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Forest Research Institute Malaysia

In research, Forest Research Institute Malaysia stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,853 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,519 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,526
of 28,054 · #16,883 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#84
of 137
Research works
1k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Forest Research Institute Malaysia 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
Life SciencesDomain #6,853 of 7,800 6.8%93 #8595
Physical SciencesDomain #11,519 of 12,888 8.8%106 #15497

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

What does Forest Research Institute Malaysia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 26.1 works6.8×
← 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: 5.69× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.50× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.00× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.39× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.19× its world share, 17 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Forest Research Institute Malaysia?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Appanah, N. Manokaran and Ruth Kiew lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forest Research Institute Malaysia.

  1. 1 S. Appanah Malaysia · #166,007 worldwide 125 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 N. Manokaran Malaysia · #845,031 worldwide 73 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Ruth Kiew Malaysia · #1,131,322 worldwide 52 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 S. Appanah Malaysia · #1,165,438 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Khali Aziz Hamzah Malaysia · #1,360,641 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ismail Hj. Parlan Malaysia · #1,402,371 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Salmiah Ujang Malaysia · #1,460,227 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 M. Marzalina Malaysia · #1,496,850 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Wan Asma Ibrahim Malaysia · #1,547,375 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Forest Research Institute Malaysia

Which keywords describe research at Forest Research Institute Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Environmental Impact, Mechanical Properties, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change, Medicinal Plants and Conservation.

▲ 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. Biogeography22▲ 39×11 topics
  2. Climate Change21▲ 3.5×28 topics
  3. Environmental Impact20▲ 5.2×20 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties16▲ 7.6×10 topics
  5. Biodiversity15▲ 9.2×11 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation14▲ 18×11 topics
  7. Sustainability13▲ 2.4×14 topics
  8. Medicinal Plants12▲ 14×12 topics
  9. Conservation12▲ 13×13 topics
  10. Forest Management10▲ 80×3 topics
  11. Land Use Change10▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Invasive Species10▲ 11×10 topics
  13. Carbon Sequestration9▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Gesneriaceae9▲ 253×1 topic
  15. phylogenetic reconstruction9▲ 253×1 topic
  16. Ecosystem Services9▲ 10×7 topics
  17. Molecular Phylogeny9▲ 26×5 topics
  18. Population Dynamics9▲ 15×7 topics
  19. Taxonomy9▲ 30×4 topics
  20. Biomass Estimation8▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Antioxidant8▲ 5.4×24 topics
  22. Angiosperm Phylogeny8▲ 140×1 topic
  23. Flowering Plants8▲ 140×1 topic
  24. Global Change7▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Composite Materials7▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Bamboo7▲ 250×1 topic
  28. Structural Applications7▲ 250×1 topic
  29. Agroforestry7▲ 46×4 topics
  30. Essential Oils7▲ 27×3 topics
  31. Aboveground Biomass6▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Climate Resilience6▲ 47×3 topics
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 9.4×9 topics
  34. Land Suitability6▲ 85×2 topics
  35. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Community Management5▲ 183×1 topic
  37. Composites5▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Forest Health5▲ 183×1 topic
  39. Natural Fibers5▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Habitat Selection5▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Forest Research Institute Malaysia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Bamboo properties and applications and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites.

Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 9 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 8 fractional worksBamboo properties and ap…7Bamboo properties and applications: 7 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…5Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 5 fractional worksForest Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksOil Palm Production and Sustainability: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Resea…4Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 4 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Res…4Plant Parasitism and Resistance: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…4Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant SciencePolymers and Plastics4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 9 works
  2. 2 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  3. 3 Bamboo properties and applications Plant Science 7 works
  4. 4 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  5. 5 Forest Ecology and Conservation Forestry 5 works
  6. 6 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 4 works
  8. 8 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Forest Research Institute Malaysia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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