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Sustainable Development Policy Institute

In research, Sustainable Development Policy Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,947 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,145 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 20.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,696
of 22,385 · #25,604 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#224
of 231
Research works
264
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Sustainable Development Policy Institute

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 #8,947 of 14,833 7.8%200
Social SciencesField #7,145 of 9,330 7.8%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Sustainable Development Policy Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Sustainable Development Policy Institute is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (56%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (12%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 60 fractional works · 77.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 55.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 23 fractional works · 30.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 17.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSustainableDevelopment…77fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences78%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4355.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance912.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting45.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities22.6%
    5. Psychology11.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.7%
    1. Environmental Science67.1%
    2. Engineering45.4%
    3. Energy22.2%
    4. Computer Science11.9%
    5. Mathematics00.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine22.3%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sustainable Development Policy Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 20.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 23.5 works20×
← 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…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.38× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.62× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.41× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.62×9 works
  2. Social Sciences4.41×43 works
  3. Energy2.38×2 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.63×4 works
  5. Environmental Science1.44×6 works
  6. Nursing1.06×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.90×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.74×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.46×0 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.41×0 works
  11. Psychology0.37×1 works
  12. Engineering0.36×4 works
  13. Health Professions0.29×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.24×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×1 works
  17. Medicine0.12×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sustainable Development Policy Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Abid Hussain, Syed Mohsin Ali Kazmi and Fareeha Adil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sustainable Development Policy Institute.

  1. 1 Abid Hussain Pakistan · #1,185,127 worldwide 420 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Syed Mohsin Ali Kazmi Pakistan · #3,347,692 worldwide 184 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Fareeha Adil Pakistan · #3,664,363 worldwide 61 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Shaheen Rafi Khan Pakistan · #3,707,794 worldwide 234 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Karine Gatellier Pakistan · #3,741,245 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Sajid Amin Javed Pakistan · #3,939,481 worldwide 212 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Hina Nazli Pakistan · #4,120,987 worldwide 703 citations · 72 works
  8. 8 Saba Gul Khattak Pakistan · #4,276,707 worldwide 115 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Javed Jabbar Pakistan · #4,309,993 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Junaid Zahid Pakistan · #4,341,829 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Sustainable Development Policy Institute

What are the most cited papers from Sustainable Development Policy Institute?

The most cited paper from Sustainable Development Policy Institute is "Climate negotiations beyond Kyoto: developing countries concerns and interests" (Adil Najam, 2003), with 166 citations. Next come "Climate change increased extreme monsoon rainfall, flooding highly vulnerable communities in Pakistan" (162) and "A framework for multi-sensor satellite data to evaluate crop production losses: the case study of 2022 Pakistan floods" (146).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Climate negotiations beyond Kyoto: developing countries concerns and interests Adil Najam · Climate Policy 12 Aug 2003 166
2 Climate change increased extreme monsoon rainfall, flooding highly vulnerable communities in Pakistan Friederike E. L. Otto et al. · Environmental Research Climate Open access 28 Feb 2023 162
3 A framework for multi-sensor satellite data to evaluate crop production losses: the case study of 2022 Pakistan floods Faisal Mueen Qamer, Sawaid Abbas, Bashir Ahmad et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 14 Mar 2023 146
4 The Concept of Well-Being Mozaffar Qizilbash · Economics and Philosophy Apr 1998 144
5 A qualitative comparative analysis of women’s agency and adaptive capacity in climate change hotspots in Asia and Africa Nitya Rao, Arabinda Mishra, Anjal Prakash et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 25 Nov 2019 129
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sustainable Development Policy Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Conflict13▲ 104×7 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 6.4×18 topics
  3. Security10▲ 19×4 topics
  4. Central Asia8▲ 145×2 topics
  5. Afghanistan8▲ 413×1 topic
  6. Pakistan8▲ 413×1 topic
  7. Human Rights7▲ 9.1×15 topics
  8. Geopolitics6▲ 50×5 topics
  9. Sustainable Development5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  10. Climate Change4▲ 2.1×21 topics
  11. Colonialism4▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.9×12 topics
  13. International Law4▲ 17×6 topics
  14. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×15 topics
  15. Economic Growth4▲ 6.4×9 topics
  16. Ethnicity4▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Energy Security4▲ 123×2 topics
  18. Federalism3▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Transport Infrastructure3▲ 55×2 topics
  20. Global Governance3▲ 18×6 topics
  21. Belt and Road Initiative3▲ 108×2 topics
  22. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  23. Regional Integration3▲ 114×2 topics
  24. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor3▲ 358×1 topic
  25. Genocide3▲ 75×2 topics
  26. Infrastructure Development3▲ 180×1 topic
  27. Insurgency3▲ 175×1 topic
  28. Kashmir3▲ 175×1 topic
  29. Social Media3▲ 2.9×8 topics
  30. Economic Development3▲ 4.8×9 topics
  31. International Relations3▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Poverty Reduction3▲ 29×4 topics
  33. Governance2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  34. Risk Management2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  35. Information Warfare2▲ 80×2 topics
  36. Politics2▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Industrial Policy2▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Digital Divide2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  39. Middle East2▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Security Council2▲ 51×2 topics

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

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

Politics and Conflicts i…8Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 8 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …3South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 3 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative3Belt and Road Initiative: 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 worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Diaspora: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsPollutionSociology and Political Science2 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 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 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 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  10. 10 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

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

still counting200020102020
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 Sustainable Development Policy Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Sustainable Development Policy Institute0.00046% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Sustainable Development Policy Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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