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Agronomy and Crop Science research

Agronomy and Crop Science is a subfield of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Science Explorer counts 271k research works in it since 1950. 17.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber, and reclamation.

Research works
271k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
48k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
11
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+41%
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What is Agronomy and Crop Science research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Sustainable Agriculture, Genetic Improvement, Milk Composition, Energy Balance, Maize Yield, Nitrogen Uptake. Gaining share since 2009–13: Agricultural Development, Russian Agriculture, Climate Change, Beef Cattle, Livestock Production. Losing share: Bioenergy Crops, Switchgrass, African Swine Fever, Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Agriculture21k▲ 1.41×4 topics
  2. Genetic Improvement18k◆ 1.09×3 topics
  3. Milk Composition11k▼ 0.76×2 topics
  4. Energy Balance11k▼ 0.67×2 topics
  5. Maize Yield9,542◆ 1.03×1 topic
  6. Nitrogen Uptake9,542◆ 1.03×1 topic
  7. Climate Change8,093▲ 4.9×2 topics
  8. Methane Production8,051▼ 0.77×1 topic
  9. Ruminant Nutrition8,051▼ 0.77×1 topic
  10. Reproductive Loss7,464▼ 0.72×1 topic
  11. Uterine Disease7,464▼ 0.72×1 topic
  12. African Swine Fever7,306▼ 0.66×1 topic
  13. Foot-and-Mouth Disease7,306▼ 0.66×1 topic
  14. Agricultural Productivity7,181◆ 1.08×1 topic
  15. Intercropping7,181◆ 1.08×1 topic
  16. Beef Cattle5,750▲ 4.5×1 topic
  17. Livestock Production5,750▲ 4.5×1 topic
  18. Crop Adaptation4,803▲ 3.8×1 topic
  19. Forage Production4,803▲ 3.8×1 topic
  20. Bovine Mastitis3,314▼ 0.74×1 topic
  21. Milk Quality3,314▼ 0.74×1 topic
  22. Agricultural Development3,290▲ 8.0×1 topic
  23. Russian Agriculture3,290▲ 8.0×1 topic
  24. Bioenergy Crops3,276▼ 0.57×1 topic
  25. Switchgrass3,276▼ 0.57×1 topic
  26. Livestock Farming2,376▲ 1.54×1 topic
  27. Rural Development2,376▲ 1.54×1 topic

Which countries lead Agronomy and Crop Science research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and India rank highest in Agronomy and Crop Science. By volume, India and China publish the most (6.2k and 5.8k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #2 all time 38.0% top 10% · 5.8k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 18.7% top 10% · 5.4k works
  3. 3 India · #9 all time 8.1% top 10% · 6.2k works
  4. 4 Australia · #4 all time 28.0% top 10% · 743 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom · #3 all time 23.6% top 10% · 812 works
  6. 6 Germany · #6 all time 27.2% top 10% · 722 works
  7. 7 Italy · #10 all time 29.0% top 10% · 786 works
  8. 8 Canada · #5 all time 20.3% top 10% · 753 works
  9. 9 Spain · #11 all time 25.4% top 10% · 583 works
  10. 10 France · #7 all time 18.6% top 10% · 844 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 41 countries ranked in Agronomy and Crop Science. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Agronomy and Crop Science

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 6.2k works
  2. 2 China 5.8k works
  3. 3 United States 5.4k works
  4. 4 Indonesia 5.4k works
  5. 5 Russia 3.7k works
  6. 6 Brazil 2.3k works
  7. 7 Egypt 1.1k works
  8. 8 Türkiye 1k works
  9. 9 France 844 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 812 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

India: 18.9%China: 18.0%United States: 16.5%Indonesia: 16.5%6 others listed: 30.2%19%largest
India6,153 · 18.9%China5,835 · 18.0%United States5,360 · 16.5%Indonesia5,357 · 16.5%6 others listed9,801 · 30.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Agronomy and Crop Science research?

China Agricultural University (China) ranks first in Agronomy and Crop Science on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Northwest A&F University and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China Agricultural University China · Beijing · #12 all time 47.4% top 10% · 248 works
  2. 2 Northwest A&F University China · Yangling · #26 all time 49.4% top 10% · 166 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China · Beijing · #21 all time 44.3% top 10% · 181 works
  4. 4 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China · Beijing · #77 all time 45.2% top 10% · 158 works
  5. 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #40 all time 45.8% top 10% · 99 works
  6. 6 Shandong Agricultural University China · Tai’an · #78 all time 41.6% top 10% · 87 works
  7. 7 Nanjing Agricultural University China · Nanjing · #36 all time 46.9% top 10% · 140 works
  8. 8 Wageningen University & Research Netherlands · Wageningen · #4 all time 37.8% top 10% · 123 works
  9. 9 Gansu Agricultural University China · Lanzhou · #91 all time 40.0% top 10% · 118 works
  10. 10 Sichuan Agricultural University China · Ya'an · #57 all time 34.1% top 10% · 126 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 121 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Agronomy and Crop Science.

Top 100 Agronomy and Crop Science institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Agricultural Research Center Egypt 302 works
  2. 2 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Ethiopia 273 works
  3. 3 IPB University Indonesia 263 works
  4. 4 China Agricultural University China 248 works
  5. 5 Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture India 199 works
  6. 6 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University India 196 works
  7. 7 University of Brawijaya Indonesia 186 works
  8. 8 University of Florida United States 182 works
  9. 9 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China 181 works
  10. 10 Kansas State University United States 170 works

Who are the leading researchers in Agronomy and Crop Science?

Among the most productive authors in Agronomy and Crop Science, C. A. Edwards, John Sutton and Keith Paustian rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 C. A. Edwards United States · #262 worldwide 4.6k citations · 190 works
  2. 2 John Sutton Australia · #1,956 worldwide 1.5k citations · 134 works
  3. 3 Keith Paustian United States · #2,115 worldwide 2.5k citations · 101 works
  4. 4 Ejaz Ahmad Khan United States · #2,236 worldwide 7.1k citations · 71 works
  5. 5 John Hodgson New Zealand · #2,291 worldwide 2.1k citations · 180 works
  6. 6 David Tilman United States · #2,520 worldwide 6.9k citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Robert C. Gallo United States · #2,607 worldwide 1.6k citations · 130 works
  8. 8 Ron A. M. Fouchier Netherlands · #4,366 worldwide 1k citations · 67 works
  9. 9 Stephen P. Long United States · #4,377 worldwide 1.8k citations · 82 works
  10. 10 Miguel A. Altieri United States · #4,595 worldwide 947 citations · 100 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,027 highest-output authors in Agronomy and Crop Science. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Agronomy and Crop Science researchers

Where is Agronomy and Crop Science research done?

The largest centres of Agronomy and Crop Science research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Giza (Egypt) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lobnya, Gia Lộc and Clay Center.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 1.3k works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 836 works
  3. 3 Giza Egypt 483 works
  4. 4 Jakarta Indonesia 432 works
  5. 5 São Paulo Brazil 378 works
  6. 6 New Delhi India 367 works
  7. 7 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 350 works
  8. 8 Bogor Indonesia 316 works
  9. 9 Malang Indonesia 309 works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 267 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LobnyaRU · 60.6 works118×
  2. Gia LộcVN · 50.8 works70×
  3. Clay CenterUS · 20.6 works59×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Agronomy and Crop Science than the world average.

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Agronomy and Crop Science research by country

The best places for Agronomy and Crop Science research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Agronomy and Crop Science?

Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Northwest A&F University and Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%60%mean 26.7%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China Agricultural University: 248, 47.4%Northwest A&F University: 166, 49.4%Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research: 273, 6.0%Kansas State University: 170, 15.1%Nanjing Agricultural University: 140, 46.9%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 105, 32.3%IPB University: 263, 5.7%The University of Agriculture, Peshawar: 63, 14.2%Gansu Agricultural University: 118, 40.0%Punjab Agricultural University: 165, 10.0%Northwest A&F Univer…China Agricultural U…Kansas State Univers…Ethiopian Institute …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1China Agricultural University China 70.247.4%9.2×248 -24.3%
2Northwest A&F University China 67.749.4%8.7×166 -9.5%
3Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Ethiopia 63.66.0%47.0×273 +561.3%
4Kansas State University United States 62.915.1%15.8×170 +153.0%
5Nanjing Agricultural University China 62.846.9%7.4×140 +12.7%
6Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden 62.632.3%13.9×105 -19.0%
7IPB University Indonesia 61.55.7%9.4×263 +225.8%
8The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Pakistan 60.814.2%25.2×63 +347.3%
9Gansu Agricultural University China 60.240.0%16.4×118 -41.0%
10Punjab Agricultural University India 60.010.0%20.9×165 +177.3%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Agronomy and Crop Science research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Agricultural Development and Policies, Livestock Farming and Management and Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Agricultural Development and Policies+1076%
  2. Livestock Farming and Management+830%
  3. Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement+305%
  4. Livestock Management and Performance Improvement+190%
  5. Crop Yield and Soil Fertility+96%
  6. Bioenergy crop production and management+92%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Agronomy and Crop Science include?

Reproductive Physiology in Livestock: 48k fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 45k fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 39k fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 37k fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 31k fractional worksMilk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows: 18k fractional worksBioenergy crop productio…17kBioenergy crop production and management: 17k fractional worksLivestock Farming and Management: 13k fractional worksAgricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement: 9,849 fractional worksLivestock Management and Performance Improvement: 8,163 fractional worksAgricultural Development and Policies: 5,755 fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.