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United Nations Development Programme

In research, United Nations Development Programme stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,536 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,049
of 28,054 · #15,969 all time
Rank in United States
#2,121
of 4,192
Research works
984
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is United Nations Development Programme 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 #7,536 of 10,521 22.2%70 #5022

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Nations Development Programme 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 United Nations Development Programme specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 20.3 works4.2×
← 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: 1.44× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.81× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 4.43× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.64× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United Nations Development Programme?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Sharpe, Degol Hailu and P.R.J. Hoebink lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Nations Development Programme.

  1. 1 Richard Sharpe United States · #223,312 worldwide 135 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Degol Hailu United States · #508,219 worldwide 41 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 P.R.J. Hoebink United States · #523,108 worldwide 13 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Douglas Webb United States · #680,438 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 John F. Jones United States · #745,614 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 James Gustave Speth United States · #805,878 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Joachim Müller United States · #829,025 worldwide 12 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Mutoy Mubiala United States · #944,122 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Jon Maddog Hall United States · #969,036 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Durga Prasad Sharma United States · #1,421,723 worldwide 19 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at United Nations Development Programme

Which keywords describe research at United Nations Development Programme?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Climate Change, Governance, Economic Development, Gender Inequality, Globalization, Poverty Reduction and Political Economy.

▲ 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 Change16▲ 4.4×37 topics
  2. Economic Growth13▲ 12×13 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 3.7×18 topics
  4. Sustainability9▲ 2.9×25 topics
  5. Governance8▲ 19×11 topics
  6. Economic Development8▲ 7.2×13 topics
  7. Gender Inequality7▲ 39×5 topics
  8. Poverty Reduction7▲ 38×3 topics
  9. Political Economy6▲ 18×8 topics
  10. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.6×19 topics
  11. Renewable Energy6▲ 3.0×11 topics
  12. Social Networks6▲ 16×6 topics
  13. Vulnerability6▲ 19×5 topics
  14. Urbanization6▲ 10.0×7 topics
  15. Migration5▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Social Justice5▲ 6.5×7 topics
  17. Income Inequality4▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Neoliberalism4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  19. Capability Approach4▲ 164×1 topic
  20. China4▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Poverty Measurement4▲ 164×1 topic
  22. Social Capital4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  23. Inequality4▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Religion4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  25. Democracy4▲ 7.3×9 topics
  26. Food Security4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  27. Agriculture3▲ 6.4×6 topics
  28. Risk Management3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  29. Development Policies3▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Foreign Aid3▲ 66×1 topic
  31. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 6.2×9 topics
  32. Environmental Policy3▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Water Resources3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  34. Authoritarianism3▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Land Use Change3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  36. Reform3▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  38. Poverty3▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Energy Transition2▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Policy2▲ 8.3×5 topics

Which research topics does United Nations Development Programme publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Income, Poverty, and Inequality, International Development and Aid, Agricultural risk and resilience and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance.

Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 4 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksAgricultural risk and re…2Agricultural risk and resilience: 2 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…2China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…2Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksTransboundary Water Resource Management: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentSoil SciencePolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  3. 3 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 2 works
  4. 4 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  7. 7 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Nations Development Programme's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

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