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Kenya Forestry Research Institute

In research, Kenya Forestry Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#9,431 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#16,563
of 28,054 · #23,084 all time
Rank in Kenya
#41
of 75
Research works
266
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Kenya Forestry Research Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #9,431 of 14,347 19.8%133

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

What does Kenya Forestry Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 25.5 works8.1×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 7.12× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.14× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kenya Forestry Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, David W. Odee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kenya Forestry Research Institute.

  1. 1 David W. Odee Kenya · #1,214,061 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kenya Forestry Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Kenya Forestry Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Smallholder Farmers, Land Use Change, Agroforestry and Biomass Estimation.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 8.7×24 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 50×7 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 5.2×12 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 33×8 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 44×4 topics
  6. Land Use Change6▲ 32×4 topics
  7. Agroforestry5▲ 125×3 topics
  8. Biomass Estimation5▲ 52×3 topics
  9. Nutritional Value5▲ 72×3 topics
  10. Environmental Services5▲ 214×1 topic
  11. Tropical Deforestation5▲ 214×1 topic
  12. Aboveground Biomass4▲ 80×2 topics
  13. Climate Resilience4▲ 117×2 topics
  14. Renewable Energy4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  15. Indigenous Fruits4▲ 299×1 topic
  16. Tree Domestication4▲ 299×1 topic
  17. Climate Change Impact4▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Adaptation4▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Allometric Models4▲ 128×2 topics
  20. Household Fuel Use4▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Indoor Air Pollution4▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Soil Properties4▲ 38×3 topics
  23. Carbon Stocks4▲ 231×1 topic
  24. Tropical Forests4▲ 180×1 topic
  25. Forest Management3▲ 76×3 topics
  26. Invasive Species3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  27. Biodiversity2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  28. Ecosystem Services2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  29. Medicinal Plants2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  30. Ecological Knowledge2▲ 77×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Livelihoods2▲ 94×2 topics
  33. Pharmacology2▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Pastoralists2▲ 118×1 topic
  35. Rangeland Degradation2▲ 118×1 topic
  36. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 26×3 topics
  37. Forest Fires2▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Forest Restoration2▲ 165×1 topic
  39. Seedling Performance2▲ 457×1 topic
  40. Wildfire Activity2▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Kenya Forestry Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Energy and Environment Impacts and Forest ecology and management.

  1. 1 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 4 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  4. 4 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  5. 5 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Seedling growth and survival studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Seed Germination and Physiology Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 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 available57.6%not open42.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kenya Forestry Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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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