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Wye College

In research, Wye College stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#890 of 5,126 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,441 of 11,023 worldwide) and Plant Science (#725 of 2,489 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,506
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#436
of 1,844
Research works
1.5k
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
50k
33.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Wye College

What is Wye College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #890 of 5,126 13.2%830
Life SciencesDomain #2,441 of 11,023 12.5%1,071
Plant ScienceSubfield #725 of 2,489 12.9%403
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,922 of 5,801 11.4%197
Environmental ScienceField #2,995 of 5,407 12.3%125
Physical SciencesDomain #13,012 of 17,446 12.9%203
Social SciencesDomain #12,060 of 14,833 12.1%148

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wye College 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 Wye College work in?

In all years, 71% of research at Wye College is in Life Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (55%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 4.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 1,071 fractional works · 71.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 830 fractional works · 55.4% of its workPlant Science: 403 fractional works · 26.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 92 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 81 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 62 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInsect Science: 54 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 53 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSoil Science: 44 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workForestry: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 197 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 95 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGenetics: 43 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCell Biology: 34 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 203 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 125 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 148 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 49 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 33 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 77 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmall Animals: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWye College1,498fractional works, all years
Life Sciences71%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Life Sciences1,07171.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences83055.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19713.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics302.0%
    4. Neuroscience90.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology50.4%
    1. Environmental Science1258.4%
    2. Engineering261.7%
    3. Chemistry221.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.6%
    5. Materials Science70.4%
    6. Computer Science40.3%
    7. Mathematics30.2%
    8. Energy30.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    10. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    1. Social Sciences533.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance493.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting302.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities100.6%
    5. Decision Sciences50.3%
    6. Psychology20.1%
    1. Medicine463.1%
    2. Veterinary161.1%
    3. Nursing130.9%
    4. Health Professions20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 4.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 4.97× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.37× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.97×1 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.37×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.24×1 works
  4. Neuroscience1.73×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.66×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.31×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×0 works
  8. Psychology0.74×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.27×0 works
  12. Medicine0.20×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wye College?

Ranked on the quality score, John W. Mansfıeld, W. Holmes and Ruth Gasson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wye College.

  1. 1 John W. Mansfıeld United Kingdom · #502,286 worldwide 16k citations · 236 works
  2. 2 W. Holmes United Kingdom · #676,746 worldwide 10k citations · 286 works
  3. 3 Ruth Gasson United Kingdom · #850,640 worldwide 2.3k citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Alexander Grabov United Kingdom · #941,768 worldwide 2.6k citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Michael Redclift United Kingdom · #951,192 worldwide 8.4k citations · 326 works
  6. 6 S. T. C. Wright United Kingdom · #1,106,041 worldwide 1.6k citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Angus James Beck United Kingdom · #1,259,500 worldwide 3.7k citations · 53 works
  8. 8 H. F. Taylor United Kingdom · #1,623,737 worldwide 1.1k citations · 43 works
  9. 9 J. Duckworth United Kingdom · #1,751,075 worldwide 1.5k citations · 78 works
  10. 10 R. C. Campling United Kingdom · #2,062,445 worldwide 2.4k citations · 109 works
All ranked researchers at Wye College

What are the most cited papers from Wye College?

The most cited paper from Wye College is "FT Protein Movement Contributes to Long-Distance Signaling in Floral Induction of Arabidopsis" (Laurent Corbesier, Coral A. Vincent, Seonghoe Jang et al., 2007), with 2,304 citations. Next come "Toxicity of heavy metals to microorganisms and microbial processes in agricultural soils: a review" (1,989) and "Contributions of nitrification and denitrification to N2O emissions from soils at different water-filled pore space" (1,248).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 FT Protein Movement Contributes to Long-Distance Signaling in Floral Induction of Arabidopsis Laurent Corbesier, Coral A. Vincent, Seonghoe Jang et al. · Science 19 Apr 2007 2,304
2 Toxicity of heavy metals to microorganisms and microbial processes in agricultural soils: a review K.E. Giller, Ernst Witter, S. P. McGrath · Soil Biology and Biochemistry Sep 1998 1,989
3 Contributions of nitrification and denitrification to N2O emissions from soils at different water-filled pore space Emma J. Bateman, Elizabeth M. Baggs · Biology and Fertility of Soils 22 Mar 2005 1,248
4 An Empathy-Driven, Conversational Artificial Intelligence Agent (Wysa) for Digital Mental Well-Being: Real-World Data Evaluation Mixed-Methods Study Becky Inkster, Shubhankar Sarda, Vinod Subramanian · JMIR mhealth and uhealth Open access 18 Oct 2018 1,102
5 The molecular biology of leaf senescence Vicky Buchanan‐Wollaston · Journal of Experimental Botany 1997 969
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wye College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Genetic Diversity, Multifunctionality, Phylogenetic Analysis, Environmental Policy and Gene Expression.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change165▲ 4.1×73 topics
  2. Sustainability110▲ 4.1×50 topics
  3. Biodiversity101▲ 8.9×22 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity77▲ 10×15 topics
  5. Multifunctionality60▲ 71×2 topics
  6. Gene Expression60▲ 6.5×10 topics
  7. Phylogenetic Analysis59▲ 10×11 topics
  8. Environmental Policy58▲ 25×10 topics
  9. Invasive Species56▲ 6.5×17 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture54▲ 13×14 topics
  11. Biological Control52▲ 20×9 topics
  12. Metabolism52▲ 5.3×19 topics
  13. Common Agricultural Policy51▲ 211×1 topic
  14. agricultural subsidies51▲ 211×1 topic
  15. Host Specificity48▲ 25×5 topics
  16. Rural Development47▲ 10×13 topics
  17. Antioxidant44▲ 4.4×27 topics
  18. Plant Pathogens42▲ 67×3 topics
  19. Rhizosphere Interactions40▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Nitrogen Fixation38▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Plant Breeding38▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Rootstock38▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Plant Immunity37▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Root Exudates37▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Marker-Assisted Selection36▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Nutrient Uptake36▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Gut Microbiota35▲ 7.0×6 topics
  28. Fungal Pathogens35▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Milk Composition35▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Microbial Community34▲ 24×5 topics
  31. Genome Analysis34▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Heat Stress34▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Host Recognition33▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Methane Production33▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Ruminant Nutrition33▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Population Genetics32▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Quantitative Genetics32▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Animal Breeding32▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Genomic Selection32▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Drought Tolerance32▲ 15×9 topics

Which research topics does Wye College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems, Climate Change and Health Impacts and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases.

Agriculture Sustainabili…0Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 0 fractional worksInnovation, Sustainabili…0Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems: 0 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 0 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 0 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks0Eurasian Exchange Networks: 0 fractional worksLanguage and Culture0Language and Culture: 0 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 0 fractional works
EcologySociology and Political ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics6 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 0 works
  2. 2 Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  4. 4 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  5. 5 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 0 works
  6. 6 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 0 works
  7. 7 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 0 works
  9. 9 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 0 works
  10. 10 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 0 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 available11.2%not open88.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wye College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wye College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000013% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Wye College0.0000066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wye College 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.

10%20%30%Wye College22.1% in 2007all institutions10.0% in 20072000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.6% in 1992.

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