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Institute for Sustainable Development

In research, Institute for Sustainable Development stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,106 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,734 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,264
of 28,054 · #23,315 all time
Rank in Ethiopia
#48
of 56
Research works
485
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Institute for Sustainable 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,106 of 12,888 14.3%64 #15834
Social SciencesDomain #8,734 of 10,521 16.7%62 #10052

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Sustainable 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).

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: 2.28× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.78× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Sustainable Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Biodiversity Conservation, Governance and Globalization.

▲ 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. Climate Change20▲ 4.6×68 topics
  2. Sustainability16▲ 4.1×48 topics
  3. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.5×34 topics
  4. Sustainable Development8▲ 3.1×34 topics
  5. Globalization8▲ 2.4×32 topics
  6. Economic Growth7▲ 5.2×13 topics
  7. Renewable Energy6▲ 2.5×20 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 8.7×10 topics
  9. Public Health5▲ 2.2×26 topics
  10. Biodiversity5▲ 4.1×19 topics
  11. Governance5▲ 8.4×7 topics
  12. Human Rights4▲ 2.4×13 topics
  13. Poverty Reduction4▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Innovation4▲ 2.3×20 topics
  15. Vulnerability4▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Circular Economy4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  17. Land Use Change4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  18. Environmental Management3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  19. Food Security3▲ 3.8×14 topics
  20. Social Capital3▲ 3.8×12 topics
  21. Policy3▲ 8.8×9 topics
  22. Urbanization3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  24. NGOs3▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Adaptation3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  26. Development Policies3▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Foreign Aid3▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Water Resources3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  29. Development2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  30. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  31. Global Governance2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  32. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  33. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  34. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Social Inequality2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  36. Air Quality2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  37. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Environmental Education2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  39. Religious Identity2▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Ecological Economics2▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Sustainable Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Development and Aid, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy and Human Rights and Development.

International Developmen…3International Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…2Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 impact on air quality: 1 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…1Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…1Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional works
DevelopmentGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  2. 2 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  4. 4 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 impact on air quality Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available63.8%not open36.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.9%domestic only34.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Sustainable Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 84% higher 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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