Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Topic · Ecology

Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Forest Insect Ecology and Management is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 16.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the complex interactions and impacts of forest pest dynamics, focusing on bark beetles, invasive species, climate change, ecosystem disturbances, tree defense mechanisms, and the economic implications of biological invasions. The research delves into the drivers, consequences, and management strategies related to forest pest outbreaks and their effects on forest ecosystems.

  • Forest Pests
  • Bark Beetles
  • Invasive Species
  • Climate Change
  • Ecosystem Disturbances
  • Tree Defense Mechanisms
  • Global Warming
  • Pathogen Invasions
  • Economic Impacts
  • Biological Invasions
Research works
30k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+19%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Forest Insect Ecology and Management research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (708 and 509 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 708 works
  2. 2 China 509 works
  3. 3 Brazil 180 works
  4. 4 Russia 179 works
  5. 5 Italy 165 works
  6. 6 Germany 158 works
  7. 7 France 147 works
  8. 8 Canada 146 works
  9. 9 India 144 works
  10. 10 Spain 133 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.

United States: 28.7%China: 20.6%Brazil: 7.3%Russia: 7.2%6 others listed: 36.2%29%largest
United States708 · 28.7%China509 · 20.6%Brazil180 · 7.3%Russia179 · 7.2%6 others listed893 · 36.2%

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

Which institutions lead Forest Insect Ecology and Management research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Forestry University publishes the most Forest Insect Ecology and Management research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Czech University of Life Sciences Prague.

Who are the leading researchers in Forest Insect Ecology and Management?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Forest Insect Ecology and Management include Josep Peñuelas, Daniel Simberloff and John F. Anderson.

  1. 1 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
  2. 2 Daniel Simberloff United States 2.9k citations
  3. 3 John F. Anderson United States 2.6k citations

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

Where is Forest Insect Ecology and Management research done?

The largest centres of Forest Insect Ecology and Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Washington D.C. (United States), Ottawa (Canada) and Paris (France).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 147 works
  2. 2 Washington D.C. United States 69 works
  3. 3 Ottawa Canada 51 works
  4. 4 Paris France 50 works
  5. 5 Prague Czechia 48 works
  6. 6 São Paulo Brazil 43 works
  7. 7 Moscow Russia 43 works
  8. 8 Mexico City Mexico 30 works
  9. 9 Tokyo Japan 28 works
  10. 10 Uppsala Sweden 27 works
See Forest Insect Ecology and Management on the map

Where is the best place to study Forest Insect Ecology and Management?

Among universities, judged by research, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Beijing 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.

0%20%40%mean 28.46%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Czech University of Life Sciences Prague: 25, 25.6%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 23, 33.4%Beijing Forestry University: 30, 23.8%China West Normal University: 10, 42.3%University of Pretoria: 20, 25.9%Stellenbosch University: 13, 22.9%Nanjing Forestry University: 16, 26.9%University of Göttingen: 9, 30.1%University of Padua: 15, 29.2%Yangtze University: 10, 24.5%China West Normal Un…Swedish University o…Czech University of …Beijing Forestry Uni…
above the meannear itbelow it

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 Czech University of Life Sciences PragueCzechia 72.825.6%60.2×25 +79.8%
2 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 72.333.4%36.1×23 -14.6%
3 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 69.123.8%25.8×30 +80.7%
4 China West Normal UniversityChina 62.442.3%21.0×10
5 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 62.225.9%11.6×20 +1.4%
6 Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa 53.422.9%8.5×13 +68.6%
7 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 51.226.9%8.3×16 -18.2%
8 University of GöttingenGermany 49.530.1%8.3×9 -3.6%
9 University of PaduaItaly 48.829.2%4.7×15 +51.8%
10 Yangtze UniversityChina 48.324.5%10.0×10 +26.1%

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 Insect Ecology and Management research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Forest Insect Ecology and Management.

19801990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.