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National Forest Centre

In research, National Forest Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,542 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science (Environmental Science is 7.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,269
of 22,385 · #27,246 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#36
of 39
Research works
266
▲ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
77%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
National Forest Centre

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 #13,542 of 17,446 6.7%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Forest Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at National Forest Centre is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (39%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (31%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 56.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 39.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 12.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 36.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 27 fractional works · 31.5% of its workForestry: 9 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational ForestCentre86fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences56%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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3439.3%
    2. Engineering1011.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences33.8%
    4. Computer Science00.5%
    5. Chemistry00.5%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2731.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Nursing33.1%
    2. Medicine00.5%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    3. Social Sciences00.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Forest Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 34.0 works7.9×
← 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: 6.63× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.92× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 6.23× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× 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, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science7.92×34 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.63×27 works
  3. Nursing6.23×3 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.41×3 works
  5. Veterinary1.99×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×4 works
  7. Engineering0.76×10 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.55×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.52×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.34×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.16×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.07×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.05×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.05×0 works
  19. Psychology0.03×0 works
  20. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Forest Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Vladimír Šebeň, Michaela Skuban and Zuzana Sarvašová lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Forest Centre.

  1. 1 Vladimír Šebeň Slovakia · #466,559 worldwide 2.6k citations · 123 works
  2. 2 Michaela Skuban Slovakia · #1,483,121 worldwide 284 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Zuzana Sarvašová Slovakia · #1,530,395 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Michal Bošeľa Slovakia · #1,775,426 worldwide 2.6k citations · 130 works
  5. 5 Pavel Pavlenda Slovakia · #1,923,009 worldwide 719 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Slavomír Finďo Slovakia · #1,980,886 worldwide 610 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 B. Maňkovská Slovakia · #2,003,920 worldwide 2.3k citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Zuzana Sitková Slovakia · #2,036,823 worldwide 1.5k citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Roman Longauer Slovakia · #2,108,893 worldwide 1.4k citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Rastislav Raši Slovakia · #2,238,624 worldwide 1.2k citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at National Forest Centre

What are the most cited papers from National Forest Centre?

The most cited paper from National Forest Centre is "Forest microclimate dynamics drive plant responses to warming" (Florian Zellweger et al., 2020), with 819 citations. Next come "Biogeographical patterns and determinants of invasion by forest pathogens in Europe" (600) and "Determination of tropical deforestation rates and related carbon losses from 1990 to 2010" (581).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Forest microclimate dynamics drive plant responses to warming Florian Zellweger et al. · Science Open access 14 May 2020 819
2 Biogeographical patterns and determinants of invasion by forest pathogens in Europe Alberto Oppermann Santini et al. · New Phytologist Open access 11 Oct 2012 600
3 Determination of tropical deforestation rates and related carbon losses from 1990 to 2010 Frédéric Achard, René Beuchle, Philippe Mayaux et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 19 Apr 2014 581
4 Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential Lidong Mo et al. · Nature Open access232 authors 13 Nov 2023 453
5 Environment and host as large-scale controls of ectomycorrhizal fungi Sietse van der Linde et al. · Nature Open access Jun 2018 431
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Forest Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Agriculture, Agroforestry, Invasive Species and Forest Management.

▲ 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 Change18▲ 7.6×34 topics
  2. Biodiversity17▲ 26×13 topics
  3. Biodiversity Conservation15▲ 45×11 topics
  4. Ecosystem Services11▲ 34×7 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 40×6 topics
  6. Agroforestry10▲ 173×3 topics
  7. Invasive Species8▲ 23×11 topics
  8. Forest Management8▲ 159×4 topics
  9. Silvoarable Systems8▲ 553×1 topic
  10. Temperate Region8▲ 553×1 topic
  11. Biomass Estimation8▲ 59×3 topics
  12. Sustainability8▲ 3.5×13 topics
  13. Aboveground Biomass7▲ 100×2 topics
  14. Soil Properties7▲ 48×5 topics
  15. Conservation6▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 57×3 topics
  17. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 32×3 topics
  18. Ecosystem6▲ 60×3 topics
  19. Allometric Models5▲ 132×2 topics
  20. Remote Sensing5▲ 5.1×11 topics
  21. Forest Carbon Sequestration5▲ 301×1 topic
  22. Sustainable Forest Management5▲ 301×1 topic
  23. Tropical Forests5▲ 181×2 topics
  24. Carbon Stocks5▲ 234×1 topic
  25. Tree Allometry5▲ 234×1 topic
  26. Biological Invasions4▲ 51×2 topics
  27. Biomass4▲ 40×3 topics
  28. Dead Wood4▲ 267×1 topic
  29. Global Warming4▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Saproxylic Beetles4▲ 267×1 topic
  31. Bioenergy4▲ 81×2 topics
  32. Optimization4▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Soil Fertility4▲ 20×6 topics
  34. Vegetation4▲ 42×3 topics
  35. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Logistics4▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Supply Chain4▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Water Resources4▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Forest Restoration4▲ 220×2 topics
  40. Biological Control3▲ 23×6 topics

Which research topics does National Forest Centre publish most on?

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

Agroforestry and silvopa…8Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 8 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 5 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…5Forest ecology and management: 5 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodi…4Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 4 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilization and Management: 4 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 8 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 4 works
  5. 5 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Forest Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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 National Forest Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%National Forest Centre0.00073% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Forest Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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