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National Parks Board

In research, National Parks Board stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,846 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,896 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,985 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 49.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,881
of 28,054 · #25,425 all time
Rank in Singapore
#66
of 84
Research works
703
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is National Parks Board 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,846 of 3,409 7.5%83 #3646
Life SciencesDomain #6,896 of 7,800 7.1%120 #11348
Physical SciencesDomain #11,985 of 12,888 20.3%75 #19571

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Parks Board 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,646 #2,846
  2. Life Sciences#11,348 #6,896
  3. Physical Sciences#19,571 #11,985
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 National Parks Board specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 49.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 48.0 works49×
  2. EcologySubfield · 26.3 works16×
← 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: 8.46× its world share, 83 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.65× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.40× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.74× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.59× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Parks Board?

Ranked on the composite score, V. De Vos, Angelia Sia and Mohamed Lokman Mohd Yusof lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Parks Board.

  1. 1 V. De Vos Singapore · #325,816 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Angelia Sia Singapore · #356,504 worldwide 171 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Mohamed Lokman Mohd Yusof Singapore · #869,024 worldwide 64 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 K. M. Wong Singapore · #951,274 worldwide 62 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Jana Leong‐Škorničková Singapore · #992,160 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Subhadip Ghosh Singapore · #993,788 worldwide 88 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Hubert Kurzweil Singapore · #1,261,499 worldwide 36 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Boon‐Chuan Ho Singapore · #1,357,031 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Michele Rodda Singapore · #1,432,338 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 George W. Staples Singapore · #1,498,127 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Parks Board

Which keywords describe research at National Parks Board?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Taxonomy, Molecular Phylogeny, Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Climate Change, Invasive Species and Diversification.

▲ 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. Biogeography56▲ 103×15 topics
  2. Taxonomy29▲ 110×10 topics
  3. Climate Change28▲ 5.0×34 topics
  4. Molecular Phylogeny25▲ 76×9 topics
  5. Biodiversity24▲ 15×17 topics
  6. Phylogeny24▲ 76×15 topics
  7. Invasive Species20▲ 23×17 topics
  8. Diversification19▲ 236×2 topics
  9. Phylogenetics19▲ 205×2 topics
  10. Angiosperm Phylogeny18▲ 340×1 topic
  11. Flowering Plants18▲ 340×1 topic
  12. molecular systematics16▲ 331×2 topics
  13. Evolution16▲ 32×13 topics
  14. Gesneriaceae16▲ 453×1 topic
  15. phylogenetic reconstruction16▲ 453×1 topic
  16. Ecosystem Services15▲ 19×7 topics
  17. Conservation13▲ 15×16 topics
  18. Habitat Fragmentation13▲ 29×5 topics
  19. Global Change12▲ 22×4 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 15×12 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 25×6 topics
  22. Morphology9▲ 25×6 topics
  23. Antioxidant9▲ 6.3×13 topics
  24. Biomonitoring8▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Population Dynamics8▲ 15×10 topics
  26. DNA Barcoding8▲ 23×8 topics
  27. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 60×2 topics
  28. River Restoration7▲ 86×2 topics
  29. Land Use7▲ 71×2 topics
  30. species diversity7▲ 298×2 topics
  31. Aquatic Insects7▲ 266×1 topic
  32. Stream Ecosystems7▲ 266×1 topic
  33. Medicinal Plants7▲ 8.2×7 topics
  34. Plant-Animal Interactions7▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Pollinator Decline7▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Systematics7▲ 188×2 topics
  37. Diptera7▲ 692×1 topic
  38. molecular data7▲ 692×1 topic
  39. Decomposition6▲ 313×1 topic
  40. Forensic Entomology6▲ 313×1 topic

Which research topics does National Parks Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology and Plant and animal studies.

Plant Diversity and Evol…18Plant Diversity and Evolution: 18 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species…16Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 16 fractional worksFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 7 fractional worksDiptera species taxonomy and behavior: 7 fractional worksForensic Entomology and …6Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies: 6 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksPlant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular BiologyEcologyInsect Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 18 works
  2. 2 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 16 works
  3. 3 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 7 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  5. 5 Diptera species taxonomy and behavior Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  6. 6 Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies Insect Science 6 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  8. 8 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  10. 10 Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 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 available64.7%not open35.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.9%domestic only53.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Parks Board's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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