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University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

In research, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,188 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,694 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 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,463
of 28,054 · #22,565 all time
Rank in United States
#2,187
of 4,192
Research works
597
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources 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 #2,188 of 3,409 22.5%65 #3441
Life SciencesDomain #6,694 of 7,800 22.0%74 #11642

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources 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 University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 25.1 works8.0×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 65.1 works7.6×
← 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: 7.63× its world share, 65 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.20× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 3.80× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 5.94× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.21× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources?

Ranked on the composite score, Lorrene D. Ritchie, Wendi Gosliner and Surendra K. Dara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

  1. 1 Lorrene D. Ritchie United States · #202,558 worldwide 169 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Wendi Gosliner United States · #418,810 worldwide 61 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Surendra K. Dara United States · #646,623 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Eric T. Natwick United States · #946,017 worldwide 69 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Martin I. López United States · #1,548,974 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Which keywords describe research at University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Obesity, Public Health, Health Effects, Social Determinants, Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 5.7×45 topics
  2. Mental Health16▲ 6.1×9 topics
  3. Public Health16▲ 6.0×16 topics
  4. Sustainability15▲ 3.4×23 topics
  5. Obesity14▲ 10×6 topics
  6. Epidemiology13▲ 1.85×16 topics
  7. Health Effects13▲ 12×11 topics
  8. Social Determinants12▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Food Insecurity12▲ 116×1 topic
  10. Health Outcomes12▲ 25×1 topic
  11. Physical Activity12▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Prevalence10▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Childhood10▲ 85×1 topic
  14. Overweight10▲ 88×1 topic
  15. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.2×18 topics
  16. Invasive Species7▲ 9.2×14 topics
  17. Remote Sensing7▲ 3.0×10 topics
  18. Biological Control7▲ 24×9 topics
  19. Food Security6▲ 6.5×10 topics
  20. Biodiversity6▲ 4.7×12 topics
  21. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Global Warming5▲ 6.4×8 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  24. Agriculture4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  25. Soil Properties4▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  27. Child Development4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  28. Community Engagement4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Rural Development4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  30. Nutrition4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  31. Supply Chain4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  32. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Rootstock4▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Forest Fires3▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Global Impact3▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Population Dynamics3▲ 7.0×9 topics
  37. Wildfire Activity3▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Food Waste3▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Fire effects on ecosystems and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Food Security and Health…12Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 12 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…10Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 10 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksYouth Development and Social Support: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 2 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGlobal and Planetary ChangeNutrition and Dietetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 12 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  3. 3 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  5. 5 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 3 works
  6. 6 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  7. 7 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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