Bioenergy crop production and management
Bioenergy crop production and management is a research topic within Agronomy and Crop Science. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 25.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the development, cultivation, and impacts of bioenergy crops, with a focus on perennial grasses such as switchgrass and miscanthus. It covers topics such as biomass production, energy balance, soil carbon sequestration, genetic improvement, and environmental implications of cultivating bioenergy crops. The research aims to understand the potential of these crops for sustainable energy production and their effects on agricultural landscapes.
- Bioenergy Crops
- Switchgrass
- Miscanthus
- Perennial Grasses
- Biomass Production
- Energy Balance
- Soil Carbon Sequestration
- Genetic Improvement
- Environmental Impacts
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Bioenergy crop production and management research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (490 and 473 works in 2022–2025).
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Bioenergy crop production and management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Forestry University publishes the most Bioenergy crop production and management research, followed by Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 20 works
- 2 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 18 works
- 3 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 15 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 15 works
- 5 University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynPoland 15 works
- 6 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 14 works
- 7 Kansas State UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 8 Agricultural Research ServiceUnited States 14 works
- 9 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 14 works
- 10 China Agricultural UniversityChina 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Bioenergy crop production and management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Bioenergy crop production and management include Philippe Ciais, Pete Smith and Rattan Lal.
- 1 Philippe Ciais France 4k citations
- 2 Pete Smith United Kingdom 3k citations
- 3 Rattan Lal United States 2.8k citations
- 4 Keith Paustian United States 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Bioenergy crop production and management research done?
The largest centres of Bioenergy crop production and management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Washington D.C. (United States) and Madison (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 141 works
- 2 Nanjing China 32 works
- 3 Washington D.C. United States 26 works
- 4 Madison United States 22 works
- 5 Paris France 22 works
- 6 Uppsala Sweden 22 works
- 7 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 21 works
- 8 Harbin China 17 works
- 9 Kaunas Lithuania 16 works
- 10 Manhattan United States 16 works
Where is the best place to study Bioenergy crop production and management?
Among universities, judged by research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, China Agricultural University and Beijing Forestry 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 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden | 76.9 | 35.6% | 45.3× | 18 | -22.8% |
| 2 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 69.5 | 47.8% | 9.5× | 14 | -26.2% |
| 3 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 68.7 | 35.5% | 26.3× | 20 | -56.6% |
| 4 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 66.0 | 39.4% | 13.7× | 14 | -28.3% |
| 5 | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia | 64.4 | 13.9% | 49.6× | 15 | +333.1% |
| 6 | University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynPoland | 61.5 | 24.2% | 31.0× | 15 | +52.3% |
| 7 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 57.2 | 23.6% | 12.2× | 14 | -18.6% |
| 8 | Iowa State UniversityUnited States | 56.8 | 37.6% | 10.0× | 10 | -23.7% |
| 9 | Kansas State UniversityUnited States | 56.0 | 16.6% | 24.5× | 14 | +39.1% |
| 10 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 55.0 | 30.3% | 6.8× | 12 | +15.0% |
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 Bioenergy crop production and management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bioenergy crop production and management.
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.