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Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

In research, Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,051 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,396 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,634
of 28,054 · #18,142 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#27
of 73
Research works
886
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,051 of 12,888 25.8%66 #13437
Life SciencesDomain #6,396 of 7,800 22.1%62 #9950

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 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: 7.96× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.11× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Anton Krištín, Rastislav Jakuš and Peter Van de Kerckhove lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Anton Krištín Slovakia · #995,789 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Rastislav Jakuš Slovakia · #1,004,004 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Peter Van de Kerckhove Slovakia · #1,027,280 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Caf Beijing Slovakia · #1,120,808 worldwide 40 citations · 186 works
  5. 5 Peter Kaňuch Slovakia · #1,222,040 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Ján Kulfan Slovakia · #1,285,312 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Peter Zach Slovakia · #1,413,822 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Conservation, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Functioning, Biological Invasions and Global Warming.

▲ 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 Change40▲ 11×49 topics
  2. Invasive Species21▲ 36×14 topics
  3. Biodiversity18▲ 17×17 topics
  4. Conservation14▲ 24×14 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation14▲ 27×7 topics
  6. Ecosystem Functioning13▲ 50×5 topics
  7. Biological Invasions11▲ 90×2 topics
  8. Forest Management9▲ 114×3 topics
  9. Global Warming9▲ 17×8 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 26×5 topics
  11. Vegetation8▲ 54×3 topics
  12. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 38×4 topics
  13. Global Change8▲ 21×5 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 17×13 topics
  15. Biomass Estimation7▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Dead Wood7▲ 285×1 topic
  17. Saproxylic Beetles7▲ 285×1 topic
  18. Ecology6▲ 30×6 topics
  19. Aboveground Biomass6▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Bark Beetles6▲ 223×1 topic
  21. Forest Pests6▲ 223×1 topic
  22. Population Dynamics6▲ 17×8 topics
  23. Tropical Forests6▲ 122×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem6▲ 39×3 topics
  25. Allometric Models6▲ 81×2 topics
  26. Climate Change Impact6▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Carbon Stocks5▲ 144×1 topic
  28. Tree Allometry5▲ 144×1 topic
  29. Biological Control5▲ 26×7 topics
  30. Flora5▲ 139×2 topics
  31. Habitat5▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Phytogeography5▲ 172×1 topic
  33. Vascular Plants5▲ 139×2 topics
  34. Biogeography5▲ 15×16 topics
  35. DNA Barcoding5▲ 23×7 topics
  36. Species Richness5▲ 57×2 topics
  37. Community Ecology5▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Ecosystem Services5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  39. Functional Diversity5▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 30×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Forest ecology and management and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies.

Forest Ecology and Biodi…7Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 7 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology an…6Forest Insect Ecology and Management: 6 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…5Forest ecology and management: 5 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology…5Botany and Plant Ecology Studies: 5 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 5 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 4 fractional worksForest Management and Po…4Forest Management and Policy: 4 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksTree-ring climate responses: 3 fractional works
Insect ScienceEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 7 works
  2. 2 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 6 works
  3. 3 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  4. 4 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  6. 6 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 3 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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