Silicon Effects in Agriculture
Silicon Effects in Agriculture is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 7.9k research works in it since 1950. 27.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of silicon in plant biology and ecology, focusing on its uptake, transport, and effects on plant stress resistance, including drought and salt tolerance, as well as its impact on phytolith formation and the biogeochemical cycle. The papers also investigate silicon's influence on alleviating heavy metal toxicity and its interactions with pathogens.
- Silicon Uptake
- Plant Stress Resistance
- Phytolith Formation
- Silicon Transporters
- Biogeochemical Cycle
- Abiotic Stress Alleviation
- Plant Nutrient
- Drought and Salt Tolerance
- Heavy Metal Toxicity
- Pathogen Interactions
- Research works
- 7.9k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 27.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +63% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Silicon Effects in Agriculture research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (449 and 273 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.
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Which institutions lead Silicon Effects in Agriculture research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Agricultural Research Center publishes the most Silicon Effects in Agriculture research, followed by Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Agricultural Research CenterEgypt 27 works
- 2 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 24 works
- 3 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 22 works
- 4 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 13 works
- 5 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 12 works
- 6 University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan 9 works
- 7 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 9 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 9 works
- 9 Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina 8 works
- 10 Yangzhou UniversityChina 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Silicon Effects in Agriculture?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Silicon Effects in Agriculture include Muhammad Ashraf and Hui Li.
- 1 Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 2.1k citations
- 2 Hui Li China 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Silicon Effects in Agriculture research done?
The largest centres of Silicon Effects in Agriculture research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Giza (Egypt), São Paulo (Brazil) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Giza.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 67 works
- 2 Giza Egypt 44 works
- 3 São Paulo Brazil 33 works
- 4 Guangzhou China 29 works
- 5 Tehran Iran 28 works
- 6 Coimbatore India 26 works
- 7 Nanjing China 24 works
- 8 New Delhi India 20 works
- 9 Faisalabad Pakistan 19 works
- 10 Changsha China 17 works
Where it is the local speciality
- GizaEG · 44.2 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Silicon Effects in Agriculture than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Silicon Effects in Agriculture?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, King Saud University and Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) 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 | University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan | 67.7 | 47.0% | 30.2× | 9 | +221.1% |
| 2 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia | 64.7 | 63.9% | 6.3× | 12 | +89.9% |
| 3 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil | 62.8 | 37.4% | 14.0× | 24 | +36.9% |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia | 60.2 | 24.6% | 48.5× | 22 | +167.4% |
| 5 | South China Agricultural UniversityChina | 60.0 | 61.6% | 18.0× | 13 | -33.5% |
| 6 | Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina | 52.5 | 58.3% | 27.9× | 8 | +11.3% |
| 7 | Yangzhou UniversityChina | 38.2 | 50.5% | 7.4× | 8 | -79.5% |
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 Silicon Effects in Agriculture research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 63% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Silicon Effects in Agriculture.
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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.