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Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research

Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 9.7k research works in it since 1950. 11.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the genetics and genomics of the Cucurbitaceae family, including cucumbers, melons, watermelons, pumpkins, and related species. It covers topics such as domestication, phylogenetic relationships, biosynthesis of bioactive compounds like cucurbitacins, pharmacological activities, genetic diversity, QTL mapping for important traits, and crop evolution.

  • Cucurbit Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Domestication
  • Phylogenetic Relationships
  • Biosynthesis
  • Cucurbitacins
  • Pharmacological Activities
  • Genetic Diversity
  • QTL Mapping
  • Crop Evolution
Research works
9.7k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+57%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (652 and 319 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 652 works
  2. 2 China 319 works
  3. 3 Nigeria 205 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 160 works
  5. 5 United States 102 works
  6. 6 Egypt 74 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 73 works
  8. 8 Pakistan 62 works
  9. 9 Brazil 53 works
  10. 10 Iraq 52 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: 37.2%China: 18.2%Nigeria: 11.7%Indonesia: 9.2%6 others listed: 23.8%37%largest
India652 · 37.2%China319 · 18.2%Nigeria205 · 11.7%Indonesia160 · 9.2%6 others listed417 · 23.8%

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

Which institutions lead Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture publishes the most Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research research, followed by Punjab Agricultural University and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Sam Higginbottom Institute of AgricultureIndia 33 works
  2. 2 Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia 24 works
  3. 3 Royal Botanic Gardens, KewUnited Kingdom 17 works
  4. 4 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 14 works
  5. 5 Indian Agricultural Research InstituteIndia 14 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Research CenterEgypt 13 works
  7. 7 Indian Institute of Horticultural ResearchIndia 13 works
  8. 8 University of Horticultural Sciences BagalkoteIndia 12 works
  9. 9 University of Port HarcourtNigeria 12 works
  10. 10 Indian Institute of Vegetable ResearchIndia 11 works

Where is Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research research done?

The largest centres of Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), New Delhi (India), Allahabad (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ludhiana and Allahabad.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 56 works
  2. 2 New Delhi India 53 works
  3. 3 Allahabad India 35 works
  4. 4 Dhaka Bangladesh 29 works
  5. 5 Giza Egypt 27 works
  6. 6 Ludhiana India 26 works
  7. 7 Bengaluru India 24 works
  8. 8 Coimbatore India 21 works
  9. 9 London United Kingdom 21 works
  10. 10 Tehran Iran 20 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LudhianaIN · 26.2 works32×
  2. AllahabadIN · 35.0 works30×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Punjab Agricultural University, Kerala Agricultural University and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 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%10%20%mean 8.01%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Punjab Agricultural University: 24, 12.9%Kerala Agricultural University: 9, 16.0%Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: 14, 0.8%University of Port Harcourt: 12, 0.0%Lovely Professional University: 10, 21.9%Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research: 8, 12.5%University of Horticultural Sciences Bagalkote: 12, 0.0%Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir: 9, 4.7%Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology: 8, 0.0%Guangxi University: 8, 11.3%Kerala Agricultural …Punjab Agricultural …Tamil Nadu Agricultu…University of Port H…
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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
1 Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia 66.212.9%60.5×24 +527.6%
2 Kerala Agricultural UniversityIndia 54.316.0%60.0×9 +235.3%
3 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 47.90.8%26.0×14 +174.2%
4 University of Port HarcourtNigeria 46.50.0%28.1×12 +407.6%
5 Lovely Professional UniversityIndia 46.121.9%8.2×10 —
6 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 41.612.5%27.3×8 —
7 University of Horticultural Sciences BagalkoteIndia 38.20.0%319.0×12 —
8 Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of KashmirIndia 38.14.7%43.8×9 —
9 Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and TechnologyIndia 32.20.0%115.6×8 —
10 Guangxi UniversityChina 23.711.3%5.7×8 —

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 Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research.

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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.