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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

In research, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,589 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,632 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science — Ecology is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,529
of 28,054 · #4,639 all time
Rank in United States
#1,277
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
104k
34.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,589 of 3,551 21.5%137 #748
Physical SciencesDomain #6,632 of 12,888 19.8%241 #3534

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SUNY College of Environmental Science and 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).

What does SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 38.0 works14×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 26.4 works9.8×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 136.6 works7.8×
← 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: 2.29× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.79× its world share, 137 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.51× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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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 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen V. Stehman, David J. Nowak and Johannes Smid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

  1. 1 Stephen V. Stehman United States · #28,116 worldwide 737 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 David J. Nowak United States · #60,885 worldwide 544 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Johannes Smid United States · #81,960 worldwide 269 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Ruth D. Yanai United States · #99,754 worldwide 410 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Roy A. Norton United States · #101,587 worldwide 216 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Scott O. Rogers United States · #123,500 worldwide 153 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Conrad Schuerch United States · #132,671 worldwide 288 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Myron J. Mitchell United States · #140,123 worldwide 304 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Gregory L. Boyer United States · #143,617 worldwide 245 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 David A. Sonnenfeld United States · #145,203 worldwide 152 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Which keywords describe research at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainability, Conservation and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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 Change65▲ 6.9×72 topics
  2. Sustainability27▲ 3.1×44 topics
  3. Invasive Species24▲ 16×15 topics
  4. Remote Sensing22▲ 5.1×27 topics
  5. Biodiversity21▲ 8.1×22 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation18▲ 14×12 topics
  7. Conservation16▲ 11×17 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services16▲ 12×11 topics
  9. Population Dynamics14▲ 16×9 topics
  10. Environmental Impact14▲ 2.3×31 topics
  11. Global Change13▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Biomass Estimation12▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Global Warming12▲ 8.1×14 topics
  15. Land Use Change11▲ 9.9×7 topics
  16. Biomedical Applications11▲ 2.5×20 topics
  17. Habitat Selection10▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Trophic Cascades10▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Animal Movement8▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Occupancy Rates8▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Biological Invasions8▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Aboveground Biomass8▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Biomass8▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Ecosystem8▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Ionic Liquids8▲ 7.9×6 topics
  26. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Social-Ecological Systems8▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Lignocellulosic Biomass8▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience7▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Vulnerability7▲ 9.3×5 topics
  31. Terrestrial Laser Scanning7▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Environmental Policy7▲ 9.7×5 topics
  33. Global Impact7▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Enzymatic Hydrolysis7▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Pretreatment7▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Biogeography6▲ 7.1×14 topics
  37. Bioenergy6▲ 34×3 topics
  38. Conservation Biology6▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Human-Nature Interactions6▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Spatial Dynamics6▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…8Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 8 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…7Biofuel production and bioconversion: 7 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…6Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 6 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…5Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 5 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 5 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Resea…4Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 4 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 4 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…4Species Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional works
EcologyBiomedical EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 8 works
  2. 2 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 4 works
  8. 8 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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