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Department of Forestry

In research, Department of Forestry stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,480 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,571 of 6,403 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,248 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change and Ecology (Global and Planetary Change is 11.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,861
of 22,385 · #9,323 all time
Rank in Malawi
#7
of 10
Research works
1.3k
▲ 131% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
62%
world 18%
Department of Forestry

What is Department of Forestry known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,480 of 3,157 9.1%82 #1964
Life SciencesDomain #3,571 of 6,403 8.6%97 #4058
Environmental ScienceField #2,248 of 3,334 7.3%87 #2359
Physical SciencesDomain #8,713 of 10,670 8.1%121 #7409

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Forestry 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,964 #1,480
  2. Life Sciences#4,058 #3,571
  3. Environmental Science#2,359 #2,248
  4. Physical Sciences#7,409 #8,713
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Department of Forestry work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Department of Forestry is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (33%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (32%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 156 fractional works · 46.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 111 fractional works · 33.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 29 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 8.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 126 fractional works · 37.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 108 fractional works · 32.2% of its workPlant Science: 36 fractional works · 10.8% of its workForestry: 18 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDepartment ofForestry336fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences12%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science11133.1%
    2. Engineering236.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences102.9%
    4. Materials Science61.7%
    5. Computer Science30.7%
    6. Chemistry20.6%
    7. Energy10.3%
    8. Mathematics10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10832.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology154.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences237.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting51.5%
    3. Psychology41.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities30.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine92.6%
    2. Health Professions20.7%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Department of Forestry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 29.4 works12×
  2. EcologySubfield · 28.3 works11×
← 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: 6.78× its world share, 108 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.67× its world share, 111 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.78×108 works
  2. Environmental Science6.67×111 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.85×10 works
  4. Veterinary0.93×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×15 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×4 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×2 works
  8. Nursing0.55×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.55×23 works
  10. Materials Science0.48×6 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×1 works
  12. Engineering0.46×23 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×5 works
  14. Psychology0.44×4 works
  15. Chemistry0.38×2 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.32×3 works
  17. Energy0.29×1 works
  18. Health Professions0.26×2 works
  19. Mathematics0.19×1 works
  20. Medicine0.14×9 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.10×2 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.10×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Department of Forestry?

Ranked on the quality score, Woodbridge Metcalf, Thomas W. Beers and J. H. Allison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Forestry.

  1. 1 Woodbridge Metcalf Malawi · #3,617,687 worldwide 39 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Thomas W. Beers Malawi · #3,773,607 worldwide 707 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 J. H. Allison Malawi · #3,800,604 worldwide 63 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Donald L. Mader Malawi · #3,848,376 worldwide 411 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Louis W. Rees Malawi · #4,207,204 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Cherng-Jiann Shiue Malawi · #4,479,387 worldwide 82 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Daniel DenUyl Malawi · #4,552,256 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 J. M. Jarvis Malawi · #5,184,814 worldwide 104 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Forestry

What are the most cited papers from Department of Forestry?

The most cited paper from Department of Forestry is "Integrating Thermal Physiology and Ecology of Ectotherms: A Discussion of Approaches" (Raymond B. Huey, R. D. Stevenson, 1979), with 1,572 citations. Next come "Comparing the input, output, and validation maps for several models of land change" (947) and "Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal" (780).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Integrating Thermal Physiology and Ecology of Ectotherms: A Discussion of Approaches Raymond B. Huey, R. D. Stevenson · American Zoologist Open access Feb 1979 1,572
2 Comparing the input, output, and validation maps for several models of land change Robert Gilmore Pontius, Wideke Boersma, Jean‐Christophe Castella et al. · The Annals of Regional Science Open access 15 Aug 2007 947
3 Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal Ana Isabel Catarino, Valeria Macchia, William G. Sanderson et al. · Environmental Pollution 28 Mar 2018 780
4 Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses Brian S. Steidinger, Thomas Ward Crowther, Jingjing Liang et al. · Nature Open access May 2019 671
5 A meta-analysis of the effects of exposure to microplastics on fish and aquatic invertebrates Carolyn J. Foley, Zachary S. Feiner, Timothy D. Malinich et al. · The Science of The Total Environment ReviewOpen access 18 Mar 2018 664
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Department of Forestry?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Sustainable Agriculture and Agroforestry.

▲ 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 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 Change63▲ 6.9×76 topics
  2. Biodiversity38▲ 15×28 topics
  3. Biodiversity Conservation34▲ 27×15 topics
  4. Sustainability31▲ 3.7×47 topics
  5. Environmental Impact27▲ 4.7×39 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services25▲ 19×12 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture21▲ 20×11 topics
  8. Remote Sensing19▲ 4.6×26 topics
  9. Agroforestry18▲ 80×4 topics
  10. Land Use Change17▲ 17×7 topics
  11. Conservation17▲ 12×18 topics
  12. Invasive Species17▲ 12×20 topics
  13. Biomass Estimation15▲ 28×3 topics
  14. Sustainable Development14▲ 2.6×31 topics
  15. Aboveground Biomass12▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Smallholder Farmers10▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Silvoarable Systems10▲ 171×1 topic
  18. Temperate Region10▲ 171×1 topic
  19. Global Change9▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Climate Change Impact9▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants9▲ 6.8×12 topics
  22. Allometric Models9▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Climate Resilience9▲ 43×3 topics
  24. Population Dynamics8▲ 9.7×10 topics
  25. Soil Properties8▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Climate Change Impacts8▲ 20×6 topics
  27. Tropical Forests8▲ 72×2 topics
  28. Carbon Stocks8▲ 93×1 topic
  29. Tree Allometry8▲ 93×1 topic
  30. Genetic Diversity8▲ 5.4×14 topics
  31. Forest Management8▲ 38×4 topics
  32. Ecosystem8▲ 21×4 topics
  33. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Agricultural Sustainability7▲ 19×5 topics
  36. Environmental Services7▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Tropical Deforestation7▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Adaptation7▲ 6.9×5 topics
  39. Biomass7▲ 17×5 topics
  40. Habitat Selection6▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Department of Forestry publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, Forest ecology and management, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Forest Management and Policy.

Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 10 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 8 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…7Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 7 fractional worksForest Management and Po…5Forest Management and Policy: 5 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 4 fractional worksForest Ecology and Conse…4Forest Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…4Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 4 fractional works
ForestryNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 10 works
  2. 2 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  4. 4 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Forest Ecology and Conservation Forestry 4 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  9. 9 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 4 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 4 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.8%domestic only38.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Department of Forestry's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 131% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Department of Forestry as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00094% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Department of Forestry0.0026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Department of Forestry over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Department of Forestry8.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.3% in 2018.

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