Organic Food and Agriculture
Organic Food and Agriculture is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 28.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the comparative analysis of organic agricultural practices, including their impact on food quality, consumer perception, sustainability labels, local food systems, biodiversity, environmental impact, and consumer behavior. The papers also explore the role of food supply chains and alternative food networks in the context of organic agriculture.
- Organic Agriculture
- Food Quality
- Consumer Perception
- Sustainability Labels
- Local Food Systems
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Impact
- Consumer Behavior
- Food Supply Chains
- Alternative Food Networks
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +42% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Organic Food and Agriculture research?
By volume, the United States and Italy publish the most (812 and 327 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 812 works
- 2 Italy 327 works
- 3 China 325 works
- 4 France 319 works
- 5 India 262 works
- 6 United Kingdom 256 works
- 7 Brazil 250 works
- 8 Germany 231 works
- 9 Spain 184 works
- 10 Türkiye 171 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 Organic Food and Agriculture research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Wageningen University & Research publishes the most Organic Food and Agriculture research, followed by Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement and University of Turin.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 45 works
- 2 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 38 works
- 3 University of TurinItaly 20 works
- 4 University of BolognaItaly 20 works
- 5 University of FloridaUnited States 19 works
- 6 Cornell UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 7 Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland 18 works
- 8 University of GöttingenGermany 17 works
- 9 University of CopenhagenDenmark 16 works
- 10 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Organic Food and Agriculture?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Organic Food and Agriculture include Kevin Murphy and C. Michael Hall.
- 1 Kevin Murphy United States 2.9k citations
- 2 C. Michael Hall New Zealand 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Organic Food and Agriculture research done?
The largest centres of Organic Food and Agriculture research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Beijing (China), Wageningen (Netherlands) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wageningen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Paris France 98 works
- 2 Beijing China 68 works
- 3 Wageningen Netherlands 47 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 46 works
- 5 São Paulo Brazil 38 works
- 6 Washington D.C. United States 35 works
- 7 Milan Italy 34 works
- 8 Warsaw Poland 32 works
- 9 Montpellier France 32 works
- 10 Tokyo Japan 30 works
Where it is the local speciality
- WageningenNL · 47.5 works23×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Organic Food and Agriculture than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Organic Food and Agriculture?
Among universities, judged by research, Wageningen University & Research, University of Palermo and BOKU 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 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 72.1 | 40.3% | 23.3× | 45 | +9.6% |
| 2 | University of PalermoItaly | 69.9 | 68.9% | 7.8× | 13 | +143.9% |
| 3 | BOKU UniversityAustria | 69.5 | 55.5% | 19.2× | 10 | +117.2% |
| 4 | University of TurinItaly | 67.6 | 43.8% | 8.0× | 20 | +527.3% |
| 5 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden | 64.8 | 48.8% | 17.3× | 14 | +25.1% |
| 6 | University of GöttingenGermany | 64.0 | 44.9% | 12.0× | 17 | +56.9% |
| 7 | University of CataniaItaly | 63.2 | 50.9% | 7.8× | 12 | +196.7% |
| 8 | University of HohenheimGermany | 58.0 | 50.0% | 23.1× | 13 | -17.1% |
| 9 | Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland | 56.5 | 22.0% | 20.1× | 18 | +153.1% |
| 10 | University of FlorenceItaly | 55.5 | 47.1% | 5.0× | 14 | +223.5% |
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 Organic Food and Agriculture research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Organic Food and Agriculture.
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.