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The Mountain Institute

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Research works
3
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
118
46.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
87%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
The Mountain Institute

Not ranked overall: The Mountain Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does The Mountain Institute work in?

In all years, 58% of research at The Mountain Institute is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (58%), Medicine (15%), Health Professions (12%).

Physical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 57.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 57.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 26.9% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 15.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 11.5% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workALL ITS WORKThe MountainInstitute3fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 6 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science257.7%
    1. Medicine015.4%
    2. Health Professions011.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences07.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology03.8%
    1. Decision Sciences03.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

    What are the most cited papers from The Mountain Institute?

    The most cited paper from The Mountain Institute is "The Influence of Environmental Conditions on Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants: A Literature Review" (Poonam Pant, Sudip Pandey, Stefano Dall’Acqua, 2021), with 585 citations. Next come "An integrated community and ecosystem-based approach to disaster risk reduction in mountain systems" (135) and "Impacts on Human Health of Climate and Land Use Change in the Hindu Kush–Himalayan Region" (28).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 The Influence of Environmental Conditions on Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants: A Literature Review Poonam Pant, Sudip Pandey, Stefano Dall’Acqua · Chemistry & Biodiversity Open access 17 Sep 2021 585
    2 An integrated community and ecosystem-based approach to disaster risk reduction in mountain systems Julia A. Klein et al. · Environmental Science & Policy Open access 27 Jan 2019 135
    3 Impacts on Human Health of Climate and Land Use Change in the Hindu Kush–Himalayan Region Rita A. Sharma · Mountain Research and Development Open access Nov 2012 28
    4 Methodological Considerations in Evaluating Long-Term Systems Change Andrew Koleros, Dee Jupp, Sean Kirwan et al. · American Journal of Evaluation Dec 2015 4
    5 Effectiveness of nurses-led cardiac rehabilitation program among coronary artery disease patients attending a teaching hospital, Bharatpur Rosy Shrestha, Laxmi Rajbanshi, Jaya Prasad Singh et al. · Journal of Chitwan Medical College Open access 15 Mar 2020 1
    All 5 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

    Which research topics does The Mountain Institute publish most on?

    By volume: Forest ecology and management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements.

    Forest ecology and manag…0Forest ecology and management: 0 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…0Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 0 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 0 fractional worksTherapeutic Uses of Natural Elements: 0 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 0 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…0Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 0 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental and Social Impact Assessments: 0 fractional works
    Nature and Landscape ConservationEcological ModelingComplementary and Manual TherapyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

    1. 1 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
    2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
    3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 0 works
    4. 4 Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements Complementary and Manual Therapy 0 works
    5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
    6. 6 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
    7. 7 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 0 works
    8. 8 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 0 works
    9. 9 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
    10. 10 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 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 available86.9%not open13.1%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors41.2%domestic only58.8%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

    How has The Mountain Institute's research output changed?

    Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

    20152020
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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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