Austrian Research Centre for Forests
In research, Austrian Research Centre for Forests stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,250 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,140 of 6,208 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,628 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #12,129 of 28,054 · #8,871 all time
- Rank in Austria
- #64 of 168
- Research works
- 435 ▲ 14% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 14k 31.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 34.1% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 58% world 28%
What is Austrian Research Centre for Forests known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #6,250 of 21,541 | 33.9% | 276 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #2,140 of 6,208 | 34.4% | 198 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #8,628 of 14,347 | 31.5% | 144 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Austrian Research Centre for Forests sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Environmental Science 9.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 3.7×
- Veterinary 1.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.9×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Psychology 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.0×
- Computer Science 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Austrian Research Centre for Forests?
Ranked on the composite score, Berthold Heinze, Klemens Schadauer and Robert Jandl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austrian Research Centre for Forests.
- 1 Berthold Heinze Austria · #318,642 worldwide 107 citations · 22 works
- 2 Klemens Schadauer Austria · #553,502 worldwide 57 citations · 16 works
- 3 Robert Jandl Austria · #922,765 worldwide 64 citations · 29 works
- 4 Martin Braun Austria · #925,660 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
- 5 Katharina Lapin Austria · #993,751 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
- 6 Silvio Schueler Austria · #1,157,619 worldwide 72 citations · 22 works
- 7 Jan‐Thomas Fischer Austria · #1,174,083 worldwide 28 citations · 32 works
- 8 Gerhard Wieser Austria · #1,272,853 worldwide 78 citations · 24 works
- 9 Peter Höller Austria · #1,303,793 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
- 10 Andreas Schindlbacher Austria · #1,312,734 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
Which keywords describe research at Austrian Research Centre for Forests?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Remote Sensing, Ecosystem Functioning, Invasive Species, Biomass Estimation, Aboveground Biomass and Biodiversity.
- Vegetation
- Hydrology
- Community Ecology
- Tree Mortality
- Evapotranspiration
- Drought
- Forest Pests
- Soil Carbon Sequestration
- Economic Impacts
- Sustainable Forest Management
- Saproxylic Beetles
- Climate Change Impacts
- Global Warming
- Forest Management
- Carbon Stocks
- Allometric Models
- Biodiversity
- Biomass Estimation
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Climate Change
- Remote Sensing
- Invasive Species
- Aboveground Biomass
- Climate Change Impact
- Biological Invasions
- Tropical Forests
- Conservation
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Dead Wood
- Forest Carbon Sequestration
- Global Change
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Bark Beetles
- Carbon Balance
- Ecosystem
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Species Richness
- Functional Diversity
- Soil Fertility
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change23▲ 11×41 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 40×9 topics
- Remote Sensing8▲ 8.6×15 topics
- Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 55×4 topics
- Invasive Species8▲ 24×12 topics
- Biomass Estimation8▲ 63×3 topics
- Aboveground Biomass7▲ 100×2 topics
- Biodiversity7▲ 12×13 topics
- Climate Change Impact6▲ 36×2 topics
- Allometric Models6▲ 150×1 topic
- Biological Invasions6▲ 85×2 topics
- Carbon Stocks6▲ 274×1 topic
- Tropical Forests6▲ 214×2 topics
- Forest Management6▲ 125×3 topics
- Conservation5▲ 16×10 topics
- Global Warming5▲ 16×7 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 43×3 topics
- Climate Change Impacts5▲ 51×3 topics
- Dead Wood5▲ 341×1 topic
- Saproxylic Beetles5▲ 341×1 topic
- Forest Carbon Sequestration5▲ 277×1 topic
- Sustainable Forest Management5▲ 277×1 topic
- Global Change4▲ 19×5 topics
- Economic Impacts3▲ 59×2 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 19×3 topics
- Soil Carbon Sequestration3▲ 56×2 topics
- Bark Beetles3▲ 201×1 topic
- Forest Pests3▲ 201×1 topic
- Carbon Balance3▲ 81×1 topic
- Drought3▲ 40×2 topics
- Ecosystem3▲ 35×4 topics
- Evapotranspiration3▲ 49×2 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 13×8 topics
- Tree Mortality3▲ 81×1 topic
- Species Richness3▲ 57×2 topics
- Community Ecology3▲ 43×2 topics
- Functional Diversity3▲ 64×1 topic
- Hydrology3▲ 28×3 topics
- Soil Fertility3▲ 16×2 topics
- Vegetation3▲ 34×3 topics
Which research topics does Austrian Research Centre for Forests publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Forest ecology and management, Forest Management and Policy, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies and Forest Insect Ecology and Management.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
- 2 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 5 works
- 3 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 5 works
- 4 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 3 works
- 5 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 3 works
- 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
- 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 3 works
- 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
- 9 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 2 works
- 10 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 2 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Austrian Research Centre for Forests's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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