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World Food Programme

In research, World Food Programme stands highest in Health Sciences (#17,180 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,640
of 42,892
Rank in Italy
#630
of 969
Research works
307
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is World Food Programme 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
Health SciencesDomain #17,180 of 20,462 25.5%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where World Food Programme 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: 3.50× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.59× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.83× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 25.14× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.23× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.27× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 25.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at World Food Programme?

Ranked on the composite score, Saskia de Pee, Ugo Gentilini and D. John Shaw lead among researchers whose main affiliation is World Food Programme.

  1. 1 Saskia de Pee Italy · #76,950 worldwide 254 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Ugo Gentilini Italy · #223,310 worldwide 140 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 D. John Shaw Italy · #963,718 worldwide 12 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at World Food Programme

Which keywords describe research at World Food Programme?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Child Development, Climate Change, Maternal and Child Undernutrition, Water Sanitation Hygiene, Vulnerability, Food Security, Chronic Disease and Health Outcomes.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 5.1×20 topics
  2. Child Development7▲ 29×2 topics
  3. Maternal and Child Undernutrition6▲ 136×1 topic
  4. Water Sanitation Hygiene6▲ 136×1 topic
  5. Vulnerability5▲ 44×5 topics
  6. Sustainability5▲ 3.8×16 topics
  7. Food Security5▲ 16×8 topics
  8. Chronic Disease4▲ 45×3 topics
  9. Health Outcomes4▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Mental Health4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  11. Agriculture4▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Food Insecurity4▲ 115×1 topic
  13. Social Determinants4▲ 32×1 topic
  14. Poverty Reduction4▲ 49×3 topics
  15. Risk Management3▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Social Networks3▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  18. Gender Inequality3▲ 35×3 topics
  19. Health Effects3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  20. Global Warming3▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Insurance3▲ 60×2 topics
  22. Poverty2▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Weather Shocks2▲ 159×1 topic
  24. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 118×1 topic
  25. School Subsidies2▲ 118×1 topic
  26. Public Health2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  27. Adaptation2▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  29. Social Capital2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  30. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Urbanization2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  32. Gender Equality2▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Water Management1▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Water Resources1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  35. Cancer Prevention1▲ 8.5×5 topics
  36. Food Systems1▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  38. Sustainable Diets1▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Crop Production1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Extreme Weather1▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does World Food Programme publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Agricultural risk and resilience and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Child Nutrition and Wate…6Child Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 4 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health ProfessionsSoil ScienceSafety Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 2 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 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 available57.8%not open42.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.1%domestic only44.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has World Food Programme's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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