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U.S. National Arboretum

In research, U.S. National Arboretum stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,465 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#11,200 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#2,261 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,970
of 28,054 · #24,773 all time
Rank in United States
#3,603
of 4,192
Research works
595
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is U.S. National Arboretum 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 #3,465 of 6,031 14.3%320
Life SciencesDomain #11,200 of 14,347 12.8%437
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,261 of 2,837 13.6%205

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 22.6 works16×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 39.4 works11×
← 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: 10.54× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.36× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.39× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at U.S. National Arboretum?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert J. Griesbach, Stephen A Spongberg and R. Jordan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is U.S. National Arboretum.

  1. 1 Robert J. Griesbach United States · #801,790 worldwide 45 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Stephen A Spongberg United States · #842,740 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 R. Jordan United States · #889,155 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Frank S. Santamour United States · #996,775 worldwide 20 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Alfred Rehder United States · #1,028,816 worldwide 39 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Donald Wyman United States · #1,270,662 worldwide 13 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Margaret R. Pooler United States · #1,400,907 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Michael S. Dosmann United States · #1,437,257 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at U.S. National Arboretum

Which keywords describe research at U.S. National Arboretum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Biogeography, Phylogenetic Analysis, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation and Global Change.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 7.3×28 topics
  2. Invasive Species11▲ 34×13 topics
  3. Biodiversity10▲ 16×10 topics
  4. Biogeography8▲ 41×11 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 31×7 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Conservation7▲ 21×9 topics
  8. Global Change7▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services6▲ 20×6 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 17×8 topics
  11. Phylogeny4▲ 38×11 topics
  12. Host Specificity4▲ 49×4 topics
  13. Biological Invasions4▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 31×6 topics
  15. Plant-Animal Interactions4▲ 56×1 topic
  16. Pollinator Decline4▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem3▲ 40×3 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity3▲ 9.9×8 topics
  20. Taxonomic Revision3▲ 58×2 topics
  21. Endophytic Fungi3▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Genomic Characterization3▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Taxonomy3▲ 31×7 topics
  24. Community Ecology3▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Functional Diversity3▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Mycorrhizal Fungi3▲ 53×2 topics
  27. Antioxidant3▲ 5.4×11 topics
  28. Gene Expression3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  29. DNA Barcoding3▲ 22×6 topics
  30. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Polyploidy3▲ 70×4 topics
  32. Biological Control2▲ 20×9 topics
  33. Flora2▲ 103×2 topics
  34. Food Security2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  35. Vascular Plants2▲ 103×2 topics
  36. Nutrient Cycling2▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Phylogenetics2▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Symbiosis2▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Angiosperm Phylogeny2▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Small RNAs2▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does U.S. National Arboretum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and animal studies, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Plant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…3Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…2Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 2 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 2 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 2 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species…2Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 2 fractional worksEcology and Conservation Studies: 2 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology: 1 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsCell BiologyNature and Landscape ConservationPlant Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  2. 2 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Conservation Studies Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Virus Research Studies 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has U.S. National Arboretum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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.

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