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United Nations Human Settlements Programme

In research, United Nations Human Settlements Programme stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,623 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,097
of 22,385 · #11,411 all time
Rank in Kenya
#43
of 69
Research works
593
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.8k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
United Nations Human Settlements Programme

What is United Nations Human Settlements Programme known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,623 of 9,585 9.3%69 #5897

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Nations Human Settlements 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does United Nations Human Settlements Programme work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at United Nations Human Settlements Programme is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Environmental Science (12%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 73 fractional works · 48.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 29.5% of its workUrban Studies: 13 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 31.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 12.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 12.3% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKUnited NationsHuman Settlement…151fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences48%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4529.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities106.6%
    3. Psychology85.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance53.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting42.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Environmental Science1912.3%
    2. Engineering127.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy96.1%
    4. Computer Science32.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.9%
    6. Mathematics10.5%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine106.7%
    2. Health Professions74.5%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences106.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.47× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.74× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.27× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.74×9 works
  2. Environmental Science2.47×19 works
  3. Social Sciences2.33×45 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.27×10 works
  5. Veterinary2.08×0 works
  6. Psychology1.79×8 works
  7. Health Professions1.69×7 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×5 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×10 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×3 works
  11. Nursing0.97×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.83×4 works
  13. Dentistry0.71×0 works
  14. Engineering0.52×12 works
  15. Mathematics0.47×1 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.40×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  18. Medicine0.35×10 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.25×3 works
  21. Energy0.22×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.18×0 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at United Nations Human Settlements Programme?

Ranked on the quality score, Dennis Mwaniki, Jan Turkstra and Emiel A. Wegelin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

  1. 1 Dennis Mwaniki Kenya · #2,129,247 worldwide 330 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Jan Turkstra Kenya · #2,549,124 worldwide 199 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Emiel A. Wegelin Kenya · #2,774,407 worldwide 246 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 C. Augustinus Kenya · #2,781,188 worldwide 545 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Danilo Antonio Kenya · #2,988,167 worldwide 378 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Arcot Ramachandran Kenya · #2,997,733 worldwide 59 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Rémy Sietchiping Kenya · #3,065,979 worldwide 353 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka Kenya · #3,881,578 worldwide 260 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Andrè Dzikus Kenya · #3,887,653 worldwide 112 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Franz Vanderschueren Kenya · #4,261,113 worldwide 111 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at United Nations Human Settlements Programme

What are the most cited papers from United Nations Human Settlements Programme?

The most cited paper from United Nations Human Settlements Programme is "The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums" (Alex Ezeh, Oyinlola O Oyebode, David Satterthwaite et al., 2016), with 807 citations. Next come "The trends, promises and challenges of urbanisation in the world" (527) and "Comparative analysis of solid waste management in 20 cities" (492).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums Alex Ezeh, Oyinlola O Oyebode, David Satterthwaite et al. · The Lancet Open access 18 Oct 2016 807
2 The trends, promises and challenges of urbanisation in the world Xing Quan Zhang · Habitat International 27 Nov 2015 527
3 Comparative analysis of solid waste management in 20 cities David C. Wilson, Ljiljana Rodić, Anne Scheinberg et al. · Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy Open access Mar 2012 492
4 Combining climate change adaptation and mitigation measures at the local level Julia Laukkonen, Paola Kim Blanco, Jennifer Lenhart et al. · Habitat International 21 Nov 2008 378
5 Tackling Invasive Alien Species in Europe: the top 20 issues Joe M. Caffrey et al. · Management of Biological Invasions Open access Mar 2014 334
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at United Nations Human Settlements Programme?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Urbanization, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Community Participation, Globalization, Climate Change, Public Policy and Land Tenure.

▲ 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. Sustainability13▲ 3.6×33 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 3.1×48 topics
  3. Sustainable Development12▲ 5.2×18 topics
  4. Urbanization12▲ 20×8 topics
  5. Globalization12▲ 3.9×22 topics
  6. Community Participation9▲ 17×8 topics
  7. Public Policy6▲ 9.0×9 topics
  8. Public Health6▲ 2.9×28 topics
  9. Land Tenure6▲ 94×2 topics
  10. Segregation6▲ 50×2 topics
  11. Rural Development6▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Social Justice6▲ 6.0×10 topics
  13. Health Equity5▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Urban Development5▲ 9.7×9 topics
  15. Poverty Alleviation5▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Slum Upgrading5▲ 115×1 topic
  17. Urban Poverty5▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Latin America4▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Social Inequality4▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Biodiversity4▲ 3.6×15 topics
  21. Citizen Participation4▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Housing4▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Community Engagement4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  24. Social Movements4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  25. Environmental Justice3▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Metropolitan Areas3▲ 125×1 topic
  27. Residential3▲ 125×1 topic
  28. Spatial Planning3▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Cultural Heritage3▲ 3.7×10 topics
  30. Environmental Participation3▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Territorial Governance3▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Conservation3▲ 4.2×10 topics
  33. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  34. Mars3▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Martian Surface3▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Economic Crisis2▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  38. Territoriality2▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Cultural Exchange2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Health Impacts2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does United Nations Human Settlements Programme publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Latin American Urban Studies, French Urban and Social Studies and Planetary Science and Exploration.

Urban and Rural Developm…5Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 5 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …3French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…3Planetary Science and Exploration: 3 fractional worksUrban Development and So…2Urban Development and Societal Issues: 2 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…2Astro and Planetary Science: 2 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …1Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 1 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsDevelopment2 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 5 works
  2. 2 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 3 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Innovation Development 1 works
  9. 9 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.5%domestic only52.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has United Nations Human Settlements Programme's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is United Nations Human Settlements Programme as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%United Nations Human Settlements Programme0.00062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of United Nations Human Settlements Programme over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%United Nations Human Settlements Programme14.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.0% in 2012.

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