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Desert Forestry Experimental Center

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Research works
94
▲ 169% vs 2018-21
Citations
487
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Desert Forestry Experimental Center

Not ranked overall: Desert Forestry Experimental Center is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Desert Forestry Experimental Center work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Desert Forestry Experimental Center is in Physical Sciences, 42% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (37%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (34%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 53.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 36.7% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 12.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 9.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 41.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 33.9% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDesert ForestryExperimental…33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences42%Physical Sciences54%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences2%

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 Science1236.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences412.1%
    3. Engineering13.5%
    4. Chemistry00.8%
    5. Computer Science00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1133.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    1. Medicine12.3%
    2. Nursing00.3%
    1. Social Sciences00.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
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: 7.14× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.74× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.39× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.74×4 works
  2. Environmental Science7.39×12 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.14×11 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.69×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.34×2 works
  6. Nursing0.70×0 works
  7. Chemistry0.52×0 works
  8. Engineering0.23×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.18×0 works
  11. Medicine0.12×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.10×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Desert Forestry Experimental Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Zhiming Xin, Zhi Su and Minghu Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Desert Forestry Experimental Center.

  1. 1 Zhiming Xin China · #3,088,065 worldwide 1.2k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Zhi Su China · #4,645,348 worldwide 162 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Minghu Liu China · #5,009,442 worldwide 370 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Desert Forestry Experimental Center

What are the most cited papers from Desert Forestry Experimental Center?

The most cited paper from Desert Forestry Experimental Center is "Land use/cover classification in an arid desert-oasis mosaic landscape of China using remote sensed imagery: Performance assessment of four machine learning algorithms" (Genbatu Ge, Zhongjie Shi, Yuanjun Zhu et al., 2020), with 163 citations. Next come "Physiological and proteomic analyses of leaves from the halophyte Tangut Nitraria reveals diverse response pathways critical for high salinity tolerance" (61) and "Genome sequence and population genomics provide insights into chromosomal evolution and phytochemical innovation of Hippophae rhamnoides" (52).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Land use/cover classification in an arid desert-oasis mosaic landscape of China using remote sensed imagery: Performance assessment of four machine learning algorithms Genbatu Ge, Zhongjie Shi, Yuanjun Zhu et al. · Global Ecology and Conservation Open access 14 Feb 2020 163
2 Physiological and proteomic analyses of leaves from the halophyte Tangut Nitraria reveals diverse response pathways critical for high salinity tolerance Tielong Cheng, Jinhui Chen, Jingbo Zhang et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science Open access 10 Feb 2015 61
3 Genome sequence and population genomics provide insights into chromosomal evolution and phytochemical innovation of Hippophae rhamnoides Liyang Yu, Songfeng Diao, Guoyun Zhang et al. · Plant Biotechnology Journal Open access 4 Mar 2022 52
4 Analysis of Precipitation Extremes in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China: Spatio-Temporal Characteristics and Topography Effects Genbatu Ge, Zhongjie Shi, Xiaohui Yang et al. · Atmosphere Open access 19 Jul 2017 49
5 Pathways of Leymus chinensis Individual Aboveground Biomass Decline in Natural Semiarid Grassland Induced by Overgrazing: A Study at the Plant Functional Trait Scale Xiliang Li, Zhiying Liu, Zhen Wang et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 5 May 2015 45
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Desert Forestry Experimental Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Remote Sensing, Ecosystem, Habitat Fragmentation and Sediment Transport.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 13×28 topics
  2. Global Change5▲ 53×4 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 17×9 topics
  4. Invasive Species4▲ 27×6 topics
  5. Remote Sensing3▲ 8.0×12 topics
  6. Ecosystem3▲ 81×3 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 39×3 topics
  8. Biological Invasions2▲ 78×2 topics
  9. Sediment Transport2▲ 45×5 topics
  10. Conservation2▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Biomass Estimation2▲ 42×3 topics
  13. Desertification2▲ 175×2 topics
  14. Land Use Change2▲ 22×5 topics
  15. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 39×5 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services2▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Aeolian Processes2▲ 327×1 topic
  18. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 72×2 topics
  19. Wind Erosion2▲ 327×1 topic
  20. Community Ecology2▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Functional Diversity2▲ 99×1 topic
  22. Gene Expression2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  23. Climate2▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 60×2 topics
  25. Drought1▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Forest Management1▲ 69×3 topics
  27. Microbial Communities1▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Paleoclimatology1▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Phenology1▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Tree Mortality1▲ 87×1 topic
  31. Vegetation Monitoring1▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Abiotic Stress1▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Biochar Application1▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Nitrogen Cycle1▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Agricultural Sustainability1▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Global Warming1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  37. Holocene1▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Sea Level1▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Sediment Transport Models1▲ 88×1 topic
  40. Soil Properties1▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does Desert Forestry Experimental Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aeolian processes and effects, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Aeolian processes and ef…2Aeolian processes and effects: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…2Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…1Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…1Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 1 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…1Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 1 fractional worksPlant Ecology and Soil Science: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  6. 6 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Ecology and Soil Science Ecology 1 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 available35.4%not open64.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Desert Forestry Experimental Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 169% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Desert Forestry Experimental Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Desert Forestry Experimental Center0.000095% in 202520102020

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

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