Plant Pathogens and Resistance
Plant Pathogens and Resistance is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 21.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on genomic and epidemiological studies of Phytophthora pathogens, particularly their impact on potato crops, forest ecosystems, and ornamental plants. The research covers topics such as genome sequencing, late blight resistance, disease epidemiology, genetic diversity, and phylogenetic analysis of these destructive plant pathogens.
- Phytophthora
- genome sequencing
- late blight resistance
- potato
- oomycetes
- disease epidemiology
- plant pathogens
- genetic diversity
- forest ecosystems
- phylogenetic analysis
- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant Pathogens and Resistance research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (584 and 464 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 584 works
- 2 United States 464 works
- 3 India 384 works
- 4 Russia 119 works
- 5 Brazil 103 works
- 6 United Kingdom 89 works
- 7 Germany 82 works
- 8 Italy 79 works
- 9 France 74 works
- 10 Japan 73 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 Plant Pathogens and Resistance research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Wageningen University & Research publishes the most Plant Pathogens and Resistance research, followed by Agricultural Research Service and Central Potato Research Institute.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 24 works
- 2 Agricultural Research ServiceUnited States 22 works
- 3 Central Potato Research InstituteIndia 21 works
- 4 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 20 works
- 5 University of FloridaUnited States 19 works
- 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 18 works
- 7 Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia 18 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 16 works
- 9 Universidade Federal de ViçosaBrazil 15 works
- 10 North Carolina State UniversityUnited States 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant Pathogens and Resistance?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Pathogens and Resistance include Kevin D. Hyde and Ajay Singh.
- 1 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand 4.8k citations
- 2 Ajay Singh United States 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant Pathogens and Resistance research done?
The largest centres of Plant Pathogens and Resistance research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Washington D.C. (United States), Moscow (Russia) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Shimla and Wageningen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 121 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 45 works
- 3 Moscow Russia 38 works
- 4 Nanjing China 36 works
- 5 Kunming China 30 works
- 6 New Delhi India 29 works
- 7 Wageningen Netherlands 27 works
- 8 Bengaluru India 22 works
- 9 Paris France 21 works
- 10 Saint Petersburg Russia 21 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ShimlaIN · 20.9 works53×
- WageningenNL · 26.7 works21×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant Pathogens and Resistance than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant Pathogens and Resistance?
Among universities, judged by research, Wageningen University & Research, Nanjing Agricultural University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 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 | 84.3 | 43.7% | 20.3× | 24 | +13.1% |
| 2 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 76.6 | 48.6% | 15.5× | 20 | +0.8% |
| 3 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden | 66.4 | 28.8% | 25.6× | 13 | +40.4% |
| 4 | Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia | 62.9 | 14.6% | 33.9× | 18 | +615.0% |
| 5 | Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina | 60.3 | 41.8% | 25.7× | 12 | -30.6% |
| 6 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia | 60.2 | 17.5% | 19.2× | 14 | +374.7% |
| 7 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 58.6 | 32.5% | 10.3× | 13 | -7.6% |
| 8 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 55.7 | 48.3% | 8.1× | 9 | -27.8% |
| 9 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 55.7 | 38.1% | 9.4× | 8 | +70.8% |
| 10 | Yunnan Agricultural UniversityChina | 54.6 | 34.7% | 35.3× | 12 | -70.2% |
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 Pathogens and Resistance research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Pathogens and Resistance.
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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.