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Institute for Urban and Regional Research

In research, Institute for Urban and Regional Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,853 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,515 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,747
of 28,054 · #19,127 all time
Rank in Austria
#124
of 168
Research works
1.4k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Institute for Urban and Regional Research 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 #6,853 of 10,521 22.7%93 #4277
Social SciencesField #4,515 of 6,365 23.8%65 #3331

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Urban and Regional Research 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: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.75× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.36× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.75× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.48× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Urban and Regional Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Claudia Yamu, Steen Bo Frandsen and Ward Rauws lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Urban and Regional Research.

  1. 1 Claudia Yamu Austria · #268,059 worldwide 112 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Steen Bo Frandsen Austria · #326,345 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Ward Rauws Austria · #687,755 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 L.J.G. van Wissen Austria · #931,772 worldwide 19 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Jaume Castan Pinos Austria · #1,015,646 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 van Jouke Dijk Austria · #1,080,607 worldwide 2 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Oscar Couwenberg Austria · #1,139,488 worldwide 18 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Paul Ike Austria · #1,182,858 worldwide 9 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Arjen Edzes Austria · #1,204,990 worldwide 11 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Karen Margrethe Pedersen Austria · #1,268,128 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Urban and Regional Research

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Urban and Regional Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Urbanization, Globalization, Community Participation, Rural Development, Urban Development and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development15▲ 6.4×26 topics
  2. Sustainability14▲ 3.9×32 topics
  3. Globalization13▲ 4.4×31 topics
  4. Urbanization10▲ 17×9 topics
  5. Climate Change8▲ 1.90×23 topics
  6. Community Participation6▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Rural Development6▲ 11×11 topics
  8. Urban Development5▲ 10×7 topics
  9. Remote Sensing5▲ 2.9×12 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  11. Neoliberalism5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  12. Spatial Planning5▲ 20×5 topics
  13. Urban Poverty4▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  15. Migration4▲ 8.7×10 topics
  16. Ethnicity4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  17. Land Tenure4▲ 66×2 topics
  18. Politics4▲ 10×9 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  20. Social Capital4▲ 4.9×10 topics
  21. Health Equity4▲ 9.1×2 topics
  22. Resilience4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  23. Citizenship4▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Housing Policy4▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Local Wisdom4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Public Policy4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  27. Slum Upgrading4▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Social Sustainability4▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Shrinking Cities3▲ 113×1 topic
  30. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Urban Decline3▲ 113×1 topic
  32. Community Development3▲ 11×7 topics
  33. Community Resilience3▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Housing3▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Multiculturalism3▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Segregation3▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Environmental Justice3▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Immigration3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Economic Crisis3▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Policy3▲ 8.3×6 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Urban and Regional Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Urbanization and City Planning, Urban Planning and Governance and Coastal Management and Development.

Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 4 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 3 fractional worksUrban Planning and Governance: 2 fractional worksCoastal Management and Development: 2 fractional worksInorganic Chemistry and Materials: 2 fractional worksUrban Design and Spatial Analysis: 2 fractional worksUrban Green Space and He…2Urban Green Space and Health: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…2Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 2 fractional works
Urban StudiesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInorganic ChemistryBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 4 works
  2. 2 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 3 works
  3. 3 Urban Planning and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Coastal Management and Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  5. 5 Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 2 works
  7. 7 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Urban and Regional Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower than in 2013–2017.

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