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Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands

In research, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,122 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,427
of 28,054 · #22,295 all time
Rank in Iran
#245
of 301
Research works
1.2k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands 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
Life SciencesDomain #7,122 of 7,800 10.9%69 #12185

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands 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 of Forests and Rangelands specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 23.2 works10×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 58.2 works9.3×
← 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: 9.34× its world share, 58 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.45× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.62× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands?

Ranked on the composite score, Khosro Sagheb‐Talebi, Kamkar Jaimand and Amir Nourbakhsh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands.

  1. 1 Khosro Sagheb‐Talebi Iran · #216,861 worldwide 45 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Kamkar Jaimand Iran · #399,991 worldwide 74 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Amir Nourbakhsh Iran · #429,659 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Golbabaei Fardad Iran · #506,307 worldwide 4 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Fatemeh Sefidkon Iran · #613,988 worldwide 154 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Adel Jalili Iran · #749,235 worldwide 63 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Mohammad Matinizadeh Iran · #778,688 worldwide 9 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Abdolrahman Hosseinzadeh Iran · #785,599 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Javad Motamedi Iran · #787,603 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Ziba Jamzad Iran · #814,090 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands

Which keywords describe research at Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Biogeography, Medicinal Plants, Taxonomy, Antioxidant Activity, Phylogeny and Biodiversity.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 8.0×44 topics
  2. Remote Sensing15▲ 9.1×17 topics
  3. Biogeography14▲ 40×12 topics
  4. Medicinal Plants11▲ 20×11 topics
  5. Taxonomy10▲ 62×9 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity10▲ 12×13 topics
  7. Phylogeny10▲ 52×12 topics
  8. Biodiversity9▲ 9.6×11 topics
  9. Invasive Species9▲ 16×14 topics
  10. Evolution8▲ 23×6 topics
  11. molecular systematics8▲ 240×2 topics
  12. Antioxidant7▲ 7.4×18 topics
  13. Natural Products6▲ 34×6 topics
  14. species diversity6▲ 421×2 topics
  15. Brassicaceae6▲ 659×1 topic
  16. tribes6▲ 659×1 topic
  17. Global Change6▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 26×5 topics
  20. Biomass Estimation5▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Conservation5▲ 8.2×8 topics
  22. Land Use Change5▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Soil Properties5▲ 21×4 topics
  24. Water Resources4▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Ecosystem4▲ 30×4 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services4▲ 8.5×8 topics
  27. Essential Oils4▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Sediment Transport4▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Forest Management4▲ 52×3 topics
  30. Phytochemistry4▲ 25×5 topics
  31. Health Benefits4▲ 9.0×7 topics
  32. Anti-inflammatory4▲ 11×11 topics
  33. Mode of Action4▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Activity4▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Biological Activities4▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Vegetation4▲ 26×4 topics
  39. Antibacterial Agents4▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 8.4×6 topics

Which research topics does Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Aeolian processes and effects.

Plant Ecology and Taxono…6Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies: 6 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 4 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evol…3Plant Diversity and Evolution: 3 fractional worksAeolian processes and ef…3Aeolian processes and effects: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 2 fractional worksBotanical Research and C…2Botanical Research and Chemistry: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Res…2Plant Parasitism and Resistance: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsFood ScienceEarth-Surface ProcessesGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  2. 2 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 4 works
  3. 3 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  4. 4 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Botanical Research and Chemistry Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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