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International Institute of Tropical Forestry

In research, International Institute of Tropical Forestry stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,151 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,603 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,620
of 42,892
Rank in Puerto Rico
#11
of 34
Research works
247
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
47.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is International Institute of Tropical Forestry 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
Environmental ScienceField #3,151 of 6,208 36.3%134
Physical SciencesDomain #15,603 of 21,541 36.3%153

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

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: 6.20× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.26× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Institute of Tropical Forestry?

Ranked on the composite score, William A. Gould, A. E. Lugo and F. N. Scatena lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Institute of Tropical Forestry.

  1. 1 William A. Gould Puerto Rico · #139,224 worldwide 369 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 A. E. Lugo Puerto Rico · #200,588 worldwide 395 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 F. N. Scatena Puerto Rico · #421,671 worldwide 108 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Grizelle González Puerto Rico · #499,344 worldwide 106 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Tamara Heartsill Scalley Puerto Rico · #620,431 worldwide 92 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Kathleen McGinley Puerto Rico · #688,350 worldwide 66 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Joseph M. Wunderle Puerto Rico · #911,082 worldwide 93 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Which keywords describe research at International Institute of Tropical Forestry?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation, Land Use Change, Global Change and Habitat Fragmentation.

▲ 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 Change92▲ 14×63 topics
  2. Biodiversity48▲ 26×22 topics
  3. Invasive Species33▲ 23×17 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation33▲ 49×13 topics
  5. Conservation26▲ 22×13 topics
  6. Land Use Change26▲ 35×6 topics
  7. Global Change24▲ 31×5 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation24▲ 33×5 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services24▲ 27×8 topics
  10. Sustainability20▲ 4.6×29 topics
  11. Biological Invasions18▲ 64×3 topics
  12. Ecosystem18▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Species Richness16▲ 81×2 topics
  14. Biomass Estimation16▲ 57×3 topics
  15. Community Ecology15▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Functional Diversity15▲ 88×1 topic
  17. Ecosystem Resilience14▲ 38×5 topics
  18. Environmental Services14▲ 210×1 topic
  19. Tropical Deforestation14▲ 210×1 topic
  20. Population Dynamics13▲ 17×10 topics
  21. Aboveground Biomass13▲ 73×2 topics
  22. Remote Sensing13▲ 4.6×17 topics
  23. Global Warming11▲ 12×11 topics
  24. Model Evaluation11▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Conservation Biology11▲ 39×4 topics
  26. Allometric Models11▲ 93×2 topics
  27. Carbon Stocks11▲ 137×1 topic
  28. Tropical Forests11▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 15×8 topics
  30. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 19×7 topics
  31. Habitat Selection10▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Agroforestry9▲ 76×4 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts8▲ 24×6 topics
  34. Ecological Niche8▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Species Distribution Modeling8▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Global Carbon Budget8▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Soil Fertility7▲ 18×4 topics
  38. Evolution7▲ 9.9×5 topics
  39. Biogeography7▲ 8.4×11 topics
  40. Coastal Protection6▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does International Institute of Tropical Forestry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Forest Management and Policy and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Ecology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…1Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksForest Management and Po…1Forest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…1Species Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 0 fractional worksClimate variability and …0Climate variability and models: 0 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 0 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 0 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…0Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 0 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological ModelingEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  2. 2 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  5. 5 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 0 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.7%domestic only44.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Institute of Tropical Forestry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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