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Institute for Sustainability

In research, Institute for Sustainability stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,062 of 10,670 worldwide), Environmental Science (#838 of 3,334 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,854 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction and Global and Planetary Change (Building and Construction is 7.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,003
of 22,385 · #3,456 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#186
of 862
Research works
856
▲ 105% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
75%
world 18%
Institute for Sustainability

What is Institute for Sustainability 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,062 of 10,670 15.0%202 #2180
Environmental ScienceField #838 of 3,334 14.8%80 #1087
EngineeringField #1,854 of 5,901 16.7%70 #2144
Social SciencesDomain #5,267 of 9,585 21.6%71 #3422

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Sustainability 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. Physical Sciences#2,180 #2,062
  2. Environmental Science#1,087 #838
  3. Engineering#2,144 #1,854
  4. Social Sciences#3,422 #5,267
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 Institute for Sustainability work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Institute for Sustainability is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (25%), Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 276 fractional works · 63.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 108 fractional works · 24.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 94 fractional works · 21.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 92 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 24 fractional works · 5.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 45 fractional works · 10.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 33 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forSustainability433fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences21%

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. Environmental Science10824.9%
    2. Engineering9421.6%
    3. Materials Science214.8%
    4. Energy153.4%
    5. Chemistry112.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences102.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy81.8%
    8. Computer Science61.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering51.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences419.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting245.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance122.7%
    4. Psychology61.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities51.1%
    6. Decision Sciences40.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences337.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine112.5%
    2. Health Professions71.6%
    3. Veterinary10.3%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institute for Sustainability specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 20.0 works7.5×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 21.9 works6.7×
← 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: 1.61× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.06× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.73× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 94 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.00× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.38× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science5.00×108 works
  2. Energy3.73×15 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.06×5 works
  4. Veterinary1.95×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.73×24 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.61×33 works
  7. Chemistry1.57×11 works
  8. Engineering1.44×94 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.43×10 works
  10. Materials Science1.38×21 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.27×12 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.97×4 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.79×8 works
  14. Social Sciences0.75×41 works
  15. Health Professions0.60×7 works
  16. Psychology0.47×6 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×9 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.38×5 works
  20. Nursing0.37×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.18×6 works
  23. Medicine0.13×11 works
  24. Neuroscience0.12×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Sustainability?

Ranked on the quality score, John Elkington, Daniele Giovannucci and Martin Dodman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Sustainability.

  1. 1 John Elkington United Kingdom · #805,647 worldwide 14k citations · 135 works
  2. 2 Daniele Giovannucci United Kingdom · #995,071 worldwide 2.4k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Martin Dodman United Kingdom · #3,914,611 worldwide 108 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Sustainability

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Sustainability?

The most cited paper from Institute for Sustainability is "Influence of extreme weather disasters on global crop production" (Corey S. Lesk, Pedram Rowhani, Navin Ramankutty, 2016), with 3,898 citations. Next come "Organic aerosol and global climate modelling: a review" (3,776) and "Essential Biodiversity Variables" (1,661).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Influence of extreme weather disasters on global crop production Corey S. Lesk, Pedram Rowhani, Navin Ramankutty · Nature Open access 2016 3,898
2 Organic aerosol and global climate modelling: a review Maria Kanakidou et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 30 Mar 2005 3,776
3 Essential Biodiversity Variables Henrique M. Pereira et al. · Science Open access 17 Jan 2013 1,661
4 An Underground Revolution: Biodiversity and Soil Ecological Engineering for Agricultural Sustainability S. Franz Bender, Cameron Wagg, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden · Trends in Ecology & Evolution ReviewOpen access 16 Mar 2016 1,308
5 Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries Bruce Campbell, Douglas Beare, Elena M. Bennett et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2017 1,196
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Sustainability?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Life Cycle Assessment, Health Effects and Circular 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. Climate Change52▲ 4.4×77 topics
  2. Sustainability45▲ 4.3×62 topics
  3. Environmental Impact42▲ 5.7×40 topics
  4. Renewable Energy34▲ 5.5×36 topics
  5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions18▲ 15×8 topics
  6. Life Cycle Assessment17▲ 14×8 topics
  7. Sustainable Development16▲ 2.3×37 topics
  8. Health Effects15▲ 5.8×13 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency14▲ 3.5×21 topics
  10. Biodiversity12▲ 3.7×26 topics
  11. Catalysis12▲ 4.2×23 topics
  12. Circular Economy12▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Sustainability Assessment11▲ 18×7 topics
  14. Remote Sensing11▲ 2.1×19 topics
  15. Global Warming11▲ 5.7×13 topics
  16. Environmental Management10▲ 5.6×7 topics
  17. Carbon Footprint10▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Waste Management9▲ 5.3×7 topics
  19. Resilience9▲ 4.3×9 topics
  20. Vulnerability9▲ 8.9×7 topics
  21. Global Trade9▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Embodied Energy8▲ 34×1 topic
  23. Water Footprint8▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Particulate Matter8▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 4.9×13 topics
  26. Climate Change Adaptation8▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Environmental Policy8▲ 9.1×8 topics
  28. Social-Ecological Systems8▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Recycling8▲ 4.7×8 topics
  30. Energy Consumption8▲ 7.9×5 topics
  31. Thermal Comfort8▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Sustainability Transitions7▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Adaptive Governance6▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Policy Mixes6▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Energy Transition6▲ 9.2×4 topics
  36. Livestock Production6▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Sustainable Construction6▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Air Pollution6▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Exposure Assessment6▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Fine Particulate Air Pollution6▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Sustainability publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Environmental Impact and…8Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 8 fractional worksSustainability and Clima…6Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 6 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…6Air Quality and Health Impacts: 6 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…6Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 6 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 5 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 5 fractional worksSustainable Building Des…4Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 3 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 6 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 5 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 4 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  10. 10 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 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 available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors75.2%domestic only24.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Sustainability's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 105% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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 Institute for Sustainability as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Institute for Sustainability0.0025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Sustainability 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%Institute for Sustainability16.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.6% in 2024.

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