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United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health

In research, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,178 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,904
of 28,054 · #21,222 all time
Rank in Canada
#220
of 403
Research works
187
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
28.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health 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 #13,178 of 21,541 35.5%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health 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 University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 28.0 works7.8×
← 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: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.90× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.76× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 5.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Manzoor Qadir and Emmanuelle Quillérou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health.

  1. 1 Manzoor Qadir Canada · #62,487 worldwide 367 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Emmanuelle Quillérou Canada · #1,190,846 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health

Which keywords describe research at United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Water Resources, Sustainability, Hydrological Modeling, Global Warming, Vulnerability and Risk Perception.

▲ 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 Change29▲ 15×46 topics
  2. Remote Sensing11▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 5.2×21 topics
  4. Water Resources8▲ 45×6 topics
  5. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 38×5 topics
  6. Global Warming6▲ 19×9 topics
  7. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.5×21 topics
  8. Vulnerability4▲ 25×6 topics
  9. Risk Perception4▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Policy4▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Resource Management4▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Land Use Change3▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Nexus3▲ 145×1 topic
  14. Water3▲ 85×1 topic
  15. Urbanization3▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Public Health3▲ 2.8×15 topics
  17. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.9×13 topics
  18. Satellite Imagery3▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Sediment Transport3▲ 26×4 topics
  20. Flood Risk3▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Hydrology3▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Surface Water Mapping3▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Drought3▲ 41×3 topics
  24. System Dynamics3▲ 65×2 topics
  25. Model Evaluation3▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Global Hydrology3▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Public Perception3▲ 28×4 topics
  28. Reservoir Operation3▲ 107×1 topic
  29. Uncertainty Assessment3▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Water Demand3▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Water Scarcity2▲ 42×3 topics
  32. Adaptation2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Resettlement2▲ 35×3 topics
  34. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Ocean Circulation2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Sea Level Rise2▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Water resources management and optimization and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus …3Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 3 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…3Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksWater resources manageme…3Water resources management and optimization: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …3Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Reuse: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems2Fire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOcean EngineeringNutrition and Dietetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  3. 3 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.9%domestic only35.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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