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Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems

Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems is a research topic within Forestry. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 23.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the role of agroforestry systems in enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services, particularly in the temperate regions of Europe. It covers topics such as silvoarable systems, alley cropping, tree-crop interactions, and the environmental benefits provided by agroforestry. The research emphasizes the potential of agroforestry to reconcile productivity with environmental protection and its contribution to sustainable agriculture in the European Union.

  • Agroforestry
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecosystem Services
  • Temperate Region
  • Silvoarable Systems
  • Alley Cropping
  • Tree-Crop Interactions
  • Environmental Benefits
  • European Union
  • Sustainable Agriculture
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+52%
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Which countries lead Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems research?

By volume, Brazil and India publish the most (376 and 368 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 376 works
  2. 2 India 368 works
  3. 3 China 236 works
  4. 4 United States 219 works
  5. 5 Mexico 199 works
  6. 6 France 139 works
  7. 7 Spain 107 works
  8. 8 Germany 103 works
  9. 9 Argentina 72 works
  10. 10 Colombia 65 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Brazil: 20.0%India: 19.5%China: 12.5%United States: 11.6%6 others listed: 36.4%20%largest
Brazil376 · 20.0%India368 · 19.5%China236 · 12.5%United States219 · 11.6%6 others listed685 · 36.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority publishes the most Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems research, followed by Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research and Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityIreland 48 works
  2. 2 Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape ResearchGermany 42 works
  3. 3 Laboratoire de Sciences de la TerreFrance 41 works
  4. 4 Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrazil 27 works
  5. 5 Ghent University HospitalBelgium 27 works
  6. 6 Agricultural University of AthensGreece 24 works
  7. 7 Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico 22 works
  8. 8 Polytechnic Institute of BragançaPortugal 19 works
  9. 9 Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain 18 works
  10. 10 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y PecuariasMexico 16 works

Who are the leading researchers in Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems include Johannes Lehmann, Johan Six and John Hodgson.

  1. 1 Johannes Lehmann United States 2.2k citations
  2. 2 Johan Six Switzerland 2.1k citations
  3. 3 John Hodgson New Zealand 2.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems research done?

The largest centres of Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Carlow (Ireland), São Paulo (Brazil) and Lyon (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Müncheberg, Carlow and Montecillo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 65 works
  2. 2 Carlow Ireland 48 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 47 works
  4. 4 Lyon France 43 works
  5. 5 Müncheberg Germany 42 works
  6. 6 Brasília Brazil 35 works
  7. 7 Ghent Belgium 34 works
  8. 8 Mexico City Mexico 31 works
  9. 9 Paris France 31 works
  10. 10 Buenos Aires Argentina 27 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MünchebergDE · 42.2 works433×
  2. CarlowIE · 47.6 works226×
  3. MontecilloMX · 21.6 works82×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems?

Among universities, judged by research, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Wageningen University & Research and Colegio de Postgraduados score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%25%50%mean 24.77%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry: 15, 58.3%Wageningen University & Research: 11, 56.0%Colegio de Postgraduados: 22, 6.0%Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco: 11, 16.3%Universidad de la República de Uruguay: 10, 30.4%Agriculture and Forestry University: 9, 28.5%Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre: 41, 1.6%Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research: 10, 21.0%Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: 14, 22.1%Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México: 11, 7.5%Dr. Yashwant Singh P…Wageningen Universit…Universidade Federal…Colegio de Postgradu…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and ForestryIndia 72.658.3%88.9×15 +64.4%
2 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 67.656.0%9.6×11 +20.5%
3 Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico 53.86.0%81.5×22 +104.1%
4 Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoBrazil 52.816.3%22.2×11 +115.1%
5 Universidad de la República de UruguayUruguay 52.130.4%14.5×10 -0.4%
6 Agriculture and Forestry UniversityNepal 51.328.5%44.8×9 —
7 Laboratoire de Sciences de la TerreFrance 50.71.6%887.1×41 —
8 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 49.821.0%25.5×10 +80.5%
9 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 49.422.1%19.8×14 —
10 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 48.47.5%22.1×11 +128.0%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.