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Forest Department Sarawak

In research, Forest Department Sarawak stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,280 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,585
of 22,385 · #14,406 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#77
of 124
Research works
484
▲ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Forest Department Sarawak

What is Forest Department Sarawak 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,280 of 10,670 3.2%71 #9599

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Forest Department Sarawak 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 fields of science does Forest Department Sarawak work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Forest Department Sarawak is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Environmental Science (12%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 81 fractional works · 48.7% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 21.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 24.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 16.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKForest DepartmentSarawak166fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences25%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3521.2%
    2. Environmental Science2112.4%
    3. Computer Science116.8%
    4. Materials Science63.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.4%
    6. Energy21.4%
    7. Chemistry10.7%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences2011.8%
    2. Psychology84.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting74.4%
    4. Decision Sciences21.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1710.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology85.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine116.8%
    2. Health Professions31.6%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
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: 2.18× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.49× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science2.49×20 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.18×17 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.56×4 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.55×2 works
  5. Energy1.52×2 works
  6. Psychology1.48×8 works
  7. Engineering1.42×35 works
  8. Nursing1.40×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.37×7 works
  10. Veterinary0.99×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.95×8 works
  12. Materials Science0.95×6 works
  13. Social Sciences0.93×20 works
  14. Computer Science0.87×11 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.82×1 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×2 works
  18. Dentistry0.62×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.62×3 works
  20. Chemistry0.46×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.41×2 works
  22. Medicine0.35×11 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.29×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.28×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Forest Department Sarawak?

Ranked on the quality score, Sylvester Tan, Mohizah Bt. Mohamad and Pamela M. Hall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forest Department Sarawak.

  1. 1 Sylvester Tan Malaysia · #113,529 worldwide 4.8k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Mohizah Bt. Mohamad Malaysia · #432,004 worldwide 837 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Pamela M. Hall Malaysia · #475,528 worldwide 3k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Ipoi Datan Malaysia · #1,318,602 worldwide 1.1k citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Hua Seng Lee Malaysia · #1,521,665 worldwide 1.4k citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Melvin Terry Gumal Malaysia · #2,160,838 worldwide 1.2k citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Julia Sang Malaysia · #2,364,328 worldwide 372 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Heidi Munan Malaysia · #2,592,356 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Tom Harrisson Malaysia · #2,944,755 worldwide 1.2k citations · 145 works
  10. 10 Lucy Chong Malaysia · #3,295,001 worldwide 649 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Forest Department Sarawak

What are the most cited papers from Forest Department Sarawak?

The most cited paper from Forest Department Sarawak is "Spatial Patterns in the Distribution of Tropical Tree Species" (RICHARD C. CONDIT, Peter Shaw ASHTON, Patrick J. Baker et al., 2000), with 1,278 citations. Next come "A large focus of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi infections in human beings" (1,207) and "Rate of tree carbon accumulation increases continuously with tree size" (1,047).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Spatial Patterns in the Distribution of Tropical Tree Species RICHARD C. CONDIT, Peter Shaw ASHTON, Patrick J. Baker et al. · Science 26 May 2000 1,278
2 A large focus of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi infections in human beings Balbir Bagicha Singh, Lee Kim Sung, Asmad Matusop et al. · The Lancet Mar 2004 1,207
3 Rate of tree carbon accumulation increases continuously with tree size Nathan L. Stephenson et al. · Nature Open access 14 Jan 2014 1,047
4 Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria in Humans Is Widely Distributed and Potentially Life Threatening Janet Cox‐Singh, Timothy M. E. Davis, K.-S. Lee et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access 4 Dec 2007 913
5 CTFS ‐Forest GEO : a worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change Kristina J. Anderson‐Teixeira et al. · Global Change Biology Open access108 authors 25 Sep 2014 598
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Forest Department Sarawak?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conservation, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Biogeography, Sustainability and E-Learning.

▲ 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 Change10▲ 2.3×31 topics
  2. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.1×23 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 1.88×24 topics
  4. Biodiversity6▲ 4.6×13 topics
  5. Conservation6▲ 8.0×13 topics
  6. E-Learning5▲ 3.4×8 topics
  7. Globalization5▲ 1.41×6 topics
  8. Educational Technology4▲ 2.2×11 topics
  9. Online Learning4▲ 3.1×6 topics
  10. Population Dynamics4▲ 9.8×9 topics
  11. Biogeography4▲ 8.9×10 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties4▲ 2.5×11 topics
  13. Renewable Energy4▲ 1.66×15 topics
  14. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.5×4 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.6×6 topics
  16. Technology Integration4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity4▲ 4.9×13 topics
  18. Invasive Species4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 6.4×8 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  21. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  22. Student Satisfaction3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  24. Risk Management3▲ 3.6×5 topics
  25. Climate Change Impact3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 4.1×11 topics
  27. Energy Simulation3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Global Change3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  29. Lifelong Learning3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  30. Mobile Learning2▲ 4.2×2 topics
  31. Genetic Structure2▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Land Use Change2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  33. Muslim Students2▲ 19×1 topic
  34. DNA Barcoding2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  35. Engineering Education2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Google Classroom2▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Teacher Perception2▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Assessment Methods2▲ 9.4×1 topic
  39. Outcome-Based Education2▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Analytics2▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Forest Department Sarawak publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Islamic Studies, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Education and Islamic St…2Education and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…2Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…2Big Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies2Plant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…1Online and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional works
EducationMedia TechnologyManagement Information SystemsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  7. 7 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  9. 9 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Forest Department Sarawak's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Forest Department Sarawak as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00063% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Forest Department Sarawak0.00069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Forest Department Sarawak 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Forest Department Sarawak5.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.1% in 2018.

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