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Virginia Cooperative Extension

In research, Virginia Cooperative Extension stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,459 of 6,403 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,208 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Plant Science is 12.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,057
of 22,385 · #6,530 all time
Rank in United States
#1,378
of 3,332
Research works
1.6k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Virginia Cooperative Extension

What is Virginia Cooperative Extension known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,459 of 6,403 6.3%86 #2232
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,208 of 3,157 6.2%67 #1423

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Cooperative Extension 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Virginia Cooperative Extension work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Virginia Cooperative Extension is in Life Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (44%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 107 fractional works · 56.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 83 fractional works · 43.7% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 21.9% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginiaCooperative…191fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8343.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2111.1%
    3. Neuroscience21.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Environmental Science2010.4%
    2. Engineering105.0%
    3. Computer Science31.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Energy00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine136.9%
    2. Health Professions105.4%
    3. Nursing31.5%
    4. Veterinary20.8%
    1. Social Sciences136.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting31.5%
    3. Psychology21.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities21.0%
    5. Decision Sciences10.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Virginia Cooperative Extension specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 41.7 works13×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 83.3 works9.2×
← 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: 9.19× its world share, 83 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.09× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.04× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 2.99× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.20× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9.19×83 works
  2. Veterinary6.20×2 works
  3. Nursing2.99×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.09×21 works
  5. Environmental Science2.09×20 works
  6. Health Professions2.04×10 works
  7. Neuroscience0.59×2 works
  8. Social Sciences0.52×13 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×3 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.39×1 works
  11. Psychology0.37×2 works
  12. Medicine0.36×13 works
  13. Engineering0.33×10 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.33×2 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×1 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.27×0 works
  17. Energy0.26×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.18×3 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.18×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Cooperative Extension?

Ranked on the quality score, Elmer E. Meleen, Walter V. Searigh and Walter V. Searight lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Cooperative Extension.

  1. 1 Elmer E. Meleen United States · #1,872,884 worldwide 11 citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Walter V. Searigh United States · #2,259,510 worldwide 1 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Walter V. Searight United States · #2,395,003 worldwide 97 citations · 76 works
  4. 4 Sharon K Junge United States · #3,605,204 worldwide 48 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Lisa Bush United States · #3,702,694 worldwide 99 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Richard H. Molinar United States · #3,772,386 worldwide 220 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Jesús Valencia United States · #3,870,623 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 David Pinney United States · #4,259,051 worldwide 156 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Mary A. McFarland United States · #4,315,921 worldwide 40 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Dalton S. Harrison United States · #4,373,875 worldwide 119 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Cooperative Extension

What are the most cited papers from Virginia Cooperative Extension?

The most cited paper from Virginia Cooperative Extension is "A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef" (Cynthia A. Daley, Amber Abbott, Patrick S. Doyle et al., 2010), with 806 citations. Next come "A meta-analysis of global cropland soil carbon changes due to cover cropping" (555) and "Increased Fitness of Rice Plants to Abiotic Stress Via Habitat Adapted Symbiosis: A Strategy for Mitigating Impacts of Climate Change" (470).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef Cynthia A. Daley, Amber Abbott, Patrick S. Doyle et al. · Nutrition Journal Open access 10 Mar 2010 806
2 A meta-analysis of global cropland soil carbon changes due to cover cropping Jinshi Jian, Xuan Du, Mark S. Reiter et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry ReviewOpen access 27 Jan 2020 555
3 Increased Fitness of Rice Plants to Abiotic Stress Via Habitat Adapted Symbiosis: A Strategy for Mitigating Impacts of Climate Change Regina S. Redman, Yong Ok Kim, Claire Woodward et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 5 Jul 2011 470
4 Anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with diabetes Margaret M. Collins, Paul E. Corcoran, Ivan J. Perry · Diabetic Medicine 15 Dec 2008 469
5 Producers’ perceptions and attitudes toward precision agriculture technologies Anne Mims Adrian, Shannon H. Norwood, Paul L. Mask · Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 25 Jun 2005 363
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Cooperative Extension?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biological Control, Invasive Species, Phylogenetic Analysis, Host Specificity, Fungal Pathogens, Sustainability and Transcriptome Analysis.

▲ 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-now 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 Change22▲ 4.2×39 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 2.5×24 topics
  3. Biological Control11▲ 39×8 topics
  4. Invasive Species10▲ 12×12 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 14×8 topics
  6. Host Specificity7▲ 32×3 topics
  7. Fungal Pathogens7▲ 27×4 topics
  8. Transcriptome Analysis6▲ 52×3 topics
  9. Genetics6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity6▲ 6.7×10 topics
  11. Genomic Characterization5▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Molecular Identification5▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity5▲ 3.6×13 topics
  14. Endophytic Fungi5▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Plant Pathogenesis5▲ 45×1 topic
  16. Genome Sequencing5▲ 17×6 topics
  17. Plant Pathogens5▲ 85×3 topics
  18. Food Security5▲ 5.0×10 topics
  19. Integrated Pest Management5▲ 125×2 topics
  20. Genetic Mapping5▲ 31×5 topics
  21. Rootstock5▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services4▲ 6.1×9 topics
  23. Health Promotion4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  24. Phylogeny4▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Population Dynamics4▲ 8.7×8 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  27. Weed Control4▲ 80×2 topics
  28. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles4▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Jasmonate Signaling4▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Grapevine4▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Nutrient Uptake4▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Evolution4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  33. Fruit Quality4▲ 76×2 topics
  34. Taxonomy4▲ 13×7 topics
  35. Plant Physiology4▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Anthocyanins4▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Disease Resistance4▲ 34×3 topics
  38. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. Crop Losses3▲ 132×1 topic
  40. Herbicide Resistance3▲ 132×1 topic

Which research topics does Virginia Cooperative Extension publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Weed Control and Herbicide Applications and Horticultural and Viticultural Research.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…5Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 5 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…4Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbici…3Weed Control and Herbicide Applications: 3 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…3Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksFungal Plant Pathogen Control: 3 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance…2Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 2 fractional worksPlant Disease Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 2 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…2Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 2 fractional works
Cell BiologyInsect SciencePlant ScienceGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  3. 3 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Fungal Plant Pathogen Control Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  7. 7 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Disease Management Techniques Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies 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 available62.0%not open38.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Cooperative Extension's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Virginia Cooperative Extension as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Virginia Cooperative Extension0.00095% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Virginia Cooperative Extension over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Virginia Cooperative Extension8.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2018.

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