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United Nations Human Settlements Programme

In research, United Nations Human Settlements Programme stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,167 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,297
of 28,054 · #26,512 all time
Rank in Kenya
#57
of 75
Research works
593
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is United Nations Human Settlements 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 #8,167 of 10,521 13.3%69 #8678

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.38× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.46× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Dan A. Lewis and Giuseppe Schiavone lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

  1. 1 Dan A. Lewis Kenya · #97,800 worldwide 138 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Giuseppe Schiavone Kenya · #745,681 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Which keywords describe research at United Nations Human Settlements Programme?

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

▲ 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. Urbanization12▲ 22×8 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 3.7×30 topics
  3. Globalization11▲ 4.5×20 topics
  4. Climate Change11▲ 3.2×42 topics
  5. Sustainable Development11▲ 5.4×15 topics
  6. Community Participation8▲ 17×7 topics
  7. Public Policy6▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Public Health6▲ 3.3×27 topics
  9. Land Tenure6▲ 106×2 topics
  10. Segregation6▲ 55×2 topics
  11. Social Justice6▲ 7.1×10 topics
  12. Rural Development5▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Health Equity5▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Poverty Alleviation5▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Slum Upgrading5▲ 125×1 topic
  16. Urban Poverty5▲ 81×1 topic
  17. Urban Development5▲ 9.8×9 topics
  18. Latin America4▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Social Inequality4▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Citizen Participation4▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Housing4▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Community Engagement4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  23. Biodiversity4▲ 3.8×14 topics
  24. Social Movements4▲ 9.4×8 topics
  25. Environmental Justice3▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Metropolitan Areas3▲ 138×1 topic
  27. Residential3▲ 138×1 topic
  28. Spatial Planning3▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Environmental Participation3▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Territorial Governance3▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Cultural Heritage3▲ 3.7×10 topics
  32. Conservation3▲ 4.7×9 topics
  33. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  34. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  35. Economic Crisis2▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  37. Territoriality2▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Cultural Exchange2▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Health Impacts2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 13×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Latin American Urban Studies, French Urban and Social Studies and Urban Development and Societal Issues.

Urban and Rural Developm…5Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 5 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 1 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…1Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentDevelopmental and Educational Psychology4 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 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Regional Development and Innovation Development 1 works
  6. 6 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 84% 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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