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Practical Action

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World rank, all time
#38,022
of 42,892
Rank in Zimbabwe
#19
of 24
Research works
130
▲ 92% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
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: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.46× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 7.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Practical Action?

Ranked on the composite score, John W. Hargrove lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Practical Action.

  1. 1 John W. Hargrove Zimbabwe · #746,769 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Practical Action

Which keywords describe research at Practical Action?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Antiretroviral Therapy, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainable Agriculture, Human Rights, Agricultural Innovation, Livelihood Diversification and Child Development.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change2▲ 3.4×15 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 1.94×14 topics
  3. Mental Health2▲ 4.1×10 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 35×6 topics
  5. Human Rights1▲ 5.5×5 topics
  6. Smallholder Farmers1▲ 23×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Innovation1▲ 108×1 topic
  8. Livelihood Diversification1▲ 159×1 topic
  9. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Child Development1▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Immune Response1▲ 8.1×6 topics
  12. Public Health1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  13. Social Media1▲ 3.1×3 topics
  14. Urbanization1▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Employer Branding1▲ 416×1 topic
  16. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Recruitment1▲ 416×1 topic

Which research topics does Practical Action publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Employer Branding and e-HRM, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Agricultural Innovations…1Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksEmployer Branding and e-…1Employer Branding and e-HRM: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…1Legal Issues in South Africa: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 0 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementInfectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  2. 2 Employer Branding and e-HRM Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  6. 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 1 works
  9. 9 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.0%domestic only61.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Practical Action's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 92% 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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