Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
Oil Palm Production and Sustainability is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 11.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of oil palm expansion on biodiversity, tropical agriculture, deforestation, and greenhouse gas emissions. It delves into the environmental and social consequences, sustainability certification, and the livelihood impacts on smallholder farmers. The research also addresses land use changes, conservation efforts, and the potential for sustainable oil palm production.
- Oil Palm Expansion
- Biodiversity
- Tropical Agriculture
- Deforestation
- Sustainability Certification
- Smallholder Farmers
- Environmental Impact
- Land Use Change
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Conservation
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +110% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Oil Palm Production and Sustainability research?
By volume, Indonesia and Malaysia publish the most (2.3k and 368 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 2.3k works
- 2 Malaysia 368 works
- 3 India 106 works
- 4 China 100 works
- 5 Nigeria 98 works
- 6 United States 98 works
- 7 Brazil 58 works
- 8 United Kingdom 57 works
- 9 ?? 52 works
- 10 Thailand 51 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 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability research?
By volume in 2022–2025, IPB University publishes the most Oil Palm Production and Sustainability research, followed by Riau University and Jambi University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 IPB UniversityIndonesia 151 works
- 2 Riau UniversityIndonesia 76 works
- 3 Jambi UniversityIndonesia 70 works
- 4 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 59 works
- 5 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia 58 works
- 6 Tanjungpura UniversityIndonesia 57 works
- 7 Andalas UniversityIndonesia 55 works
- 8 National Research and Innovation AgencyIndonesia 54 works
- 9 Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 53 works
- 10 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 52 works
Who are the leading researchers in Oil Palm Production and Sustainability?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Oil Palm Production and Sustainability include Teja Tscharntke.
- 1 Teja Tscharntke Germany 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Oil Palm Production and Sustainability research done?
The largest centres of Oil Palm Production and Sustainability research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Medan (Indonesia), Bogor (Indonesia) and Pekanbaru (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Meulaboh, Sleman and Seri Kembangan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 229 works
- 2 Medan Indonesia 225 works
- 3 Bogor Indonesia 185 works
- 4 Pekanbaru Indonesia 123 works
- 5 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 116 works
- 6 Padang Indonesia 96 works
- 7 Bandung Indonesia 89 works
- 8 Yogyakarta Indonesia 87 works
- 9 Jambi City Indonesia 83 works
- 10 Depok Indonesia 72 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MeulabohID · 22.7 works45×
- SlemanID · 56.7 works39×
- Seri KembanganMY · 57.9 works30×
- Jambi CityID · 83.0 works29×
- BogorID · 184.8 works29×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Oil Palm Production and Sustainability than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Oil Palm Production and Sustainability?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Göttingen, IPB University and Universitas Gadjah Mada 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 | 72.4 | 33.5% | 9.5× | 10 | +508.1% |
| 2 | IPB UniversityIndonesia | 69.0 | 9.8% | 69.3× | 151 | +364.0% |
| 3 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia | 63.9 | 11.8% | 14.9× | 52 | +359.9% |
| 4 | Universiti Malaysia SarawakMalaysia | 61.9 | 19.6% | 24.0× | 12 | +185.5% |
| 5 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 61.9 | 40.0% | 5.8× | 8 | +113.5% |
| 6 | National University of MalaysiaMalaysia | 60.0 | 6.1% | 15.2× | 35 | +231.0% |
| 7 | Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia | 59.9 | 14.1% | 29.9× | 58 | +19.7% |
| 8 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia | 59.8 | 6.5% | 12.9× | 59 | +484.9% |
| 9 | Riau UniversityIndonesia | 59.5 | 4.6% | 36.9× | 76 | +396.5% |
| 10 | Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia | 57.7 | 5.4% | 21.1× | 53 | +287.8% |
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 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 110% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Oil Palm Production and Sustainability.
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.