Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 28.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the genetic architecture of quantitative traits in crops such as rice and maize, covering topics such as quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping, genome-wide association studies, genetic variation, crop improvement, and the genetic basis of heterosis. It also delves into the domestication of maize and rice, as well as the application of marker-assisted selection in plant breeding.
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Genome-wide Association Studies
- Genetic Mapping
- Crop Improvement
- Genetic Variation
- QTL Mapping
- Maize Domestication
- Rice Genomics
- Heterosis
- Marker-assisted Selection
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 10k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 895 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.7k works
- 2 United States 895 works
- 3 India 582 works
- 4 Japan 154 works
- 5 Germany 152 works
- 6 France 143 works
- 7 United Kingdom 137 works
- 8 Australia 130 works
- 9 Brazil 129 works
- 10 South Korea 106 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.
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Which institutions lead Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences publishes the most Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals research, followed by China Agricultural University and Huazhong Agricultural University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 74 works
- 2 China Agricultural UniversityChina 62 works
- 3 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 57 works
- 4 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 42 works
- 5 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 37 works
- 6 Institute of Crop SciencesChina 37 works
- 7 Yangzhou UniversityChina 36 works
- 8 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 36 works
- 9 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 32 works
- 10 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals include Mark J. Daly, Eric S. Lander and Richard Durbin.
- 1 Mark J. Daly United States 9.6k citations
- 2 Eric S. Lander United States 8.5k citations
- 3 Richard Durbin United Kingdom 7.1k citations
- 4 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals research done?
The largest centres of Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Wuhan (China) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Texcoco and Karnāl.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TexcocoMX · 21.6 works62×
- KarnālIN · 20.2 works39×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals?
Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Huazhong Agricultural University and South China 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 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 71.3 | 50.6% | 20.5× | 62 | +4.0% |
| 2 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 69.5 | 47.9% | 31.0× | 57 | +8.7% |
| 3 | South China Agricultural UniversityChina | 62.7 | 43.5% | 19.0× | 36 | +13.6% |
| 4 | Sanya UniversityChina | 62.1 | 49.2% | 27.0× | 18 | — |
| 5 | University of GeorgiaUnited States | 59.8 | 32.2% | 11.3× | 27 | +95.8% |
| 6 | University of Nebraska–LincolnUnited States | 59.7 | 30.3% | 14.7× | 23 | +139.8% |
| 7 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 58.2 | 39.8% | 14.7× | 32 | -13.9% |
| 8 | Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia | 58.2 | 33.2% | 22.3× | 20 | +136.0% |
| 9 | Yangzhou UniversityChina | 57.5 | 37.4% | 12.0× | 36 | -19.9% |
| 10 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 57.1 | 36.1% | 24.3× | 37 | -9.6% |
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 Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.
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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.