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The Forestry Commission of Ghana

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World rank, all time
#20,678
of 42,892
Rank in Ghana
#26
of 58
Research works
215
▲ 169% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

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: 4.48× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.76× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at The Forestry Commission of Ghana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Land Use Change, Smallholder Farmers, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Ecosystem Services and Environmental 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 Change12▲ 7.4×36 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation11▲ 49×8 topics
  3. Land Use Change6▲ 33×6 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 4.0×14 topics
  5. Biodiversity4▲ 10×10 topics
  6. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 34×5 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services4▲ 17×8 topics
  8. Environmental Services4▲ 176×1 topic
  9. Tropical Deforestation4▲ 176×1 topic
  10. Agroforestry3▲ 83×3 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 17×5 topics
  12. Invasive Species3▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Biomass Estimation3▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.7×14 topics
  15. Conservation3▲ 10×9 topics
  16. Rural Development2▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Urbanization2▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Allometric Models2▲ 80×2 topics
  19. Global Change2▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Land Tenure2▲ 97×2 topics
  21. Nutritional Value2▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Aboveground Biomass2▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Carbon Stocks2▲ 131×1 topic
  24. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Indigenous Fruits2▲ 151×1 topic
  26. Tree Domestication2▲ 151×1 topic
  27. Tropical Forests2▲ 102×1 topic
  28. Biological Invasions2▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Adaptation2▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Agricultural Investment2▲ 224×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Global Impact2▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Property Rights2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Spatial Dynamics2▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Community Ecology2▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Functional Diversity2▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Soil Fertility2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Forest Management2▲ 43×3 topics
  39. Habitat Selection2▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Population Dynamics2▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does The Forestry Commission of Ghana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Forest ecology and management, African Botany and Ecology Studies and Land Rights and Reforms.

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…2African Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksLand Rights and Reforms2Land Rights and Reforms: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksForest Management and Po…1Forest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationForestrySoil Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  4. 4 Land Rights and Reforms Soil Science 2 works
  5. 5 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.7%domestic only54.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Forestry Commission of Ghana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 169% 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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