Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies is a research topic within Insect Science. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 24.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on saproxylic insect ecology, wood decomposition, and the sustainable management of forests. It explores the relationships between dead wood, forest management practices, and the biodiversity of saproxylic organisms such as beetles and fungi. The papers also investigate the role of coarse woody debris in ecosystem functioning and provide recommendations for biodiversity conservation based on habitat requirements and global meta-analyses.
- Dead Wood
- Forest Management
- Saproxylic Beetles
- Wood Decomposition
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Fungal Communities
- Coarse Woody Debris
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Habitat Requirements
- Global Meta-analysis
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (581 and 414 works in 2022–2025).
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 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences publishes the most Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Forestry University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 48 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 29 works
- 3 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 27 works
- 4 Natural Resources Institute FinlandFinland 25 works
- 5 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 23 works
- 6 Czech University of Life Sciences PragueCzechia 22 works
- 7 University of HelsinkiFinland 18 works
- 8 University of Eastern FinlandFinland 17 works
- 9 Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchSwitzerland 17 works
- 10 University of GöttingenGermany 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies include Kevin D. Hyde, Josep Peñuelas and Peter B. Reich.
- 1 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand 4.8k citations
- 2 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
- 3 Peter B. Reich United States 4.1k citations
- 4 Riccardo Valentini Italy 2.4k citations
- 5 Torsten Hothorn Switzerland 2.3k citations
- 6 Oliver L. Phillips United Kingdom 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies research done?
The largest centres of Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Uppsala (Sweden) and Helsinki (Finland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zvolen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZvolenSK · 20.6 works167×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, University of Göttingen and Nanjing Forestry 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 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden | 74.3 | 33.6% | 87.5× | 48 | -7.7% |
| 2 | University of GöttingenGermany | 74.0 | 52.4% | 16.9× | 16 | +54.8% |
| 3 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 72.1 | 44.3% | 10.0× | 16 | +149.2% |
| 4 | Czech University of Life Sciences PragueCzechia | 64.3 | 26.3% | 60.1× | 22 | +60.6% |
| 5 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 61.1 | 31.3% | 26.0× | 26 | +7.4% |
| 6 | University of FreiburgGermany | 60.0 | 46.6% | 8.8× | 11 | +22.5% |
| 7 | University of TartuEstonia | 57.8 | 34.5% | 17.0× | 11 | +9.9% |
| 8 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 55.7 | 48.1% | 7.6× | 11 | +29.9% |
| 9 | University of Agriculture in KrakowPoland | 55.1 | 28.8% | 49.7× | 14 | +22.2% |
| 10 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 54.1 | 38.4% | 10.8× | 9 | +15.9% |
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 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.
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.