Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China
Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1956. 2.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on web-based global education, sustainability indicators, and the impact of global change on geographical and environmental systems. It explores multicultural perspectives, carbon storage in forest ecosystems, and the use of remote sensing for monitoring climate change. The papers also discuss the dynamics of ecosystem responses to climate change and the potential of web-based education in addressing global challenges.
- Web-Based Education
- Global Change
- Sustainability Indicators
- Multicultural Perspectives
- Carbon Storage
- Geographical Patterns
- Environmental Systems
- Remote Sensing
- Climate Change
- Ecosystem Dynamics
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1956
- In the world top 10%
- 510 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 2.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -87% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (453 and 15 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 453 works
- 2 United States 15 works
- 3 India 12 works
- 4 ?? 7 works
- 5 Austria 6 works
- 6 Japan 5 works
- 7 United Kingdom 4 works
- 8 Iran 4 works
- 9 Germany 4 works
- 10 Canada 3 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, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China research, followed by Beijing Normal University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 22 works
- 2 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 10 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 10 works
- 4 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 9 works
- 5 State Forestry and Grassland AdministrationChina 7 works
- 6 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 7 works
- 7 Lanzhou UniversityChina 7 works
- 8 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 6 works
- 9 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchChina 6 works
- 10 Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina 6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China include Yakov Kuzyakov, Shilong Piao and Wei Hong.
- 1 Yakov Kuzyakov Germany 2.7k citations
- 2 Shilong Piao China 2.6k citations
- 3 Wei Hong China 2.2k citations
- 4 Jianguo Wu United States 1.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China research done?
The largest centres of Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Lanzhou (China), Nanjing (China) and Kunming (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lanzhou and Beijing.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LanzhouCN · 21.2 works19×
- BeijingCN · 141.6 works7.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 31.6 | 36.4% | 11.5× | 10 | -78.4% |
| 2 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 23.4 | 34.1% | 27.9× | 10 | -79.7% |
| 3 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 0.0 | 31.3% | 59.0× | 9 | -91.5% |
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, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 87% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.
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.