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Center for International Forestry Research

In research, Center for International Forestry Research stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,673 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,574 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Environmental Science — Global and Planetary Change is 20.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,859
of 28,054 · #5,268 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#133
of 570
Research works
1.3k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
44.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Center for International Forestry Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Environmental ScienceField #1,673 of 3,551 31.3%77 #674
Physical SciencesDomain #9,574 of 12,888 29.6%95 #7914

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for International Forestry Research 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).

What does Center for International Forestry Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 20.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 31.7 works21×
  2. EcologySubfield · 25.4 works16×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 76.6 works7.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 4.69× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.69× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Sven Wunder, Louis Verchot and David Kaimowitz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for International Forestry Research.

  1. 1 Sven Wunder Indonesia · #10,269 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Louis Verchot Indonesia · #32,898 worldwide 711 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 David Kaimowitz Indonesia · #40,803 worldwide 264 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 William D. Sunderlin Indonesia · #49,278 worldwide 257 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Daniel Murdiyarso Indonesia · #50,430 worldwide 511 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Manuel R. Guariguata Indonesia · #53,458 worldwide 485 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Meine van Noordwijk Indonesia · #72,315 worldwide 731 citations · 117 works
  8. 8 B. Belcher Indonesia · #119,451 worldwide 363 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Paolo Cerutti Indonesia · #135,395 worldwide 154 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Douglas Sheil Indonesia · #143,380 worldwide 501 citations · 82 works
All ranked researchers at Center for International Forestry Research

Which keywords describe research at Center for International Forestry Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Land Use Change, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Smallholder Farmers, Environmental Services and Tropical Deforestation.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Climate Change55▲ 10×62 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation33▲ 44×11 topics
  3. Land Use Change25▲ 41×5 topics
  4. Sustainability19▲ 4.0×34 topics
  5. Biodiversity17▲ 12×21 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services16▲ 21×10 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers16▲ 35×6 topics
  8. Environmental Services16▲ 227×1 topic
  9. Tropical Deforestation16▲ 227×1 topic
  10. Environmental Impact15▲ 4.5×25 topics
  11. Conservation11▲ 13×16 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 16×8 topics
  13. Agroforestry9▲ 70×4 topics
  14. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 28×4 topics
  15. Remote Sensing8▲ 3.2×18 topics
  16. Greenhouse Gas Emissions8▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Sea-Level Rise7▲ 32×4 topics
  18. Carbon Sequestration7▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Global Carbon Budget6▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Coastal Protection6▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Adaptation6▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Mangrove Forests6▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Wetland Restoration6▲ 90×1 topic
  24. Population Dynamics6▲ 12×10 topics
  25. Agricultural Development6▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Invasive Species6▲ 6.8×14 topics
  27. Oil Palm Expansion6▲ 153×1 topic
  28. Tropical Agriculture6▲ 153×1 topic
  29. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 24×5 topics
  30. Food Security6▲ 5.1×15 topics
  31. Ecological Knowledge5▲ 60×2 topics
  32. Climate Resilience5▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Genetic Diversity5▲ 6.0×11 topics
  34. Habitat Selection5▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Trophic Cascades5▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Technology Adoption5▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Animal Movement5▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Occupancy Rates5▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Social-Ecological Systems5▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Soil Fertility5▲ 10×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Oil Palm Production and Sustainability and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Conservation, Biodiversi…16Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 16 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…6Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 6 fractional worksOil Palm Production and …6Oil Palm Production and Sustainability: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 4 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…4Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 4 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 3 fractional worksAgricultural and Environmental Management: 3 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyDemographyForestry1 others

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

  1. 1 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 16 works
  2. 2 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 6 works
  3. 3 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Environmental Management Demography 3 works
  9. 9 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 3 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 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 available60.4%not open39.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.6%domestic only43.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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