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Kerala Forest Research Institute

In research, Kerala Forest Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,327 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science (Plant Science is 11.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,122
of 22,385 · #25,179 all time
Rank in India
#1,426
of 1,562
Research works
580
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Kerala Forest Research Institute

What is Kerala Forest Research Institute known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #4,327 of 6,403 2.5%70 #7815

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kerala Forest 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kerala Forest Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Kerala Forest Research Institute is in Life Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (42%), Environmental Science (24%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 80 fractional works · 57.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 58 fractional works · 41.9% of its workPlant Science: 27 fractional works · 19.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 9.4% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHorticulture: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 34.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 24.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKerala ForestResearch…139fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences58%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5841.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1913.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Environmental Science3424.2%
    2. Materials Science53.6%
    3. Engineering43.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.9%
    5. Chemistry21.3%
    6. Computer Science10.4%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine53.8%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Psychology21.1%
    2. Social Sciences11.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kerala Forest Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 27.3 works11×
← 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: 8.83× its world share, 58 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.55× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.87× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8.83×58 works
  2. Environmental Science4.87×34 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.55×19 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.90×1 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.19×3 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.14×2 works
  7. Materials Science1.04×5 works
  8. Veterinary1.03×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.86×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.44×1 works
  11. Psychology0.37×2 works
  12. Engineering0.21×4 works
  13. Medicine0.20×5 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.17×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×0 works
  16. Nursing0.12×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.10×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  20. Dentistry0.07×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.07×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kerala Forest Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Jatin Sharma, Fernando Ramírez and Kalpuzha Ashtamoorthy Sreejith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kerala Forest Research Institute.

  1. 1 Jatin Sharma India · #1,726,483 worldwide 2.2k citations · 112 works
  2. 2 Fernando Ramírez India · #2,603,597 worldwide 2k citations · 160 works
  3. 3 Kalpuzha Ashtamoorthy Sreejith India · #2,742,162 worldwide 503 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 K. M. Bhat India · #3,675,104 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  5. 5 P. Rugmini India · #4,176,283 worldwide 199 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 U. M. Chandrashekara India · #4,202,493 worldwide 726 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 V. S. Revathy India · #4,361,151 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 C. N. Krishnankutty India · #4,480,288 worldwide 64 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 M. S. Muktesh Kumar India · #4,484,501 worldwide 22 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Keerthy Vijayan India · #4,502,615 worldwide 72 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kerala Forest Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Kerala Forest Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Kerala Forest Research Institute is "Review Article. Organochlorine pesticides, their toxic effects on living organisms and their fate in the environment" (Jayaraj Ravindran, Pankajshan Megha, Sreedev Puthur, 2016), with 1,158 citations. Next come "Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices: A review" (570) and "Phylogenomics Reveals Ancient Gene Tree Discordance in the Amphibian Tree of Life" (234).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Review Article. Organochlorine pesticides, their toxic effects on living organisms and their fate in the environment Jayaraj Ravindran, Pankajshan Megha, Sreedev Puthur · Interdisciplinary Toxicology Open access Dec 2016 1,158
2 Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices: A review Thangavel Ramesh, Nanthi Sirangie Bolan, M.B. Kirkham et al. · Advances in agronomy Book chapter 2019 570
3 Phylogenomics Reveals Ancient Gene Tree Discordance in the Amphibian Tree of Life Paul M. Hime et al. · Systematic Biology Open access 23 Apr 2020 234
4 Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable Helen Elizabeth Roy et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution Open access 3 Jun 2024 208
5 Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests Ferry J.W. Slik et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access187 authors 5 Feb 2018 199
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kerala Forest Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Phylogenetic Analysis, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation 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 2022-now 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 Change21▲ 5.6×37 topics
  2. Biodiversity15▲ 15×17 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 24×8 topics
  4. Invasive Species10▲ 18×16 topics
  5. Biogeography10▲ 27×12 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 19×9 topics
  7. Conservation9▲ 16×10 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Global Change7▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity7▲ 12×12 topics
  11. Medicinal Plants7▲ 13×9 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services7▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Host Specificity7▲ 43×5 topics
  14. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 23×6 topics
  15. Taxonomy6▲ 32×7 topics
  16. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 25×9 topics
  17. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Biomass Estimation5▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Antioxidant5▲ 5.3×14 topics
  20. Taxonomic Revision5▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Aboveground Biomass5▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Agroforestry5▲ 52×4 topics
  23. Endophytic Fungi5▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Population Dynamics5▲ 13×9 topics
  25. Genomic Characterization5▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Plant Pathogenesis5▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Conservation Biology4▲ 30×4 topics
  28. Soil Fertility4▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Allometric Models4▲ 67×2 topics
  30. Biological Invasions4▲ 34×3 topics
  31. Phylogeny4▲ 18×10 topics
  32. Tropical Forests4▲ 89×2 topics
  33. Community Ecology4▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem4▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  36. Carbon Stocks4▲ 114×1 topic
  37. Evolution4▲ 11×9 topics
  38. Tree Allometry4▲ 114×1 topic
  39. DNA Barcoding4▲ 16×6 topics
  40. Species Richness4▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Kerala Forest Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Forest ecology and management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…5Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 5 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…4Forest ecology and management: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…4Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…3Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…2Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies2Plant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…2African Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksSeed Germination and Phy…2Seed Germination and Physiology: 2 fractional works
Cell BiologyNature and Landscape ConservationPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  7. 7 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  10. 10 Seed Germination and Physiology Plant Science 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 available39.8%not open60.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kerala Forest Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kerala Forest Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00068% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kerala Forest Research Institute0.00066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kerala Forest Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kerala Forest Research Institute5.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.6% in 2020.

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