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Forestry Research Centre

In research, Forestry Research Centre stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,781 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,907 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,415 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,110
of 28,054 · #19,205 all time
Rank in Italy
#411
of 618
Research works
886
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Forestry Research Centre 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 #1,781 of 3,409 18.0%73 #2010
Physical SciencesDomain #9,907 of 12,888 20.7%75 #15549
Life SciencesDomain #6,415 of 7,800 17.2%88 #9243

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Forestry Research Centre 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#2,010 #1,781
  2. Physical Sciences#15,549 #9,907
  3. Life Sciences#9,243 #6,415
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 Forestry Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 30.0 works9.8×
← 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: 8.68× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.34× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Forestry Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Francesco Chianucci, Carlotta Ferrara and Angelo Zanella lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forestry Research Centre.

  1. 1 Francesco Chianucci Italy · #92,082 worldwide 374 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Carlotta Ferrara Italy · #134,414 worldwide 272 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Angelo Zanella Italy · #379,845 worldwide 138 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Andrea Cutini Italy · #645,726 worldwide 106 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Isabella De Meo Italy · #647,424 worldwide 63 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Francesco Pelleri Italy · #733,658 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Markus Kelderer Italy · #773,276 worldwide 61 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Alessandro Paletto Italy · #806,089 worldwide 129 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Fulvio Ducci Italy · #906,673 worldwide 38 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Nicola Puletti Italy · #918,515 worldwide 99 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Forestry Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at Forestry Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Biomass Estimation, Aboveground Biomass, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Ecosystem Services and Ecosystem Functioning.

▲ 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 Change31▲ 6.5×37 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation24▲ 37×10 topics
  3. Biomass Estimation17▲ 64×3 topics
  4. Aboveground Biomass14▲ 88×2 topics
  5. Biodiversity14▲ 10×15 topics
  6. Invasive Species11▲ 15×15 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services10▲ 15×9 topics
  8. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 30×5 topics
  9. Climate Change Impacts10▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Forest Carbon Sequestration10▲ 261×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Forest Management10▲ 261×1 topic
  12. Sustainability9▲ 2.2×19 topics
  13. Allometric Models9▲ 105×2 topics
  14. Forest Management9▲ 88×4 topics
  15. Tropical Forests9▲ 139×2 topics
  16. Carbon Stocks8▲ 171×1 topic
  17. Tree Allometry8▲ 171×1 topic
  18. Global Change8▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Genetics8▲ 6.1×7 topics
  20. Remote Sensing7▲ 3.3×15 topics
  21. Dead Wood7▲ 232×1 topic
  22. Saproxylic Beetles7▲ 232×1 topic
  23. Conservation6▲ 8.1×12 topics
  24. Grapevine6▲ 82×2 topics
  25. Terrestrial Laser Scanning6▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Transcriptome Analysis6▲ 53×3 topics
  27. Anthocyanins6▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Forest Carbon Stocks6▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Lidar Remote Sensing6▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Biological Invasions6▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Water Deficit6▲ 89×1 topic
  32. Wine Quality6▲ 89×1 topic
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 10×7 topics
  34. Antioxidants5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  35. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Land Use Change5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  37. Taxonomy5▲ 23×9 topics
  38. DNA Barcoding5▲ 18×7 topics
  39. Phylogeny5▲ 19×10 topics
  40. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 8.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Forestry Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest Management and Policy, Forest ecology and management, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications.

Forest Management and Policy: 10 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 8 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodi…7Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 7 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…6Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 6 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 6 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…3Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationInsect ScienceEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  2. 2 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  3. 3 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 7 works
  4. 4 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 6 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  10. 10 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 3 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.7%domestic only66.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Forestry Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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