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Indian Institute of Forest Management

In research, Indian Institute of Forest Management stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,999 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,512 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,836
of 28,054 · #26,824 all time
Rank in India
#887
of 1,840
Research works
408
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Forest Management 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
Social SciencesDomain #13,999 of 16,945 20.3%139
Physical SciencesDomain #19,512 of 21,541 16.2%164

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Institute of Forest Management 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: 3.73× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.03× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.56× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.15× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Institute of Forest Management?

Ranked on the composite score, Chandra Prakash Kala, Arvind Bijalwan and Bhaskar Sinha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Forest Management.

  1. 1 Chandra Prakash Kala India · #308,465 worldwide 134 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Arvind Bijalwan India · #994,323 worldwide 51 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Bhaskar Sinha India · #1,429,763 worldwide 18 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Pradeep Chaudhry India · #1,624,195 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Forest Management

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Forest Management?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity Conservation, Land Use Change, Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity and Urbanization.

▲ 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 Change24▲ 6.6×33 topics
  2. Sustainability17▲ 5.3×23 topics
  3. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 25×7 topics
  4. Land Use Change10▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services8▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Biodiversity8▲ 7.7×9 topics
  8. Urbanization7▲ 13×4 topics
  9. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Globalization7▲ 2.5×9 topics
  11. Economic Growth6▲ 5.5×10 topics
  12. Environmental Services6▲ 126×1 topic
  13. Tropical Deforestation6▲ 126×1 topic
  14. Food Security5▲ 7.4×6 topics
  15. Gender Inequality5▲ 28×5 topics
  16. Social Capital5▲ 6.8×6 topics
  17. Environmental Policy5▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Social Networks5▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Global Warming4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  20. Technology Adoption4▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Vulnerability4▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Poverty Alleviation4▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Environmental Attitudes4▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Financial Performance4▲ 5.5×2 topics
  25. Rural Development4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  26. Agriculture4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  27. Business Ethics4▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Entrepreneurship4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  29. Corporate Social Responsibility4▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Stakeholder Theory4▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Invasive Species4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  32. Social Impact4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  33. Political Economy3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  34. Global Impact3▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Poverty Reduction3▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Spatial Dynamics3▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Adaptation3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  39. Agricultural Innovation3▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Livelihood Diversification3▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Indian Institute of Forest Management publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Agricultural Innovations and Practices.

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 6 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 4 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…3Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…3Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, R…2Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 2 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Inequality: 2 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 2 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeStrategy and ManagementGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesBusiness and International Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  2. 2 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 4 works
  3. 3 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 3 works
  6. 6 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  7. 7 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  8. 8 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 2 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Institute of Forest Management's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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