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University of Arkansas System

In research, University of Arkansas System stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,773 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,493 of 7,800 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,125 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Animal Science and Zoology is 35.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,858
of 28,054 · #14,354 all time
Rank in United States
#1,317
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is University of Arkansas System 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 #1,773 of 3,409 16.7%165 #1741
Life SciencesDomain #4,493 of 7,800 17.1%210 #6445
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,125 of 1,395 15.5%74 #1546

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Arkansas System 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#1,741 #1,773
  2. Life Sciences#6,445 #4,493
  3. Plant Science#1,546 #1,125
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 University of Arkansas System specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 35.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 24.8 works35×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 73.5 works13×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 165.2 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: 10.83× its world share, 165 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 2.95× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 13.50× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Arkansas System?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul A Beck, Travis Faske and Shane Gadberry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Arkansas System.

  1. 1 Paul A Beck United States · #427,930 worldwide 190 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Travis Faske United States · #714,473 worldwide 54 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Shane Gadberry United States · #877,679 worldwide 58 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Ioannis E. Tzanetakis United States · #932,313 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 G. M. Lorenz United States · #1,379,351 worldwide 18 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at University of Arkansas System

Which keywords describe research at University of Arkansas System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Heat Stress, Food Safety, QTL Mapping, Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Pathogenicity and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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 Change25▲ 2.9×35 topics
  2. Epidemiology19▲ 1.47×27 topics
  3. Heat Stress15▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Food Safety15▲ 16×12 topics
  5. QTL Mapping14▲ 38×4 topics
  6. Gut Microbiota14▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Probiotics13▲ 18×6 topics
  8. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.3×19 topics
  9. Pathogenicity12▲ 59×4 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity12▲ 8.3×13 topics
  11. Foodborne Illness12▲ 103×2 topics
  12. Drought Resistance11▲ 36×4 topics
  13. Amino Acids11▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Weed Control11▲ 121×2 topics
  15. Antibiotic Alternatives10▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Poultry Production10▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Genome Sequencing10▲ 20×6 topics
  18. Plant Physiology10▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Infection10▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Microbial Communities9▲ 6.5×5 topics
  21. Microbial Inactivation9▲ 84×2 topics
  22. Yield Potential9▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Crop Losses8▲ 204×1 topic
  24. Herbicide Resistance8▲ 204×1 topic
  25. Integrated Pest Management8▲ 136×2 topics
  26. Water Management8▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Biological Control8▲ 17×8 topics
  28. Genetic Mapping8▲ 33×5 topics
  29. Bacterial Contamination8▲ 108×2 topics
  30. Vaccine8▲ 6.2×4 topics
  31. Aerobic Rice Systems8▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Animal Welfare8▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Rice8▲ 44×1 topic
  34. UV Radiation8▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Listeria monocytogenes8▲ 158×1 topic
  36. fresh produce8▲ 158×1 topic
  37. Livestock Production8▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Dairy Cattle7▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Drought Tolerance7▲ 16×8 topics
  40. Plant Immunity7▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Arkansas System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement and Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…10Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 10 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbici…8Weed Control and Herbicide Applications: 8 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…8Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 8 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes i…8Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 8 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 6 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 5 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…5Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 5 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 5 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 5 fractional worksPesticide and Herbicide …5Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies: 5 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyPlant ScienceBiotechnologySoil Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  2. 2 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 8 works
  3. 3 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 8 works
  4. 4 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 8 works
  5. 5 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 6 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 5 works
  7. 7 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  8. 8 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 5 works
  9. 9 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 5 works
  10. 10 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Pollution 5 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 available54.4%not open45.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Arkansas System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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