Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Urban and Rural Development Challenges is a research topic within Urban Studies. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 30.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the challenges and complexities of urban poverty, slum upgrading, housing policy, informal settlements, and sustainable development in developing countries. It delves into issues such as land tenure, community participation, health equity, and poverty alleviation within the context of rapid urbanization and its impact on marginalized populations.
- Urban Poverty
- Slum Upgrading
- Housing Policy
- Informal Settlements
- Urbanization
- Land Tenure
- Sustainable Development
- Community Participation
- Health Equity
- Poverty Alleviation
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 30.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +55% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Urban and Rural Development Challenges research?
By volume, Nigeria and India publish the most (722 and 548 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nigeria 722 works
- 2 India 548 works
- 3 United States 493 works
- 4 Indonesia 442 works
- 5 South Africa 409 works
- 6 United Kingdom 287 works
- 7 China 235 works
- 8 Malaysia 214 works
- 9 Brazil 205 works
- 10 Ghana 187 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Urban and Rural Development Challenges research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Johannesburg publishes the most Urban and Rural Development Challenges research, followed by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Rivers State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 64 works
- 2 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGhana 55 works
- 3 Rivers State UniversityNigeria 37 works
- 4 University of LagosNigeria 36 works
- 5 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 33 works
- 6 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 33 works
- 7 University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa 32 works
- 8 University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa 32 works
- 9 University of the Free StateSouth Africa 31 works
- 10 University of NigeriaNigeria 31 works
Who are the leading researchers in Urban and Rural Development Challenges?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Urban and Rural Development Challenges include Edward L. Glaeser, Anthony J. Venables and Peter Nijkamp.
- 1 Edward L. Glaeser United States 3k citations
- 2 Anthony J. Venables United Kingdom 2.3k citations
- 3 Peter Nijkamp Netherlands 2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Urban and Rural Development Challenges research done?
The largest centres of Urban and Rural Development Challenges research in 2022–2025 are Johannesburg (South Africa), Nairobi (Kenya), Pretoria (South Africa) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tamale, Harare and Kumasi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Johannesburg South Africa 99 works
- 2 Nairobi Kenya 81 works
- 3 Pretoria South Africa 80 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 74 works
- 5 Lagos Nigeria 72 works
- 6 New Delhi India 70 works
- 7 Dhaka Bangladesh 66 works
- 8 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 62 works
- 9 Kumasi Ghana 62 works
- 10 Beijing China 61 works
Where it is the local speciality
- TamaleGH · 31.7 works48×
- HarareZW · 35.3 works43×
- KumasiGH · 61.7 works41×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Urban and Rural Development Challenges than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Urban and Rural Development Challenges?
Among universities, judged by research, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Johannesburg and Addis Ababa 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 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGhana | 85.2 | 47.7% | 46.4× | 55 | +150.0% |
| 2 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 76.0 | 37.0% | 17.0× | 64 | +80.1% |
| 3 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 74.2 | 38.9% | 17.2× | 24 | +360.5% |
| 4 | Ardhi UniversityTanzania | 73.4 | 34.2% | 319.2× | 28 | +699.3% |
| 5 | University of ZimbabweZimbabwe | 69.4 | 32.3% | 69.9× | 30 | +115.7% |
| 6 | University of Cape TownSouth Africa | 69.3 | 47.2% | 15.1× | 29 | -8.2% |
| 7 | University of GhanaGhana | 69.1 | 43.0% | 23.9× | 31 | +23.7% |
| 8 | University of the Free StateSouth Africa | 69.0 | 39.6% | 21.9× | 31 | +68.8% |
| 9 | University of NigeriaNigeria | 68.8 | 28.6% | 20.2× | 31 | +161.1% |
| 10 | Khulna UniversityBangladesh | 67.0 | 37.8% | 26.0× | 13 | +330.0% |
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 Urban and Rural Development Challenges research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Urban and Rural Development Challenges.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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