Environmental and Agricultural Sciences
Environmental and Agricultural Sciences is a research topic within Water Science and Technology. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 1.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the hydrological effects, water resource management, and environmental impact in China, particularly in relation to river basins, soil moisture, erosion control, and the influence of climate change. It also explores the use of remote sensing for monitoring and sustainability efforts.
- Hydrological Effects
- Water Resources
- China
- Climate Change
- Soil Moisture
- River Basins
- Erosion Control
- Remote Sensing
- Sustainability
- Environmental Impact
- Research works
- 32k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 371 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 1.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -87% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Environmental and Agricultural Sciences research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (702 and 28 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 702 works
- 2 United States 28 works
- 3 India 20 works
- 4 United Kingdom 10 works
- 5 ?? 9 works
- 6 Indonesia 9 works
- 7 Vietnam 8 works
- 8 Iran 8 works
- 9 Australia 6 works
- 10 Bangladesh 5 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Environmental and Agricultural Sciences research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Environmental and Agricultural Sciences research, followed by Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 26 works
- 2 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology China 15 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 15 works
- 4 Hohai University China 14 works
- 5 Beijing Normal University China 12 works
- 6 China Meteorological Administration China 11 works
- 7 Northwest A&F University China 8 works
- 8 Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China China 8 works
- 9 China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research China 8 works
- 10 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research China 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Environmental and Agricultural Sciences?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Environmental and Agricultural Sciences include Ranga B. Myneni.
- 1 Ranga B. Myneni 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Environmental and Agricultural Sciences research done?
The largest centres of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Wuhan (China) and Lanzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lanzhou, Zhengzhou and Nanjing.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LanzhouCN · 23.5 works14×
- ZhengzhouCN · 20.8 works9.2×
- NanjingCN · 59.8 works7.2×
- BeijingCN · 200.6 works7.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Environmental and Agricultural Sciences than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Environmental and Agricultural Sciences?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing Normal University, Northwest A&F University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 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 | Beijing Normal University China | 45.2 | 31.3% | 21.1× | 12 | -81.2% |
| 2 | Northwest A&F University China | 34.5 | 29.3% | 25.8× | 8 | -94.5% |
| 3 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 30.7 | 17.3% | 11.1× | 15 | -84.7% |
| 4 | Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology China | 25.4 | 10.7% | 45.2× | 15 | -86.5% |
| 5 | Hohai University China | 23.9 | 14.2% | 30.1× | 14 | -83.1% |
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 Environmental and Agricultural Sciences research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 87% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.
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.