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Southwest Forestry University

In research, Southwest Forestry University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,376 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#434 of 3,409 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#474 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Biomaterials — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,910
of 28,054 · #4,725 all time
Rank in China
#520
of 3,058
Research works
6.7k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Southwest Forestry University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,376 of 12,888 19.2%1,360 #3354
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #434 of 3,409 28.8%457 #1222
Environmental ScienceField #474 of 3,551 22.6%441 #1328
Materials ScienceField #504 of 2,468 27.4%224 #1516
Life SciencesDomain #1,749 of 7,800 24.7%750 #4508
Plant ScienceSubfield #342 of 1,395 30.4%253 #992
EngineeringField #1,692 of 6,636 15.3%400 #3461
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,283 of 3,579 17.9%262 #3458
EcologySubfield #244 of 578 25.1%95 #929
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #668 of 1,568 25.7%87 #1745

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southwest Forestry University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,354 #1,376
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,222 #434
  3. Environmental Science#1,328 #474
  4. Materials Science#1,516 #504
  5. Life Sciences#4,508 #1,749
  6. Plant Science#992 #342
  7. Engineering#3,461 #1,692
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,458 #1,283
  9. Ecology#929 #244
  10. Biomedical Engineering#1,745 #668
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Southwest Forestry University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 47.0 works8.4×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 80.2 works7.3×
  3. BiomaterialsSubfield · 67.3 works6.7×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 252.6 works6.2×
← 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: 4.09× its world share, 457 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.09× its world share, 262 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.88× its world share, 70 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 131 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 400 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.78× its world share, 441 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.73× its world share, 224 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southwest Forestry University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hui Fu, Xianghong Li and Shuduan Deng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwest Forestry University.

  1. 1 Hui Fu China · #179,558 worldwide 205 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Xianghong Li China · #206,047 worldwide 326 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Shuduan Deng China · #303,413 worldwide 310 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Fei Dai China · #342,107 worldwide 352 citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Xiaoping Li China · #416,624 worldwide 120 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Feng Jun China · #416,640 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Ping Xiang China · #428,637 worldwide 76 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Yong Zhang China · #567,977 worldwide 62 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Ming Cao China · #568,874 worldwide 75 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Can Liu China · #580,588 worldwide 109 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Southwest Forestry University

Which keywords describe research at Southwest Forestry University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Biomass Estimation, Phylogenetic Analysis, Land Use Change, Ecosystem Services, Global Change and Biodiversity Conservation.

▲ 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 Change211▲ 3.3×77 topics
  2. Remote Sensing129▲ 4.5×33 topics
  3. Deep Learning115▲ 1.43×64 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications98▲ 3.5×28 topics
  5. Sustainability91▲ 1.59×47 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties90▲ 3.9×30 topics
  7. Biomass Estimation85▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Environmental Impact83▲ 2.1×44 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis81▲ 11×15 topics
  10. Biodiversity77▲ 4.4×27 topics
  11. Land Use Change77▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services76▲ 8.4×11 topics
  13. Global Change73▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity71▲ 4.8×28 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation70▲ 8.1×12 topics
  16. Nanocomposites65▲ 3.5×20 topics
  17. Invasive Species61▲ 6.1×20 topics
  18. Ecosystem Functioning61▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Biogeography56▲ 9.1×19 topics
  20. Aboveground Biomass55▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Antioxidant53▲ 3.3×40 topics
  22. Medicinal Plants51▲ 5.5×16 topics
  23. Ionic Liquids49▲ 7.4×10 topics
  24. Transcription Factors46▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Biodegradable Polymers44▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Mycorrhizal Fungi43▲ 25×2 topics
  27. DNA Barcoding43▲ 11×9 topics
  28. Ecosystem Resilience43▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Fungal Diversity43▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Habitat Fragmentation42▲ 8.1×5 topics
  31. Polymeric Materials40▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Forest Management40▲ 28×4 topics
  33. Catalytic Transformation39▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Lignin Valorization39▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Terrestrial Laser Scanning39▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Fungal Pathogens39▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Host Specificity38▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Forest Carbon Stocks37▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Lidar Remote Sensing37▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Endophytic Fungi37▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Southwest Forestry University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Lignin and Wood Chemistry39Lignin and Wood Chemistry: 39 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…37Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 37 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 34 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…33Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 33 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Resea…32Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 32 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 32 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 29 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression An…24Plant Gene Expression Analysis: 24 fractional worksRemote Sensing and Land Use: 22 fractional worksBamboo properties and applications: 20 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringPlant ScienceCell Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 39 works
  2. 2 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 37 works
  3. 3 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 34 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 33 works
  5. 5 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 32 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 32 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 29 works
  8. 8 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 24 works
  9. 9 Remote Sensing and Land Use Atmospheric Science 22 works
  10. 10 Bamboo properties and applications Plant Science 20 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 available39.8%not open60.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southwest Forestry University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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