The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field
of Plant Science and Agronomy was created using data derived from
a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were acquired on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
scientist's affiliated with a given institution. D-index
takes into account only publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Plant Science and Agronomy research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a credible list of
leading researchers from the area of Plant Science and Agronomy ,
established by means of a meticulous examination
of 166,880 scholars determined from
a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Plant Science and Agronomy, as many as 5066 scientists were
examined.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Plant Science and Agronomy
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be
considered is set to 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy. The
approval requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
ratio of the publications made within the selected
discipline as well as the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for listing best
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scholars assessed for each
scientific field whilst making sure that the top 1% of
best researchers are considered into the list.
We estimate a proximity of 30% or less between a
scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification methods
Because our main goal is to ensure that only
actual scientists are listed in
the ranking we believe that metrics are never
meant to be a full means to assess the
work of scientists. For that reason
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
element defining a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the number of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
given field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scholar’s D-index
with the help of data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the scientific community. A
thorough definition of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our goal is to inspire researchers,
companies and administrative bodies
worldwide to investigate where leading experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Plant Science and Agronomy
With 96 institutions United States ranks in spot 1
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top scholars in United States is University of California, Davis with 39 scientists affiliated with it being present in our Plant Science and Agronomy ranking. It is followed by University of Florida with 33 researchers and Cornell University with 19 scientists.
The most prominent scholars in the discipline of Plant Science and Agronomy in United States are affiliated with The Ohio State University, Stanford University, Northern Arizona University, Cornell University, University of Utah, Colorado State University, Duke University, University of Arizona, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, University of Mississippi. University of California, Davis is listed as the best university in the United States in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking researchers at 2024. Ranking on the second place is University of Florida with a total D-index of 1572. The third place is taken by Cornell University with a total D-index of 984.
The average total D-index for the top 1% universities is 245 against an average of 245 for all 96 institutions listed in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published papers in the discipline of Plant Science and Agronomy by researchers affiliated with the top 1% of scholars in the ranking is 795 against an average of 795 for all 96 universities.
The average number of citations of scholars affiliated with the top 1% universities is 58798 against an average of 58798 for all 96 universities.
