United Nations University

United Nations University
Short name
UNU
Country, city
Japan, Tokyo
Publications
1 052
Citations
29 955
h-index
75
Top-3 journals
Sustainability Science
Sustainability Science (66 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (54 publications)
Sustainability
Sustainability (28 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Stockholm University
Stockholm University (18 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (17 publications)
Maastricht University
Maastricht University (13 publications)
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Since 1978

Total publications
1052
Total citations
29952
Citations per publication
28.47
Average publications per year
22.38
Average authors per publication
4.34
h-index
75
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Geography, Planning and Development, 281, 26.71%
Geography, Planning and Development
281 publications, 26.71%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 230, 21.86%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
230 publications, 21.86%
Ecology, 138, 13.12%
Ecology
138 publications, 13.12%
Global and Planetary Change, 131, 12.45%
Global and Planetary Change
131 publications, 12.45%
Sociology and Political Science, 119, 11.31%
Sociology and Political Science
119 publications, 11.31%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 111, 10.55%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
111 publications, 10.55%
General Environmental Science, 95, 9.03%
General Environmental Science
95 publications, 9.03%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 91, 8.65%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
91 publications, 8.65%
Water Science and Technology, 81, 7.7%
Water Science and Technology
81 publications, 7.7%
Health (social science), 71, 6.75%
Health (social science)
71 publications, 6.75%
Political Science and International Relations, 69, 6.56%
Political Science and International Relations
69 publications, 6.56%
Economics and Econometrics, 58, 5.51%
Economics and Econometrics
58 publications, 5.51%
General Medicine, 57, 5.42%
General Medicine
57 publications, 5.42%
Development, 55, 5.23%
Development
55 publications, 5.23%
Environmental Engineering, 48, 4.56%
Environmental Engineering
48 publications, 4.56%
Pollution, 48, 4.56%
Pollution
48 publications, 4.56%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 44, 4.18%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
44 publications, 4.18%
Environmental Chemistry, 33, 3.14%
Environmental Chemistry
33 publications, 3.14%
Waste Management and Disposal, 33, 3.14%
Waste Management and Disposal
33 publications, 3.14%
Food Science, 32, 3.04%
Food Science
32 publications, 3.04%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 28, 2.66%
Agronomy and Crop Science
28 publications, 2.66%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous), 27, 2.57%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
27 publications, 2.57%
Law, 26, 2.47%
Law
26 publications, 2.47%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 25, 2.38%
Nutrition and Dietetics
25 publications, 2.38%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 25, 2.38%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
25 publications, 2.38%
General Engineering, 24, 2.28%
General Engineering
24 publications, 2.28%
Forestry, 24, 2.28%
Forestry
24 publications, 2.28%
Strategy and Management, 24, 2.28%
Strategy and Management
24 publications, 2.28%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24, 2.28%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
24 publications, 2.28%
Multidisciplinary, 23, 2.19%
Multidisciplinary
23 publications, 2.19%
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Journals

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Sustainability Science
66 publications, 6.27%
SSRN Electronic Journal
54 publications, 5.13%
Sustainability
28 publications, 2.66%
Journal of Cleaner Production
20 publications, 1.9%
BMJ Global Health
17 publications, 1.62%
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
15 publications, 1.43%
Global Environmental Change
14 publications, 1.33%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
12 publications, 1.14%
Environmental Science and Policy
9 publications, 0.86%
Ecosystem Services
9 publications, 0.86%
Environmental Research Letters
9 publications, 0.86%
BMJ Open
8 publications, 0.76%
Energy Policy
8 publications, 0.76%
Environment, Development and Sustainability
8 publications, 0.76%
Land Use Policy
8 publications, 0.76%
Progress in Disaster Science
8 publications, 0.76%
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
7 publications, 0.67%
Science of the Total Environment
7 publications, 0.67%
Marine Policy
7 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Mountain Science
7 publications, 0.67%
Nature
7 publications, 0.67%
Water Research
7 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Environmental Management
7 publications, 0.67%
Geo Journal
7 publications, 0.67%
Environmental Management
7 publications, 0.67%
Water (Switzerland)
7 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Education for Sustainable Development
7 publications, 0.67%
International Journal of Water Resources Development
6 publications, 0.57%
Water Science and Technology
6 publications, 0.57%
Science
6 publications, 0.57%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
244 publications, 23.19%
Springer Nature
239 publications, 22.72%
Taylor & Francis
97 publications, 9.22%
Wiley
67 publications, 6.37%
SAGE
57 publications, 5.42%
MDPI
54 publications, 5.13%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
54 publications, 5.13%
BMJ
30 publications, 2.85%
IOP Publishing
23 publications, 2.19%
Oxford University Press
17 publications, 1.62%
Copernicus
15 publications, 1.43%
Cambridge University Press
10 publications, 0.95%
Frontiers Media S.A.
10 publications, 0.95%
Inderscience Publishers
10 publications, 0.95%
IWA Publishing
8 publications, 0.76%
Emerald
7 publications, 0.67%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
7 publications, 0.67%
Hindawi Limited
7 publications, 0.67%
American Society for Nutrition
6 publications, 0.57%
Intellect
6 publications, 0.57%
IOS Press
5 publications, 0.48%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
5 publications, 0.48%
Brill
5 publications, 0.48%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
4 publications, 0.38%
Liverpool University Press
3 publications, 0.29%
Mary Ann Liebert
3 publications, 0.29%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 publications, 0.29%
American Geophysical Union
3 publications, 0.29%
Annual Reviews
3 publications, 0.29%
CSIRO Publishing
3 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

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University of Tokyo
225 publications, 21.39%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
39 publications, 3.71%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
27 publications, 2.57%
Hokkaido University
27 publications, 2.57%
Kyoto University
24 publications, 2.28%
Tohoku University
21 publications, 2%
Stockholm University
18 publications, 1.71%
University of Oxford
17 publications, 1.62%
Keio University
14 publications, 1.33%
Osaka University
14 publications, 1.33%
Maastricht University
13 publications, 1.24%
University of Tsukuba
13 publications, 1.24%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
12 publications, 1.14%
Ehime University
12 publications, 1.14%
Lund University
11 publications, 1.05%
University of Ghana
11 publications, 1.05%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
11 publications, 1.05%
Australian National University
10 publications, 0.95%
Utrecht University
10 publications, 0.95%
Tsinghua University
9 publications, 0.86%
Ghent University
9 publications, 0.86%
University of Waterloo
9 publications, 0.86%
University of Vienna
9 publications, 0.86%
Kyushu University
9 publications, 0.86%
Waseda University
9 publications, 0.86%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
8 publications, 0.76%
Nagoya University
8 publications, 0.76%
Yokohama National University
8 publications, 0.76%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
8 publications, 0.76%
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics India
7 publications, 0.67%
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With foreign organizations

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Stockholm University
18 publications, 1.71%
University of Oxford
17 publications, 1.62%
Maastricht University
13 publications, 1.24%
Lund University
11 publications, 1.05%
University of Ghana
11 publications, 1.05%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
11 publications, 1.05%
Australian National University
10 publications, 0.95%
Utrecht University
10 publications, 0.95%
Tsinghua University
9 publications, 0.86%
Ghent University
9 publications, 0.86%
University of Waterloo
9 publications, 0.86%
University of Vienna
9 publications, 0.86%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
8 publications, 0.76%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
8 publications, 0.76%
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics India
7 publications, 0.67%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
7 publications, 0.67%
Fudan University
7 publications, 0.67%
University of Malaysia Sabah
7 publications, 0.67%
University College London
7 publications, 0.67%
Monash University
7 publications, 0.67%
University of Queensland
7 publications, 0.67%
Stellenbosch University
7 publications, 0.67%
McGill University
7 publications, 0.67%
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
7 publications, 0.67%
Addis Ababa University
7 publications, 0.67%
University of Delhi
6 publications, 0.57%
Monash University Malaysia
6 publications, 0.57%
ETH Zurich
6 publications, 0.57%
University of Cambridge
6 publications, 0.57%
University of Southern California
6 publications, 0.57%
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With other countries

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USA, 104, 9.89%
USA
104 publications, 9.89%
China, 92, 8.75%
China
92 publications, 8.75%
United Kingdom, 75, 7.13%
United Kingdom
75 publications, 7.13%
Australia, 62, 5.89%
Australia
62 publications, 5.89%
India, 61, 5.8%
India
61 publications, 5.8%
Germany, 58, 5.51%
Germany
58 publications, 5.51%
Netherlands, 46, 4.37%
Netherlands
46 publications, 4.37%
Canada, 43, 4.09%
Canada
43 publications, 4.09%
Indonesia, 41, 3.9%
Indonesia
41 publications, 3.9%
Sweden, 41, 3.9%
Sweden
41 publications, 3.9%
Malaysia, 40, 3.8%
Malaysia
40 publications, 3.8%
Brazil, 29, 2.76%
Brazil
29 publications, 2.76%
France, 27, 2.57%
France
27 publications, 2.57%
South Africa, 27, 2.57%
South Africa
27 publications, 2.57%
Ghana, 24, 2.28%
Ghana
24 publications, 2.28%
Italy, 23, 2.19%
Italy
23 publications, 2.19%
Belgium, 22, 2.09%
Belgium
22 publications, 2.09%
Austria, 21, 2%
Austria
21 publications, 2%
Switzerland, 21, 2%
Switzerland
21 publications, 2%
Sri Lanka, 20, 1.9%
Sri Lanka
20 publications, 1.9%
Bangladesh, 19, 1.81%
Bangladesh
19 publications, 1.81%
Nepal, 15, 1.43%
Nepal
15 publications, 1.43%
Republic of Korea, 15, 1.43%
Republic of Korea
15 publications, 1.43%
Spain, 13, 1.24%
Spain
13 publications, 1.24%
Nigeria, 13, 1.24%
Nigeria
13 publications, 1.24%
Norway, 13, 1.24%
Norway
13 publications, 1.24%
Thailand, 13, 1.24%
Thailand
13 publications, 1.24%
Ethiopia, 13, 1.24%
Ethiopia
13 publications, 1.24%
Turkey, 10, 0.95%
Turkey
10 publications, 0.95%
Philippines, 10, 0.95%
Philippines
10 publications, 0.95%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1978 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.