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Practical Action

In research, Practical Action stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,025 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,176
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#851
of 1,844
Research works
286
▼ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Practical Action

What is Practical Action 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 #12,025 of 14,833 7.9%121

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Practical Action 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 Practical Action work in?

In all years, 42% of research at Practical Action is in Social Sciences, 41% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (17%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 121 fractional works · 42.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 59 fractional works · 20.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 116 fractional works · 40.6% of its workEngineering: 48 fractional works · 16.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 5.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 31 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 7.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKPractical Action286fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5920.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting238.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities113.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance113.8%
    5. Psychology83.0%
    6. Decision Sciences82.9%
    1. Engineering4816.6%
    2. Environmental Science3211.1%
    3. Computer Science134.5%
    4. Energy72.6%
    5. Chemistry51.6%
    6. Materials Science41.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy41.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.0%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine207.0%
    2. Health Professions103.4%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences113.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.6%
    4. Neuroscience20.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.89× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.49× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.85× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.63×0 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.49×2 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.89×2 works
  4. Psychology2.85×2 works
  5. Health Professions1.79×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.60×4 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.51×0 works
  8. Computer Science1.32×2 works
  9. Environmental Science1.07×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×1 works
  11. Energy0.69×0 works
  12. Medicine0.65×2 works
  13. Engineering0.58×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.33×0 works
  15. Dentistry0.32×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Practical Action?

Ranked on the quality score, Colin McQuistan, Mirianna Budimir and Practical Action lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Practical Action.

  1. 1 Colin McQuistan United Kingdom · #485,866 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Mirianna Budimir United Kingdom · #615,328 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Practical Action United Kingdom · #2,032,632 worldwide 103 citations · 114 works
  4. 4 Matthew S. Gamser United Kingdom · #2,177,875 worldwide 204 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Aaron Leopold United Kingdom · #2,222,165 worldwide 527 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Alison G. Doig United Kingdom · #2,443,260 worldwide 2.9k citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Kavita Rai United Kingdom · #2,815,901 worldwide 160 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Lucky Lowe United Kingdom · #2,865,552 worldwide 50 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 E. F. Schumacher United Kingdom · #3,046,017 worldwide 2.2k citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Raffaella Bellanca United Kingdom · #3,063,771 worldwide 96 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Practical Action

What are the most cited papers from Practical Action?

The most cited paper from Practical Action is "The impact of land property rights interventions on investment and agricultural productivity in developing countries: a systematic review" (Steven Lawry, Cyrus Samii, Ruth Hall et al., 2016), with 344 citations. Next come "The Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Integrated Solid Waste Management" (269) and "Development and testing of a community flood resilience measurement tool" (160).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The impact of land property rights interventions on investment and agricultural productivity in developing countries: a systematic review Steven Lawry, Cyrus Samii, Ruth Hall et al. · Journal of Development Effectiveness ReviewOpen access 4 Apr 2016 344
2 The Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Integrated Solid Waste Management Roland Clift, Alison G. Doig, Göran Finnveden · Process Safety and Environmental Protection Jul 2000 269
3 Development and testing of a community flood resilience measurement tool Adriana Keating, Karen Campbell, Michael Szoenyi et al. · Natural hazards and earth system sciences Open access 26 Jan 2017 160
4 Early Warning Systems and Their Role in Disaster Risk Reduction Robert Šakić Trogrlić, Marc J. C. Van den Homberg, Mirianna Budimir et al. Book chapterOpen access 2022 149
5 Reconciling well-being and resilience for sustainable development Tomas Chaigneau, Sarah Coulthard, Tim M. Daw et al. · Nature Sustainability Open access 28 Oct 2021 141
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Practical Action?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Household Fuel Use, Indoor Air Pollution, Climate Change, Vulnerability, Social Capital and Resilience.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Sustainability30▲ 5.9×31 topics
  2. Renewable Energy26▲ 9.0×18 topics
  3. Climate Change19▲ 2.5×29 topics
  4. Household Fuel Use14▲ 124×1 topic
  5. Indoor Air Pollution14▲ 124×1 topic
  6. Globalization12▲ 2.2×25 topics
  7. Vulnerability10▲ 23×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.8×14 topics
  9. Social Capital10▲ 8.3×9 topics
  10. Economic Development10▲ 4.9×10 topics
  11. Resilience10▲ 8.5×7 topics
  12. Entrepreneurship9▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Rural Development8▲ 9.9×8 topics
  14. Poverty Alleviation8▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.5×13 topics
  16. Climate Change Adaptation7▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Community7▲ 21×1 topic
  18. Disaster7▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Social Impact6▲ 8.6×3 topics
  20. Emerging Markets6▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Policy6▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Bottom of the Pyramid6▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Frugal Innovation6▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Digital Literacy6▲ 6.5×2 topics
  25. Community Health Workers5▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Mobile Technology5▲ 131×1 topic
  27. Rural Communities5▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Internet5▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Renewable Resources5▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Organizational Culture5▲ 6.2×5 topics
  31. Electrolysis5▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Hydrogen5▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Digital Divide4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  34. Global Governance4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  35. Risk Perception4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  36. Resource Management4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  38. Nexus4▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Water4▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Performance Improvement4▲ 44×3 topics

Which research topics does Practical Action publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Topic Modeling, Organizational Learning and Leadership, Management and Organizational Studies and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Topic Modeling1Topic Modeling: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Learning and Leadership: 1 fractional worksManagement and Organizat…1Management and Organizational Studies: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…0Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksPhilosophy, Sociology, P…0Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory: 0 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Op…0Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 0 fractional worksService and Product Innovation: 0 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environmental Literature: 0 fractional worksMarxism and Critical Theory: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Organizational Learning and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  3. 3 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  4. 4 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  6. 6 Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 0 works
  8. 8 Service and Product Innovation Marketing 0 works
  9. 9 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  10. 10 Marxism and Critical Theory Philosophy 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Practical Action's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% 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 Practical Action as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000054% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Practical Action0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

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