Question 1

What is Practical Action known for?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

How does Practical Action rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Practical Action ranks #17,176 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #851 of 1,844 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Practical Action?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Practical Action?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Practical Action publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Practical Action?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Practical Action work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Practical Action's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% lower than in 2018-2021.