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Overseas Development Institute

In research, Overseas Development Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#824 of 6,031 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,599 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,689 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,003
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#514
of 2,253
Research works
1.3k
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
24.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Overseas Development Institute 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #824 of 6,031 30.9%237
Social SciencesDomain #2,599 of 16,945 36.6%736
Social SciencesField #1,689 of 10,206 38.2%477
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #982 of 4,340 44.9%157
Life SciencesDomain #5,798 of 14,347 29.5%265
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,420 of 3,268 35.9%160
Physical SciencesDomain #16,720 of 21,541 24.0%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Overseas Development Institute 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: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.53× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Overseas Development Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Christopher Stevens, I. M. D. Little and Michael Warner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Overseas Development Institute.

  1. 1 Christopher Stevens United Kingdom · #10,838 worldwide 740 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 I. M. D. Little United Kingdom · #38,040 worldwide 298 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Michael Warner United Kingdom · #38,859 worldwide 467 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Simon Maxwell United Kingdom · #87,462 worldwide 305 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Robert Tripp United Kingdom · #216,856 worldwide 115 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Tim Kelsall United Kingdom · #244,331 worldwide 51 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Sheila Page United Kingdom · #248,493 worldwide 42 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Dirk Willem te Velde United Kingdom · #310,836 worldwide 119 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Mareike Schomerus United Kingdom · #320,448 worldwide 42 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Tony Killick United Kingdom · #339,914 worldwide 88 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Overseas Development Institute

Which keywords describe research at Overseas Development Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Globalization, Poverty Reduction, Gender Inequality, Vulnerability, Climate Change, Regional Development and Governance.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 5.3×13 topics
  2. Economic Growth4▲ 11×8 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 3.2×14 topics
  4. Poverty Reduction3▲ 47×3 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 2.6×15 topics
  6. Gender Inequality3▲ 44×4 topics
  7. Vulnerability3▲ 26×5 topics
  8. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  9. Regional Development2▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Mental Health2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  11. Social Justice2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  12. Economic Development2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  13. Governance2▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Fiscal Policy2▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Taxation2▲ 44×3 topics
  16. Transport Infrastructure2▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Infrastructure2▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Public Health2▲ 2.4×9 topics
  19. Public Investment2▲ 58×1 topic
  20. China-Africa Relations1▲ 76×2 topics
  21. Colonialism1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  22. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 87×1 topic
  23. Global Warming1▲ 8.0×4 topics
  24. Migration1▲ 9.3×4 topics
  25. School Subsidies1▲ 87×1 topic
  26. Social Networks1▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Adaptation1▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Labor Market1▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Political Economy1▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Development Policies1▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Foreign Aid1▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Agriculture1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  33. Child Development1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Food Security1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  35. History1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  36. Household Fuel Use1▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Indoor Air Pollution1▲ 35×1 topic
  38. International Trade1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Energy Transition1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Nationalism1▲ 5.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Overseas Development Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, International Development and Aid and Energy and Environment Impacts.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …1Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksInternational Developmen…1International Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…1Energy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Inequality: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…1Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSafety ResearchDevelopmentPollution4 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  3. 3 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  7. 7 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Overseas Development Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% lower 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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