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Sabah Forestry Department

forest.sabah.gov.myROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#29,285
of 34,923
Rank in Malaysia
#130
of 141
Research works
182
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
62%
world 18%
Sabah Forestry Department

Which fields of science does Sabah Forestry Department work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Sabah Forestry Department is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (32%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (28%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 43.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 32.0% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 13.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 9.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 37.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSabah ForestryDepartment52fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1732.0%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.3%
    3. Engineering23.1%
    4. Mathematics12.5%
    5. Computer Science11.2%
    6. Chemistry00.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1528.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology46.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    1. Social Sciences59.7%
    2. Psychology12.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine24.6%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
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: 6.00× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.61× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.45× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science6.45×17 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.00×15 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.61×1 works
  4. Mathematics2.16×1 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.11×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.27×4 works
  7. Psychology0.86×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.77×5 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.62×0 works
  10. Nursing0.62×0 works
  11. Veterinary0.58×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.53×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.26×0 works
  16. Medicine0.24×2 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  18. Engineering0.21×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.15×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sabah Forestry Department?

Ranked on the quality score, Reuben Nilus, Noreen Majalap and Robert Cyril Ong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sabah Forestry Department.

  1. 1 Reuben Nilus Malaysia · #65,566 worldwide 8.9k citations · 156 works
  2. 2 Noreen Majalap Malaysia · #389,125 worldwide 1.5k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Robert Cyril Ong Malaysia · #606,879 worldwide 2.4k citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Arthur Y. C. Chung Malaysia · #768,620 worldwide 2.8k citations · 214 works
  5. 5 Chey Vun Khen Malaysia · #788,283 worldwide 2.3k citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Colin R. Maycock Malaysia · #1,702,704 worldwide 1.8k citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Joan T. Pereira Malaysia · #1,848,009 worldwide 1.2k citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Joseph Tangah Malaysia · #1,947,855 worldwide 739 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Peter Lagan Malaysia · #2,713,946 worldwide 884 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Michael Trockenbrodt Malaysia · #2,718,747 worldwide 478 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Sabah Forestry Department

What are the most cited papers from Sabah Forestry Department?

The most cited paper from Sabah Forestry Department is "A simple and distinctive microbiota associated with honey bees and bumble bees" (Vincent G. Martinson, Bryan N. Danforth, Robert L. Minckley et al., 2010), with 614 citations. Next come "Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees" (586) and "Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics" (567).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A simple and distinctive microbiota associated with honey bees and bumble bees Vincent G. Martinson, Bryan N. Danforth, Robert L. Minckley et al. · Molecular Ecology 22 Dec 2010 614
2 Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees Ted R. Feldpausch et al. · Biogeosciences Open access 5 May 2011 586
3 Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics J. W. Ferry Slik et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography Open access 9 Jul 2013 567
4 Tree height integrated into pantropical forest biomass estimates Ted R. Feldpausch et al. · Biogeosciences Open access 27 Aug 2012 555
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 Sabah Forestry Department?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Conservation, Climate Change, Biogeography, Population Dynamics, Habitat Fragmentation and Global 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 2022-now 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. Biodiversity10▲ 24×16 topics
  2. Climate Change8▲ 5.4×22 topics
  3. Invasive Species7▲ 33×16 topics
  4. Conservation7▲ 32×13 topics
  5. Biogeography5▲ 32×10 topics
  6. Population Dynamics5▲ 34×10 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 39×5 topics
  8. Global Change4▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Evolution4▲ 28×6 topics
  10. Phylogeny4▲ 41×9 topics
  11. Biological Invasions3▲ 67×3 topics
  12. Taxonomy3▲ 43×6 topics
  13. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.2×5 topics
  14. Ecosystem3▲ 51×3 topics
  15. Land Use Change3▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Community Ecology3▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services3▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 13×7 topics
  19. Functional Diversity3▲ 91×1 topic
  20. Species Richness3▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Animal Movement2▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Occupancy Rates2▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Conservation Biology2▲ 36×3 topics
  24. DNA Barcoding2▲ 22×7 topics
  25. Acoustic Communication2▲ 68×3 topics
  26. Biological Control2▲ 22×6 topics
  27. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 19×6 topics
  28. Phylogeography2▲ 91×2 topics
  29. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Oil Palm Expansion2▲ 171×1 topic
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  32. Tropical Agriculture2▲ 171×1 topic
  33. Orthoptera2▲ 388×1 topic
  34. Speciation2▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Aquaculture1▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 13×6 topics
  37. Microbial Communities1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  38. Land Suitability1▲ 74×2 topics
  39. Agroforestry1▲ 35×4 topics
  40. Hydroponics1▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Sabah Forestry Department publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Oil Palm Production and Sustainability and Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy.

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksOil Palm Production and …2Oil Palm Production and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksOrthoptera Research and …2Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…1Primate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksForest Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcological Modeling4 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems Aquatic Science 1 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Forest Ecology and Conservation Forestry 1 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.3%domestic only37.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sabah Forestry Department's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher 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 Sabah Forestry Department as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Sabah Forestry Department0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sabah Forestry Department over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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