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United Nations Population Fund

In research, United Nations Population Fund stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,152 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,407 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,634 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,844
of 28,054 · #23,409 all time
Rank in United States
#3,231
of 4,192
Research works
510
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is United Nations Population Fund 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 #7,152 of 16,945 24.9%234
Health SciencesDomain #10,407 of 20,462 33.2%220
MedicineField #11,634 of 17,978 30.8%145
Social SciencesField #6,865 of 10,206 24.4%168

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Nations Population Fund 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: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 6.60× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.56× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United Nations Population Fund?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph Chamie, Danan Gu and RAFAEL M. SALAS lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Nations Population Fund.

  1. 1 Joseph Chamie United States · #678,917 worldwide 42 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Danan Gu United States · #748,694 worldwide 116 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 RAFAEL M. SALAS United States · #951,790 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at United Nations Population Fund

Which keywords describe research at United Nations Population Fund?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Mental Health, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Risk Factors and Social Determinants of Health.

▲ 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. Maternal Mortality8▲ 45×4 topics
  2. Mental Health8▲ 6.7×18 topics
  3. Health Inequalities7▲ 70×4 topics
  4. Community Health Workers6▲ 96×2 topics
  5. Child Mortality6▲ 110×1 topic
  6. Health Systems6▲ 110×1 topic
  7. Risk Factors6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  8. Public Health6▲ 4.9×22 topics
  9. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 29×4 topics
  10. HIV Prevention5▲ 100×2 topics
  11. Epidemiology5▲ 1.47×26 topics
  12. Health Outcomes5▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Adolescent Health4▲ 64×2 topics
  14. Sexual Behavior4▲ 149×1 topic
  15. Youth Risk Behavior4▲ 149×1 topic
  16. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×17 topics
  17. Health Disparities4▲ 20×5 topics
  18. Chronic Disease4▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Social Support4▲ 9.0×8 topics
  20. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.1×6 topics
  21. Economic Growth4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. Life Expectancy4▲ 75×2 topics
  23. Human Rights3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  24. Poverty Reduction3▲ 29×4 topics
  25. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  26. Social Relationships2▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Ageing Population2▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Health Care Expenditure2▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Health Equity2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Reproductive Health2▲ 59×2 topics
  31. Maternal Outcomes2▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Perinatal Outcomes2▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Psychological Impact2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  34. Vulnerability2▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Family Planning2▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Mortality Risk2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Loneliness2▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Public Policy2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  39. Social Determinants2▲ 12×6 topics
  40. Socioeconomic Inequalities2▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does United Nations Population Fund publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Global Health Care Issues and Health disparities and outcomes.

Global Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 1 fractional worksInternational Human Rights and Reproductive Law: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksSchool Health and Nursing Education: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsHealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  2. 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 International Human Rights and Reproductive Law Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 School Health and Nursing Education Speech and Hearing 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.7%domestic only58.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Nations Population Fund's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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