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Agriculture and Social Issues

Agriculture and Social Issues is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 2.7k research works in it since 1950. 5.7% 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 plant physiology, environmental sustainability, and agricultural innovation. It includes research on climate change, nutrient uptake in plants, urban agriculture, eco-friendly practices, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. The cluster also addresses community health in the context of environmental sustainability.

  • Plant Physiology
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Climate Change
  • Nutrient Uptake
  • Agricultural Innovation
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Eco-friendly Practices
  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • Sustainable Development
  • Community Health
Research works
2.7k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
156
per year above
Top-10% rate
5.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+96%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Agriculture and Social Issues research?

By volume, Mexico and Ecuador publish the most (220 and 89 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico 220 works
  2. 2 Ecuador 89 works
  3. 3 Peru 83 works
  4. 4 Colombia 76 works
  5. 5 Argentina 55 works
  6. 6 Spain 52 works
  7. 7 Brazil 39 works
  8. 8 Chile 28 works
  9. 9 United States 20 works
  10. 10 ?? 17 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.

Mexico: 32.4%Ecuador: 13.2%Peru: 12.2%Colombia: 11.2%6 others listed: 31.1%32%largest
Mexico220 · 32.4%Ecuador89 · 13.2%Peru83 · 12.2%Colombia76 · 11.2%6 others listed211 · 31.1%

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

Which institutions lead Agriculture and Social Issues research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Agriculture and Social Issues research, followed by Universidad de Guadalajara and Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabi.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 15 works
  2. 2 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 11 works
  3. 3 Universidad Estatal del Sur de ManabiEcuador 9 works
  4. 4 National University of San MarcosPeru 9 works
  5. 5 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 9 works
  6. 6 Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico 9 works
  7. 7 Universidad de GuanajuatoMexico 9 works
  8. 8 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 8 works
  9. 9 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 8 works
  10. 10 Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico 8 works

Where is Agriculture and Social Issues research done?

The largest centres of Agriculture and Social Issues research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Lima (Peru), Bogotá (Colombia) and Madrid (Spain).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico City Mexico 54 works
  2. 2 Lima Peru 32 works
  3. 3 Bogotá Colombia 29 works
  4. 4 Madrid Spain 19 works
  5. 5 Buenos Aires Argentina 15 works
  6. 6 Trujillo Peru 14 works
  7. 7 Santiago Chile 14 works
  8. 8 San José Costa Rica 13 works
  9. 9 Guadalajara Mexico 12 works
  10. 10 Guayaquil Ecuador 11 works
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Where is the best place to study Agriculture and Social Issues?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad de Guadalajara and Universidad César Vallejo 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%5%10%mean 4.05%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 15, 9.1%Universidad de Guadalajara: 11, 7.7%Universidad César Vallejo: 8, 11.5%Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: 8, 5.4%Universidad Veracruzana: 9, 1.9%Colegio de Postgraduados: 9, 2.9%Universidad de Guanajuato: 8, 2.0%Universidad de Costa Rica: 8, 0.0%Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabi: 9, 0.0%National University of San Marcos: 9, 0.0%Universidad César Va…Universidad Nacional…Universidad de Guada…Universidad Autónoma…
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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 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 50.19.1%20.1×15 -9.8%
2 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 48.57.7%46.8×11 +268.4%
3 Universidad César VallejoPeru 36.011.5%39.1×8 —
4 Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico 24.65.4%51.8×8 +96.9%
5 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 21.81.9%58.3×9 +166.7%
6 Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico 18.12.9%133.2×9 +66.2%
7 Universidad de GuanajuatoMexico 17.32.0%77.3×8 —
8 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 12.10.0%59.5×8 +41.5%
9 Universidad Estatal del Sur de ManabiEcuador 9.70.0%143.7×9 —
10 National University of San MarcosPeru 8.10.0%47.3×9 +23.7%

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 Agriculture and Social Issues research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 96% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Agriculture and Social Issues.

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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.