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United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace

In research, United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,756 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,685
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,167
of 2,112
Research works
209
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace 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
Physical SciencesDomain #17,756 of 21,541 20.6%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace 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: 2.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.58× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 3.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Impact, Urbanization and Land Use Change.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 5.2×26 topics
  2. Sustainability5▲ 5.4×19 topics
  3. Renewable Energy4▲ 8.2×13 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 27×8 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services3▲ 21×6 topics
  6. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.8×16 topics
  7. Urbanization2▲ 14×5 topics
  8. Land Use Change2▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Household Fuel Use2▲ 72×1 topic
  10. Indoor Air Pollution2▲ 72×1 topic
  11. Economic Growth2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  13. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Environmental Policy2▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 16×6 topics
  16. Global Impact1▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Global Warming1▲ 9.0×7 topics
  18. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.3×10 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  21. Human-Nature Interactions1▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Spatial Dynamics1▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Biodiversity1▲ 4.0×7 topics
  24. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy and Environment Impacts, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Environmental Impact and Sustainability and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

Energy and Environment I…2Energy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 0 fractional worksSustainable Development …0Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 0 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 0 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 0 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 0 fractional works
PollutionGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental EngineeringBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  2. 2 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  8. 8 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 0 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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