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Sustainable Development Policy Institute

In research, Sustainable Development Policy Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,342 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,461 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 21.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,562
of 28,054 · #31,473 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#203
of 241
Research works
264
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Sustainable Development Policy Institute 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 #11,342 of 16,945 26.0%200
Social SciencesField #7,461 of 10,206 25.1%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sustainable Development Policy Institute 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Sustainable Development Policy Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 21.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 23.0 works22×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.07× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.63× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sustainable Development Policy Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Karin Astrid Siegmann, Shahrukh Rafi Khan and Rabia Tabassum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sustainable Development Policy Institute.

  1. 1 Karin Astrid Siegmann Pakistan · #1,053,974 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Shahrukh Rafi Khan Pakistan · #1,365,431 worldwide 8 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Rabia Tabassum Pakistan · #1,441,083 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Vaqar Ahmed Pakistan · #1,467,218 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Sustainable Development Policy Institute

Which keywords describe research at Sustainable Development Policy Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Security, Globalization, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Human Rights and Geopolitics.

▲ 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. Conflict13▲ 110×7 topics
  2. Security10▲ 21×4 topics
  3. Globalization9▲ 6.7×17 topics
  4. Central Asia8▲ 158×2 topics
  5. Afghanistan8▲ 428×1 topic
  6. Pakistan8▲ 428×1 topic
  7. Human Rights7▲ 9.2×14 topics
  8. Geopolitics6▲ 52×5 topics
  9. Sustainable Development5▲ 4.2×11 topics
  10. Colonialism4▲ 12×4 topics
  11. International Law4▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Economic Growth4▲ 6.5×9 topics
  13. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.8×11 topics
  14. Climate Change4▲ 1.96×20 topics
  15. Ethnicity4▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Energy Security3▲ 130×2 topics
  17. Transport Infrastructure3▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Belt and Road Initiative3▲ 123×2 topics
  19. Regional Integration3▲ 128×2 topics
  20. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor3▲ 432×1 topic
  21. Federalism3▲ 67×2 topics
  22. Genocide3▲ 77×2 topics
  23. Global Governance3▲ 19×6 topics
  24. Infrastructure Development3▲ 199×1 topic
  25. Social Media3▲ 3.0×8 topics
  26. Poverty Reduction3▲ 32×4 topics
  27. International Relations3▲ 17×5 topics
  28. Economic Development3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  29. Insurgency3▲ 179×1 topic
  30. Kashmir3▲ 179×1 topic
  31. Governance2▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Risk Management2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. Information Warfare2▲ 94×2 topics
  34. Politics2▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Industrial Policy2▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Middle East2▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Security Council2▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Humanitarian Intervention2▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Responsibility to Protect2▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Ukraine2▲ 73×2 topics

Which research topics does Sustainable Development Policy Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Belt and Road Initiative, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Politics and Conflicts i…8Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 8 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative3Belt and Road Initiative: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …3South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 3 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsPollutionDevelopment2 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  2. 2 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  8. 8 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  9. 9 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 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 available50.3%not open49.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sustainable Development Policy Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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