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Forest Research Institute Malaysia

In research, Forest Research Institute Malaysia stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,932 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,353 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology (Ecology is 10.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,318
of 22,385 · #17,408 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#89
of 124
Research works
1k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Forest Research Institute Malaysia

What is Forest Research Institute Malaysia 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,932 of 6,403 3.0%93 #5832
Physical SciencesDomain #8,353 of 10,670 5.3%106 #13106

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Forest Research Institute Malaysia work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Forest Research Institute Malaysia is in Physical Sciences, 40% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (25%), Environmental Science (21%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 116 fractional works · 45.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 52 fractional works · 20.6% of its workEcology: 20 fractional works · 7.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 102 fractional works · 40.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 64 fractional works · 25.4% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 11.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 6.5% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 8.7% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKForest ResearchInstitute…253fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences40%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences9%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science5220.6%
    2. Engineering2810.9%
    3. Materials Science197.7%
    4. Chemistry62.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.7%
    6. Computer Science41.6%
    7. Energy20.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6425.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3212.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics41.7%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Social Sciences103.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting41.7%
    4. Psychology10.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    1. Medicine124.8%
    2. Health Professions10.2%
    3. Nursing10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Forest Research Institute Malaysia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 20.0 works10×
← 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: 5.35× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.36× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.80× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.15× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.20× its world share, 19 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.35×64 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.80×4 works
  3. Environmental Science4.15×52 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.36×32 works
  5. Materials Science2.20×19 works
  6. Chemistry1.47×6 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.11×4 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×6 works
  9. Energy0.81×2 works
  10. Engineering0.73×28 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.60×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×4 works
  13. Nursing0.47×1 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.31×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.30×10 works
  16. Medicine0.25×12 works
  17. Neuroscience0.21×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.20×4 works
  19. Psychology0.15×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.11×1 works
  21. Health Professions0.09×1 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Forest Research Institute Malaysia?

Ranked on the quality score, Christine Dawn Fletcher, Tze Leong Yao and Abd Rahman Kassim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forest Research Institute Malaysia.

  1. 1 Christine Dawn Fletcher Malaysia · #122,797 worldwide 4.9k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Tze Leong Yao Malaysia · #333,386 worldwide 1.2k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Abd Rahman Kassim Malaysia · #492,161 worldwide 3.9k citations · 53 works
  4. 4 James V. LaFrankie Malaysia · #554,540 worldwide 5.9k citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Rafeadah Rusli Malaysia · #622,736 worldwide 1.8k citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Tumirah Khadiran Malaysia · #643,375 worldwide 3.5k citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Abdul Rahman Kassim Malaysia · #650,349 worldwide 3.5k citations · 34 works
  8. 8 M. N. Nur Supardi Malaysia · #980,356 worldwide 2k citations · 19 works
  9. 9 N. Manokaran Malaysia · #1,105,099 worldwide 4.3k citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Sean Lee Malaysia · #1,222,858 worldwide 1.1k citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Forest Research Institute Malaysia

What are the most cited papers from Forest Research Institute Malaysia?

The most cited paper from Forest Research Institute Malaysia is "Global diversity and geography of soil fungi" (Leho Tedersoo et al., 2014), with 3,776 citations. Next come "The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: A review" (1,612) and "Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Agricultural Sustainability—A Review" (1,426).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global diversity and geography of soil fungi Leho Tedersoo et al. · Science Open access 28 Nov 2014 3,776
2 The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: A review Ivan Nagelkerken, S. J. M. Blaber, Steven Bouillon et al. · Aquatic Botany Open access 21 Feb 2008 1,612
3 Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Agricultural Sustainability—A Review Pravin Vejan, Rosazlin Abdullah, Tumirah Khadiran et al. · Molecules Open access 29 Apr 2016 1,426
4 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
5 Erosion processes in steep terrain—Truths, myths, and uncertainties related to forest management in Southeast Asia Roy C. Sidle, Alan D. Ziegler, Junjiro N. Negishi et al. · Forest Ecology and Management 4 Feb 2006 609
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Forest Research Institute Malaysia?

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

▲ 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 Change24▲ 3.5×32 topics
  2. Biogeography23▲ 32×12 topics
  3. Environmental Impact22▲ 5.0×22 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties19▲ 7.5×11 topics
  5. Biodiversity17▲ 9.0×12 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation16▲ 17×13 topics
  7. Sustainability15▲ 2.5×17 topics
  8. Conservation14▲ 12×14 topics
  9. Medicinal Plants13▲ 13×13 topics
  10. Invasive Species11▲ 10×10 topics
  11. Land Use Change11▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Forest Management11▲ 70×3 topics
  13. Antioxidant10▲ 5.5×25 topics
  14. Carbon Sequestration10▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services10▲ 9.9×7 topics
  16. Gesneriaceae10▲ 237×1 topic
  17. phylogenetic reconstruction10▲ 237×1 topic
  18. Biomedical Applications9▲ 3.1×12 topics
  19. Taxonomy9▲ 25×5 topics
  20. Molecular Phylogeny9▲ 22×5 topics
  21. Population Dynamics9▲ 13×7 topics
  22. Biomass Estimation8▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Diversification8▲ 75×2 topics
  24. Angiosperm Phylogeny8▲ 119×1 topic
  25. Flowering Plants8▲ 119×1 topic
  26. Global Change8▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 15×5 topics
  28. Composite Materials8▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Bamboo7▲ 221×1 topic
  30. Structural Applications7▲ 221×1 topic
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 8.8×9 topics
  32. Agroforestry7▲ 41×4 topics
  33. Natural Fibers7▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Aboveground Biomass7▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Essential Oils7▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Composites7▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Biodegradable6▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Reinforced Polymers6▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Climate Resilience6▲ 43×3 topics
  40. Land Suitability6▲ 74×2 topics

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

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

Plant and Fungal Species…10Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 10 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evol…8Plant Diversity and Evolution: 8 fractional worksBamboo properties and ap…7Bamboo properties and applications: 7 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…6Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 6 fractional worksForest Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksOil Palm Production and Sustainability: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Resea…5Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 5 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksWood Treatment and Properties: 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 10 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 6 works
  5. 5 Forest Ecology and Conservation Forestry 5 works
  6. 6 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 5 works
  8. 8 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  10. 10 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Research Institute Malaysia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00092% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Forest Research Institute Malaysia0.00079% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Forest Research Institute Malaysia 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Forest Research Institute Malaysia5.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.2% in 2011.

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