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Taiwan Forestry Research Institute

In research, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,820 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,547 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,329
of 28,054 · #19,051 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#93
of 221
Research works
628
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Taiwan Forestry Research Institute 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 #5,820 of 12,888 19.3%92 #12890
Life SciencesDomain #6,547 of 7,800 10.2%67 #10817

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Taiwan Forestry Research Institute 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 Taiwan Forestry Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 45.1 works5.8×
← 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: 5.75× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.22× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.86× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.43× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Taiwan Forestry Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Wen‐Liang Chiou, Yao‐Moan Huang and Ching‐Te Chien lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Taiwan Forestry Research Institute.

  1. 1 Wen‐Liang Chiou Taiwan · #528,683 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Yao‐Moan Huang Taiwan · #1,087,400 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Ching‐Te Chien Taiwan · #1,173,805 worldwide 52 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Tian‐Chuan Hsu Taiwan · #1,184,870 worldwide 16 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Che Lin Taiwan · #1,193,419 worldwide 46 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Ting‐Shou Chang Taiwan · #1,260,912 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Shih‐Wen Chung Taiwan · #1,456,946 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Taiwan Forestry Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Taiwan Forestry Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Global Change, Habitat Fragmentation, Ecosystem Services and Taxonomy.

▲ 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 Change18▲ 4.1×38 topics
  2. Biogeography17▲ 39×12 topics
  3. Invasive Species14▲ 20×14 topics
  4. Biodiversity14▲ 11×15 topics
  5. Global Change10▲ 24×3 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 27×3 topics
  7. Deep Learning9▲ 1.65×34 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services8▲ 13×7 topics
  9. Taxonomy8▲ 37×7 topics
  10. Molecular Phylogeny8▲ 29×8 topics
  11. Phylogeny7▲ 29×10 topics
  12. Semiconductors7▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Nanowires7▲ 28×5 topics
  14. Phylogenetics6▲ 88×2 topics
  15. Diversification6▲ 99×2 topics
  16. Angiosperm Phylogeny6▲ 144×1 topic
  17. Flowering Plants6▲ 144×1 topic
  18. Medicinal Plants6▲ 9.1×9 topics
  19. Antioxidant6▲ 5.2×15 topics
  20. Plant-Animal Interactions6▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Pollinator Decline6▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Conservation6▲ 7.8×11 topics
  23. Gesneriaceae5▲ 195×1 topic
  24. phylogenetic reconstruction5▲ 195×1 topic
  25. Light-Emitting Diodes5▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Band Parameters5▲ 55×2 topics
  27. Biological Invasions5▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 9.5×8 topics
  29. GaN4▲ 78×2 topics
  30. Mycorrhizal Fungi4▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Solid-State Lighting4▲ 35×2 topics
  32. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs4▲ 85×1 topic
  33. Forest Management4▲ 44×4 topics
  34. III-Nitrides4▲ 85×1 topic
  35. Anti-inflammatory4▲ 8.9×8 topics
  36. Ecosystem4▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Polyploidy4▲ 52×4 topics
  38. Biological Control4▲ 16×9 topics
  39. Species Richness4▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Host Specificity4▲ 20×5 topics

Which research topics does Taiwan Forestry Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and animal studies, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials.

Plant Diversity and Evolution: 6 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species…5Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 5 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor …4GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 3 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology3Fern and Epiphyte Biology: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksTree Root and Stability Studies: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular BiologyCondensed Matter PhysicsNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  3. 3 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 5 works
  4. 4 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 4 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  6. 6 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 2 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Taiwan Forestry Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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