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Estonian University of Life Sciences

In research, Estonian University of Life Sciences stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,377 of 3,409 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,437 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,734 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 18.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,766
of 28,054 · #7,121 all time
Rank in Estonia
#6
of 16
Research works
2.9k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Estonian University of Life Sciences 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,377 of 3,409 25.5%147 #1059
Environmental ScienceField #1,437 of 3,551 22.8%153 #1337
Physical SciencesDomain #5,734 of 12,888 20.6%270 #6160
Life SciencesDomain #4,712 of 7,800 23.7%199 #4899
EngineeringField #5,262 of 6,636 13.8%63 #6627

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Estonian University of Life Sciences 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,059 #1,377
  2. Environmental Science#1,337 #1,437
  3. Physical Sciences#6,160 #5,734
  4. Life Sciences#4,899 #4,712
  5. Engineering#6,627 #5,262
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Estonian University of Life Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 24.8 works19×
  2. EcologySubfield · 44.7 works10×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 35.6 works8.3×
← 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: 5.51× its world share, 147 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 63 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.50× its world share, 153 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 14.41× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Estonian University of Life Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Ülo Niinemets, Rajeev Bhat and R. G. H. Bunce lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Estonian University of Life Sciences.

  1. 1 Ülo Niinemets Estonia · #6,703 worldwide 1.7k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Rajeev Bhat Estonia · #44,074 worldwide 358 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 R. G. H. Bunce Estonia · #76,722 worldwide 361 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Tiina Nõges Estonia · #120,277 worldwide 368 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Peeter Nõges Estonia · #136,477 worldwide 302 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Külli Kangur Estonia · #178,732 worldwide 333 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Lorenzo Pecoraro Estonia · #185,238 worldwide 161 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Alo Laas Estonia · #269,080 worldwide 122 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 R.G.H. Bunce Estonia · #283,917 worldwide 240 citations · 69 works
  10. 10 Rein Drenkhan Estonia · #353,485 worldwide 148 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Estonian University of Life Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Estonian University of Life Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Change and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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 Change103▲ 6.8×80 topics
  2. Biodiversity45▲ 11×28 topics
  3. Invasive Species41▲ 17×18 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation29▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Sustainability25▲ 1.81×49 topics
  6. Conservation24▲ 9.7×16 topics
  7. Global Change21▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation21▲ 17×5 topics
  9. Environmental Impact21▲ 2.2×40 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services20▲ 9.3×8 topics
  11. Biomass Estimation18▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning18▲ 17×7 topics
  13. Renewable Energy17▲ 2.1×26 topics
  14. Ecosystem Resilience16▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Global Warming15▲ 6.5×11 topics
  16. Aboveground Biomass14▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 8.3×13 topics
  18. Biological Invasions13▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Eutrophication13▲ 22×5 topics
  20. Water Quality13▲ 5.6×12 topics
  21. DNA Barcoding12▲ 14×8 topics
  22. Ecosystem12▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Biogeography12▲ 8.0×18 topics
  24. Antioxidants11▲ 4.5×9 topics
  25. Climate Change Impacts11▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Climate Change Impact11▲ 8.8×6 topics
  27. Allometric Models11▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Forest Management10▲ 32×4 topics
  29. Harmful Algal Blooms10▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Community Ecology10▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Species Richness10▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Forest Carbon Sequestration10▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Sustainable Forest Management10▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Vegetation9▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Tropical Forests9▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Animal Welfare9▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Functional Diversity9▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Nutrient Limitation9▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Carbon Stocks9▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Tree Allometry9▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Estonian University of Life Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest Management and Policy, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Forest ecology and management and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.

Forest Management and Po…10Forest Management and Policy: 10 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…9Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 9 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 9 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 7 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 6 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…6Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 6 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 6 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 5 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationInsect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 9 works
  3. 3 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 9 works
  4. 4 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 7 works
  5. 5 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  7. 7 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 6 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 6 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 5 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 available59.5%not open40.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Estonian University of Life Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher 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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