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Center for International Forestry Research

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Research works
90
▼ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.1k
45.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
78%
world 18%
Center for International Forestry Research

Not ranked overall: Center for International Forestry Research is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Center for International Forestry Research work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Center for International Forestry Research is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (45%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (27%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 49.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 45.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 29.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 27.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 26.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 18.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCenter forInternational…21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1045.2%
    2. Engineering13.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    4. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences626.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
    1. Social Sciences27.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting16.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities01.6%
    5. Psychology00.1%
    1. Medicine13.2%
    2. Veterinary00.8%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5.59× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.10× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science9.10×10 works
  2. Veterinary5.80×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.59×6 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.90×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.70×1 works
  6. Social Sciences0.57×2 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.55×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×0 works
  9. Engineering0.24×1 works
  10. Medicine0.17×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  13. Psychology0.04×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Center for International Forestry Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Anne Larson and Kristen Evans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for International Forestry Research.

  1. 1 Anne Larson Peru · #246,341 worldwide 7.5k citations · 289 works
  2. 2 Kristen Evans Peru · #2,613,383 worldwide 778 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Center for International Forestry Research

What are the most cited papers from Center for International Forestry Research?

The most cited paper from Center for International Forestry Research is "International principles and standards for the practice of ecological restoration. Second edition" (George D. Gann, Tein McDonald, Bethanie Walder et al., 2019), with 1,478 citations. Next come "Trees, forests and water: Cool insights for a hot world" (1,216) and "A Review of Tools for Incorporating Community Knowledge, Preferences, and Values into Decision Making in Natural Resources Management" (740).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 International principles and standards for the practice of ecological restoration. Second edition George D. Gann, Tein McDonald, Bethanie Walder et al. · Restoration Ecology Open access Sep 2019 1,478
2 Trees, forests and water: Cool insights for a hot world David Ellison et al. · Global Environmental Change Open access 9 Feb 2017 1,216
3 A Review of Tools for Incorporating Community Knowledge, Preferences, and Values into Decision Making in Natural Resources Management Timothy Lynam, Wil de Jong, Douglas Sheil et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2007 740
4 Natural regeneration as a tool for large‐scale forest restoration in the tropics: prospects and challenges Robin L. Chazdon, Manuel R. Guariguata · Biotropica Nov 2016 702
5 The Effectiveness of Payments for Environmental Services Jan Börner, Kathy Baylis, Esteve Corbera et al. · World Development 8 Apr 2017 530
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Center for International Forestry Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Land Use Change, Environmental Services, Tropical Deforestation, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainability.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 11×18 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 75×9 topics
  3. Land Use Change4▲ 71×4 topics
  4. Environmental Services4▲ 501×1 topic
  5. Tropical Deforestation4▲ 501×1 topic
  6. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 70×6 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 45×5 topics
  8. Sustainability3▲ 5.1×11 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services2▲ 23×6 topics
  10. Biodiversity2▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Globalization2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  12. Agroecology2▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.9×7 topics
  14. Agroforestry1▲ 91×3 topics
  15. Climate Change Resilience1▲ 93×2 topics
  16. Climate Change Impacts1▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Food Sovereignty1▲ 205×1 topic
  18. Land Grabbing1▲ 205×1 topic
  19. Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Center for International Forestry Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Forest Management and Policy, Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development and Global trade, sustainability, and social impact.

Conservation, Biodiversi…4Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impact: 1 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…1Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksOil Palm Production and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 0 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 0 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesStrategy and ManagementForestry1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 Global trade, sustainability, and social impact Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 1 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 0 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.

openly available69.3%not open30.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors77.7%domestic only22.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Center for International Forestry Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Center for International Forestry Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000082% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Center for International Forestry Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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