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U.S. Vegetable Laboratory

In research, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#998 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,120 of 7,800 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,063 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Insect Science is 50.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,482
of 28,054 · #11,784 all time
Rank in United States
#1,704
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
42.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is U.S. Vegetable 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 #998 of 3,409 21.0%108 #923
Life SciencesDomain #5,120 of 7,800 21.1%128 #5208
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,063 of 1,395 21.4%69 #695

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where U.S. Vegetable 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#923 #998
  2. Life Sciences#5,208 #5,120
  3. Plant Science#695 #1,063
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does U.S. Vegetable Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 50.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 20.1 works50×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 68.6 works28×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 108.0 works16×
← 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: 16.13× its world share, 108 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.52× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial 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, 16.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at U.S. Vegetable Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Drechsler, Amnon Levi and Howard F. Harrison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is U.S. Vegetable Laboratory.

  1. 1 Charles Drechsler United States · #107,875 worldwide 217 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Amnon Levi United States · #174,067 worldwide 91 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Howard F. Harrison United States · #298,243 worldwide 82 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 D. Michael Jackson United States · #358,338 worldwide 92 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 R. S. S. Fraser United States · #369,837 worldwide 128 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 W. Rodney Cooper United States · #383,554 worldwide 53 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 V.P. Maier United States · #392,874 worldwide 116 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Raymond D. Bennett United States · #514,891 worldwide 93 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Louis B. Rockland United States · #571,593 worldwide 112 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Kai‐Shu Ling United States · #588,443 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at U.S. Vegetable Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at U.S. Vegetable Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Genetic Diversity, Genomics, Genome Sequencing, Plant Immunity, Phylogenetic Relationships, Small RNAs and Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles.

▲ 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. Biological Control18▲ 83×10 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity17▲ 28×13 topics
  3. Genomics12▲ 28×7 topics
  4. Climate Change11▲ 2.8×19 topics
  5. Genome Sequencing9▲ 42×5 topics
  6. Plant Immunity9▲ 69×2 topics
  7. Phylogenetic Relationships8▲ 84×3 topics
  8. Small RNAs8▲ 98×2 topics
  9. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles8▲ 140×1 topic
  10. Jasmonate Signaling8▲ 140×1 topic
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Breeding8▲ 72×5 topics
  13. Host Specificity8▲ 48×4 topics
  14. Drought Tolerance7▲ 37×9 topics
  15. Invasive Species7▲ 12×9 topics
  16. QTL Mapping7▲ 45×5 topics
  17. Domestication7▲ 99×3 topics
  18. Gene Silencing7▲ 52×1 topic
  19. Nutritional Quality7▲ 67×3 topics
  20. Viral RNA Silencing7▲ 134×1 topic
  21. Nutrient Uptake7▲ 73×3 topics
  22. Potato7▲ 131×2 topics
  23. Plant Pathogens6▲ 150×3 topics
  24. Antioxidant Properties6▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Plant Growth6▲ 40×6 topics
  26. Biosynthesis6▲ 28×3 topics
  27. Heterosis6▲ 109×2 topics
  28. Rootstock6▲ 77×2 topics
  29. Genetic Mapping6▲ 51×6 topics
  30. Microbiota6▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Cucurbit Genetics6▲ 325×1 topic
  32. Cucurbitacins6▲ 325×1 topic
  33. Soil Fertility5▲ 17×6 topics
  34. Gut Microbiota5▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Disease Resistance5▲ 68×3 topics
  36. Genetic Variability5▲ 91×1 topic
  37. Okra Genetics5▲ 298×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Ecosystem Services5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  40. late blight resistance5▲ 213×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant Virus Research Studies, Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research and Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics.

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 8 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 7 fractional worksAdvances in Cucurbitacea…6Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Practices a…5Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics: 5 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resistance: 5 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteri…4Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 4 fractional worksPhytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens: 4 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 4 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 3 fractional works
Insect SciencePlant ScienceGenetics

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

  1. 1 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 8 works
  2. 2 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 7 works
  3. 3 Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research Genetics 6 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 5 works
  6. 6 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 4 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 4 works
  8. 8 Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 4 works
  10. 10 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 3 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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