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International Institute for Environment and Development

In research, International Institute for Environment and Development stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,551 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,095 of 9,330 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,213 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,146
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#470
of 1,844
Research works
527
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
54.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.34×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
International Institute for Environment and Development

What is International Institute for Environment and Development known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #4,551 of 14,833 19.6%257
Social SciencesField #3,095 of 9,330 21.4%172
Physical SciencesDomain #10,213 of 17,446 18.1%164

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Institute for Environment and 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does International Institute for Environment and Development work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at International Institute for Environment and Development is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Environmental Science (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 29 fractional works · 55.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 35.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 15.7% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 25.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 15.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInternationalInstitute for…51fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences56%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1835.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance59.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting24.0%
    4. Psychology23.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.8%
    6. Decision Sciences11.5%
    1. Environmental Science815.8%
    2. Engineering24.2%
    3. Computer Science12.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    5. Materials Science00.9%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    7. Energy00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences612.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
    1. Health Professions23.6%
    2. Medicine11.3%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.66× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.86× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.18× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.21× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.83× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.21×5 works
  2. Environmental Science3.18×8 works
  3. Social Sciences2.83×18 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.66×6 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.86×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.56×1 works
  7. Health Professions1.36×2 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.25×2 works
  9. Nursing1.21×0 works
  10. Psychology1.20×2 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.63×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×0 works
  13. Veterinary0.53×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.34×1 works
  15. Engineering0.28×2 works
  16. Materials Science0.25×0 works
  17. Energy0.24×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.11×0 works
  19. Medicine0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at International Institute for Environment and Development?

Ranked on the quality score, Dilys Roe, David Satterthwaite and David Dodman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Institute for Environment and Development.

  1. 1 Dilys Roe United Kingdom · #80,445 worldwide 8.8k citations · 183 works
  2. 2 David Satterthwaite United Kingdom · #101,412 worldwide 14k citations · 289 works
  3. 3 David Dodman United Kingdom · #125,781 worldwide 11k citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Cecilia Tacoli United Kingdom · #145,752 worldwide 4.6k citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Gordon McGranahan United Kingdom · #181,737 worldwide 7.3k citations · 113 works
  6. 6 Alice Sverdlik United Kingdom · #410,071 worldwide 1.5k citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Alejandro Guarín United Kingdom · #423,271 worldwide 1.4k citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Hannah Reid United Kingdom · #513,332 worldwide 3.5k citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Lorenzo Cotula United Kingdom · #579,836 worldwide 5.5k citations · 116 works
  10. 10 Phil Franks United Kingdom · #599,887 worldwide 1.3k citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at International Institute for Environment and Development

What are the most cited papers from International Institute for Environment and Development?

The most cited paper from International Institute for Environment and Development is "Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People" (H. Charles J. Godfray, John Rex Beddington, I. R. Crute et al., 2010), with 12,022 citations. Next come "The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones" (2,653) and "Adaptation to climate change in the developing world" (1,822).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People H. Charles J. Godfray, John Rex Beddington, I. R. Crute et al. · Science 28 Jan 2010 12,022
2 The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones Gordon McGranahan, Deborah L. Balk, Bridget Anderson · Environment and Urbanization Apr 2007 2,653
3 Adaptation to climate change in the developing world William Neil Adger, Saleemul Huq, Katrina Myrvang Brown et al. · Progress in Development Studies 3 Jun 2003 1,822
4 Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies Tara Garnett, M. C. Appleby, Andrew P. Balmford et al. · Science 4 Jul 2013 1,740
5 Participatory learning for sustainable agriculture Jules Pretty · World Development Aug 1995 1,734
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at International Institute for Environment and Development?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact, Land Tenure, Vulnerability, Resettlement and Urbanization.

▲ 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 Change9▲ 6.5×33 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 6.2×14 topics
  3. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.9×17 topics
  4. Sustainable Development4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  5. Sustainability4▲ 3.0×23 topics
  6. Land Tenure3▲ 134×2 topics
  7. Vulnerability3▲ 24×7 topics
  8. Resettlement3▲ 64×3 topics
  9. Urbanization3▲ 12×3 topics
  10. Adaptation2▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Social Media2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Political Economy2▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Ethnicity2▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Gender Differences2▲ 10×2 topics
  16. Global Warming2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  17. Online Communication2▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Rural Development2▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Social Interaction2▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Community Participation2▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Immigration2▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Refugees2▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Neoliberalism2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  27. Politics2▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Resilience2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 29×4 topics
  30. Slum Upgrading2▲ 123×1 topic
  31. Urban Poverty2▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Health Outcomes2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Land Use Change2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Migration2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Policy2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Nationalism2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  38. Environmental Policy2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Gender Inequality2▲ 22×4 topics
  40. Latin America2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does International Institute for Environment and Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Humor Studies and Applications.

Urban and Rural Developm…2Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…1Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksHumor Studies and Applic…1Humor Studies and Applications: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…1Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksLand Rights and Reforms: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…1Climate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksHydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeSocial Psychology4 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 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Humor Studies and Applications Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Land Rights and Reforms Soil Science 1 works
  8. 8 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has International Institute for Environment and Development's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is International Institute for Environment and Development as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%International Institute for Environment and Development0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

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