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Sustainable Development Institute

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,417
of 28,054 · #21,060 all time
Rank in United States
#2,182
of 4,192
Research works
278
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
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: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.70× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.35× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.43× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.59× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sustainable Development Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Tony Wong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sustainable Development Institute.

  1. 1 Tony Wong United States · #179,645 worldwide 125 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Sustainable Development Institute

Which keywords describe research at Sustainable Development Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Economic Growth, Global Warming, Environmental Impact, Sustainable Development and Policy.

▲ 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. Climate Change12▲ 4.8×38 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 4.1×32 topics
  3. Renewable Energy7▲ 5.5×14 topics
  4. Economic Growth5▲ 6.7×13 topics
  5. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.3×21 topics
  6. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.4×18 topics
  7. Global Warming4▲ 10×7 topics
  8. Public Health4▲ 3.0×17 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 2.0×19 topics
  10. Policy3▲ 15×7 topics
  11. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Governance3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  13. Sustainable Development Goals3▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Vulnerability3▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  16. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  17. Energy Consumption2▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Infectious Diseases2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  19. Mortality2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  20. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  21. Poverty Reduction2▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Resilience2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  23. Social Justice2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  24. Environmental Management2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  25. Global Governance2▲ 9.2×7 topics
  26. Health Impact Assessment2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Energy Transition2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Human Health2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. NGOs2▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Social Inequality2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  32. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Sustainability Indicators2▲ 29×3 topics
  34. Development Policies2▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Foreign Aid2▲ 50×1 topic
  36. Heat Waves2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Temperature2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Adaptive Governance2▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Sustainability Transitions2▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does Sustainable Development Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change and Health Impacts, International Development and Aid, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance and Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy.

Climate Change and Healt…2Climate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 2 fractional worksSustainable Development …1Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…1Climate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Social Impact Assessments: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisDevelopmentGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  3. 3 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.4%domestic only30.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sustainable Development Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017.

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