nutrition, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Energy Balance and Plant Breeding.

▲ 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. Milk Composition13▲ 329×2 topics
  2. Microbial Community11▲ 155×3 topics
  3. Methane Production11▲ 394×1 topic
  4. Ruminant Nutrition11▲ 394×1 topic
  5. Climate Change10▲ 4.1×17 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 24×6 topics
  7. Energy Balance6▲ 120×2 topics
  8. Plant Breeding6▲ 69×4 topics
  9. Genetic Improvement6▲ 73×4 topics
  10. Dairy Cattle6▲ 112×2 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity6▲ 13×6 topics
  12. Marker-Assisted Selection6▲ 75×3 topics
  13. Soil Carbon Sequestration5▲ 76×2 topics
  14. Probiotics5▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Animal Welfare5▲ 57×4 topics
  16. Genome-Wide Association5▲ 66×2 topics
  17. Population Genetics5▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Animal Breeding5▲ 111×1 topic
  19. Genomic Selection5▲ 111×1 topic
  20. Livestock Production5▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Heat Stress4▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Lipid Oxidation4▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Bioenergy Crops4▲ 309×1 topic
  24. Switchgrass4▲ 309×1 topic
  25. Microbiota4▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Health Benefits3▲ 10×6 topics
  27. Prebiotics3▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Consumer Perception3▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Immune Modulation3▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Gut Health3▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Lactic Acid Bacteria3▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Enzymatic Hydrolysis3▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Metabolic Adaptations3▲ 114×1 topic
  35. Physiological Responses3▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Reproductive Loss3▲ 111×1 topic
  37. Soil Fertility3▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Uterine Disease3▲ 111×1 topic
  39. Gut Microbiota3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Nitrogen Fixation3▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Bioenergy crop production and management and Probiotics and Fermented Foods.

Ruminant Nutrition and D…11Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 11 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…5Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 5 fractional worksBioenergy crop productio…4Bioenergy crop production and management: 4 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 3 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 3 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 3 fractional worksMilk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows: 2 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceGeneticsFood ScienceAnimal Science and Zoology2 others

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

  1. 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 11 works
  2. 2 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 5 works
  3. 3 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  4. 4 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 3 works
  5. 5 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  7. 7 Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  8. 8 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 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 available50.2%not open49.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center'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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