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Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"

In research, Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,154 of 7,800 worldwide), Environmental Science (#3,307 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,152 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 55.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,697
of 28,054 · #33,907 all time
Rank in Latvia
#18
of 33
Research works
516
▲ 221% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" 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
Life SciencesDomain #7,154 of 7,800 13.0%68 #13638
Environmental ScienceField #3,307 of 3,551 5.3%84 #5507
Physical SciencesDomain #12,152 of 12,888 5.0%112 #19901

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" 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. Life Sciences#13,638 #7,154
  2. Environmental Science#5,507 #3,307
  3. Physical Sciences#19,901 #12,152
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 Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 55.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 25.5 works55×
  2. EcologySubfield · 25.3 works17×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 22.7 works15×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 84.1 works8.8×
← 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: 6.46× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.77× its world share, 84 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"?

Ranked on the composite score, Dagnija Lazdiņa, Āris Jansons and Tālis Gaitnieks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava".

  1. 1 Dagnija Lazdiņa Latvia · #724,018 worldwide 43 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Āris Jansons Latvia · #896,503 worldwide 102 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Tālis Gaitnieks Latvia · #1,029,428 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Jānis Donis Latvia · #1,055,346 worldwide 26 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Roberts Matisons Latvia · #1,383,135 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Andis Lazdiņš Latvia · #1,398,200 worldwide 22 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Arta Bārdule Latvia · #1,608,535 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"

Which keywords describe research at Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Functioning, Biomass Estimation, Aboveground Biomass, Ecosystem Resilience, Allometric Models and Carbon Stocks.

▲ 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 Change47▲ 9.0×29 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation28▲ 40×7 topics
  3. Ecosystem Functioning23▲ 63×4 topics
  4. Biomass Estimation22▲ 76×3 topics
  5. Aboveground Biomass21▲ 123×2 topics
  6. Ecosystem Resilience19▲ 68×3 topics
  7. Allometric Models18▲ 189×1 topic
  8. Carbon Stocks18▲ 346×1 topic
  9. Forest Management18▲ 160×3 topics
  10. Invasive Species17▲ 21×10 topics
  11. Hydrology14▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Methane Emissions14▲ 143×2 topics
  13. Soil Carbon Sequestration14▲ 98×2 topics
  14. Carbon14▲ 117×1 topic
  15. Microbial Processes14▲ 125×2 topics
  16. Peatlands14▲ 390×1 topic
  17. Dead Wood14▲ 405×1 topic
  18. Saproxylic Beetles14▲ 405×1 topic
  19. Biodiversity12▲ 8.4×10 topics
  20. Climate Change Impacts11▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Forest Carbon Sequestration11▲ 263×1 topic
  22. Sustainable Forest Management11▲ 263×1 topic
  23. Vegetation10▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Conservation10▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Biological Invasions8▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Environmental Impacts8▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Global Warming8▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Soil Properties8▲ 24×5 topics
  30. Bioenergy Crops8▲ 315×1 topic
  31. Genetic Improvement8▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Switchgrass8▲ 315×1 topic
  33. Biomass7▲ 35×4 topics
  34. Optimization7▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Microbial Communities7▲ 8.3×2 topics
  36. Soil Fertility7▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Uncertainty7▲ 75×3 topics
  38. Bioenergy7▲ 65×3 topics
  39. Biochar Application6▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Nitrogen Cycle6▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest ecology and management, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies and Forest Management and Policy.

Forest ecology and management: 18 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 14 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodi…14Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 14 fractional worksForest Management and Po…11Forest Management and Policy: 11 fractional worksBioenergy crop production and management: 8 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 6 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilizati…6Forest Biomass Utilization and Management: 6 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 6 fractional worksTree Root and Stability Studies: 5 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 4 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyInsect ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 18 works
  2. 2 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 14 works
  3. 3 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 14 works
  4. 4 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  5. 5 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 8 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 6 works
  7. 7 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  8. 8 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 6 works
  9. 9 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 4 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 available80.1%not open19.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 221% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.