Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 21.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the genomics, breeding, and conservation of legume crops, particularly chickpea, pigeonpea, and faba bean. It covers topics such as crop wild relatives, drought tolerance, marker development, and nutritional quality, providing valuable insights for trait improvement and sustainable food production.
- Genomics
- Breeding
- Legume Crops
- Crop Wild Relatives
- Drought Tolerance
- Chickpea
- Pigeonpea
- Faba Bean
- Marker Development
- Nutritional Quality
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +62% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (857 and 135 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.
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Which institutions lead Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research publishes the most Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies research, followed by Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture and Indian Institute of Pulses Research.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 51 works
- 2 Sam Higginbottom Institute of AgricultureIndia 34 works
- 3 Indian Institute of Pulses ResearchIndia 29 works
- 4 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaIndia 28 works
- 5 Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia 27 works
- 6 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 23 works
- 7 Indian Agricultural Research InstituteIndia 22 works
- 8 Agricultural Research CenterEgypt 21 works
- 9 Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural UniversityIndia 17 works
- 10 Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural UniversityIndia 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies include Ajay Singh, Muhammad Ashraf and Michaël Wink.
- 1 Ajay Singh United States 2.4k citations
- 2 Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 2.1k citations
- 3 Michaël Wink Germany 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies research done?
The largest centres of Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Kanpur (India) and Allahabad (India).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New Delhi India 92 works
- 2 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 60 works
- 3 Kanpur India 48 works
- 4 Allahabad India 38 works
- 5 Giza Egypt 34 works
- 6 Jabalpur India 30 works
- 7 Beijing China 29 works
- 8 Ludhiana India 28 works
- 9 Coimbatore India 27 works
- 10 Hyderabad India 27 works
Where is the best place to study Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Saskatchewan and Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya 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 | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia | 39.9 | 6.0% | 172.6× | 51 | +341.9% |
| 2 | University of SaskatchewanCanada | 36.2 | 30.6% | 19.7× | 14 | +27.1% |
| 3 | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaIndia | 35.2 | 9.6% | 236.5× | 28 | +276.6% |
| 4 | Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia | 31.2 | 7.7% | 66.3× | 26 | +172.0% |
| 5 | Bidhan Chandra Krishi ViswavidyalayaIndia | 25.5 | 9.7% | 92.5× | 10 | +572.8% |
| 6 | Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural UniversityIndia | 25.4 | 4.0% | 176.2× | 17 | +358.0% |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia | 25.2 | 2.4% | 41.0× | 23 | +173.1% |
| 8 | Central Agricultural UniversityIndia | 24.6 | 15.4% | 89.8× | 14 | — |
| 9 | Lovely Professional UniversityIndia | 24.2 | 14.6% | 10.1× | 12 | — |
| 10 | University of Agricultural Sciences, BangaloreIndia | 24.1 | 4.5% | 103.5× | 14 | +344.9% |
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 Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 62% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies.
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
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