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Center for Global Development

In research, Center for Global Development stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,785 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,126 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,059 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Political Science and International Relations is 5.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,913
of 22,385 · #2,171 all time
Rank in United States
#477
of 3,332
Research works
3.4k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
79k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Center for Global Development

What is Center for Global Development known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,785 of 9,585 18.7%274 #1200
Social SciencesField #1,126 of 5,988 19.5%172 #952
Health SciencesDomain #4,059 of 9,902 16.6%66 #3154
Physical SciencesDomain #5,317 of 10,670 13.9%82 #4255

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Global Development sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,200 #1,785
  2. Social Sciences#952 #1,126
  3. Health Sciences#3,154 #4,059
  4. Physical Sciences#4,255 #5,317
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Center for Global Development work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Center for Global Development is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Medicine (11%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 311 fractional works · 56.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 195 fractional works · 35.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 56 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 45 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopment: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 56 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 38 fractional works · 6.9% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 29 fractional works · 5.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 103 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 46 fractional works · 8.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 25 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 82 fractional works · 14.8% of its workMedicine: 61 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 60 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCenter for GlobalDevelopment556fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences56%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences19535.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5610.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting295.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities142.5%
    5. Psychology122.1%
    6. Decision Sciences61.1%
    1. Environmental Science468.3%
    2. Computer Science254.4%
    3. Engineering173.1%
    4. Mathematics50.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.6%
    6. Energy20.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.3%
    8. Materials Science10.2%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine6111.0%
    2. Health Professions162.9%
    3. Nursing40.7%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences386.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology142.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology40.8%
    4. Neuroscience20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Center for Global Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 45.3 works5.5×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 55.6 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.67× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 195 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.67×56 works
  2. Social Sciences2.77×195 works
  3. Environmental Science1.68×46 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.63×29 works
  5. Nursing1.48×4 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.42×38 works
  7. Health Professions1.12×16 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.11×6 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.86×14 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.80×5 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×4 works
  13. Psychology0.70×12 works
  14. Veterinary0.69×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.57×25 works
  16. Medicine0.57×61 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×14 works
  18. Energy0.40×2 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×3 works
  20. Neuroscience0.26×2 works
  21. Engineering0.21×17 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.15×2 works
  23. Chemistry0.10×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.07×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.04×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Center for Global Development?

Ranked on the quality score, Lant H. Pritchett, David K. Evans and Michael Andrew Clemens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Global Development.

  1. 1 Lant H. Pritchett United States · #37,580 worldwide 34k citations · 355 works
  2. 2 David K. Evans United States · #103,363 worldwide 5.4k citations · 202 works
  3. 3 Michael Andrew Clemens United States · #142,802 worldwide 7k citations · 260 works
  4. 4 Melanie Lombard United States · #168,682 worldwide 1.7k citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Diana Mitlin United States · #179,146 worldwide 7.6k citations · 227 works
  6. 6 Tom Lavers United States · #248,361 worldwide 1.8k citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Caroline O. N. Moser United States · #278,477 worldwide 9.9k citations · 143 works
  8. 8 Victoria Y. Fan United States · #305,263 worldwide 5.3k citations · 114 works
  9. 9 Steffen Murau United States · #314,139 worldwide 582 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Justin Sandefur United States · #342,367 worldwide 2.1k citations · 250 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Global Development

What are the most cited papers from Center for Global Development?

The most cited paper from Center for Global Development is "How to do Xtabond2: An Introduction to Difference and System GMM in Stata" (David Malin Roodman, 2009), with 9,842 citations. Next come "A Note on the Theme of Too Many Instruments *" (5,130) and "Fractionalization" (3,343).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 How to do Xtabond2: An Introduction to Difference and System GMM in Stata David Malin Roodman · The Stata Journal Promoting communications on statistics and Stata Mar 2009 9,842
2 A Note on the Theme of Too Many Instruments * David Malin Roodman · Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics Open access 16 Jan 2009 5,130
3 Fractionalization Alberto Alesina, Arnaud Devleeschauwer, William Russell Easterly et al. · Journal of Economic Growth Open access Jun 2003 3,343
4 A Trial of Darbepoetin Alfa in Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Marc A. Pfeffer, Emmanuel A. Burdmann, Chao Yin Chen et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 Oct 2009 2,110
5 Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa Jenny C. Aker, Isaac Mbiti · The Journal of Economic Perspectives Aug 2010 2,070
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Center for Global Development?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction, Governance, Innovation, Sustainable Development, Neoliberalism and Political Economy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization47▲ 4.3×67 topics
  2. Climate Change31▲ 2.1×70 topics
  3. Sustainability30▲ 2.2×55 topics
  4. Economic Growth28▲ 6.2×23 topics
  5. Sustainable Development26▲ 3.0×38 topics
  6. Education23▲ 2.4×37 topics
  7. Innovation23▲ 4.0×30 topics
  8. Human Rights18▲ 3.2×28 topics
  9. Economic Development18▲ 4.0×21 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction17▲ 24×4 topics
  11. Governance17▲ 9.4×13 topics
  12. Neoliberalism16▲ 8.1×19 topics
  13. Environmental Impact16▲ 1.71×28 topics
  14. Political Economy16▲ 11×14 topics
  15. Gender Inequality15▲ 19×6 topics
  16. Smallholder Farmers13▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Development13▲ 6.5×11 topics
  18. Social Networks12▲ 8.1×7 topics
  19. NGOs12▲ 23×4 topics
  20. Inclusive Education11▲ 5.6×9 topics
  21. Cultural Diversity11▲ 8.8×4 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 6.4×7 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation11▲ 5.2×14 topics
  24. Digital Learning11▲ 3.9×6 topics
  25. Migration10▲ 5.3×11 topics
  26. Vulnerability10▲ 7.8×8 topics
  27. Rural Development10▲ 5.1×9 topics
  28. Teacher Professional Development10▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Labor Market9▲ 5.9×8 topics
  30. Global Citizenship Education9▲ 32×2 topics
  31. China-Africa Relations9▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Social Studies9▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Entrepreneurship in Education9▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Politics8▲ 5.8×14 topics
  35. International Relations8▲ 6.2×12 topics
  36. Development Policies8▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Foreign Aid8▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Income Inequality8▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Agroecology8▲ 9.7×3 topics
  40. National Identity7▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Center for Global Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Practices and Challenges, International Development and Aid, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development.

Educational Practices an…9Educational Practices and Challenges: 9 fractional worksInternational Developmen…8International Development and Aid: 8 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …7Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 7 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, R…6Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 5 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…4Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…4Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…4Migration and Labor Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…3Energy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional works
EducationDevelopmentSafety ResearchGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 9 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 8 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 7 works
  4. 4 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  9. 9 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Center for Global Development's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Center for Global Development as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Center for Global Development0.0018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Center for Global Development over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Center for Global Development18.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 2022.

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