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Urban Unit

uu.urbanunit.gov.pkROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#14,212
of 22,385 · #22,047 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#155
of 231
Research works
193
▲ 109% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Urban Unit

Which fields of science does Urban Unit work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Urban Unit is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (18%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 37 fractional works · 36.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 21.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 11.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 10.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 25.0% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 18.1% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUrban Unit102fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences37%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2221.6%
    2. Psychology65.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting33.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities32.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.4%
    6. Decision Sciences11.0%
    1. Engineering1211.5%
    2. Environmental Science1110.9%
    3. Computer Science22.1%
    4. Materials Science11.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    6. Energy10.6%
    7. Mathematics00.5%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine1818.1%
    2. Health Professions54.7%
    3. Nursing21.6%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences77.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.48× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 3.28× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.28×2 works
  2. Environmental Science2.20×11 works
  3. Psychology1.81×6 works
  4. Health Professions1.78×5 works
  5. Social Sciences1.71×22 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.48×7 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.14×2 works
  8. Dentistry1.05×0 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.05×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.02×3 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×3 works
  12. Medicine0.94×18 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.91×2 works
  14. Veterinary0.80×0 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×0 works
  16. Engineering0.77×12 works
  17. Energy0.68×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.42×2 works
  19. Mathematics0.42×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.38×1 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.27×2 works
  23. Chemistry0.22×0 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Urban Unit?

Ranked on the quality score, Ghulam Mohey-ud-din, Muhammad Wasif Siddiqi and Iqbal Akhtar Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Urban Unit.

  1. 1 Ghulam Mohey-ud-din Pakistan · #3,526,093 worldwide 139 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Wasif Siddiqi Pakistan · #3,836,290 worldwide 352 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Iqbal Akhtar Khan Pakistan · #5,325,268 worldwide 81 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Howard M. Collett Pakistan · #7,254,207 worldwide 118 citations · 127 works
All ranked researchers at Urban Unit

What are the most cited papers from Urban Unit?

The most cited paper from Urban Unit is "Ferrolysis, a hydromorphic soil forming process" (Robert Brinkman, 1970), with 352 citations. Next come "Two-dimensional transition metal carbide (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) as an efficient adsorbent to remove cesium (Cs + )" (165) and "Investigative Spatial Distribution and Modelling of Existing and Future Urban Land Changes and Its Impact on Urbanization and Economy" (157).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ferrolysis, a hydromorphic soil forming process Robert Brinkman · Geoderma Feb 1970 352
2 Two-dimensional transition metal carbide (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) as an efficient adsorbent to remove cesium (Cs + ) Abdul Rehman Khan, Syed Muhammad Husnain, Faisal Shahzad et al. · Dalton Transactions 2019 165
3 Investigative Spatial Distribution and Modelling of Existing and Future Urban Land Changes and Its Impact on Urbanization and Economy Tahir Ali Akbar, Quazi K. Hassan, Sana Ishaq et al. · Remote Sensing Open access 9 Jan 2019 157
4 System of crop intensification for more productive, resource-conserving, climate-resilient, and sustainable agriculture: experience with diverse crops in varying agroecologies Prabhakar Adhikari et al. · International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Open access 20 Nov 2017 127
5 Recycling of pad-batch washing textile wastewater through advanced oxidation processes and its reusability assessment for Turkish textile industry Gökçe Tezcanlı Güyer, Kashif Nadeem, Nadir Dızge · Journal of Cleaner Production 4 Aug 2016 104
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Urban Unit?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Urbanization, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Globalization, Cervical Cancer and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability8▲ 3.1×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 1.78×33 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 2.2×29 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 2.7×14 topics
  5. Mental Health5▲ 3.7×16 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.9×16 topics
  7. Urbanization4▲ 9.8×7 topics
  8. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.9×18 topics
  9. COVID-193▲ 2.4×11 topics
  10. Cervical Cancer3▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.1×9 topics
  12. Environmental Impact3▲ 1.67×14 topics
  13. Global Burden3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  14. Pandemic3▲ 2.7×8 topics
  15. Conflict2▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Economic Growth2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  17. Waste Management2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  18. Gender Inequality2▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Carcinogenicity2▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Resilience2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Food Security2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  22. HPV Vaccination2▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Recycling2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  25. Community Participation2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  26. Health2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  27. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Risk Perception2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  29. Water Resources2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  30. Health Equity2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  31. Slum Upgrading2▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Urban Development2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  33. Urban Poverty2▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  35. Violence2▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Travel Behavior1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Citizen Participation1▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Community Health Workers1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Child Mortality1▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Health Systems1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Urban Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Global Maternal and Child Health and Health and Conflict Studies.

Cervical Cancer and HPV …2Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…2Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksGraphene and Nanomateria…1Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 1 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…1Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 1 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyUrban StudiesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  7. 7 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  10. 10 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 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 available63.0%not open37.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Urban Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 109% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Urban Unit as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Urban Unit0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Urban Unit over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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