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Forest Research Institute

In research, Forest Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#172 of 3,409 worldwide), Environmental Science (#698 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,347 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 22.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,112
of 28,054 · #6,997 all time
Rank in India
#191
of 1,840
Research works
2.7k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Forest Research Institute 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 #172 of 3,409 14.1%274 #602
Environmental ScienceField #698 of 3,551 27.6%149 #1207
Physical SciencesDomain #3,347 of 12,888 23.5%233 #7049
Life SciencesDomain #2,094 of 7,800 13.0%347 #4095
Plant ScienceSubfield #434 of 1,395 15.5%130 #1066
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,422 of 3,579 9.1%68 #6454

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

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#602 #172
  2. Environmental Science#1,207 #698
  3. Physical Sciences#7,049 #3,347
  4. Life Sciences#4,095 #2,094
  5. Plant Science#1,066 #434
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6,454 #3,422
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 Forest Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 22.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 33.9 works23×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 45.7 works16×
  3. Insect ScienceSubfield · 26.7 works15×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 129.8 works12×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 273.7 works9.2×
← 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: 9.21× its world share, 274 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 68 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.11× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.79× its world share, 149 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Forest Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Tuula Nuutinen, Y. C. Tripathi and William M. Greenberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forest Research Institute.

  1. 1 Tuula Nuutinen India · #320,597 worldwide 102 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Y. C. Tripathi India · #521,833 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 William M. Greenberg India · #889,270 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Sangeeta Gupta India · #891,972 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Manoj Kumar India · #930,106 worldwide 23 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Praveen Kumar Gupta India · #985,619 worldwide 77 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Shailesh Pandey India · #1,006,988 worldwide 51 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Ombir Singh India · #1,017,384 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Hukum Singh India · #1,056,869 worldwide 78 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 V. K. Varshney India · #1,144,759 worldwide 52 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Forest Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Forest Research Institute?

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

▲ 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 Change105▲ 6.2×52 topics
  2. Biodiversity57▲ 12×20 topics
  3. Sustainability49▲ 3.2×29 topics
  4. Medicinal Plants44▲ 17×16 topics
  5. Invasive Species40▲ 15×18 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation40▲ 17×12 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services33▲ 14×10 topics
  8. Antioxidant33▲ 7.6×34 topics
  9. Sustainable Agriculture30▲ 15×13 topics
  10. Conservation29▲ 11×14 topics
  11. Remote Sensing28▲ 3.7×19 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties26▲ 4.4×10 topics
  13. Phylogeny26▲ 28×11 topics
  14. Food Security26▲ 7.4×14 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity25▲ 6.4×21 topics
  16. Global Change25▲ 15×6 topics
  17. Biogeography25▲ 15×13 topics
  18. Biomass Estimation24▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Taxonomy23▲ 28×10 topics
  20. Forest Management21▲ 57×4 topics
  21. Land Use Change21▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity21▲ 7.5×17 topics
  23. Herbal Medicine20▲ 11×9 topics
  24. Aboveground Biomass20▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Allometric Models20▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis20▲ 10×11 topics
  27. Anti-inflammatory19▲ 11×21 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation19▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Tropical Forests19▲ 86×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem Resilience18▲ 20×5 topics
  31. Evolution18▲ 12×11 topics
  32. Climate Change Impact18▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Biological Invasions18▲ 33×2 topics
  34. DNA Barcoding18▲ 18×8 topics
  35. Ecosystem Functioning18▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Carbon Stocks18▲ 102×1 topic
  37. Tree Allometry18▲ 102×1 topic
  38. Host Specificity17▲ 24×5 topics
  39. Drug Discovery16▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Ethnobotanical Survey16▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Forest Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest ecology and management, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Bamboo properties and applications.

Forest ecology and management: 18 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 16 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…12Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 12 fractional worksBamboo properties and ap…12Bamboo properties and applications: 12 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 10 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 9 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…8Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 8 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 8 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 8 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopa…7Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 7 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationPlant ScienceCell BiologyGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 18 works
  2. 2 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 16 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  4. 4 Bamboo properties and applications Plant Science 12 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 10 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  7. 7 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 8 works
  9. 9 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 8 works
  10. 10 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 7 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Forest Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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