Plant and soil sciences
Plant and soil sciences is a research topic within General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 5.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to agroecology, sustainable agriculture, and organic farming. It includes research on soil management, biodiversity, crop production, environmental impact, and climate change adaptation in rural communities. The papers also discuss the importance of food security and the challenges of agricultural practices in diverse ecological contexts.
- Agroecology
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Organic Farming
- Soil Management
- Biodiversity
- Crop Production
- Environmental Impact
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Rural Communities
- Food Security
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant and soil sciences research?
By volume, Mexico and Ecuador publish the most (1.2k and 513 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Plant and soil sciences research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Colegio de Postgraduados publishes the most Plant and soil sciences research, followed by Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias and Chapingo Autonomous University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico 152 works
- 2 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y PecuariasMexico 97 works
- 3 Chapingo Autonomous UniversityMexico 75 works
- 4 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 61 works
- 5 Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico 61 works
- 6 Universidad Técnica Estatal de QuevedoEcuador 59 works
- 7 Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research - AGROSAVIAColombia 51 works
- 8 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 49 works
- 9 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 44 works
- 10 Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio NarroMexico 42 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant and soil sciences?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant and soil sciences include Andy Jarvis and Juan Ramón De La Fuente.
- 1 Andy Jarvis Colombia 3k citations
- 2 Juan Ramón De La Fuente Mexico 1.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant and soil sciences research done?
The largest centres of Plant and soil sciences research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia), Montecillo (Mexico) and Coyoacán (Mexico). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Manizales, Tingo María and Montecillo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 180 works
- 2 Bogotá Colombia 157 works
- 3 Montecillo Mexico 152 works
- 4 Coyoacán Mexico 97 works
- 5 Lima Peru 92 works
- 6 Xalapa Mexico 92 works
- 7 Texcoco Mexico 78 works
- 8 Quevedo Ecuador 59 works
- 9 Guayaquil Ecuador 56 works
- 10 Quito Ecuador 53 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Manizales28.8 works861×
- Tingo MaríaPE · 23.5 works652×
- MontecilloMX · 151.6 works467×
- MosqueraCO · 51.4 works464×
- CoyoacánMX · 96.8 works449×
- TexcocoMX · 77.6 works317×
- PuyoEC · 23.9 works247×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant and soil sciences than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant and soil sciences?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo, Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión and National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza 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 | Universidad Técnica Estatal de QuevedoEcuador | 68.5 | 11.9% | 204.4× | 59 | +98.8% |
| 2 | Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez CarriónPeru | 67.4 | 14.5% | 297.6× | 12 | +209.2% |
| 3 | National University Toribio Rodríguez de MendozaPeru | 63.6 | 12.9% | 74.8× | 9 | +1313.3% |
| 4 | University of HavanaCuba | 61.8 | 14.0% | 39.6× | 8 | +82.5% |
| 5 | Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia | 61.2 | 11.4% | 45.0× | 61 | -35.7% |
| 6 | Universidad Nacional Agraria La MolinaPeru | 60.9 | 4.0% | 214.2× | 33 | +200.7% |
| 7 | Universidad Mayor de San AndrésBolivia | 60.7 | 4.9% | 193.1× | 28 | +881.2% |
| 8 | National Agrarian UniversityNicaragua | 59.2 | 6.3% | 349.1× | 22 | +114.7% |
| 9 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 58.9 | 10.3% | 13.2× | 49 | -12.1% |
| 10 | Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico | 58.6 | 2.5% | 467.2× | 152 | +75.9% |
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 Plant and soil sciences research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Plant and soil sciences.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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