Soybean genetics and cultivation
Soybean genetics and cultivation is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 18.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the genetic diversity, genome sequencing, QTL mapping, and improvement of soybean, covering topics such as domestication, agronomic traits, seed composition, photoperiod sensitivity, and drought tolerance.
- Soybean
- Genetic Diversity
- Genome Sequencing
- QTL Mapping
- Domestication
- Agronomic Traits
- Seed Composition
- Photoperiod Sensitivity
- Drought Tolerance
- Maturity Loci
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Soybean genetics and cultivation research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (708 and 508 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 708 works
- 2 India 508 works
- 3 United States 388 works
- 4 Brazil 375 works
- 5 Indonesia 167 works
- 6 Russia 124 works
- 7 Japan 89 works
- 8 Türkiye 71 works
- 9 Nigeria 63 works
- 10 South Korea 62 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 Soybean genetics and cultivation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Northeast Agricultural University publishes the most Soybean genetics and cultivation research, followed by Nanjing Agricultural University and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 46 works
- 2 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 28 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 25 works
- 4 Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrazil 24 works
- 5 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 23 works
- 6 Agricultural Research ServiceUnited States 22 works
- 7 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 21 works
- 8 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaIndia 21 works
- 9 Institute of Crop SciencesChina 21 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Soybean genetics and cultivation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Soybean genetics and cultivation include Dennis W. Dickson, Muhammad Ashraf and Ronald Aylmer Fisher.
- 1 Dennis W. Dickson United States 2.8k citations
- 2 Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 2.1k citations
- 3 Ronald Aylmer Fisher United Kingdom 2k citations
- 4 Stephen P. Long United States 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Soybean genetics and cultivation research done?
The largest centres of Soybean genetics and cultivation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Harbin (China), New Delhi (India) and São Paulo (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jabalpur.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- JabalpurIN · 23.2 works40×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Soybean genetics and cultivation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Soybean genetics and cultivation?
Among universities, judged by research, Guangzhou University, Northeast Agricultural University and Nanjing 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 | Guangzhou UniversityChina | 73.5 | 67.6% | 13.8× | 17 | — |
| 2 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina | 68.8 | 51.2% | 52.7× | 46 | -66.1% |
| 3 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 60.8 | 38.8% | 22.1× | 28 | -34.8% |
| 4 | Kansas State UniversityUnited States | 60.1 | 23.4% | 19.2× | 14 | +281.9% |
| 5 | University of MissouriUnited States | 58.6 | 38.0% | 10.8× | 14 | +70.0% |
| 6 | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaIndia | 57.3 | 12.1% | 133.6× | 21 | +822.7% |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia | 55.2 | 10.4% | 24.9× | 19 | +290.8% |
| 8 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 55.2 | 49.1% | 10.9× | 12 | -63.0% |
| 9 | University of Agricultural Sciences, DharwadIndia | 51.2 | 2.2% | 112.3× | 17 | +343.1% |
| 10 | University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan | 50.9 | 25.2% | 17.0× | 9 | +15.0% |
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 Soybean genetics and cultivation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Soybean genetics and cultivation.
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.