Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements
Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 13.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development and application of controlled release materials, including polymer coatings, nanoencapsulation, and superabsorbent polymers, for use in agriculture. The research covers a wide range of topics such as slow-release fertilizers, smart pesticides, biodegradable materials, and environmentally friendly technologies.
- Controlled Release
- Fertilizers
- Polymer Coatings
- Smart Pesticides
- Nanoencapsulation
- Superabsorbent Polymers
- Biodegradable Materials
- Slow-Release Technology
- Environmentally Friendly
- Agricultural Applications
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (918 and 343 works in 2022–2025).
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 Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements research?
By volume in 2022–2025, China Agricultural University publishes the most Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements research, followed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and Shandong Agricultural University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 31 works
- 2 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 26 works
- 3 Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina 21 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 20 works
- 5 Yangzhou UniversityChina 20 works
- 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 19 works
- 7 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 15 works
- 8 Agricultural Research CenterEgypt 14 works
- 9 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 14 works
- 10 Shihezi UniversityChina 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements include Yong Sik Ok and Yakov Kuzyakov.
- 1 Yong Sik Ok South Korea 3.3k citations
- 2 Yakov Kuzyakov Germany 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements research done?
The largest centres of Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tai’an and Yangzhou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Tai’anCN · 21.2 works33×
- YangzhouCN · 20.5 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements?
Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Northwest A&F 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 | 77.4 | 45.7% | 22.1× | 31 | -63.9% |
| 2 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 62.3 | 42.1% | 13.9× | 14 | -74.7% |
| 3 | South China Agricultural UniversityChina | 60.7 | 45.4% | 12.8× | 11 | -73.7% |
| 4 | Yangzhou UniversityChina | 60.4 | 31.8% | 14.5× | 20 | -64.2% |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia | 57.5 | 15.4% | 46.3× | 26 | — |
| 6 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 55.0 | 38.6% | 9.6× | 11 | -89.5% |
| 7 | Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina | 53.9 | 22.9% | 46.6× | 21 | -53.1% |
| 8 | Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina | 53.7 | 42.8% | 23.2× | 9 | -74.4% |
| 9 | Guizhou UniversityChina | 53.0 | 38.7% | 8.9× | 12 | -79.6% |
| 10 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 49.6 | 34.0% | 10.2× | 9 | -65.0% |
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 Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025.
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.