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European Forest Institute

In research, European Forest Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,570 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,946 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,120
of 28,054 · #19,138 all time
Rank in Finland
#54
of 80
Research works
270
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
43.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is European Forest Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #2,570 of 6,208 40.0%130
Physical SciencesDomain #14,946 of 21,541 38.3%161

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Forest Institute 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).

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: 6.92× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.17× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.35× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Forest Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Marcus Lindner, A. Pussinen and R. Päivinen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Forest Institute.

  1. 1 Marcus Lindner Finland · #35,545 worldwide 713 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 A. Pussinen Finland · #236,901 worldwide 169 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 R. Päivinen Finland · #400,571 worldwide 91 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Marko Lovrić Finland · #400,929 worldwide 54 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Pieter Johannes Verkerk Finland · #434,291 worldwide 144 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Lauri Hetemäki Finland · #633,199 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Marc Palahí Finland · #836,071 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Robert Mavsar Finland · #894,316 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Andreas Schuck Finland · #959,365 worldwide 78 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Tanja Kähkönen Finland · #1,600,481 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at European Forest Institute

Which keywords describe research at European Forest Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Impact, Agroforestry, Sustainable Agriculture and Circular Economy.

▲ 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. Sustainability13▲ 8.0×18 topics
  2. Biodiversity10▲ 21×11 topics
  3. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 42×8 topics
  4. Ecosystem Services9▲ 38×7 topics
  5. Environmental Impact8▲ 7.3×12 topics
  6. Agroforestry6▲ 142×3 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 29×4 topics
  8. Circular Economy5▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Biomass5▲ 72×3 topics
  10. Bioenergy5▲ 149×2 topics
  11. Climate Change5▲ 2.9×31 topics
  12. Silvoarable Systems5▲ 486×1 topic
  13. Temperate Region5▲ 486×1 topic
  14. Consumer Behavior4▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 58×2 topics
  16. Innovation4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  17. Forest Carbon Sequestration4▲ 274×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Forest Management4▲ 274×1 topic
  19. Food Quality3▲ 133×1 topic
  20. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Organic Agriculture3▲ 206×1 topic
  22. Bioeconomy3▲ 335×1 topic
  23. Policy3▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Food Security3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  25. Environmental Management3▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Social Capital2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  27. Communication2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Soil Properties2▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Forest Management2▲ 55×3 topics
  31. Environmental Policy2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Forest Restoration2▲ 174×1 topic
  33. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Logistics2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Optimization2▲ 6.6×1 topic
  36. Seedling Performance2▲ 480×1 topic
  37. Supply Chain2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Green Practices2▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Sustainable Supply Chain Management2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does European Forest Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, Forest Management and Policy, Organic Food and Agriculture and Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development.

Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 5 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 4 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agricul…3Organic Food and Agriculture: 3 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainab…3Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 3 fractional worksSeedling growth and survival studies: 2 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilization and Management: 2 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…2Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 2 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 2 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 2 fractional works
ForestryGlobal and Planetary ChangePlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 5 works
  2. 2 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  3. 3 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  5. 5 Seedling growth and survival studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Research in Social Sciences Education 2 works
  9. 9 Intellectual Property Law Law 2 works
  10. 10 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 2 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.4%domestic only53.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Forest Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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