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Urban Institute

In research, Urban Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,187 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,947 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — General Health Professions is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,411
of 28,054 · #5,409 all time
Rank in United States
#2,016
of 4,192
Research works
2.8k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
83k
29.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Urban Institute 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 #4,187 of 10,521 28.3%146 #1028
Social SciencesField #3,947 of 6,365 26.5%81 #1013

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Urban Institute 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 Urban Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 25.6 works7.6×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 29.2 works7.5×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 35.8 works6.9×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.84× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.86× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 81 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Urban Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Martha R. Burt, Robert I. Lerman and Sandy Baum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Urban Institute.

  1. 1 Martha R. Burt United States · #20,498 worldwide 937 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Robert I. Lerman United States · #42,202 worldwide 382 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Sandy Baum United States · #88,782 worldwide 135 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Bradford H. Gray United States · #105,086 worldwide 122 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Harry P. Hatry United States · #114,251 worldwide 160 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Brian D. Smedley United States · #117,673 worldwide 171 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Robert A. Berenson United States · #129,763 worldwide 134 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Raymond J. Struyk United States · #159,552 worldwide 107 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 John L. Czajka United States · #195,464 worldwide 137 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Ramón López de Lucio United States · #230,145 worldwide 11 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Urban Institute

Which keywords describe research at Urban Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Health Care Utilization, Public Health, Neighborhood Effects, Urban Development, Neoliberalism, Mental Health and Real Estate Market.

▲ 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. Public Health15▲ 4.3×24 topics
  2. Mental Health15▲ 4.1×19 topics
  3. Globalization14▲ 2.9×33 topics
  4. Primary Care14▲ 15×10 topics
  5. Health Care Utilization12▲ 44×3 topics
  6. Sustainability12▲ 2.0×26 topics
  7. Neighborhood Effects12▲ 44×3 topics
  8. Urban Development12▲ 13×7 topics
  9. Neoliberalism11▲ 13×10 topics
  10. Real Estate Market10▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Housing Supply9▲ 103×1 topic
  12. Mortgage Credit Expansion9▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Social Support9▲ 6.8×7 topics
  14. Health Outcomes9▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Health Care Spending9▲ 87×1 topic
  16. Insurance Markets9▲ 87×1 topic
  17. Urban Poverty9▲ 78×2 topics
  18. Health Equity8▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Urbanization8▲ 8.3×10 topics
  20. Income Inequality8▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Chronic Disease8▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Economic Growth7▲ 3.4×11 topics
  23. Community Development6▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Residential Segregation6▲ 143×1 topic
  25. Social Mobility6▲ 78×1 topic
  26. Health Disparities6▲ 8.6×5 topics
  27. Housing6▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Labor Force Participation5▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Mortality Risk5▲ 8.6×3 topics
  30. Community Participation5▲ 5.4×3 topics
  31. Social Determinants5▲ 9.5×2 topics
  32. Food Insecurity5▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Nutritional Consequences5▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Quality Improvement5▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Shareholder Value5▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Capital Accumulation5▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Financialization5▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Gender Inequality4▲ 13×6 topics
  39. Urbanism4▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Social Relationships4▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Urban Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Housing Market and Economics, Healthcare Policy and Management, Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

Housing Market and Economics: 9 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 9 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and…6Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 6 fractional worksFood Security and Health…5Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 5 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 5 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 4 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …3Homelessness and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 3 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 3 fractional worksUrban Planning and Governance: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsFinance2 others

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

  1. 1 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  3. 3 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 5 works
  6. 6 Health disparities and outcomes Health 4 works
  7. 7 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Urban Planning and Governance Urban Studies 3 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Urban Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

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