Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 27.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the genetics, epidemiology, and pathogenic mechanisms of plant pathogens such as Plasmodiophora brassicae, Rhizoctonia solani, and Streptomyces species. It includes research on clubroot disease, sheath blight resistance, genetic mapping, host-pathogen interactions, quantitative trait loci, and transcriptome analysis.
- Plasmodiophora brassicae
- Rhizoctonia solani
- Streptomyces species
- Clubroot disease
- Sheath blight resistance
- Genetic mapping
- Pathogenicity mechanisms
- Host-pathogen interaction
- Quantitative trait loci
- Transcriptome analysis
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 27.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.4k and 608 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.4k works
- 2 India 608 works
- 3 United States 508 works
- 4 Japan 133 works
- 5 South Korea 114 works
- 6 Canada 105 works
- 7 Brazil 93 works
- 8 Russia 91 works
- 9 France 90 works
- 10 Germany 89 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 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences publishes the most Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics research, followed by Nanjing Agricultural University and Northwest A&F University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 43 works
- 2 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 36 works
- 3 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 33 works
- 4 Guizhou UniversityChina 33 works
- 5 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 33 works
- 6 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 33 works
- 7 Institute of Plant ProtectionChina 32 works
- 8 China Agricultural UniversityChina 30 works
- 9 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 30 works
- 10 Indian Agricultural Research InstituteIndia 28 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics include Kevin D. Hyde.
- 1 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand 4.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics research done?
The largest centres of Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), New Delhi (India), Nanjing (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ya'an.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Ya'anCN · 32.6 works26×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics?
Among universities, judged by research, Northwest A&F University, Guizhou University and 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 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 75.6 | 45.5% | 19.7× | 34 | -11.9% |
| 2 | Guizhou UniversityChina | 74.7 | 47.2% | 14.8× | 33 | -26.4% |
| 3 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 74.0 | 46.7% | 12.4× | 30 | -28.3% |
| 4 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 72.0 | 40.2% | 21.3× | 36 | -21.5% |
| 5 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 68.3 | 37.3% | 20.4× | 30 | -21.2% |
| 6 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 66.7 | 40.7% | 9.2× | 14 | -5.2% |
| 7 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 65.8 | 33.4% | 26.9× | 32 | -3.8% |
| 8 | Yunnan Agricultural UniversityChina | 64.3 | 46.7% | 36.5× | 17 | -62.1% |
| 9 | Henan Agricultural UniversityChina | 62.6 | 42.6% | 21.7× | 15 | -24.9% |
| 10 | Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina | 59.0 | 40.0% | 18.1× | 14 | -18.4% |
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 Disease Resistance and Genetics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics.
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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.