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Forestry Commission England

In research, Forestry Commission England stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,756 of 6,031 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,919 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,912 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,046
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,028
of 2,253
Research works
964
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Forestry Commission England 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,756 of 6,031 15.4%289
Environmental ScienceField #2,919 of 6,208 11.4%418
Physical SciencesDomain #14,912 of 21,541 12.0%542
Life SciencesDomain #10,736 of 14,347 15.2%368
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,422 of 2,837 17.8%121
Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield #511 of 553 11.1%138
EcologySubfield #1,429 of 1,512 9.6%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Forestry Commission England 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: 4.09× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.06× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Forestry Commission England?

Ranked on the composite score, David Lonsdale, Peter Freer‐Smith and J. N. Gibbs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forestry Commission England.

  1. 1 David Lonsdale United Kingdom · #203,071 worldwide 165 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Peter Freer‐Smith United Kingdom · #279,955 worldwide 118 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 J. N. Gibbs United Kingdom · #544,063 worldwide 77 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 John Turner United Kingdom · #1,185,277 worldwide 91 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Richard D. Howe United Kingdom · #1,469,334 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Forestry Commission England

Which keywords describe research at Forestry Commission England?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Phylogenetic Analysis and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 9.3×23 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 44×7 topics
  3. Biodiversity2▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Invasive Species2▲ 23×8 topics
  5. Conservation2▲ 22×6 topics
  6. Cultural Heritage2▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Remote Sensing2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Biological Invasions2▲ 74×2 topics
  10. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 57×1 topic
  11. Forest Carbon Sequestration2▲ 316×1 topic
  12. Ecosystem1▲ 52×3 topics
  13. Fungal Pathogens1▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Sustainability1▲ 2.4×6 topics
  15. Biomass Estimation1▲ 34×3 topics
  16. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.0×6 topics
  17. Global Change1▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services1▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Global Warming1▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Land Use Change1▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Aboveground Biomass1▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Epidemiology1◆ 1.14×4 topics

Which research topics does Forestry Commission England publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest Management and Policy, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Forest ecology and management and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Forest Management and Policy: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…1Forest ecology and management: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…1Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 1 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodi…1Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 1 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 0 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 0 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 0 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationCell BiologyConservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  3. 3 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 1 works
  7. 7 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 1 works
  8. 8 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 0 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 available17.2%not open82.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Forestry Commission England's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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