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Research Institute for Nature and Forest

In research, Research Institute for Nature and Forest stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,960 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,439 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 23.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,142
of 28,054 · #11,559 all time
Rank in Belgium
#60
of 138
Research works
830
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
37.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Research Institute for Nature and Forest 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,960 of 3,551 25.3%84 #1380
Physical SciencesDomain #9,439 of 12,888 23.1%102 #10758

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Institute for Nature and Forest 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).

What does Research Institute for Nature and Forest specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 23.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 30.3 works24×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 84.2 works10×
← 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: 4.30× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.50× its world share, 84 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Institute for Nature and Forest?

Ranked on the composite score, Sander Jacobs, Beatrijs Bossuyt and Francis Turkelboom lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Institute for Nature and Forest.

  1. 1 Sander Jacobs Belgium · #47,126 worldwide 262 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Beatrijs Bossuyt Belgium · #193,087 worldwide 278 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Francis Turkelboom Belgium · #216,506 worldwide 144 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Geert De Blust Belgium · #377,382 worldwide 99 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Sam Provoost Belgium · #397,388 worldwide 74 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Ans Mouton Belgium · #423,146 worldwide 104 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Linda Meiresonne Belgium · #521,796 worldwide 70 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Hans Van Calster Belgium · #648,541 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Geert Sioen Belgium · #667,947 worldwide 39 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Jan Van Uytvanck Belgium · #821,110 worldwide 52 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Research Institute for Nature and Forest

Which keywords describe research at Research Institute for Nature and Forest?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics and Biodiversity Conservation.

▲ 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. Climate Change47▲ 11×58 topics
  2. Invasive Species30▲ 44×21 topics
  3. Biodiversity29▲ 24×18 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation18▲ 50×5 topics
  5. Global Change16▲ 37×4 topics
  6. Conservation15▲ 21×17 topics
  7. Population Dynamics14▲ 36×11 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 20×13 topics
  9. Remote Sensing11▲ 5.7×18 topics
  10. Conservation Biology11▲ 66×4 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services11▲ 17×9 topics
  12. Biological Invasions10▲ 69×3 topics
  13. Biomass Estimation9▲ 38×3 topics
  14. Citizen Science9▲ 57×2 topics
  15. DNA Barcoding8▲ 32×9 topics
  16. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 27×6 topics
  17. Model Evaluation8▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Species Richness8▲ 76×2 topics
  19. Ecological Niche8▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Species Distribution Modeling8▲ 83×1 topic
  21. Ecosystem7▲ 40×3 topics
  22. Trophic Cascades7▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Community Ecology7▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Freshwater Biodiversity7▲ 70×2 topics
  26. Functional Diversity6▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Habitat Selection6▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Biogeography6▲ 14×13 topics
  29. Genetic Diversity5▲ 7.5×10 topics
  30. Aboveground Biomass5▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Animal Movement5▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Land Use Change5▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Occupancy Rates5▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Conservation Challenges5▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Flow Regulation5▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Global Warming5▲ 7.5×10 topics
  37. Conservation Genetics5▲ 79×2 topics
  38. Ecology5▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Plant-Animal Interactions5▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Pollinator Decline5▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Research Institute for Nature and Forest publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Species Distribution and…8Species Distribution and Climate Change: 8 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…6Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…5Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…5Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 5 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Bio…4Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 4 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodi…3Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Conservati…3Environmental Conservation and Management: 3 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…3Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 3 fractional works
Ecological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 8 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 3 works
  9. 9 Environmental Conservation and Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 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 available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.2%domestic only61.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Institute for Nature and Forest's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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