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Shanxi Academy of Forestry

In research, Shanxi Academy of Forestry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,603 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,799 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,929
of 42,892
Rank in China
#3,251
of 3,536
Research works
367
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
1k
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Shanxi Academy of 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
Physical SciencesDomain #20,603 of 21,541 4.8%156
Life SciencesDomain #13,799 of 14,347 10.8%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanxi Academy of 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).

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: 5.72× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.74× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× 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, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shanxi Academy of Forestry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Global Change, Ecosystem Functioning, Biomass Estimation and Microbial Communities.

▲ 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 Change16▲ 11×32 topics
  2. Remote Sensing6▲ 9.1×11 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Global Change4▲ 27×5 topics
  5. Invasive Species4▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 36×4 topics
  7. Sustainability4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  8. Biomass Estimation3▲ 41×3 topics
  9. Microbial Communities3▲ 14×2 topics
  10. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 35×3 topics
  11. Soil Properties3▲ 30×3 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services3▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Land Use Change3▲ 16×8 topics
  14. Nutrient Limitation3▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Soil Carbon Sequestration3▲ 64×2 topics
  16. Soil Fertility3▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Biochar Application2▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Nitrogen Cycle2▲ 74×1 topic
  20. Conservation2▲ 9.4×7 topics
  21. Ecosystem2▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Aboveground Biomass2▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Forest Management2▲ 62×3 topics
  24. Global Warming2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  25. Biological Invasions2▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Water Resources2▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Urbanization2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  29. Anthocyanins1▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Biological Control1▲ 18×4 topics
  31. Global Impact1▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Spatial Dynamics1▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Land Cover1▲ 308×1 topic
  34. Vegetation Analysis1▲ 308×1 topic
  35. Bark Beetles1▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Forest Carbon Stocks1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Forest Pests1▲ 110×1 topic
  38. Lidar Remote Sensing1▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Phenology1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Vegetation Monitoring1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Shanxi Academy of Forestry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Plant Ecology and Soil Science and Remote Sensing in Agriculture.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…2Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…1Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksPlant Ecology and Soil Science: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 1 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems1Fire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEcology and Conservation…1Ecology and Conservation Studies: 1 fractional works
Soil ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyEnvironmental Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  2. 2 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Plant Ecology and Soil Science Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Conservation Studies Plant Science 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 available13.9%not open86.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanxi Academy of Forestry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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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