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Southwest Forestry University

In research, Southwest Forestry University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,986 of 10,670 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#664 of 3,157 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,406 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation (Ecological Modeling is 11.1× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,755
of 22,385 · #3,924 all time
Rank in China
#482
of 2,481
Research works
6.7k
▲ 175% vs 2018-21
Citations
50k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%

What is Southwest Forestry University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,986 of 10,670 9.9%1,360 #3059
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #664 of 3,157 10.3%457 #1266
Life SciencesDomain #1,406 of 6,403 9.8%750 #2415
Materials ScienceField #629 of 2,276 15.5%224 #1042
Plant ScienceSubfield #399 of 1,317 7.7%253 #915
Environmental ScienceField #1,013 of 3,334 9.5%441 #1251
EngineeringField #2,253 of 5,901 9.6%400 #4066
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,374 of 2,964 8.6%262 #2358
Materials ChemistrySubfield #821 of 1,473 16.5%70 #1277
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,097 of 1,880 8.2%164 #1979

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#3,059 #1,986
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,266 #664
  3. Life Sciences#2,415 #1,406
  4. Materials Science#1,042 #629
  5. Plant Science#915 #399
  6. Environmental Science#1,251 #1,013
  7. Engineering#4,066 #2,253
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,358 #1,374
  9. Materials Chemistry#1,277 #821
  10. Molecular Biology#1,979 #1,097
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Southwest Forestry University work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Southwest Forestry University is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Environmental Science (18%), Engineering (17%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,590 fractional works · 56.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 518 fractional works · 18.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 118 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 112 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 66 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 52 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 474 fractional works · 16.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 111 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 76 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 64 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 266 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 83 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomaterials: 77 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 68 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 145 fractional works · 5.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 46 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 76 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 62 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 930 fractional works · 33.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 578 fractional works · 20.5% of its workPlant Science: 324 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 103 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 315 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 193 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCell Biology: 45 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 156 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 76 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 138 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMedicine: 116 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPharmacology: 48 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSouthwestForestry…2,815fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences6%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science51818.4%
    2. Engineering47416.9%
    3. Materials Science2669.4%
    4. Computer Science1455.1%
    5. Chemistry762.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences622.2%
    7. Energy271.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering150.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy50.2%
    10. Mathematics20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences57820.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31511.2%
    3. Neuroscience170.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology90.3%
    1. Social Sciences762.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting250.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities170.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance160.6%
    5. Psychology130.5%
    6. Decision Sciences100.3%
    1. Medicine1164.1%
    2. Nursing120.4%
    3. Health Professions80.3%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Southwest Forestry University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecological Modeling takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 23.7 works11×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 103.3 works7.8×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 52.4 works7.8×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 323.9 works6.6×
  5. BiomaterialsSubfield · 76.9 works6.4×
← 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: 4.32× its world share, 578 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.10× its world share, 315 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.55× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 76 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 144 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 62 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 474 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.70× its world share, 518 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.70× its world share, 266 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 116 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.32×578 works
  2. Environmental Science3.70×518 works
  3. Materials Science2.70×266 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.10×315 works
  5. Chemistry1.73×76 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.55×15 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.41×62 works
  8. Engineering1.12×474 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×11 works
  10. Energy1.05×27 works
  11. Nursing0.88×12 works
  12. Computer Science0.66×144 works
  13. Neuroscience0.38×17 works
  14. Veterinary0.37×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.36×10 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×9 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×24 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×16 works
  19. Medicine0.21×116 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.21×17 works
  21. Social Sciences0.21×76 works
  22. Psychology0.15×13 works
  23. Health Professions0.11×8 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.08×5 works
  25. Mathematics0.06×2 works
  26. Dentistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Southwest Forestry University?

Ranked on the quality score, Xianghong Li, Hui Fu and Jingjie Shen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwest Forestry University.

  1. 1 Xianghong Li China · #302,694 worldwide 9.2k citations · 229 works
  2. 2 Hui Fu China · #327,967 worldwide 6.1k citations · 180 works
  3. 3 Jingjie Shen China · #376,568 worldwide 522 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Lei Ran China · #392,715 worldwide 2.9k citations · 120 works
  5. 5 Ping Xiang China · #447,059 worldwide 6.7k citations · 208 works
  6. 6 Xiaoqin Yang China · #459,979 worldwide 5.9k citations · 230 works
  7. 7 Lei Hou China · #509,230 worldwide 1.8k citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Shuduan Deng China · #538,551 worldwide 8.4k citations · 212 works
  9. 9 Dandan Shao China · #542,262 worldwide 2.8k citations · 106 works
  10. 10 Hang Wang China · #558,390 worldwide 8k citations · 377 works
All ranked researchers at Southwest Forestry University

What are the most cited papers from Southwest Forestry University?

The most cited paper from Southwest Forestry University is "Soil heavy metal pollution and food safety in China: Effects, sources and removing technology" (Guowei Qin, Zhaodong Niu, Jiangdong Yu et al., 2020), with 948 citations. Next come "Biomass-derived nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots: highly selective fluorescent probe for detecting Fe3+ ions and tetracyclines" (641) and "Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands" (605).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Soil heavy metal pollution and food safety in China: Effects, sources and removing technology Guowei Qin, Zhaodong Niu, Jiangdong Yu et al. · Chemosphere 8 Dec 2020 948
2 Biomass-derived nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots: highly selective fluorescent probe for detecting Fe3+ ions and tetracyclines Houjuan Qi, Min Teng, Miao Liu et al. · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 13 Dec 2018 641
3 Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands Yann Hautier et al. · Nature Open access 14 Feb 2014 605
4 Review on the electromagnetic interference shielding properties of carbon based materials and their novel composites: Recent progress, challenges and prospects Nannan Wu, Qian Hu, Renbo Wei et al. · Carbon 23 Jan 2021 580
5 Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota Mao-Qiang He et al. · Fungal Diversity Open access Nov 2019 494
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Southwest Forestry University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biomass Estimation, Ecosystem Functioning, Ecosystem Services, Global Change and Land Use 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. Climate Change249▲ 3.2×81 topics
  2. Remote Sensing148▲ 4.3×36 topics
  3. Deep Learning132▲ 1.36×67 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications114▲ 3.4×29 topics
  5. Sustainability111▲ 1.61×57 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties108▲ 3.9×31 topics
  7. Phylogenetic Analysis108▲ 12×15 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity95▲ 5.5×29 topics
  9. Environmental Impact95▲ 1.97×46 topics
  10. Biomass Estimation94▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Biodiversity91▲ 4.2×27 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning88▲ 15×7 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services87▲ 8.0×11 topics
  14. Global Change85▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Land Use Change84▲ 9.9×8 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation81▲ 7.7×13 topics
  17. Nanocomposites73▲ 3.3×20 topics
  18. Biogeography73▲ 9.3×19 topics
  19. Invasive Species68▲ 5.7×20 topics
  20. DNA Barcoding64▲ 13×9 topics
  21. Mycorrhizal Fungi63▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Fungal Diversity63▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Aboveground Biomass60▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Transcription Factors58▲ 16×5 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants58▲ 5.3×16 topics
  26. Ionic Liquids57▲ 7.2×10 topics
  27. Nutrient Cycling56▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Community Structure54▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Plant Interactions53▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Soil Biota53▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Fungal Pathogens52▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Biodegradable Polymers51▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience50▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Endophytic Fungi49▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Host Specificity49▲ 16×5 topics
  36. Habitat Fragmentation47▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Polymeric Materials47▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Catalytic Transformation46▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Lignin Valorization46▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Biological Activities46▲ 10×9 topics

Which research topics does Southwest Forestry University publish most on?

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

  1. 1 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 53 works
  2. 2 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 46 works
  3. 3 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 43 works
  4. 4 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 41 works
  5. 5 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 37 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 37 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 35 works
  8. 8 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 30 works
  9. 9 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 29 works
  10. 10 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 25 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Southwest Forestry University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 175% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Southwest Forestry University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.012% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Southwest Forestry University0.013% in 20251990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Southwest Forestry University11.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.4% in 2018.

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