Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
Turfgrass Adaptation and Management is a research topic within Environmental Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 13.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the biogeochemical cycling, management practices, and physiological responses of turfgrasses, particularly in relation to nitrogen leaching, drought resistance, soil temperatures, fertilizer effects on water quality, and heat stress tolerance. It also explores the role of golf courses in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management.
- Turfgrass
- Biogeochemical Cycling
- Nitrogen Leaching
- Drought Resistance
- Soil Temperatures
- Fertilizer Management
- Root Physiology
- Water Quality
- Heat Stress Tolerance
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -8% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Turfgrass Adaptation and Management research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (487 and 168 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 487 works
- 2 China 168 works
- 3 Türkiye 40 works
- 4 Japan 34 works
- 5 Brazil 34 works
- 6 Canada 34 works
- 7 Russia 30 works
- 8 India 29 works
- 9 South Korea 24 works
- 10 Australia 20 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 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Florida publishes the most Turfgrass Adaptation and Management research, followed by Kansas State University and University of Georgia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Florida United States 25 works
- 2 Kansas State University United States 20 works
- 3 University of Georgia United States 19 works
- 4 Agricultural Research Service United States 15 works
- 5 North Carolina State University United States 13 works
- 6 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey United States 12 works
- 7 Oklahoma State University United States 11 works
- 8 Purdue University West Lafayette United States 10 works
- 9 Oregon State University United States 10 works
- 10 Virginia Tech United States 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Turfgrass Adaptation and Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Turfgrass Adaptation and Management include Haibo Liu.
- 1 Haibo Liu 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Turfgrass Adaptation and Management research done?
The largest centres of Turfgrass Adaptation and Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Washington D.C. (United States), Gainesville (United States) and Manhattan (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Manhattan and Gainesville.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 38 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 33 works
- 3 Gainesville United States 26 works
- 4 Manhattan United States 20 works
- 5 Athens United States 19 works
- 6 Raleigh United States 14 works
- 7 Corvallis United States 12 works
- 8 New Brunswick United States 12 works
- 9 Nanjing China 12 works
- 10 Lincoln New Zealand 11 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ManhattanUS · 20.0 works77×
- GainesvilleUS · 26.1 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Turfgrass Adaptation and Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Turfgrass Adaptation and Management?
Among universities, judged by research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Kansas State University and North Carolina State 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 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey United States | 74.1 | 16.1% | 16.5× | 12 | -1.6% |
| 2 | Kansas State University United States | 62.1 | 3.5% | 79.5× | 20 | +296.4% |
| 3 | North Carolina State University United States | 54.9 | 8.7% | 21.3× | 13 | +10.2% |
| 4 | University of Florida United States | 53.1 | 2.8% | 21.5× | 25 | -11.1% |
| 5 | University of Georgia United States | 50.4 | 2.7% | 38.9× | 19 | -1.9% |
| 6 | Oregon State University United States | 48.5 | 6.8% | 31.0× | 10 | +12.1% |
| 7 | Nanjing Agricultural University China | 48.4 | 12.3% | 18.6× | 8 | -24.8% |
| 8 | University of Minnesota United States | 47.8 | 7.7% | 11.1× | 9 | +22.3% |
| 9 | Virginia Tech United States | 47.6 | 6.2% | 16.1× | 10 | +65.2% |
| 10 | University of Tennessee at Knoxville United States | 46.6 | 9.1% | 20.9× | 9 | -38.6% |
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 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009. The fastest-growing topics are Turfgrass Adaptation and Management.
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.