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World Resources Institute

In research, World Resources Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,329 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 6.6× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#11,296
of 28,054 · #14,621 all time
Rank in United States
#1,537
of 4,192
Research works
516
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
34.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is World Resources 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,329 of 12,888 28.7%64 #10620

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 37.7 works6.6×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 12.13× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.62× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.18× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at World Resources Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jesse Ribot, Fred Stolle and Craig Hanson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is World Resources Institute.

  1. 1 Jesse Ribot United States · #34,304 worldwide 429 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Fred Stolle United States · #109,961 worldwide 307 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Craig Hanson United States · #163,350 worldwide 234 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Darío Hidalgo United States · #579,032 worldwide 58 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at World Resources Institute

Which keywords describe research at World Resources Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Energy Transition, Biodiversity Conservation, Global Warming, Environmental Policy and Land Use Change.

▲ 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 Change39▲ 13×42 topics
  2. Sustainability20▲ 7.3×33 topics
  3. Renewable Energy16▲ 10.0×18 topics
  4. Energy Transition15▲ 88×4 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 28×11 topics
  6. Global Warming11▲ 23×8 topics
  7. Environmental Policy11▲ 46×4 topics
  8. Land Use Change10▲ 28×6 topics
  9. Environmental Impact9▲ 4.6×22 topics
  10. Greenhouse Gas Emissions8▲ 27×6 topics
  11. EROI7▲ 186×1 topic
  12. Fossil Fuels7▲ 136×1 topic
  13. Economic Impacts7▲ 87×2 topics
  14. Carbon Pricing7▲ 119×1 topic
  15. Policy Instruments7▲ 93×1 topic
  16. Remote Sensing7▲ 4.8×15 topics
  17. Public Perception6▲ 39×5 topics
  18. Urbanization5▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Environmental Services5▲ 134×1 topic
  20. Tropical Deforestation5▲ 134×1 topic
  21. Ecosystem Services5▲ 11×8 topics
  22. Biomass Estimation5▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Social-Ecological Systems4▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Global Impact4▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Vulnerability4▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Economic Growth4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  27. Human-Nature Interactions4▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Spatial Dynamics4▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Adaptation4▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Biodiversity4▲ 4.4×11 topics
  31. Global Governance3▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Migration3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  33. Risk Perception3▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Environmental Attitudes3▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Global Change3▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Media Coverage3▲ 89×1 topic
  37. Natural Gas3▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Science Communication3▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Household Behavior3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Resettlement3▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does World Resources Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

  1. 1 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  2. 2 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  7. 7 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Climate Change and Geoengineering Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 2 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has World Resources Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 84% 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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