Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Topic · Plant Science

Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology

Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 28.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the genetic diversity, breeding, and genomics of wheat, with an emphasis on disease resistance, yield potential, polyploid wheat, QTL mapping, and genome sequencing. It covers topics such as the impact of environmental factors on wheat grain development, the role of genes in conferring resistance to fungal pathogens, and the use of advanced breeding technologies to improve crop productivity.

  • Wheat
  • Genetics
  • Breeding
  • Disease Resistance
  • Genomic Diversity
  • Yield Potential
  • Polyploid Wheat
  • QTL Mapping
  • Genome Sequencing
  • Crop Improvement
Research works
27k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
28.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+36%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (836 and 470 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 836 works
  2. 2 India 470 works
  3. 3 United States 411 works
  4. 4 Russia 370 works
  5. 5 Iran 132 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 131 works
  7. 7 Egypt 131 works
  8. 8 Germany 124 works
  9. 9 Ethiopia 117 works
  10. 10 Pakistan 114 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.

China: 29.5%India: 16.6%United States: 14.5%Russia: 13.0%6 others listed: 26.4%29%largest
China836 · 29.5%India470 · 16.6%United States411 · 14.5%Russia370 · 13.0%6 others listed750 · 26.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Agricultural Research Center publishes the most Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology research, followed by Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research and Northwest A&F University.

Who are the leading researchers in Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology include Kevin Murphy, Harvey I. Pass and P.W. Crous.

  1. 1 Kevin Murphy United States 2.9k citations
  2. 2 Harvey I. Pass United States 2.2k citations
  3. 3 P.W. Crous Netherlands 1.9k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology research done?

The largest centres of Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Giza (Egypt), Moscow (Russia) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Karnāl and Texcoco.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 220 works
  2. 2 Giza Egypt 82 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 76 works
  4. 4 New Delhi India 75 works
  5. 5 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 70 works
  6. 6 Tehran Iran 62 works
  7. 7 Saint Petersburg Russia 48 works
  8. 8 Yangling China 48 works
  9. 9 Ya'an China 43 works
  10. 10 Zhengzhou China 41 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KarnālIN · 40.1 works97×
  2. TexcocoMX · 22.9 works83×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology than the world average.

See Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology on the map

Where is the best place to study Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology?

Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Northwest A&F 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 38.34%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China Agricultural University: 30, 55.2%Northwest A&F University: 48, 44.1%Nanjing Agricultural University: 20, 51.4%Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research: 59, 6.6%Huazhong Agricultural University: 14, 48.4%Sichuan Agricultural University: 44, 31.6%Kansas State University: 23, 29.8%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 14, 40.2%Henan Agricultural University: 21, 41.1%Washington State University: 16, 35.0%China Agricultural U…Nanjing Agricultural…Northwest A&F Univer…Ethiopian Institute …
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 73.255.2%12.6×30 +9.5%
2 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 69.744.1%28.2×48 -21.2%
3 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 66.751.4%11.6×20 +7.0%
4 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 63.56.6%114.1×59 +454.1%
5 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 63.048.4%9.8×14 +26.3%
6 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 62.831.6%35.9×44 +9.3%
7 Kansas State UniversityUnited States 61.529.8%24.0×23 +87.4%
8 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 61.540.2%21.4×14 -13.0%
9 Henan Agricultural UniversityChina 60.541.1%29.1×21 -4.5%
10 Washington State UniversityUnited States 58.935.0%13.8×16 +44.6%

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 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology.

19801990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.