Research in Cotton Cultivation
Research in Cotton Cultivation is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 17.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on genomic studies related to cotton fiber development, improvement, and genetic diversity. It covers topics such as polyploidization in Gossypium species, QTL analysis for fiber quality traits, gene expression during fiber development, genetic mapping, and transcriptome profiling. The research also delves into aspects of plant cell elongation and the genetic basis of key agronomic traits in cotton.
- Cotton Genomics
- Fiber Development
- Polyploidization
- QTL Analysis
- Gene Expression
- Gossypium Species
- Genetic Mapping
- Fiber Quality
- Transcriptome Profiling
- Plant Cell Elongation
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Research in Cotton Cultivation research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (710 and 341 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 710 works
- 2 India 341 works
- 3 United States 231 works
- 4 Pakistan 162 works
- 5 Uzbekistan 83 works
- 6 Türkiye 71 works
- 7 Egypt 65 works
- 8 Brazil 55 works
- 9 Iran 28 works
- 10 Australia 27 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 Research in Cotton Cultivation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Cotton Research Institute publishes the most Research in Cotton Cultivation research, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Cotton Research InstituteChina 68 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 55 works
- 3 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 42 works
- 4 Shihezi UniversityChina 33 works
- 5 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 30 works
- 6 University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan 26 works
- 7 Central Cotton Research InstitutePakistan 25 works
- 8 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 23 works
- 9 Xinjiang Agricultural UniversityChina 22 works
- 10 Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural UniversityIndia 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Research in Cotton Cultivation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Research in Cotton Cultivation include Muhammad Ashraf.
- 1 Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Research in Cotton Cultivation research done?
The largest centres of Research in Cotton Cultivation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Ürümqi (China), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Faisalabad (Pakistan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Shihezi, Multan and Faisalabad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 192 works
- 2 Ürümqi China 74 works
- 3 Tashkent Uzbekistan 56 works
- 4 Faisalabad Pakistan 51 works
- 5 Coimbatore India 47 works
- 6 Shihezi China 47 works
- 7 Multan Pakistan 44 works
- 8 Zhengzhou China 37 works
- 9 Wuhan China 36 works
- 10 Giza Egypt 28 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ShiheziCN · 46.7 works119×
- MultanPK · 43.9 works80×
- FaisalabadPK · 50.7 works52×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Research in Cotton Cultivation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Research in Cotton Cultivation?
Among universities, judged by research, Zhengzhou University, Henan University and Huazhong 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 | Zhengzhou UniversityChina | 78.2 | 44.6% | 18.1× | 30 | +251.5% |
| 2 | Henan UniversityChina | 72.7 | 53.3% | 17.7× | 12 | +174.7% |
| 3 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 69.9 | 55.6% | 35.5× | 23 | -19.5% |
| 4 | University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan | 69.1 | 15.0% | 88.1× | 26 | +317.8% |
| 5 | Sanya UniversityChina | 63.5 | 46.9% | 55.5× | 13 | — |
| 6 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 62.7 | 48.7% | 26.1× | 20 | -44.2% |
| 7 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 60.2 | 48.9% | 12.5× | 13 | -29.3% |
| 8 | Anyang Institute of TechnologyChina | 59.2 | 31.5% | 147.3× | 9 | +463.7% |
| 9 | Southwest UniversityChina | 57.6 | 41.3% | 14.9× | 16 | -12.6% |
| 10 | Shihezi UniversityChina | 56.8 | 33.5% | 93.0× | 33 | -68.0% |
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 Research in Cotton Cultivation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Research in Cotton Cultivation.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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