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Virginia Cooperative Extension

In research, Virginia Cooperative Extension stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,226 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,405 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 12.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,220
of 28,054 · #22,420 all time
Rank in United States
#2,466
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Virginia Cooperative Extension 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 #2,226 of 3,409 17.0%67 #2650
Life SciencesDomain #6,405 of 7,800 18.8%86 #10602

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Virginia Cooperative Extension specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 34.1 works13×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 67.5 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: 9.24× its world share, 68 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.98× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.23× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 3.45× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.63× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 8 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.

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Cooperative Extension?

Ranked on the composite score, Markéta Kulhánková, Henry P. Wilson and Robert J. Richardson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Cooperative Extension.

  1. 1 Markéta Kulhánková United States · #869,112 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Henry P. Wilson United States · #1,044,333 worldwide 52 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Robert J. Richardson United States · #1,093,068 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Xiao Yang United States · #1,232,809 worldwide 37 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Kathleen Jamison United States · #1,521,931 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Cooperative Extension

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Cooperative Extension?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biological Control, Phylogenetic Analysis, Invasive Species, Fungal Pathogens, Host Specificity, 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 2022–2025 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 Change19▲ 4.6×37 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 2.6×21 topics
  3. Biological Control8▲ 36×8 topics
  4. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 16×8 topics
  5. Invasive Species7▲ 11×12 topics
  6. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Host Specificity6▲ 34×3 topics
  8. Genetics5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  9. Transcriptome Analysis5▲ 51×3 topics
  10. Biodiversity5▲ 4.2×13 topics
  11. Molecular Identification5▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Endophytic Fungi5▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Genetic Diversity5▲ 7.0×9 topics
  14. Genomic Characterization5▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Plant Pathogenesis5▲ 48×1 topic
  16. Food Security5▲ 5.5×8 topics
  17. Integrated Pest Management4▲ 150×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  19. Genome Sequencing4▲ 17×5 topics
  20. Health Promotion4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  21. Weed Control4▲ 90×2 topics
  22. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  23. Grapevine4▲ 60×2 topics
  24. Anthocyanins3▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Plant Pathogens3▲ 73×3 topics
  26. Gut Microbiota3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Rootstock3▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Water Deficit3▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Wine Quality3▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Phylogeny3▲ 13×7 topics
  31. Plant Physiology3▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Crop Losses3▲ 148×1 topic
  33. Herbicide Resistance3▲ 148×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  35. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles3▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Jasmonate Signaling3▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Chronic Disease3▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Genetic Mapping3▲ 23×5 topics
  39. Herbicides3▲ 52×2 topics
  40. Disease Resistance3▲ 35×3 topics

Which research topics does Virginia Cooperative Extension publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Weed Control and Herbicide Applications and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…5Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 5 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…3Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 3 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbici…3Weed Control and Herbicide Applications: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…3Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 2 fractional worksDiverse Educational Inno…2Diverse Educational Innovations Studies: 2 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 2 fractional worksPesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies: 2 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology an…2Forest Insect Ecology and Management: 2 fractional works
Cell BiologyPlant ScienceInsect ScienceGeneral Health Professions4 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 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 works
  7. 7 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  8. 8 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 2 works
  9. 9 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Pollution 2 works
  10. 10 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Cooperative Extension's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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