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Rural Development Agency

In research, Rural Development Agency stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,651 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,046
of 22,385 · #13,723 all time
Rank in Laos
#2
of 6
Research works
522
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
60%
world 18%
Rural Development Agency

What is Rural Development Agency known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,651 of 9,585 8.2%69 #8340

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rural Development Agency 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 Rural Development Agency work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Rural Development Agency is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 76 fractional works · 46.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 29.4% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 39 fractional works · 23.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 8.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 18.4% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRural DevelopmentAgency165fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences46%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4829.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities148.5%
    3. Psychology63.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting31.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Environmental Science138.2%
    2. Engineering116.9%
    3. Computer Science95.5%
    4. Mathematics21.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    6. Materials Science10.7%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine1911.7%
    2. Health Professions95.5%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences148.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
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: 1.80× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.95× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.95×14 works
  2. Veterinary2.52×1 works
  3. Social Sciences2.33×48 works
  4. Health Professions2.09×9 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.80×14 works
  6. Environmental Science1.64×13 works
  7. Nursing1.42×1 works
  8. Mathematics1.10×2 works
  9. Psychology1.10×6 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.07×4 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.80×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.71×9 works
  14. Medicine0.61×19 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×3 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  17. Engineering0.46×11 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×3 works
  20. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.20×1 works
  22. Energy0.15×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rural Development Agency?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard Noonan, Saysana Phanalasy and David Lempert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rural Development Agency.

  1. 1 Richard Noonan Laos · #1,981,467 worldwide 399 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Saysana Phanalasy Laos · #4,554,169 worldwide 82 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 David Lempert Laos · #5,797,770 worldwide 311 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Caf Fuyang Laos · #7,067,223 worldwide 109 citations · 96 works
All ranked researchers at Rural Development Agency

What are the most cited papers from Rural Development Agency?

The most cited paper from Rural Development Agency is "Gully erosion and environmental change: importance and research needs" (Jean Poesen, Jeroen Nachtergaele, Gert Verstraeten et al., 2002), with 1,804 citations. Next come "The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates" (1,548) and "Gully erosion: Impacts, factors and control" (1,191).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gully erosion and environmental change: importance and research needs Jean Poesen, Jeroen Nachtergaele, Gert Verstraeten et al. · CATENA 2 Dec 2002 1,804
2 The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates Michael P. Hoffmann et al. · Science Open access174 authors 26 Oct 2010 1,548
3 Gully erosion: Impacts, factors and control Christian Valentin, Jean Poesen, Yong Li · CATENA 30 Sep 2005 1,191
4 Prospects for monitoring freshwater ecosystems towards the 2010 targets Carmen Revenga, IC Campbell, Robin Abell et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 28 Feb 2005 372
5 Diversity of Global Rice Markets and the Science Required for Consumer-Targeted Rice Breeding Mariafe N. Calingacion et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 14 Jan 2014 336
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rural Development Agency?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Character Education, Sustainability, E-Learning, Culture, History and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Globalization9▲ 2.8×36 topics
  2. Education9▲ 3.1×30 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 2.1×31 topics
  4. Climate Change7▲ 1.54×38 topics
  5. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.4×19 topics
  6. E-Learning6▲ 3.8×11 topics
  7. Educational Technology6▲ 2.9×13 topics
  8. Qualitative Research6▲ 4.0×10 topics
  9. Character Education5▲ 6.6×4 topics
  10. History5▲ 4.5×11 topics
  11. Quality of Life5▲ 2.1×14 topics
  12. Culture5▲ 5.6×9 topics
  13. Public Health5▲ 1.98×23 topics
  14. Human Rights5▲ 2.7×15 topics
  15. Innovation4▲ 2.6×16 topics
  16. Online Learning4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  17. Biodiversity4▲ 3.4×17 topics
  18. Philosophy4▲ 5.7×10 topics
  19. Literature4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. Media Literacy4▲ 4.3×2 topics
  21. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.3×6 topics
  22. Social Support3▲ 3.8×11 topics
  23. Cultural Integration3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  24. Mobile Learning3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  25. Society3▲ 10×9 topics
  26. Cooperatives3▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Educational Policy3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  28. Technology3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  29. Local Wisdom3▲ 4.1×4 topics
  30. Solidarity Economy3▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  32. Community Development3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  33. 21st Century Skills3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  34. Character Development3▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. Narrative3▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Policy2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  37. Latin America2▲ 7.5×11 topics
  38. School Literacy Movement2▲ 7.2×1 topic
  39. Diplomacy2▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Teaching Methodologies2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Rural Development Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Methods and Media Use, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods, Social and Economic Solidarity and Education and Character Development.

Educational Methods and …2Educational Methods and Media Use: 2 fractional worksEducational Curriculum a…2Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 2 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 2 fractional worksEducational Methods and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…2Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 2 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 2 works
  3. 3 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Education and Character Development Education 2 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 2 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  9. 9 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 2 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 available72.0%not open28.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.8%domestic only40.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rural Development Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rural Development Agency as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Rural Development Agency0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rural Development Agency over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Rural Development Agency8.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2017.

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