Forest ecology and management
Forest ecology and management is a research topic within Nature and Landscape Conservation. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 19.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development and improvement of allometric models for estimating biomass and carbon stocks in tropical forests. It also addresses the challenges and uncertainties associated with forest biomass estimation, including the impact of climate change on forest site productivity and the development of height-diameter models for accurate biomass estimation.
- Allometric Models
- Biomass Estimation
- Carbon Stocks
- Tropical Forests
- Tree Allometry
- Forest Site Productivity
- Aboveground Biomass
- Tree Height-Diameter Models
- Stand Density
- Climate Change Impact
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Forest ecology and management research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (921 and 662 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 management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Northeast Forestry University publishes the most Forest ecology and management research, followed by Beijing Forestry University and State Forestry and Grassland Administration.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 65 works
- 2 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 48 works
- 3 State Forestry and Grassland AdministrationChina 39 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 38 works
- 5 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 37 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of ForestryChina 36 works
- 7 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 34 works
- 8 Natural Resources Institute FinlandFinland 30 works
- 9 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 29 works
- 10 Voronezh State University of Forestry and TechnologiesRussia 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Forest ecology and management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Forest ecology and management include Josep Peñuelas, Peter B. Reich and Philippe Ciais.
- 1 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
- 2 Peter B. Reich United States 4.1k citations
- 3 Philippe Ciais France 4k citations
- 4 Noel Cressie United States 2.9k citations
- 5 Curtis E. Woodcock United States 2.8k citations
- 6 Rattan Lal United States 2.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Forest ecology and management research done?
The largest centres of Forest ecology and management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Harbin (China), São Paulo (Brazil) and Helsinki (Finland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zvolen and Coyoacán.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZvolenSK · 26.3 works133×
- CoyoacánMX · 26.2 works82×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Forest ecology and management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Forest ecology and management?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Göttingen, Nanjing Forestry University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 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 | University of GöttingenGermany | 66.6 | 44.2% | 16.5× | 25 | -3.4% |
| 2 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 66.5 | 38.0% | 11.3× | 29 | +71.6% |
| 3 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden | 64.4 | 28.8% | 41.4× | 37 | -8.7% |
| 4 | Czech University of Life Sciences PragueCzechia | 64.0 | 23.4% | 43.1× | 25 | +108.7% |
| 5 | Zhejiang A & F UniversityChina | 63.2 | 29.5% | 18.0× | 16 | +183.7% |
| 6 | Northeast Forestry UniversityChina | 62.9 | 28.2% | 38.0× | 65 | -12.1% |
| 7 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 60.8 | 26.3% | 29.5× | 48 | +9.7% |
| 8 | Tribhuvan UniversityNepal | 58.7 | 14.0% | 10.6× | 26 | +172.5% |
| 9 | BOKU UniversityAustria | 57.5 | 23.3% | 27.4× | 16 | +60.8% |
| 10 | University of Eastern FinlandFinland | 54.5 | 20.3% | 18.9× | 21 | +34.2% |
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 management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Forest ecology and management.
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.