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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Physical Sciences#3,059 #1,986
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,266 #664
- Life Sciences#2,415 #1,406
- Materials Science#1,042 #629
- Plant Science#915 #399
- Environmental Science#1,251 #1,013
- Engineering#4,066 #2,253
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,358 #1,374
- Materials Chemistry#1,277 #821
- Molecular Biology#1,979 #1,097
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.
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
- Physical Sciences1,59056.5%
- Environmental Science51818.4%
- Engineering47416.9%
- Materials Science2669.4%
- Computer Science1455.1%
- Chemistry762.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences622.2%
- Energy271.0%
- Chemical Engineering150.5%
- Physics and Astronomy50.2%
- Mathematics20.1%
- Life Sciences93033.0%
- Social Sciences1565.6%
- Social Sciences762.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting250.9%
- Arts and Humanities170.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance160.6%
- Psychology130.5%
- Decision Sciences100.3%
- Health Sciences1384.9%
- Medicine1164.1%
- Nursing120.4%
- Health Professions80.3%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Dentistry00.0%
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.
- Ecological ModelingSubfield · 23.7 works11×
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 103.3 works7.8×
- Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 52.4 works7.8×
- Plant ScienceSubfield · 323.9 works6.6×
- BiomaterialsSubfield · 76.9 works6.4×
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.
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
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.32×578 works
- Environmental Science3.70×518 works
- Materials Science2.70×266 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.10×315 works
- Chemistry1.73×76 works
- Chemical Engineering1.55×15 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.41×62 works
- Engineering1.12×474 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×11 works
- Energy1.05×27 works
- Nursing0.88×12 works
- Computer Science0.66×144 works
- Neuroscience0.38×17 works
- Veterinary0.37×1 works
- Decision Sciences0.36×10 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.33×9 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.27×24 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×16 works
- Medicine0.21×116 works
- Arts and Humanities0.21×17 works
- Social Sciences0.21×76 works
- Psychology0.15×13 works
- Health Professions0.11×8 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.08×5 works
- Mathematics0.06×2 works
- Dentistry0.03×0 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4.3×
- Environmental Science 3.7×
- Materials Science 2.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2.1×
- Chemistry 1.7×
- Chemical Engineering 1.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.4×
- Engineering 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Energy 1.1×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Veterinary 0.4×
- Decision Sciences 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Arts and Humanities 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.0×
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
Xianghong Li
China · #302,694 worldwide 9.2k citations · 229 works
- 2
Hui Fu
China · #327,967 worldwide 6.1k citations · 180 works
- 3
Jingjie Shen
China · #376,568 worldwide 522 citations · 20 works
- 4
Lei Ran
China · #392,715 worldwide 2.9k citations · 120 works
- 5
Ping Xiang
China · #447,059 worldwide 6.7k citations · 208 works
- 6
Xiaoqin Yang
China · #459,979 worldwide 5.9k citations · 230 works
- 7
Lei Hou
China · #509,230 worldwide 1.8k citations · 57 works
- 8
Shuduan Deng
China · #538,551 worldwide 8.4k citations · 212 works
- 9
Dandan Shao
China · #542,262 worldwide 2.8k citations · 106 works
- 10
Hang Wang
China · #558,390 worldwide 8k citations · 377 works
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.
- Biological Activities
- Catalytic Transformation
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Endophytic Fungi
- Biodegradable Polymers
- Soil Biota
- Community Structure
- Ionic Liquids
- Transcription Factors
- Fungal Diversity
- DNA Barcoding
- Biogeography
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Global Change
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Biomass Estimation
- Antioxidant Activity
- Mechanical Properties
- Biomedical Applications
- Remote Sensing
- Climate Change
- Deep Learning
- Sustainability
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Environmental Impact
- Biodiversity
- Ecosystem Services
- Land Use Change
- Nanocomposites
- Invasive Species
- Mycorrhizal Fungi
- Aboveground Biomass
- Medicinal Plants
- Nutrient Cycling
- Plant Interactions
- Fungal Pathogens
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Host Specificity
- Polymeric Materials
- Lignin Valorization
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
- Climate Change249▲ 3.2×81 topics
- Remote Sensing148▲ 4.3×36 topics
- Deep Learning132▲ 1.36×67 topics
- Biomedical Applications114▲ 3.4×29 topics
- Sustainability111▲ 1.61×57 topics
- Mechanical Properties108▲ 3.9×31 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis108▲ 12×15 topics
- Antioxidant Activity95▲ 5.5×29 topics
- Environmental Impact95▲ 1.97×46 topics
- Biomass Estimation94▲ 22×3 topics
- Biodiversity91▲ 4.2×27 topics
- Ecosystem Functioning88▲ 15×7 topics
- Ecosystem Services87▲ 8.0×11 topics
- Global Change85▲ 11×6 topics
- Land Use Change84▲ 9.9×8 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation81▲ 7.7×13 topics
- Nanocomposites73▲ 3.3×20 topics
- Biogeography73▲ 9.3×19 topics
- Invasive Species68▲ 5.7×20 topics
- DNA Barcoding64▲ 13×9 topics
- Mycorrhizal Fungi63▲ 31×2 topics
- Fungal Diversity63▲ 47×2 topics
- Aboveground Biomass60▲ 25×2 topics
- Transcription Factors58▲ 16×5 topics
- Medicinal Plants58▲ 5.3×16 topics
- Ionic Liquids57▲ 7.2×10 topics
- Nutrient Cycling56▲ 26×2 topics
- Community Structure54▲ 22×2 topics
- Plant Interactions53▲ 46×1 topic
- Soil Biota53▲ 46×1 topic
- Fungal Pathogens52▲ 14×5 topics
- Biodegradable Polymers51▲ 10×4 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience50▲ 12×5 topics
- Endophytic Fungi49▲ 19×2 topics
- Host Specificity49▲ 16×5 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation47▲ 7.7×5 topics
- Polymeric Materials47▲ 23×3 topics
- Catalytic Transformation46▲ 51×1 topic
- Lignin Valorization46▲ 51×1 topic
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 53 works
- 2 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 46 works
- 3 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 43 works
- 4 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 41 works
- 5 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 37 works
- 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 37 works
- 7 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 35 works
- 8 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 30 works
- 9 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 29 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Kunming
- Kunming University of Science and Technology
- Yunnan University
- Kunming Medical University
- Yunnan Normal University
- Yunnan Agricultural University
- Kunming University
- Yunnan University of Finance And Economics
- Yunnan Nationalities University
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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