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Center for Global Development

In research, Center for Global Development stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,725 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,467 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,196 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,884
of 28,054 · #4,968 all time
Rank in United States
#795
of 4,192
Research works
3.4k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Center for Global Development known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,725 of 10,521 28.0%274 #1343
Health SciencesDomain #3,467 of 11,982 28.0%66 #3316
Social SciencesField #2,196 of 6,365 26.6%172 #1102
Physical SciencesDomain #9,301 of 12,888 20.8%82 #9070

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,343 #2,725
  2. Health Sciences#3,316 #3,467
  3. Social Sciences#1,102 #2,196
  4. Physical Sciences#9,070 #9,301
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Center for Global Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 38.0 works5.4×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 48.6 works4.8×
← 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: 1.53× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.80× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.87× its world share, 172 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Global Development?

Ranked on the composite score, Lant Pritchett, David Hulme and Caroline Moser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Global Development.

  1. 1 Lant Pritchett United States · #2,824 worldwide 1.9k citations · 75 works
  2. 2 David Hulme United States · #11,135 worldwide 574 citations · 113 works
  3. 3 Caroline Moser United States · #43,078 worldwide 439 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Dan Brockington United States · #43,292 worldwide 358 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Oliver Bakewell United States · #106,814 worldwide 174 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Nancy Birdsall United States · #128,398 worldwide 298 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Colin Kirkpatrick United States · #168,471 worldwide 170 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Nicola Banks United States · #210,461 worldwide 143 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Robin Mearns United States · #221,775 worldwide 88 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Aminu Mamman United States · #248,164 worldwide 77 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Global Development

Which keywords describe research at Center for Global Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Innovation, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development, Political Economy, Governance and Education.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization41▲ 4.4×62 topics
  2. Climate Change27▲ 2.1×63 topics
  3. Economic Growth25▲ 6.3×22 topics
  4. Sustainability25▲ 2.2×49 topics
  5. Sustainable Development23▲ 3.0×35 topics
  6. Education23▲ 2.8×35 topics
  7. Innovation21▲ 4.3×27 topics
  8. Human Rights16▲ 3.4×25 topics
  9. Economic Development16▲ 4.0×21 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction15▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Political Economy14▲ 12×14 topics
  12. Governance14▲ 9.0×12 topics
  13. Neoliberalism13▲ 7.8×15 topics
  14. Gender Inequality12▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Social Networks11▲ 8.9×6 topics
  17. NGOs11▲ 24×4 topics
  18. Inclusive Education11▲ 6.6×8 topics
  19. Digital Learning11▲ 4.3×6 topics
  20. Cultural Diversity11▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Development11▲ 6.5×11 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 6.6×7 topics
  23. Teacher Professional Development10▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Rural Development10▲ 5.8×9 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 5.3×13 topics
  26. Global Citizenship Education9▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Migration9▲ 5.5×9 topics
  28. Social Studies9▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Entrepreneurship in Education9▲ 87×1 topic
  30. Labor Market9▲ 6.2×7 topics
  31. China-Africa Relations8▲ 42×2 topics
  32. International Relations8▲ 6.9×12 topics
  33. Development Policies7▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Foreign Aid7▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Vulnerability7▲ 6.9×7 topics
  36. National Identity7▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Agroecology7▲ 10.0×3 topics
  38. Immigration7▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Transition7▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Authoritarianism6▲ 15×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Practices and Challenges, International Development and Aid, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Educational Practices an…9Educational Practices and Challenges: 9 fractional worksInternational Developmen…7International Development and Aid: 7 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …6Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…5Global Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 5 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 worksBioeconomy and Sustainab…3Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 3 fractional works
EducationDevelopmentSafety ResearchPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 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 7 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 6 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  5. 5 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 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 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

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

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