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Institute of Desertification Studies

In research, Institute of Desertification Studies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,431 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4,537 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,390
of 28,054 · #22,907 all time
Rank in China
#2,468
of 3,058
Research works
356
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Institute of Desertification Studies 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
Physical SciencesDomain #13,431 of 21,541 16.3%246
Environmental ScienceField #4,537 of 6,208 17.6%158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Desertification Studies 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: 6.16× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.72× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.89× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Desertification Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity, Land Use Change, Global Change, Sediment Transport, Invasive Species and Desertification.

▲ 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 Change26▲ 14×38 topics
  2. Remote Sensing8▲ 9.7×18 topics
  3. Biodiversity8▲ 15×10 topics
  4. Land Use Change8▲ 36×6 topics
  5. Global Change7▲ 40×5 topics
  6. Sediment Transport6▲ 56×4 topics
  7. Invasive Species6▲ 19×8 topics
  8. Sustainability5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  9. Desertification5▲ 186×2 topics
  10. Aeolian Processes4▲ 346×1 topic
  11. Biomass Estimation4▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Wind Erosion4▲ 346×1 topic
  13. Conservation4▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Ecosystem4▲ 57×3 topics
  15. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 29×4 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 25×4 topics
  17. Paleoclimatology4▲ 66×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services4▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 33×4 topics
  20. Agricultural Sustainability3▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Biological Invasions3▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Climate3▲ 51×2 topics
  24. Sediment Transport Models3▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Soil Erosion3▲ 118×1 topic
  26. Drought3▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Evapotranspiration3▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Global Warming3▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Species Richness3▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Carbon Balance3▲ 87×1 topic
  31. Community Ecology3▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Functional Diversity3▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Soil Fertility3▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Tree Mortality3▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Microbial Communities3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  36. Phenology3▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Vegetation Monitoring3▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Holocene2▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Desertification Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aeolian processes and effects, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Aeolian processes and ef…4Aeolian processes and effects: 4 fractional worksSoil erosion and sedimen…3Soil erosion and sediment transport: 3 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…3Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 3 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…3Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 2 fractional worksTree-ring climate responses: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesSoil ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  2. 2 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 3 works
  3. 3 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  10. 10 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Desertification Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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