Forest Ecology and Conservation
Forest Ecology and Conservation is a research topic within Forestry. Science Explorer counts 7.3k research works in it since 1970. 12.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on various aspects of agroforestry, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable land management practices. It covers topics such as medicinal plant diversity, forest health assessment, land suitability evaluation, community-based forest management, and the use of geographic information systems for mapping and monitoring. The cluster also explores the role of social capital in supporting agroforestry initiatives and emphasizes the importance of climate resilience and soil conservation in these practices.
- Agroforestry
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Medicinal Plants
- Forest Health
- Land Suitability
- Community Management
- Geographic Information System
- Social Capital
- Climate Resilience
- Soil Conservation
- Research works
- 7.3k fractional, since 1970
- In the world top 10%
- 920 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +213% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Forest Ecology and Conservation research?
By volume, Indonesia and Malaysia publish the most (2.6k and 52 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 2.6k works
- 2 Malaysia 52 works
- 3 United States 37 works
- 4 ?? 28 works
- 5 Philippines 23 works
- 6 India 19 works
- 7 China 14 works
- 8 Japan 13 works
- 9 United Kingdom 10 works
- 10 Thailand 7 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 Forest Ecology and Conservation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, IPB University publishes the most Forest Ecology and Conservation research, followed by Lambung Mangkurat University and Lampung University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 IPB UniversityIndonesia 145 works
- 2 Lambung Mangkurat UniversityIndonesia 97 works
- 3 Lampung UniversityIndonesia 74 works
- 4 Tanjungpura UniversityIndonesia 69 works
- 5 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 64 works
- 6 University of MataramIndonesia 61 works
- 7 National Research and Innovation AgencyIndonesia 60 works
- 8 Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 57 works
- 9 Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia 57 works
- 10 University of PattimuraIndonesia 57 works
Who are the leading researchers in Forest Ecology and Conservation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Forest Ecology and Conservation include John Proctor, Peter S. Ashton and Douglas Sheil.
- 1 John Proctor United Kingdom 544 citations
- 2 Peter S. Ashton United States 527 citations
- 3 Douglas Sheil Indonesia 501 citations
- 4 Toshihiro Yamada Japan 350 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Forest Ecology and Conservation research done?
The largest centres of Forest Ecology and Conservation research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bogor (Indonesia), Medan (Indonesia) and Banjarmasin (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Manokwari, Banjarmasin and Ambon City.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 188 works
- 2 Bogor Indonesia 183 works
- 3 Medan Indonesia 118 works
- 4 Banjarmasin Indonesia 100 works
- 5 Yogyakarta Indonesia 97 works
- 6 Malang Indonesia 96 works
- 7 Bandung Indonesia 92 works
- 8 Bandar Lampung Indonesia 91 works
- 9 Pontianak Indonesia 89 works
- 10 Padang Indonesia 82 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ManokwariID · 23.9 works128×
- BanjarmasinID · 100.0 works58×
- Ambon CityID · 60.4 works50×
- PontianakID · 89.3 works41×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Forest Ecology and Conservation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Forest Ecology and Conservation?
Among universities, judged by research, IPB University, Sebelas Maret University and University of Indonesia 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 | IPB UniversityIndonesia | 78.2 | 13.5% | 92.2× | 145 | +279.0% |
| 2 | Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia | 73.9 | 16.2% | 19.5× | 51 | +923.5% |
| 3 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia | 73.7 | 17.1% | 12.2× | 40 | +752.7% |
| 4 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia | 72.9 | 18.1% | 12.9× | 30 | +923.7% |
| 5 | Lampung UniversityIndonesia | 72.6 | 13.3% | 48.4× | 74 | +397.4% |
| 6 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia | 71.8 | 12.6% | 25.4× | 64 | +201.1% |
| 7 | Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia | 70.3 | 12.8% | 31.2× | 57 | +276.6% |
| 8 | Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia | 69.1 | 13.3% | 47.7× | 57 | +178.0% |
| 9 | Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia | 66.6 | 15.8% | 9.9× | 18 | +258.7% |
| 10 | Tadulako UniversityIndonesia | 66.0 | 12.4% | 42.0× | 34 | +1920.8% |
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 Conservation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 213% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Forest Ecology and Conservation.
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.