Question 1

Which countries lead General Agricultural and Biological Sciences research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, China and Germany rank highest in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. By volume, Indonesia and India publish the most (47k and 9.3k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead General Agricultural and Biological Sciences research?

Accepted Answer

Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands) ranks first in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Vinnytsia National Agrarian University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, K.E. Giller, Peter H. Verburg and Robert J. Finger have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is General Agricultural and Biological Sciences research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of General Agricultural and Biological Sciences research in 2022-now are Jakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia), Makassar (Indonesia) and Medan (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Manizales, Unaaha and Kupang.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study General Agricultural and Biological Sciences?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Wageningen University & Research, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University and IPB University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is General Agricultural and Biological Sciences research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies, Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics and Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences is "The Use of Cronbach’s Alpha When Developing and Reporting Research Instruments in Science Education" (Keith S. Taber, 2017), with 10,668 citations. Next come "A model for technical inefficiency effects in a stochastic frontier production function for panel data" (6,045) and "The Path Forward for Biofuels and Biomaterials" (5,734).