Agricultural and Food Production Studies
Agricultural and Food Production Studies is a research topic within Food Science. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 2.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to food and agriculture in Latin America, including nutrition, sustainable agriculture, rural development, globalization's impact on food systems, livestock production, public health, economic analysis of agricultural enterprises, and policy implications. The papers provide insights into the challenges and opportunities for food security, nutrition, and sustainable agricultural practices in the region.
- Food
- Agriculture
- Nutrition
- Sustainability
- Rural Development
- Globalization
- Livestock
- Public Health
- Economic Analysis
- Policy
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 544 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 2.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Agricultural and Food Production Studies research?
By volume, Mexico and Colombia publish the most (1.2k and 412 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Agricultural and Food Production Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Colegio de Postgraduados publishes the most Agricultural and Food Production Studies research, followed by Chapingo Autonomous University and Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico 101 works
- 2 Chapingo Autonomous UniversityMexico 74 works
- 3 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 62 works
- 4 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y PecuariasMexico 56 works
- 5 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoMexico 53 works
- 6 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 46 works
- 7 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 46 works
- 8 Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico 42 works
- 9 Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research - AGROSAVIAColombia 41 works
- 10 Escuela Superior Politécnica del ChimborazoEcuador 36 works
Who are the leading researchers in Agricultural and Food Production Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Agricultural and Food Production Studies include Juan Ramón De La Fuente and Juan Á. Rivera.
- 1 Juan Ramón De La Fuente Mexico 1.5k citations
- 2 Juan Á. Rivera Mexico 1.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Agricultural and Food Production Studies research done?
The largest centres of Agricultural and Food Production Studies research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia), Montecillo (Mexico) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mosquera, Montecillo and Texcoco.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 169 works
- 2 Bogotá Colombia 131 works
- 3 Montecillo Mexico 101 works
- 4 Lima Peru 99 works
- 5 Texcoco Mexico 77 works
- 6 Xalapa Mexico 74 works
- 7 Toluca Mexico 66 works
- 8 Coyoacán Mexico 56 works
- 9 Pachuca Mexico 54 works
- 10 Guayaquil Ecuador 53 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MosqueraCO · 40.6 works448×
- MontecilloMX · 101.5 works383×
- TexcocoMX · 76.7 works383×
- CoyoacánMX · 56.2 works319×
- Tuxtla GutiérrezMX · 29.3 works157×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Agricultural and Food Production Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Agricultural and Food Production Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of the Amazon, Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo and Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the AmazonColombia | 66.5 | 16.7% | 168.0× | 13 | +8.1% |
| 2 | Universidad Técnica Estatal de QuevedoEcuador | 65.9 | 8.2% | 103.8× | 24 | +641.8% |
| 3 | Escuela Superior Politécnica del ChimborazoEcuador | 59.2 | 2.1% | 157.0× | 36 | +1522.8% |
| 4 | Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico | 58.9 | 2.1% | 382.9× | 102 | +81.4% |
| 5 | Chapingo Autonomous UniversityMexico | 58.1 | 3.2% | 464.0× | 74 | +75.0% |
| 6 | Universidad Técnica de AmbatoEcuador | 58.0 | 6.1% | 35.1× | 16 | +460.4% |
| 7 | Universidad Nacional Agraria La MolinaPeru | 57.0 | 1.0% | 231.7× | 29 | +404.9% |
| 8 | Instituto Tecnológico Superior de XalapaMexico | 56.7 | 1.0% | 110.3× | 22 | +446.1% |
| 9 | Universidad de GuanajuatoMexico | 55.4 | 2.0% | 55.9× | 25 | +308.3% |
| 10 | Universidad César VallejoPeru | 55.3 | 10.2% | 17.7× | 15 | — |
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 Agricultural and Food Production Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Agricultural and Food Production Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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