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International Geographical Union

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World rank, all time
#24,244
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#90
of 154
Research works
253
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

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: 2.19× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.08× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.23× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at International Geographical Union?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Global Warming, Biodiversity Conservation, Urbanization, Globalization 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. Climate Change11▲ 8.4×37 topics
  2. Sustainability5▲ 4.1×20 topics
  3. Sustainable Development4▲ 5.5×10 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 3.8×13 topics
  5. Global Warming3▲ 17×8 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 18×6 topics
  7. Urbanization3▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.1×13 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services2▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Land Use Change2▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Vulnerability2▲ 21×6 topics
  12. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity2▲ 5.7×9 topics
  14. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  15. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Land Tenure2▲ 96×2 topics
  17. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Urban Poverty2▲ 87×2 topics
  19. Community Participation2▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Health Equity2▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Housing Policy2▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Resilience2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  23. Slum Upgrading2▲ 126×1 topic
  24. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Ecosystem-Based Management2▲ 106×1 topic
  26. Marine Spatial Planning2▲ 106×1 topic
  27. Social Capital2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  28. Environmental Policy2▲ 16×5 topics
  29. Adaptation1▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Food Security1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  31. Global Change1▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Hydrological Cycle1▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Water Quality1▲ 7.5×6 topics
  35. Invasive Species1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Climate Modeling1▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Global Impact1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 9.8×4 topics
  40. Social Networks1▲ 8.9×4 topics

Which research topics does International Geographical Union publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Coastal and Marine Management, Climate variability and models and Educational Practices and Challenges.

Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 1 fractional worksEducational Practices and Challenges: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…1Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…1Migration and Labor Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary ChangeEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  2. 2 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 1 works
  5. 5 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics 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 available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.4%domestic only61.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Geographical Union's research output changed?

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

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