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Tree Root and Stability Studies

Tree Root and Stability Studies is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 20.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the mechanical effects of plant roots, particularly their role in reinforcing soil and enhancing slope stability. It explores topics such as root reinforcement, slope stability, wind damage, biomechanics of roots, and their implications for forest management and landslide prevention.

  • Root Reinforcement
  • Slope Stability
  • Mechanical Effects
  • Plant Roots
  • Wind Damage
  • Soil Reinforcement
  • Forest Management
  • Biomechanics
  • Landslides
  • Vegetation
Research works
22k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+33%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Tree Root and Stability Studies research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 394 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.3k works
  2. 2 United States 394 works
  3. 3 India 310 works
  4. 4 Japan 160 works
  5. 5 France 141 works
  6. 6 Brazil 140 works
  7. 7 Italy 139 works
  8. 8 Germany 134 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 114 works
  10. 10 Canada 112 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.

China: 45.0%United States: 13.2%India: 10.4%Japan: 5.3%6 others listed: 26.1%45%largest
China1,345 · 45.0%United States394 · 13.2%India310 · 10.4%Japan160 · 5.3%6 others listed779 · 26.1%

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

Which institutions lead Tree Root and Stability Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Forestry University publishes the most Tree Root and Stability Studies research, followed by Northeast Forestry University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 59 works
  2. 2 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 28 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 27 works
  4. 4 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 26 works
  5. 5 Tongji UniversityChina 23 works
  6. 6 State Forestry and Grassland AdministrationChina 19 works
  7. 7 Central South UniversityChina 18 works
  8. 8 China Agricultural UniversityChina 18 works
  9. 9 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 18 works
  10. 10 Chinese Academy of ForestryChina 16 works

Who are the leading researchers in Tree Root and Stability Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Tree Root and Stability Studies include Jean Poesen.

  1. 1 Jean Poesen Belgium 2.4k citations

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

Where is Tree Root and Stability Studies research done?

The largest centres of Tree Root and Stability Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Chengdu (China) and Xi'an (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 305 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 112 works
  3. 3 Chengdu China 54 works
  4. 4 Xi'an China 50 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 48 works
  6. 6 Harbin China 43 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 43 works
  8. 8 Changsha China 42 works
  9. 9 Tokyo Japan 34 works
  10. 10 Paris France 34 works
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Where is the best place to study Tree Root and Stability Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing Forestry University, Chengdu University of Technology and Czech University of Life Sciences Prague 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%25%50%mean 30.7%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Nanjing Forestry University: 59, 37.7%Chengdu University of Technology: 16, 50.1%Czech University of Life Sciences Prague: 10, 12.6%Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: 11, 27.1%Northwest A&F University: 18, 33.8%China University of Geosciences: 13, 59.5%Beijing Forestry University: 26, 22.6%University of Northern British Columbia: 11, 11.0%Northeast Forestry University: 28, 16.9%Shenyang Agricultural University: 9, 35.7%Chengdu University o…Nanjing Forestry Uni…Hong Kong University…Czech University of …
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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 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 67.437.7%29.0×59 -23.8%
2 Chengdu University of TechnologyChina 58.550.1%12.5×16 -45.4%
3 Czech University of Life Sciences PragueCzechia 54.712.6%21.4×10 +228.4%
4 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong 54.627.1%6.1×11 +278.1%
5 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 52.933.8%10.1×18 -34.0%
6 China University of GeosciencesChina 51.859.5%6.2×13 -52.9%
7 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 50.422.6%20.3×26 -31.5%
8 University of Northern British ColumbiaCanada 47.411.0%62.7×11 +117.6%
9 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 46.916.9%21.3×28 -63.9%
10 Shenyang Agricultural UniversityChina 45.635.7%15.4×9 -32.9%

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 Tree Root and Stability Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Tree Root and Stability Studies.

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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.