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National Forest Centre

In research, National Forest Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,039 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,983
of 28,054 · #30,516 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#53
of 73
Research works
266
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is National Forest Centre 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
Physical SciencesDomain #17,039 of 21,541 15.0%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Forest Centre 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 National Forest Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 32.0 works8.3×
← 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: 6.39× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.27× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 6.91× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Forest Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Bohdan Konôpka, B. Maňkovská and Michal Bošeľa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Forest Centre.

  1. 1 Bohdan Konôpka Slovakia · #411,014 worldwide 41 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 B. Maňkovská Slovakia · #756,264 worldwide 77 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Michal Bošeľa Slovakia · #903,438 worldwide 74 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Vladimír Šebeň Slovakia · #986,862 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Milan Zúbrik Slovakia · #1,611,559 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Forest Centre

Which keywords describe research at National Forest Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Agriculture, Agroforestry, Biomass Estimation and Invasive Species.

▲ 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. Biodiversity16▲ 27×12 topics
  2. Climate Change15▲ 7.2×31 topics
  3. Biodiversity Conservation14▲ 47×11 topics
  4. Ecosystem Services10▲ 34×6 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 40×6 topics
  6. Agroforestry9▲ 183×3 topics
  7. Biomass Estimation8▲ 66×3 topics
  8. Invasive Species8▲ 23×11 topics
  9. Forest Management8▲ 162×4 topics
  10. Aboveground Biomass7▲ 104×2 topics
  11. Silvoarable Systems7▲ 617×1 topic
  12. Temperate Region7▲ 617×1 topic
  13. Soil Properties7▲ 50×5 topics
  14. Sustainability6▲ 3.4×12 topics
  15. Conservation6▲ 18×6 topics
  16. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 64×3 topics
  17. Tropical Forests5▲ 191×2 topics
  18. Allometric Models5▲ 131×1 topic
  19. Carbon Stocks5▲ 240×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem5▲ 62×3 topics
  21. Forest Carbon Sequestration5▲ 314×1 topic
  22. Sustainable Forest Management5▲ 314×1 topic
  23. Remote Sensing5▲ 5.3×10 topics
  24. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.4×5 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Vegetation4▲ 46×3 topics
  27. Biomass3▲ 40×3 topics
  28. Dead Wood3▲ 249×1 topic
  29. Forest Restoration3▲ 245×2 topics
  30. Saproxylic Beetles3▲ 249×1 topic
  31. Biological Invasions3▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Soil Fertility3▲ 18×6 topics
  33. Bioenergy3▲ 79×2 topics
  34. Optimization3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  35. Water Resources3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Global Warming3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  37. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Logistics3▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Supply Chain3▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Nursery Cultivation3▲ 545×1 topic

Which research topics does National Forest Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, Forest Management and Policy, Forest ecology and management and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.

Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 7 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 5 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…5Forest ecology and management: 5 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodi…3Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 3 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilization and Management: 3 fractional worksSeedling growth and survival studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Ecology and Soil S…3Plant Ecology and Soil Science: 3 fractional worksNuts composition and effects: 3 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 2 fractional works
ForestryGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationInsect Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 7 works
  2. 2 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  4. 4 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 3 works
  5. 5 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  6. 6 Seedling growth and survival studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  7. 7 Plant Ecology and Soil Science Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Nuts composition and effects Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  9. 9 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental 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 available76.6%not open23.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.3%domestic only47.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Forest Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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