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UNESCO

In research, UNESCO stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,353 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,145 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,065 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,876
of 28,054 · #6,443 all time
Rank in France
#184
of 1,422
Research works
2.7k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is UNESCO known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,353 of 10,521 18.6%231 #2272
Social SciencesField #2,145 of 6,365 16.9%146 #1733
Physical SciencesDomain #6,065 of 12,888 22.6%114 #4718
Health SciencesDomain #11,503 of 11,982 8.9%63 #16806

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where UNESCO 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,272 #2,353
  2. Social Sciences#1,733 #2,145
  3. Physical Sciences#4,718 #6,065
  4. Health Sciences#16,806 #11,503
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.78× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.68× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.77× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 146 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at UNESCO?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Bachant, Roger Caillois and F. di Castri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UNESCO.

  1. 1 Peter Bachant · #72,626 worldwide 170 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Roger Caillois · #78,426 worldwide 323 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 F. di Castri · #106,470 worldwide 119 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Federico Mayor Zaragoza · #175,352 worldwide 23 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Fernándo Aínsa · #184,599 worldwide 12 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Mechtild Rössler · #185,632 worldwide 57 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Jean Favier · #252,006 worldwide 7 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Peter Pissierssens · #287,508 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Alice Aureli · #318,449 worldwide 172 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Edgar J. DaSilva · #338,751 worldwide 46 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at UNESCO

Which keywords describe research at UNESCO?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Globalization, Education, Public Health, Urban Development, Community Participation and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change31▲ 2.6×77 topics
  2. Sustainable Development28▲ 4.0×39 topics
  3. Globalization27▲ 3.2×58 topics
  4. Education25▲ 3.4×61 topics
  5. Sustainability22▲ 2.1×55 topics
  6. Public Health21▲ 3.4×36 topics
  7. Urban Development14▲ 8.8×14 topics
  8. Community Participation13▲ 8.3×9 topics
  9. Social Justice13▲ 5.2×26 topics
  10. Ethics11▲ 5.4×17 topics
  11. Identity11▲ 3.5×24 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage11▲ 4.5×22 topics
  13. Cultural Sustainability10▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Neoliberalism10▲ 6.5×16 topics
  15. Innovation10▲ 2.1×28 topics
  16. Adaptive Reuse9▲ 57×1 topic
  17. Intangible Heritage9▲ 57×1 topic
  18. Higher Education9▲ 3.9×15 topics
  19. Public Policy9▲ 4.1×14 topics
  20. Biodiversity9▲ 2.6×24 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 8.7×7 topics
  22. Pedagogy8▲ 4.0×14 topics
  23. Teacher Training8▲ 2.9×21 topics
  24. Primary Care8▲ 4.6×7 topics
  25. Health Education7▲ 3.9×7 topics
  26. Community Engagement7▲ 5.0×15 topics
  27. Health Promotion7▲ 4.9×9 topics
  28. Healthcare Policy6▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Gender Studies6▲ 9.5×9 topics
  30. Water Resources6▲ 5.7×9 topics
  31. Digital Health6▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Educational Policies6▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Capacity Building6▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Ethnographic Research5▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Quality Indicators5▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Inequalities5▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Sociological Analysis5▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Universal Health Coverage5▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Professional Practices5▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Public Action5▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does UNESCO publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Education, sociology, and vocational training and School Health and Nursing Education.

Cultural Heritage Manage…9Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 9 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 5 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…5Education, sociology, and vocational training: 5 fractional worksSchool Health and Nursin…5School Health and Nursing Education: 5 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 4 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 3 fractional worksGeotourism and Geoherita…3Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation: 3 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 3 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 2 fractional works
ArcheologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceSpeech and Hearing5 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArcheology 9 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and PracticesGeneral Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 School Health and Nursing EducationSpeech and Hearing 5 works
  5. 5 Ethics and Social Impacts of AISafety Research 4 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher TrainingEducation 3 works
  7. 7 Geotourism and Geoheritage ConservationGeology 3 works
  8. 8 Education Systems and PolicyEducation 3 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Biomedical and Engineering EducationBiomedical Engineering 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UNESCO's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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