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Society of American Foresters

In research, Society of American Foresters stands highest in Physical Sciences (#21,512 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,989
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,611
of 8,685
Research works
221
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Society of American Foresters 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 #21,512 of 21,541 5.2%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Society of American Foresters 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: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 2.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.76× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 4.79× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Society of American Foresters?

Ranked on the composite score, Henry Clepper and Matthew Walls lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Society of American Foresters.

  1. 1 Henry Clepper United States · #1,233,244 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Matthew Walls United States · #1,550,390 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Society of American Foresters

Which keywords describe research at Society of American Foresters?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change Impacts, Forest Carbon Sequestration, Sustainable Forest Management, Sustainability, Conservation, Climate Change and Environmental Movement.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Biodiversity Conservation78▲ 129×9 topics
  2. Climate Change Impacts67▲ 218×2 topics
  3. Forest Carbon Sequestration67▲ 1241×1 topic
  4. Sustainable Forest Management67▲ 1241×1 topic
  5. Sustainability24▲ 6.0×15 topics
  6. Climate Change18▲ 3.1×28 topics
  7. Conservation16▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Renewable Energy12▲ 5.2×3 topics
  9. Environmental Movement11▲ 255×1 topic
  10. Industrial Agriculture11▲ 255×1 topic
  11. Invasive Species8▲ 6.4×7 topics
  12. Organizational Culture7▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Optimization7▲ 5.5×2 topics
  14. Supply Chain6▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Biomass Estimation6▲ 24×3 topics
  16. GIS6▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Logistics6▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Aboveground Biomass6▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Biomass6▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Bioenergy6▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Leadership Development6▲ 59×2 topics
  22. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 14×1 topic
  23. Allometric Models6▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Carbon Stocks6▲ 79×1 topic
  25. History6▲ 3.1×6 topics
  26. Tropical Forests6▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Cultural Diversity5▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Educational Leadership5▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Land Use Change5▲ 7.7×2 topics
  30. Environmental Services5▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Tropical Deforestation5▲ 82×1 topic
  32. Capacity Building4▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Soil Properties4▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Forest Management4▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Health Promoting Schools4▲ 78×1 topic
  36. NGOs4▲ 16×3 topics
  37. School Health Promotion4▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 11×3 topics
  39. International Law4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  40. Institutions3▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Society of American Foresters publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest Management and Policy, Gender Politics and Representation, Forest ecology and management and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Forest Management and Po…1Forest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksGender Politics and Repr…0Gender Politics and Representation: 0 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…0Forest ecology and management: 0 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems0Fire effects on ecosystems: 0 fractional worksEdcuational Technology Systems: 0 fractional worksMultimedia Learning Systems: 0 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrati…0Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 0 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksComputer Science and Engineering: 0 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…0Health, Medicine and Society: 0 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeGender StudiesNature and Landscape ConservationArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  2. 2 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 0 works
  3. 3 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  4. 4 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  5. 5 Edcuational Technology Systems Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  6. 6 Multimedia Learning Systems Information Systems 0 works
  7. 7 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 0 works
  8. 8 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Computer Science and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  10. 10 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 0 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 available75.0%not open25.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Society of American Foresters's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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