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Forestry Research Institute of Sweden

In research, Forestry Research Institute of Sweden stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,869 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#15,257 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,566 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.0× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#25,685
of 28,054 · #26,584 all time
Rank in Sweden
#121
of 125
Research works
469
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Forestry Research Institute of Sweden 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
Environmental ScienceField #3,869 of 6,208 24.4%188
Physical SciencesDomain #15,257 of 21,541 22.3%297
Life SciencesDomain #13,566 of 14,347 29.9%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Forestry Research Institute of Sweden 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 Forestry Research Institute of Sweden specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 25.4 works8.0×
← 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: 4.97× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.62× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.99× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Forestry Research Institute of Sweden?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Eliasson, Gunnar Jansson and Bo Karlsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forestry Research Institute of Sweden.

  1. 1 L. Eliasson Sweden · #453,984 worldwide 101 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Gunnar Jansson Sweden · #624,572 worldwide 136 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Bo Karlsson Sweden · #809,559 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Eva Ring Sweden · #1,237,642 worldwide 41 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Forestry Research Institute of Sweden

Which keywords describe research at Forestry Research Institute of Sweden?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity Conservation, Biomass Estimation, Aboveground Biomass, Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Forest Carbon Sequestration, Ecosystem Functioning and Life Cycle Assessment.

▲ 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. Biodiversity Conservation11▲ 46×4 topics
  2. Climate Change9▲ 5.1×25 topics
  3. Biomass Estimation8▲ 78×3 topics
  4. Aboveground Biomass7▲ 128×2 topics
  5. Sustainability7▲ 4.3×10 topics
  6. Climate Change Impacts7▲ 88×1 topic
  7. Forest Carbon Sequestration7▲ 490×1 topic
  8. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 48×4 topics
  9. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 33×3 topics
  10. Biomass6▲ 81×3 topics
  11. Climate Change Impact5▲ 37×2 topics
  12. Allometric Models5▲ 162×1 topic
  13. Bioenergy5▲ 159×2 topics
  14. Carbon Stocks5▲ 297×1 topic
  15. Optimization5▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Supply Chain5▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Tropical Forests5▲ 233×2 topics
  18. GIS5▲ 118×2 topics
  19. Logistics5▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Uncertainty5▲ 172×1 topic
  21. Invasive Species5▲ 17×10 topics
  22. Forest Management5▲ 121×2 topics
  23. Dead Wood4▲ 365×1 topic
  24. Saproxylic Beetles4▲ 365×1 topic
  25. Soil Carbon Sequestration4▲ 73×2 topics
  26. Environmental Impacts3▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Genetic Improvement3▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Bioenergy Crops3▲ 366×1 topic
  29. Biological Invasions3▲ 53×2 topics
  30. Switchgrass3▲ 366×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Terrestrial Laser Scanning3▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Biodiversity3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  34. Global Warming2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  35. Forest Carbon Stocks2▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Lidar Remote Sensing2▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Soil Properties2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Global Change2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Bark Beetles2▲ 143×1 topic

Which research topics does Forestry Research Institute of Sweden publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest Management and Policy, Forest ecology and management, Forest Biomass Utilization and Management and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.

  1. 1 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  2. 2 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  4. 4 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 4 works
  5. 5 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Seedling growth and survival studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 1 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Forestry Research Institute of Sweden's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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