Fire effects on ecosystems
Fire effects on ecosystems is a research topic within Global and Planetary Change. Science Explorer counts 40k research works in it since 1950. 23.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of climate change on forest wildfires, including the increase in wildfire activity, global fire emissions, fire regimes, and the resilience of ecosystems. It also delves into the effects of wildfires on soil properties, carbon loss, and the use of remote sensing for monitoring and assessment.
- Climate Change
- Forest Fires
- Wildfire Activity
- Global Emissions
- Fire Regimes
- Boreal Forests
- Soil Properties
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Carbon Loss
- Remote Sensing
- Research works
- 40k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +47% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fire effects on ecosystems research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.4k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.4k works
- 2 China 1.6k works
- 3 Canada 445 works
- 4 India 437 works
- 5 Russia 407 works
- 6 Australia 393 works
- 7 Spain 258 works
- 8 United Kingdom 245 works
- 9 Brazil 235 works
- 10 France 197 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Fire effects on ecosystems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Fire effects on ecosystems research, followed by US Forest Service and United States Geological Survey.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 62 works
- 2 US Forest Service United States 55 works
- 3 United States Geological Survey United States 55 works
- 4 Colorado State University United States 49 works
- 5 University of Science and Technology of China China 47 works
- 6 Northeast Forestry University China 47 works
- 7 Oregon State University United States 43 works
- 8 Rocky Mountain Research Station United States 41 works
- 9 University of Lisbon Portugal 34 works
- 10 University of British Columbia Canada 34 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fire effects on ecosystems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fire effects on ecosystems include Josep Peñuelas, Peter B. Reich and Philippe Ciais.
- 1 Josep Peñuelas 4.1k citations
- 2 Peter B. Reich 4.1k citations
- 3 Philippe Ciais 4k citations
- 4 Michael Bräuer 3.8k citations
- 5 Dennis Baldocchi 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fire effects on ecosystems research done?
The largest centres of Fire effects on ecosystems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Washington D.C. (United States), Moscow (Russia) and Chengdu (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Asheville and Missoula.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 423 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 153 works
- 3 Moscow Russia 106 works
- 4 Chengdu China 103 works
- 5 Ottawa Canada 99 works
- 6 Nanjing China 96 works
- 7 Fort Collins United States 96 works
- 8 Melbourne Australia 79 works
- 9 Wuhan China 69 works
- 10 Canberra Australia 68 works
Where it is the local speciality
- AshevilleUS · 21.5 works47×
- MissoulaUS · 27.6 works32×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fire effects on ecosystems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Fire effects on ecosystems?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Geosciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and Colorado State University 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China University of Geosciences China | 68.4 | 58.3% | 5.3× | 22 | +187.7% |
| 2 | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Czechia | 66.0 | 41.3% | 12.0× | 11 | +130.3% |
| 3 | Colorado State University United States | 63.4 | 20.3% | 15.4× | 50 | +83.3% |
| 4 | University of California, Merced United States | 59.8 | 28.7% | 16.3× | 15 | +143.9% |
| 5 | Oregon State University United States | 58.8 | 18.6% | 16.1× | 43 | +40.5% |
| 6 | University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Portugal | 57.4 | 35.5% | 12.2× | 12 | +73.4% |
| 7 | Universidad de León Spain | 56.7 | 37.6% | 12.6× | 8 | +92.4% |
| 8 | Universitat de Lleida Spain | 56.3 | 26.3% | 12.7× | 11 | +154.3% |
| 9 | Beijing Forestry University China | 55.3 | 23.2% | 12.6× | 33 | +10.8% |
| 10 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden | 55.0 | 24.5% | 12.1× | 17 | -1.0% |
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 Fire effects on ecosystems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 47% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Fire effects on ecosystems.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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