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U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory

In research, U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,005 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,079 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 28.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,254
of 28,054 · #10,263 all time
Rank in United States
#1,841
of 4,192
Research works
935
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory 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 #1,005 of 3,409 26.4%75 #470
Life SciencesDomain #5,079 of 7,800 24.8%92 #3883

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 28.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 52.9 works28×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 74.7 works15×
← 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: 14.65× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.80× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, W. J. Schroeder, Richard T. Mayer and Jinhe Bai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 W. J. Schroeder United States · #45,777 worldwide 359 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Richard T. Mayer United States · #120,637 worldwide 178 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jinhe Bai United States · #131,900 worldwide 179 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Elizabeth A. Baldwin United States · #198,645 worldwide 149 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 David G. Hall United States · #289,952 worldwide 105 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Nancy Kokalis-Burelle United States · #338,215 worldwide 101 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Joseph M. Patt United States · #344,624 worldwide 93 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Ed Stover United States · #529,247 worldwide 58 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Erin N. Rosskopf United States · #531,672 worldwide 100 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Roy E. McDonald United States · #555,369 worldwide 56 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Rootstock, Climate Change, Nutrient Uptake, Genome Sequencing, Host Specificity, Disease Resistance and Dormancy.

▲ 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▲ 4.1×13 topics
  2. Biological Control10▲ 60×9 topics
  3. Rootstock9▲ 155×2 topics
  4. Nutrient Uptake8▲ 106×2 topics
  5. Genome Sequencing7▲ 43×6 topics
  6. Host Specificity7▲ 57×4 topics
  7. Disease Resistance6▲ 118×3 topics
  8. Dormancy6▲ 148×1 topic
  9. Fruit Trees6▲ 148×1 topic
  10. Pathogen Transmission6▲ 77×2 topics
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Huanglongbing5▲ 502×1 topic
  13. Phytoplasmas5▲ 502×1 topic
  14. Aroma Compounds5▲ 54×3 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity5▲ 11×9 topics
  16. Plant Immunity5▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services5▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Fruit Quality5▲ 203×2 topics
  19. Genetic Regulation5▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Horticultural Crops5▲ 62×3 topics
  21. Plant Hormones5▲ 73×2 topics
  22. Modified Atmosphere Packaging5▲ 51×2 topics
  23. Ethylene Biosynthesis4▲ 146×1 topic
  24. Fruit Ripening4▲ 146×1 topic
  25. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Genetics4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  27. Endophytic Fungi4▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Genomic Characterization4▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Invasive Species4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  30. Plant Defense4▲ 75×2 topics
  31. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles4▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Jasmonate Signaling4▲ 90×1 topic
  33. Small RNAs4▲ 63×2 topics
  34. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  35. Gene Silencing4▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Soil Fertility4▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Viral RNA Silencing4▲ 96×1 topic
  38. Transcriptome Analysis4▲ 53×3 topics
  39. Water Stress4▲ 127×2 topics
  40. Anthocyanins3▲ 47×2 topics

Which research topics does U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens, Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Plant Physiology and Cul…6Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 6 fractional worksPhytoplasmas and Hemipte…5Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens: 5 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and …4Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…4Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 4 fractional worksPlant Disease Management…3Plant Disease Management Techniques: 3 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato A…3Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 3 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…3Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 3 fractional worksBerry genetics and culti…2Berry genetics and cultivation research: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceCell BiologyInsect ScienceHorticulture

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

  1. 1 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 6 works
  2. 2 Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Plant Science 5 works
  3. 3 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  6. 6 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 4 works
  7. 7 Plant Disease Management Techniques Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 3 works
  9. 9 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 3 works
  10. 10 Berry genetics and cultivation research Plant Science 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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