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Palm Research Center

In research, Palm Research Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,117 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,407 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,114 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Demography — Ecology is 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,976
of 28,054 · #25,035 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#291
of 570
Research works
918
▲ 154% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Palm Research Center 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,117 of 12,888 7.0%134 #15502
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,407 of 3,409 5.3%110 #4036
Social SciencesDomain #9,114 of 10,521 10.6%77 #14736
Life SciencesDomain #6,960 of 7,800 5.5%133 #13051
Environmental ScienceField #3,235 of 3,551 7.4%61 #5703

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Palm Research Center 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. Physical Sciences#15,502 #8,117
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,036 #2,407
  3. Social Sciences#14,736 #9,114
  4. Life Sciences#13,051 #6,960
  5. Environmental Science#5,703 #3,235
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 Palm Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 50.8 works18×
  2. DemographySubfield · 21.9 works8.7×
← 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: 6.29× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.84× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.31× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Palm Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Sri Wening, Abdul Razak Purba and Loso Judijanto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Palm Research Center.

  1. 1 Sri Wening Indonesia · #927,580 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Abdul Razak Purba Indonesia · #1,076,321 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Loso Judijanto Indonesia · #1,263,107 worldwide 10 citations · 84 works
  4. 4 H. Minarsih Indonesia · #1,502,802 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Happy Widiastuti Indonesia · #1,550,274 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Palm Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Palm Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Biodiversity, Smallholder Farmers, Conservation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use Change, Oil Palm Expansion and Tropical Agriculture.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact81▲ 13×21 topics
  2. Biodiversity54▲ 20×11 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers53▲ 65×5 topics
  4. Conservation52▲ 33×10 topics
  5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions50▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Land Use Change50▲ 44×2 topics
  7. Oil Palm Expansion50▲ 724×1 topic
  8. Tropical Agriculture50▲ 724×1 topic
  9. Genetic Diversity27▲ 16×13 topics
  10. Antioxidant22▲ 8.9×9 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity22▲ 9.5×16 topics
  12. Technology Adoption22▲ 35×3 topics
  13. Community Participation22▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Health Benefits21▲ 18×7 topics
  15. Fatty Acids21▲ 54×3 topics
  16. Agricultural Development20▲ 33×4 topics
  17. Antimicrobial20▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Economic Analysis20▲ 35×3 topics
  19. Fisheries Management19▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Social Welfare19▲ 53×2 topics
  21. Sustainable Tourism19▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Food Additives19▲ 146×1 topic
  23. Natural Resource Utilization19▲ 146×1 topic
  24. Sustainable Agriculture19▲ 16×9 topics
  25. Nutritional Properties18▲ 184×2 topics
  26. Coconut18▲ 335×1 topic
  27. Virgin Coconut Oil18▲ 335×1 topic
  28. Soil Fertility17▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Composting15▲ 36×3 topics
  30. Crop Production14▲ 34×4 topics
  31. Plant Nutrition14▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Hydroponics14▲ 55×2 topics
  33. Fertilizers14▲ 56×2 topics
  34. Organic Farming14▲ 51×2 topics
  35. Horticulture14▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Soil Analysis14▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Nutritional Composition12▲ 61×2 topics
  38. Pest Management11▲ 36×4 topics
  39. Plant Secondary Metabolites10▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Functional Properties9▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Palm Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oil Palm Production and Sustainability, Agricultural and Environmental Management, Coconut Research and Applications and Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques.

Oil Palm Production and …50Oil Palm Production and Sustainability: 50 fractional worksAgricultural and Environmental Management: 19 fractional worksCoconut Research and Applications: 18 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 14 fractional worksDate Palm Research Studies8Date Palm Research Studies: 8 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 7 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 6 fractional worksNatural Products and Applications: 6 fractional worksFood Chemistry and Fat Analysis: 6 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 5 fractional works
EcologyDemographyInorganic ChemistrySoil Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 50 works
  2. 2 Agricultural and Environmental Management Demography 19 works
  3. 3 Coconut Research and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 18 works
  4. 4 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 14 works
  5. 5 Date Palm Research Studies Plant Science 8 works
  6. 6 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Natural Products and Applications General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  9. 9 Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis Food Science 6 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 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 available85.5%not open14.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Palm Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 154% 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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