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Future Forests Research

In research, Future Forests Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,239 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,569 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,955 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,509
of 42,892
Rank in New Zealand
#65
of 117
Research works
752
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

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 #3,239 of 6,031 20.3%227
Physical SciencesDomain #12,569 of 21,541 20.0%395
Environmental ScienceField #3,955 of 6,208 20.5%211
Life SciencesDomain #11,680 of 14,347 18.2%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 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: 3.81× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.23× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 2.21× 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, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Future Forests Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Graeme Caughley, Susan D. Carson and B. Richardson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Future Forests Research.

  1. 1 Graeme Caughley New Zealand · #93,380 worldwide 661 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Susan D. Carson New Zealand · #431,388 worldwide 81 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 B. Richardson New Zealand · #484,671 worldwide 77 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 J.A. Zabkiewicz New Zealand · #574,383 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 H. A. I. Madgwick New Zealand · #616,824 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Future Forests Research

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 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Forest ecology and management, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics and Plant Pathogens and Resistance.

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 Pathogens and Resistance: 0 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 0 fractional worksAgricultural Science and Fertilization: 0 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 0 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 0 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 0 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 0 fractional works
EducationNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangePlant Science5 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 Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 0 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 0 works
  7. 7 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 0 works
  8. 8 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Future Forests Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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