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Urban Unit

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,816
of 28,054 · #32,271 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#173
of 241
Research works
193
▲ 204% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

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: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.05× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 3.55× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Urban Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Howard M. Collett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Urban Unit.

  1. 1 Howard M. Collett Pakistan · #1,341,887 worldwide 0 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Urban Unit

Which keywords describe research at Urban Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Urbanization, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Globalization, Climate Change, 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 2022–2025 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. Sustainability8▲ 3.4×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 1.89×31 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 2.3×28 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 2.9×14 topics
  5. Mental Health5▲ 3.9×16 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.0×16 topics
  7. Urbanization4▲ 10×7 topics
  8. COVID-193▲ 2.4×11 topics
  9. Cervical Cancer3▲ 30×2 topics
  10. Global Burden3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  11. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.2×9 topics
  12. Environmental Impact3▲ 1.70×14 topics
  13. Pandemic2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  14. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.2×16 topics
  15. Conflict2▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Economic Growth2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  17. Waste Management2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  18. Gender Inequality2▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Carcinogenicity2▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Food Security2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  21. HPV Vaccination2▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 17×1 topic
  23. Resilience2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  24. Health2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  25. Recycling2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  26. Community Participation2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  27. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Risk Perception2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  29. Health Equity2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  30. Slum Upgrading2▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Urban Poverty2▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Violence2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Well-being2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  34. Travel Behavior1▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Water Resources1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Citizen Participation1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Community Health Workers1▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Child Mortality1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Democratic Republic of Congo1▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Health Systems1▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Urban Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Health and Conflict Studies and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Cervical Cancer and HPV …2Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…2Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksGraphene and Nanomateria…1Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications: 1 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 1 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…1Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 1 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 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 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  7. 7 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Urban Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 204% 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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