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Research Institute of Tropical Forestry

In research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,812 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#11,795 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,134 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#15,272
of 28,054 · #26,830 all time
Rank in China
#2,455
of 3,058
Research works
422
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Research Institute of Tropical Forestry 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,812 of 6,031 15.7%146
Life SciencesDomain #11,795 of 14,347 14.1%219
Physical SciencesDomain #19,134 of 21,541 10.1%171

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 29.2 works8.1×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 8.08× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.24× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.61× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Institute of Tropical Forestry?

Ranked on the composite score, Shengkun Wang, Yujun Chen and Li Mei lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Institute of Tropical Forestry.

  1. 1 Shengkun Wang China · #614,242 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Yujun Chen China · #798,740 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Li Mei China · #903,636 worldwide 33 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Dexiang Chen China · #1,114,743 worldwide 36 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Guangyou Li China · #1,297,158 worldwide 27 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Yide Li China · #1,391,327 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Kun Xin China · #1,436,923 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Bing Sun China · #1,510,883 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Research Institute of Tropical Forestry

Which keywords describe research at Research Institute of Tropical Forestry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ecosystem Functioning, Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services and Invasive Species.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 5.7×30 topics
  2. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 45×5 topics
  3. Gene Expression6▲ 13×6 topics
  4. Transcription Factors6▲ 63×3 topics
  5. Biodiversity5▲ 9.5×12 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 19×7 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services5▲ 17×8 topics
  8. Invasive Species5▲ 14×7 topics
  9. Global Change4▲ 21×5 topics
  10. Fungal Diversity4▲ 120×2 topics
  11. Soil Fertility4▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Conservation4▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Soil Carbon Sequestration3▲ 59×2 topics
  15. Biomass Estimation3▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Forest Management3▲ 71×4 topics
  18. Anthocyanins3▲ 60×2 topics
  19. Microbial Communities3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Biochar Application3▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Biological Invasions3▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Nitrogen Cycle3▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Development3▲ 11×1 topic
  25. Metabolic Engineering3▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Mycorrhizal Fungi3▲ 53×2 topics
  27. Plant3▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Regulation3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  29. Flavonoid Biosynthesis3▲ 138×1 topic
  30. Isoprenoid Pathway3▲ 117×1 topic
  31. MYB3▲ 138×1 topic
  32. Terpenoid Biosynthesis3▲ 117×1 topic
  33. Aboveground Biomass3▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Antioxidants3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  35. Ecosystem3▲ 33×3 topics
  36. Biogeography3▲ 13×11 topics
  37. Land Use Change2▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Community Ecology2▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Functional Diversity2▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Nutrient Cycling2▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does Research Institute of Tropical Forestry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Gene Expression Analysis and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis.

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 3 works
  2. 2 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Wood and Agarwood Research Organic Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Institute of Tropical Forestry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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