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Future Forests Research

In research, Future Forests Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,342 of 5,126 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,587 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,565 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,170
of 34,923
Rank in New Zealand
#55
of 104
Research works
752
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Future Forests Research

What is Future Forests Research 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 #2,342 of 5,126 9.7%227
Environmental ScienceField #2,587 of 5,407 5.6%211
Physical SciencesDomain #8,565 of 17,446 8.3%395
Life SciencesDomain #6,873 of 11,023 9.4%315

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Future Forests Research 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 Future Forests Research work in?

In all years, 52% of research at Future Forests Research is in Physical Sciences, 42% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (30%), Environmental Science (28%), Engineering (15%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 395 fractional works · 52.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 211 fractional works · 28.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 72 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEcology: 52 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 33 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 112 fractional works · 14.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 31 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 315 fractional works · 41.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 227 fractional works · 30.1% of its workPlant Science: 103 fractional works · 13.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 47 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInsect Science: 38 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSoil Science: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 84 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 5.6% of its workCell Biology: 20 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFuture ForestsResearch752fractional works, all years
Life Sciences42%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science21128.1%
    2. Engineering11214.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences273.6%
    4. Materials Science192.5%
    5. Chemistry162.1%
    6. Computer Science50.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22730.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8411.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    5. Neuroscience10.1%
    1. Social Sciences131.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities50.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.5%
    4. Psychology20.2%
    5. Decision Sciences10.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.1%
    1. Medicine111.4%
    2. Nursing30.4%
    3. Health Professions20.3%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 4.57× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.85× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science5.85×4 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.57×3 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.33×2 works
  4. Social Sciences2.03×3 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.24×0 works
  6. Chemistry0.43×0 works
  7. Engineering0.29×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×0 works
  9. Medicine0.17×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Future Forests Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Adrian C. Riegen, C. T. Smith and Keith L. Mackie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Future Forests Research.

  1. 1 Adrian C. Riegen New Zealand · #1,226,967 worldwide 1.2k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 C. T. Smith New Zealand · #1,583,072 worldwide 2.4k citations · 84 works
  3. 3 Keith L. Mackie New Zealand · #1,738,265 worldwide 1.6k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Malcolm F. Skinner New Zealand · #2,220,848 worldwide 1k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Thane Riney New Zealand · #2,301,569 worldwide 913 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Terry J. Fullerton New Zealand · #2,503,546 worldwide 970 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 J. Aitken-Christie New Zealand · #2,690,197 worldwide 1.5k citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Myra Chu‐Chou New Zealand · #2,705,352 worldwide 586 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 D. A. Rook New Zealand · #2,770,160 worldwide 815 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 C. J. Goulding New Zealand · #3,251,756 worldwide 686 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Future Forests Research

What are the most cited papers from Future Forests Research?

The most cited paper from Future Forests Research is "Forest biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services" (Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Luc Barbaro, Bastien Castagneyrol et al., 2017), with 1,256 citations. Next come "Substrate and Enzyme Characteristics that Limit Cellulose Hydrolysis" (875) and "Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools" (709).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Forest biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Luc Barbaro, Bastien Castagneyrol et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation Open access 4 Nov 2017 1,256
2 Substrate and Enzyme Characteristics that Limit Cellulose Hydrolysis Shawn D. Mansfield, Caitriona Mooney, John N. Saddler · Biotechnology Progress 1999 875
3 Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools Hanno Seebens et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 5 Feb 2018 709
4 Lignification and lignin topochemistry — an ultrastructural view Lloyd A. Donaldson · Phytochemistry Jul 2001 605
5 Tree Diversity Drives Forest Stand Resistance to Natural Disturbances Hervé Jactel, Jürgen Bauhus, Johanna B. Boberg et al. · Current Forestry Reports 4 Jul 2017 591
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Future Forests Research?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biomass Estimation, Aboveground Biomass, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, Tropical Forests and Allometric Models.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change122▲ 6.1×50 topics
  2. Invasive Species77▲ 18×19 topics
  3. Biomass Estimation44▲ 52×3 topics
  4. Biodiversity43▲ 7.6×17 topics
  5. Aboveground Biomass43▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Ecosystem Functioning42▲ 27×6 topics
  7. Tropical Forests40▲ 135×2 topics
  8. Allometric Models39▲ 111×2 topics
  9. Climate Change Impact39▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis39▲ 14×12 topics
  11. Biodiversity Conservation39▲ 19×8 topics
  12. Carbon Stocks38▲ 162×1 topic
  13. Tree Allometry38▲ 162×1 topic
  14. Forest Management38▲ 84×4 topics
  15. Biological Invasions36▲ 43×3 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties32▲ 4.5×10 topics
  17. Global Warming32▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Conservation31▲ 8.7×13 topics
  19. Biogeography30▲ 12×15 topics
  20. Microstructure29▲ 7.6×3 topics
  21. FTIR Analysis28▲ 243×1 topic
  22. Wood Chemistry28▲ 243×1 topic
  23. Fungal Pathogens26▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation26▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Host Specificity26▲ 26×5 topics
  26. Economic Impacts24▲ 49×2 topics
  27. Bark Beetles23▲ 113×1 topic
  28. Forest Pests23▲ 113×1 topic
  29. Taxonomy23▲ 20×11 topics
  30. Vegetation22▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Global Change22▲ 9.4×4 topics
  32. DNA Barcoding20▲ 17×6 topics
  33. Soil Properties20▲ 17×6 topics
  34. Nutrient Cycling20▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Endophytic Fungi20▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Genomic Characterization20▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Dead Wood20▲ 134×1 topic
  38. Saproxylic Beetles20▲ 134×1 topic
  39. Ecosystem Resilience19▲ 17×4 topics
  40. Biosynthesis18▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Future Forests Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Forest ecology and management, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics and Plant and animal studies.

Education, Innovation an…3Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 3 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 0 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 0 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resistance: 0 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 0 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 0 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 0 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 0 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 0 fractional works
EducationNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 3 works
  2. 2 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  3. 3 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 0 works
  6. 6 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  8. 8 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Future Forests Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Future Forests Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000065% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Future Forests Research0.000040% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Future Forests Research 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.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2005Future Forests Research4.9% in 20052000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2001.

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