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NSW Forestry Corporation

In research, NSW Forestry Corporation stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,393 of 11,023 worldwide), Environmental Science (#3,491 of 5,407 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,340 of 5,126 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,135
of 22,385 · #18,064 all time
Rank in Australia
#258
of 270
Research works
698
▲ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.7k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
NSW Forestry Corporation

What is NSW Forestry Corporation 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
Life SciencesDomain #6,393 of 11,023 6.5%185
Environmental ScienceField #3,491 of 5,407 5.4%259
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,340 of 5,126 6.2%152
Physical SciencesDomain #12,042 of 17,446 6.0%440

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where NSW Forestry Corporation 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 NSW Forestry Corporation work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at NSW Forestry Corporation is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (35%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (28%), Engineering (13%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 53.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 35.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 8.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 12.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 35.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 28.5% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 11.2% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNSW ForestryCorporation88fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences6%

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 Science3135.4%
    2. Engineering1112.7%
    3. Materials Science21.9%
    4. Chemistry11.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
    6. Energy00.3%
    7. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2528.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Social Sciences22.6%
    2. Psychology21.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    1. Medicine33.5%
    2. Veterinary11.0%
    3. Health Professions00.6%
    4. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 6.00× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.12× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.54× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary7.54×1 works
  2. Environmental Science7.12×31 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.00×25 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.26×6 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.96×1 works
  6. Chemistry0.95×1 works
  7. Engineering0.84×11 works
  8. Psychology0.56×2 works
  9. Materials Science0.55×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  11. Energy0.30×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×0 works
  14. Nursing0.23×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.22×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.21×2 works
  17. Medicine0.18×3 works
  18. Neuroscience0.16×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at NSW Forestry Corporation?

Ranked on the quality score, D. A. Gilmour, John S. Turner and John G. Miles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NSW Forestry Corporation.

  1. 1 D. A. Gilmour Australia · #1,169,826 worldwide 1.8k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 John S. Turner Australia · #2,517,786 worldwide 2.7k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 John G. Miles Australia · #2,609,579 worldwide 69 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 F. R. Humphreys Australia · #2,918,877 worldwide 497 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Rohan J. Bilney Australia · #3,124,507 worldwide 510 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Donald A. Gilmour Australia · #3,125,604 worldwide 248 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 R. Kavanagh Australia · #3,201,269 worldwide 842 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Peter Bulman Australia · #3,331,181 worldwide 237 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 R. K. Bamber Australia · #3,377,231 worldwide 611 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Ian Bevege Australia · #4,001,882 worldwide 306 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at NSW Forestry Corporation

What are the most cited papers from NSW Forestry Corporation?

The most cited paper from NSW Forestry Corporation is "Nutrient retranslocation in temperate conifers" (E. K. S. Nambiar, David N. Fife, 1991), with 333 citations. Next come "Soil Carbon Pools in Adjacent Natural and Plantation Forests of Subtropical Australia" (289) and "Fungal Planet description sheets: 785– 867" (285).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nutrient retranslocation in temperate conifers E. K. S. Nambiar, David N. Fife · Tree Physiology Jul 1991 333
2 Soil Carbon Pools in Adjacent Natural and Plantation Forests of Subtropical Australia Chengrong R. Chen, Zhihong H. Xu, Nicole J. Mathers · Soil Science Society of America Journal Open access 2004 289
3 Fungal Planet description sheets: 785– 867 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access124 authors 14 Dec 2018 285
4 Polymorphisms in Cinnamoyl CoA Reductase (CCR) Are Associated With Variation in Microfibril Angle in Eucalyptus spp. Bala R. Thumma, M. F. Nolan, Robert M. Evans et al. · Genetics 6 Aug 2005 237
5 Fungal Planet description sheets: 868–950 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access171 authors 19 Jul 2019 231
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Which keywords describe research at NSW Forestry Corporation?

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

▲ 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 Change17▲ 7.0×36 topics
  2. Biodiversity11▲ 16×16 topics
  3. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 24×11 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 2.5×16 topics
  5. Conservation5▲ 14×11 topics
  6. Invasive Species5▲ 13×12 topics
  7. Remote Sensing5▲ 4.3×15 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services4▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Land Use Change4▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.6×12 topics
  12. Agroforestry4▲ 66×3 topics
  13. Soil Properties4▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Biomass Estimation4▲ 26×3 topics
  15. Aboveground Biomass3▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Global Change3▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants3▲ 8.6×8 topics
  20. Biological Invasions3▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity3▲ 7.3×9 topics
  22. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Ecosystem3▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Forest Management3▲ 50×4 topics
  25. Community Participation2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  27. Climate Resilience2▲ 46×3 topics
  28. Population Dynamics2▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Soil Fertility2▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Climate Change Impact2▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Biogeography2▲ 8.2×9 topics
  32. Model Evaluation2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Vegetation2▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Conservation Biology2▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  36. Satoyama2▲ 232×1 topic
  37. Silvoarable Systems2▲ 128×1 topic
  38. Species Richness2▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Temperate Region2▲ 128×1 topic
  40. landscape conservation2▲ 232×1 topic

Which research topics does NSW Forestry Corporation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban and spatial planning, Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Urban and spatial planning2Urban and spatial planning: 2 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopa…2Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 2 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 2 fractional worksSeedling growth and surv…2Seedling growth and survival studies: 2 fractional worksWood Treatment and Properties: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationForestryGlobal and Planetary ChangeBuilding and Construction1 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  2. 2 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 2 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Seedling growth and survival studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has NSW Forestry Corporation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is NSW Forestry Corporation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%NSW Forestry Corporation0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of NSW Forestry Corporation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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