Question 1

What is World Resources Institute known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, World Resources Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,283 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science (Global and Planetary Change is 20.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does World Resources Institute rank in research?

Accepted Answer

World Resources Institute ranks #13,008 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#9,569 all time), and #1,825 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at World Resources Institute?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Jesse Ribot, Lindsey Sloat and Walter V. Reid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is World Resources Institute.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from World Resources Institute?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from World Resources Institute is "Natural climate solutions" (Bronson W. Griscom et al., 2017), with 3,490 citations. Next come "Paris Agreement climate proposals need a boost to keep warming well below 2 °C" (3,464) and "Classifying drivers of global forest loss" (2,373).

Question 5

Which research topics does World Resources Institute publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at World Resources Institute?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does World Resources Institute work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 55% of research at World Resources Institute is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (34%), Social Sciences (18%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is World Resources Institute's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher than in 2018-2021.