Agricultural Innovations and Practices
Agricultural Innovations and Practices is a research topic within General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 33.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the dynamics of agricultural innovation, technology adoption, and livelihood diversification among smallholder farmers in developing countries. It delves into topics such as market participation, conservation practices, income strategies, and the role of social networks in promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development.
- Agricultural Innovation
- Livelihood Diversification
- Technology Adoption
- Rural Development
- Smallholder Farmers
- Market Participation
- Conservation Practices
- Income Strategies
- Social Networks
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +65% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Agricultural Innovations and Practices research?
By volume, India and China publish the most (719 and 643 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 719 works
- 2 China 643 works
- 3 United States 594 works
- 4 Nigeria 426 works
- 5 Ethiopia 392 works
- 6 Kenya 297 works
- 7 South Africa 239 works
- 8 Indonesia 199 works
- 9 Tanzania 188 works
- 10 United Kingdom 169 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Agricultural Innovations and Practices research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research publishes the most Agricultural Innovations and Practices research, followed by Sokoine University of Agriculture and Wageningen University & Research.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Ethiopia 78 works
- 2 Sokoine University of Agriculture Tanzania 53 works
- 3 Wageningen University & Research Netherlands 51 works
- 4 University for Development Studies Ghana 40 works
- 5 University of Nairobi Kenya 37 works
- 6 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana 35 works
- 7 Egerton University Kenya 34 works
- 8 Sichuan Agricultural University China 33 works
- 9 Addis Ababa University Ethiopia 31 works
- 10 Haramaya University Ethiopia 27 works
Who are the leading researchers in Agricultural Innovations and Practices?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Agricultural Innovations and Practices include Jozef Deckers and Peter H. Verburg.
- 1 Jozef Deckers 2.8k citations
- 2 Peter H. Verburg 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Agricultural Innovations and Practices research done?
The largest centres of Agricultural Innovations and Practices research in 2022–2025 are Nairobi (Kenya), Beijing (China), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Morogoro, Nakuru and Tamale.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Nairobi Kenya 177 works
- 2 Beijing China 160 works
- 3 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 148 works
- 4 New Delhi India 70 works
- 5 Morogoro Tanzania 69 works
- 6 Dar es Salaam Tanzania 62 works
- 7 Washington D.C. United States 60 works
- 8 Pretoria South Africa 56 works
- 9 Wageningen Netherlands 53 works
- 10 Accra Ghana 52 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MorogoroTZ · 68.6 works104×
- NakuruKE · 34.9 works94×
- TamaleGH · 44.4 works67×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Agricultural Innovations and Practices than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Agricultural Innovations and Practices?
Among universities, judged by research, Lincoln University, Addis Ababa University and Sichuan 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.
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 | Lincoln University New Zealand | 74.0 | 70.9% | 46.4× | 12 | +251.5% |
| 2 | Addis Ababa University Ethiopia | 73.1 | 49.9% | 21.5× | 31 | +229.2% |
| 3 | Sichuan Agricultural University China | 72.3 | 71.5% | 19.1× | 33 | +85.5% |
| 4 | Haramaya University Ethiopia | 71.5 | 50.6% | 58.2× | 28 | +255.9% |
| 5 | University for Development Studies Ghana | 71.1 | 38.5% | 70.5× | 40 | +259.2% |
| 6 | University of Bonn Germany | 71.1 | 66.1% | 9.4× | 19 | +157.1% |
| 7 | Northwest A&F University China | 70.8 | 69.0% | 10.8× | 26 | +94.2% |
| 8 | Wageningen University & Research Netherlands | 70.5 | 56.0% | 23.0× | 51 | +11.3% |
| 9 | Huazhong Agricultural University China | 69.4 | 69.5% | 9.0× | 19 | +158.4% |
| 10 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana | 68.3 | 53.5% | 28.7× | 35 | +61.8% |
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 Agricultural Innovations and Practices research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Agricultural Innovations and Practices.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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