Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques
Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques is a research topic within Statistics and Probability. Science Explorer counts 5.4k research works in it since 1950. 15.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on statistical methods and techniques for conducting surveys on sensitive topics, such as the Randomized Response Technique, List Experiments, and the use of auxiliary information in survey sampling. The papers cover various estimation methods, including ratio estimators, multivariate regression analysis, and item count techniques, while addressing issues like social desirability bias and measurement errors.
- Randomized Response Technique
- Sensitive Questions
- Survey Sampling
- Estimation Methods
- List Experiments
- Social Desirability Bias
- Quantitative Randomized Response Models
- Auxiliary Information
- Stratified Sampling
- Population Mean Estimation
- Research works
- 5.4k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 831 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (226 and 137 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 226 works
- 2 United States 137 works
- 3 Pakistan 99 works
- 4 Nigeria 67 works
- 5 Saudi Arabia 54 works
- 6 China 40 works
- 7 Germany 25 works
- 8 Thailand 21 works
- 9 United Kingdom 19 works
- 10 Türkiye 18 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Banaras Hindu University publishes the most Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques research, followed by Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University and Usmanu Danfodiyo University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia 16 works
- 2 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityIndia 15 works
- 3 Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNigeria 13 works
- 4 Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadIndia 13 works
- 5 Vikram UniversityIndia 13 works
- 6 University of MalakandPakistan 12 works
- 7 Indian Statistical InstituteIndia 11 works
- 8 University of LucknowIndia 11 works
- 9 King Mongkut's University of Technology North BangkokThailand 10 works
- 10 University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques include Donald B. Rubin and Vinod Kumar Gupta.
- 1 Donald B. Rubin United States 4.7k citations
- 2 Vinod Kumar Gupta India 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques research done?
The largest centres of Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Lucknow (India), Islamabad (Pakistan), Kolkata (India) and Lahore (Pakistan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lucknow.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LucknowIN · 34.0 works41×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Quaid-i-Azam University and Banaras Hindu University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityIndia | 49.1 | 30.9% | 244.7× | 15 | — |
| 2 | Quaid-i-Azam UniversityPakistan | 49.0 | 38.1% | 64.6× | 9 | +88.9% |
| 3 | Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia | 48.6 | 30.9% | 38.1× | 16 | +1.3% |
| 4 | University of MalakandPakistan | 43.2 | 21.9% | 273.8× | 12 | — |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadIndia | 42.7 | 18.2% | 71.2× | 13 | +132.7% |
| 6 | University of LucknowIndia | 35.9 | 35.2% | 101.9× | 11 | -45.0% |
| 7 | King Mongkut's University of Technology North BangkokThailand | 30.5 | 21.0% | 90.1× | 10 | — |
| 8 | Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNigeria | 28.9 | 9.6% | 209.0× | 13 | — |
| 9 | Vikram UniversityIndia | 24.3 | 3.9% | 772.5× | 13 | +13.7% |
| 10 | University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa | 23.2 | 10.1% | 31.5× | 10 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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