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Institute of Forestry

In research, Institute of Forestry stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,836 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,635 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,073 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,355
of 28,054 · #27,413 all time
Rank in Serbia
#31
of 71
Research works
939
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Institute of Forestry 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,836 of 3,409 6.0%62 #3440
Life SciencesDomain #6,635 of 7,800 6.1%75 #12646
Physical SciencesDomain #11,073 of 12,888 9.1%87 #17854
Environmental ScienceField #3,185 of 3,551 8.8%66 #5318

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Forestry 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,440 #1,836
  2. Life Sciences#12,646 #6,635
  3. Physical Sciences#17,854 #11,073
  4. Environmental Science#5,318 #3,185
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institute of Forestry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 30.1 works9.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 7.02× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.13× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Forestry?

Ranked on the composite score, Biljana Nikolić, Natalija Momirović and Vladan Popović lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Forestry.

  1. 1 Biljana Nikolić Serbia · #945,480 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Natalija Momirović Serbia · #1,252,965 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Vladan Popović Serbia · #1,327,720 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Ljubinko Rakonjac Serbia · #1,542,333 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 J. v␁an den Burg Serbia · #1,579,804 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Aleksandar Lučić Serbia · #1,596,433 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Forestry

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Forestry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Biomass Estimation, Aboveground Biomass, Allometric Models and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change41▲ 8.1×53 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation18▲ 26×10 topics
  3. Invasive Species18▲ 22×19 topics
  4. Sustainability17▲ 3.7×30 topics
  5. Biodiversity15▲ 11×22 topics
  6. Biomass Estimation15▲ 53×3 topics
  7. Aboveground Biomass14▲ 81×2 topics
  8. Allometric Models12▲ 127×2 topics
  9. Remote Sensing12▲ 5.2×18 topics
  10. Tropical Forests11▲ 171×2 topics
  11. Carbon Stocks11▲ 219×1 topic
  12. Tree Allometry11▲ 219×1 topic
  13. Global Warming11▲ 14×7 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 18×11 topics
  15. Conservation10▲ 12×10 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services9▲ 13×9 topics
  17. Sustainable Development9▲ 3.1×17 topics
  18. Biological Invasions9▲ 54×3 topics
  19. Vegetation8▲ 38×3 topics
  20. Economic Impacts8▲ 58×2 topics
  21. Antioxidant7▲ 5.8×14 topics
  22. Bark Beetles7▲ 196×1 topic
  23. Forest Pests7▲ 196×1 topic
  24. Land Use Change7▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants7▲ 9.1×13 topics
  26. Herbal Medicine7▲ 12×8 topics
  27. Forest Management6▲ 59×4 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience6▲ 23×5 topics
  30. Ecology6▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Soil Properties6▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 27×4 topics
  33. Biogeography6▲ 12×13 topics
  34. Forest Carbon Sequestration6▲ 145×1 topic
  35. Sustainable Forest Management6▲ 145×1 topic
  36. Flora6▲ 105×2 topics
  37. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 9.2×9 topics
  38. Vascular Plants6▲ 105×2 topics
  39. Habitat5▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Phytogeography5▲ 128×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Forestry publish most on?

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

Forest ecology and manag…11Forest ecology and management: 11 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 7 fractional worksForest Management and Po…6Forest Management and Policy: 6 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology…5Botany and Plant Ecology Studies: 5 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 4 fractional worksRegional Development and…3Regional Development and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksBotanical Studies and Applications: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangePlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 11 works
  2. 2 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  6. 6 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 4 works
  7. 7 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Botanical Studies and Applications Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 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 available56.1%not open43.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.9%domestic only58.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Forestry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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