Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
Soil and Land Suitability Analysis is a research topic within Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 19.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the assessment of land suitability for various agricultural activities using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), multi-criteria analysis, and remote sensing techniques. The research covers topics such as agricultural land use, soil evaluation, crop suitability, and decision support systems for sustainable development.
- GIS
- Land Suitability
- Multi-Criteria Analysis
- Agricultural Land Use
- Remote Sensing
- AHP Technique
- Sustainable Development
- Soil Evaluation
- Crop Suitability
- Decision Support System
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +75% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Soil and Land Suitability Analysis research?
By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (546 and 517 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 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universitas Gadjah Mada publishes the most Soil and Land Suitability Analysis research, followed by IPB University and Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia 29 works
- 2 IPB University Indonesia 28 works
- 3 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Ethiopia 24 works
- 4 University of Baghdad Iraq 22 works
- 5 ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning India 20 works
- 6 University of Anbar Iraq 20 works
- 7 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 18 works
- 8 Sebelas Maret University Indonesia 17 works
- 9 University of Brawijaya Indonesia 17 works
- 10 National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Egypt 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Soil and Land Suitability Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Soil and Land Suitability Analysis include Zeshui Xu, Jozef Deckers and Rattan Lal.
- 1 Zeshui Xu 3.3k citations
- 2 Jozef Deckers 2.8k citations
- 3 Rattan Lal 2.8k citations
- 4 Freddy Nachtergaele 2.7k citations
- 5 Otto Spaargaren 2.4k citations
- 6 Jean Poesen 2.4k citations
- 7 Alex B. McBratney 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Soil and Land Suitability Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Soil and Land Suitability Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tehran (Iran), Baghdad (Iraq) and Cairo (Egypt).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 151 works
- 2 Tehran Iran 66 works
- 3 Baghdad Iraq 52 works
- 4 Cairo Egypt 46 works
- 5 Jakarta Indonesia 46 works
- 6 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 44 works
- 7 Yogyakarta Indonesia 39 works
- 8 Bogor Indonesia 34 works
- 9 Bandung Indonesia 33 works
- 10 Surabaya Indonesia 30 works
Where is the best place to study Soil and Land Suitability Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Hawassa University, Addis Ababa University and IPB 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 | Hawassa University Ethiopia | 68.1 | 33.7% | 31.6× | 12 | +83.3% |
| 2 | Addis Ababa University Ethiopia | 67.0 | 27.0% | 10.6× | 10 | +181.7% |
| 3 | IPB University Indonesia | 66.4 | 8.1% | 11.8× | 28 | +593.5% |
| 4 | Ondokuz Mayıs University Türkiye | 64.7 | 26.7% | 11.6× | 13 | +136.8% |
| 5 | University of Anbar Iraq | 63.1 | 10.7% | 24.0× | 20 | +187.3% |
| 6 | Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia | 62.5 | 10.1% | 7.7× | 29 | +889.5% |
| 7 | Haramaya University Ethiopia | 58.2 | 17.7% | 28.2× | 9 | +234.8% |
| 8 | Arba Minch University Ethiopia | 56.6 | 26.5% | 34.1× | 10 | — |
| 9 | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Ethiopia | 56.0 | 9.1% | 48.3× | 24 | — |
| 10 | University of Tehran Iran | 54.5 | 24.7% | 6.0× | 14 | +106.3% |
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 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 75% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Soil and Land Suitability Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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