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Organization For Tropical Studies

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Research works
94
▼ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Organization For Tropical Studies

Not ranked overall: Organization For Tropical Studies is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Organization For Tropical Studies work in?

In all years, 39% of research at Organization For Tropical Studies is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (17%), Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 37 fractional works · 39.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 12.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 31.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 16.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 15.8% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 13.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOrganization ForTropical Studies94fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1415.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities1112.0%
    3. Psychology55.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting44.7%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Environmental Science1616.7%
    2. Computer Science77.3%
    3. Engineering33.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy22.0%
    5. Materials Science11.1%
    6. Energy00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Medicine1212.8%
    2. Health Professions22.2%
    3. Veterinary10.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences99.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.2%
    3. Neuroscience11.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.78× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting7.78×2 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.68×0 works
  3. Psychology2.66×1 works
  4. Social Sciences2.50×3 works
  5. Environmental Science2.00×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.91×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.90×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.90×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.66×0 works
  11. Medicine0.40×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.28×0 works
  13. Engineering0.15×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Organization For Tropical Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, Gary S. Hartshorn, Mieke Trommelen and Stephan; id_orcid 0000-0002-4768-3342 Leixnering lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Organization For Tropical Studies.

  1. 1 Gary S. Hartshorn United States · #462,035 worldwide 3.9k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Mieke Trommelen United States · #3,533,527 worldwide 266 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Stephan; id_orcid 0000-0002-4768-3342 Leixnering United States · #3,536,106 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Heike Mensi-Klarbach United States · #3,670,059 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Organization For Tropical Studies

What are the most cited papers from Organization For Tropical Studies?

The most cited paper from Organization For Tropical Studies is "Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests" (Jingjing Liang et al., 2016), with 1,512 citations. Next come "Beta-Diversity in Tropical Forest Trees" (1,495) and "Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink" (1,225).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests Jingjing Liang et al. · Science Open access 13 Oct 2016 1,512
2 Beta-Diversity in Tropical Forest Trees Richard Condit, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Egbert Giles Leigh et al. · Science 25 Jan 2002 1,495
3 Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink Roel Brienen et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2015 1,225
4 Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas William Frederick Laurance et al. · Nature Open access216 authors 24 Jul 2012 1,223
5 An estimate of the number of tropical tree species Ferry J.W. Slik et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access173 authors Jun 2015 494
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Organization For Tropical Studies?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Invasive Species, Habitat Fragmentation, Biodiversity Conservation, Global Change, Conservation 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 all years 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 Change11▲ 4.2×25 topics
  2. Biodiversity8▲ 12×13 topics
  3. Invasive Species8▲ 14×11 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 21×5 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 20×5 topics
  6. Global Change5▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Conservation5▲ 10×12 topics
  8. Globalization4▲ 2.5×11 topics
  9. Land Use Change4▲ 15×3 topics
  10. Corpus Linguistics4▲ 21×5 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services4▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Pragmatics4▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Environmental Services3▲ 132×1 topic
  14. Tropical Deforestation3▲ 132×1 topic
  15. Biological Invasions3▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem3▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Social Movements3▲ 9.2×7 topics
  18. Species Richness3▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Community Ecology2▲ 25×1 topic
  20. Functional Diversity2▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Identity2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  22. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Pollinator Decline2▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Prosody2▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Grammar2▲ 72×2 topics
  26. Speech Perception2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Embodiment2▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Language Teaching2▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Neoliberalism2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  30. Neural Machine Translation2▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.3×9 topics
  32. Statistical Machine Translation2▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Language Evolution2▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Syntax2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Neuroscience2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  36. Morphology2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Perception2▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Semantics2▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Universal Grammar2▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Organization For Tropical Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Hospitality and Tourism Education, Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research and Political and Economic history of UK and US.

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 1 fractional worksHospitality and Tourism Education: 1 fractional worksQualitative Comparative Analysis Research: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Economic h…0Political and Economic history of UK and US: 0 fractional worksManagement and Organizat…0Management and Organizational Studies: 0 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…0Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 0 fractional worksOrganizational Learning and Leadership: 0 fractional worksTeam Dynamics and Performance: 0 fractional worksHuman Resource Development and Performance Evaluation: 0 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementPolitical Science and International RelationsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Hospitality and Tourism Education Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 1 works
  3. 3 Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 0 works
  7. 7 Organizational Learning and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  8. 8 Team Dynamics and Performance Social Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation Applied Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.4%domestic only63.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Organization For Tropical Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% lower 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 Organization For Tropical Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000044% in 2023.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Organization For Tropical Studies0.000011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Organization For Tropical Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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