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Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences

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Research works
103
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences

Not ranked overall: Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences is in Life Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (40%), Environmental Science (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (20%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 26 fractional works · 61.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 39.5% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 17.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 10.8% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 14.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 29.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 22.3% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVietnameseAcademy of Fores…42fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences62%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences6%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1739.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology920.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.7%
    1. Environmental Science922.3%
    2. Materials Science12.6%
    3. Engineering12.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
    5. Chemistry00.7%
    1. Social Sciences25.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    1. Medicine13.4%
    2. Veterinary00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 8.32× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.85× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.88× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.49× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8.32×17 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.88×1 works
  3. Environmental Science4.49×9 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.85×9 works
  5. Veterinary1.16×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.96×1 works
  7. Materials Science0.73×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.46×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.41×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  11. Medicine0.17×1 works
  12. Engineering0.14×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Hoàng Văn Thành and Phạm Tiến Dũng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences.

  1. 1 Hoàng Văn Thành #3,775,769 worldwide 150 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Phạm Tiến Dũng #5,024,095 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences?

The most cited paper from Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences is "Global diversity and geography of soil fungi" (Leho Tedersoo et al., 2014), with 3,776 citations. Next come "Environmental impact of bioplastic use: A review" (560) and "Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential" (453).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global diversity and geography of soil fungi Leho Tedersoo et al. · Science Open access 28 Nov 2014 3,776
2 Environmental impact of bioplastic use: A review Ghada Atiwesh, Abanoub Mikhael, Christopher Charles Parrish et al. · Heliyon Open access Sep 2021 560
3 Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential Lidong Mo et al. · Nature Open access232 authors 13 Nov 2023 453
4 Crown size and growing space requirement of common tree species in urban centres, parks, and forests Hans Pretzsch, Peter Biber, Enno Uhl et al. · Urban forestry & urban greening Open access 2015 319
5 The number of tree species on Earth Roberto Cazzolla Gatti et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access148 authors 31 Jan 2022 236
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Gesneriaceae, phylogenetic reconstruction, Biodiversity Conservation, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Taxonomy and Biodiversity.

▲ 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-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
  1. Biogeography7▲ 57×5 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 4.4×17 topics
  3. Gesneriaceae5▲ 693×1 topic
  4. phylogenetic reconstruction5▲ 693×1 topic
  5. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 28×7 topics
  6. Invasive Species4▲ 22×8 topics
  7. Taxonomy3▲ 51×5 topics
  8. Biodiversity3▲ 9.1×8 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services2▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  11. Risk Assessment2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  12. Fuzzy Mathematics2▲ 277×1 topic
  13. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 35×4 topics
  14. Set Pair Analysis2▲ 277×1 topic
  15. Land Use Change2▲ 18×6 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 17×7 topics
  17. Forest Management2▲ 87×3 topics
  18. Host Specificity2▲ 47×4 topics
  19. Agroforestry2▲ 70×4 topics
  20. Carbon Sequestration2▲ 65×2 topics
  21. Global Change2▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Biological Invasions2▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Nutritional Value2▲ 39×3 topics
  24. Angiosperm Phylogeny2▲ 145×1 topic
  25. Antioxidant2▲ 5.9×11 topics
  26. Conservation2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  27. DNA Barcoding2▲ 24×5 topics
  28. Flowering Plants2▲ 145×1 topic
  29. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Bamboo2▲ 293×1 topic
  32. Climate Resilience2▲ 62×2 topics
  33. Genetic Diversity2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  34. Structural Applications2▲ 293×1 topic
  35. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 12×9 topics
  37. Indigenous Fruits2▲ 155×1 topic
  38. Phylogeny2▲ 21×5 topics
  39. Tree Domestication2▲ 155×1 topic
  40. Biological Control1▲ 21×6 topics

Which research topics does Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Research studies in Vietnam, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Bamboo properties and applications.

Plant and Fungal Species…5Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 5 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 2 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 2 fractional worksBamboo properties and applications: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…1Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  4. 4 Bamboo properties and applications Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  6. 6 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 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 available64.7%not open35.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.0%domestic only44.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences0.00022% in 20252020

Fractional works of Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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