United Nations University

United Nations University
Short name
UNU
Country, city
Japan, Tokyo
Publications
1 032
Citations
29 479
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
1032
Total citations
29479
Citations per publication
28.56
Average publications per year
21.96
Average authors per publication
4.32
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, 27.23%
Geography, Planning and Development
281 publications, 27.23%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 230, 22.29%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
230 publications, 22.29%
Ecology, 138, 13.37%
Ecology
138 publications, 13.37%
Global and Planetary Change, 131, 12.69%
Global and Planetary Change
131 publications, 12.69%
Sociology and Political Science, 119, 11.53%
Sociology and Political Science
119 publications, 11.53%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 111, 10.76%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
111 publications, 10.76%
General Environmental Science, 95, 9.21%
General Environmental Science
95 publications, 9.21%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 91, 8.82%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
91 publications, 8.82%
Water Science and Technology, 81, 7.85%
Water Science and Technology
81 publications, 7.85%
Health (social science), 71, 6.88%
Health (social science)
71 publications, 6.88%
Political Science and International Relations, 69, 6.69%
Political Science and International Relations
69 publications, 6.69%
Economics and Econometrics, 58, 5.62%
Economics and Econometrics
58 publications, 5.62%
General Medicine, 57, 5.52%
General Medicine
57 publications, 5.52%
Development, 55, 5.33%
Development
55 publications, 5.33%
Environmental Engineering, 48, 4.65%
Environmental Engineering
48 publications, 4.65%
Pollution, 48, 4.65%
Pollution
48 publications, 4.65%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 44, 4.26%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
44 publications, 4.26%
Environmental Chemistry, 33, 3.2%
Environmental Chemistry
33 publications, 3.2%
Waste Management and Disposal, 33, 3.2%
Waste Management and Disposal
33 publications, 3.2%
Food Science, 32, 3.1%
Food Science
32 publications, 3.1%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 28, 2.71%
Agronomy and Crop Science
28 publications, 2.71%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous), 27, 2.62%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
27 publications, 2.62%
Law, 26, 2.52%
Law
26 publications, 2.52%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 25, 2.42%
Nutrition and Dietetics
25 publications, 2.42%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 25, 2.42%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
25 publications, 2.42%
General Engineering, 24, 2.33%
General Engineering
24 publications, 2.33%
Forestry, 24, 2.33%
Forestry
24 publications, 2.33%
Strategy and Management, 24, 2.33%
Strategy and Management
24 publications, 2.33%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24, 2.33%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
24 publications, 2.33%
Multidisciplinary, 23, 2.23%
Multidisciplinary
23 publications, 2.23%
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Journals

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Sustainability Science
66 publications, 6.4%
SSRN Electronic Journal
54 publications, 5.23%
Sustainability
28 publications, 2.71%
Journal of Cleaner Production
20 publications, 1.94%
BMJ Global Health
17 publications, 1.65%
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
15 publications, 1.45%
Global Environmental Change
14 publications, 1.36%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
12 publications, 1.16%
Environmental Science and Policy
9 publications, 0.87%
Ecosystem Services
9 publications, 0.87%
Environmental Research Letters
9 publications, 0.87%
BMJ Open
8 publications, 0.78%
Energy Policy
8 publications, 0.78%
Environment, Development and Sustainability
8 publications, 0.78%
Land Use Policy
8 publications, 0.78%
Progress in Disaster Science
8 publications, 0.78%
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
7 publications, 0.68%
Science of the Total Environment
7 publications, 0.68%
Marine Policy
7 publications, 0.68%
Journal of Mountain Science
7 publications, 0.68%
Nature
7 publications, 0.68%
Water Research
7 publications, 0.68%
Journal of Environmental Management
7 publications, 0.68%
Geo Journal
7 publications, 0.68%
Environmental Management
7 publications, 0.68%
Water (Switzerland)
7 publications, 0.68%
Journal of Education for Sustainable Development
7 publications, 0.68%
International Journal of Water Resources Development
6 publications, 0.58%
Water Science and Technology
6 publications, 0.58%
Science
6 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
244 publications, 23.64%
Springer Nature
231 publications, 22.38%
Taylor & Francis
93 publications, 9.01%
Wiley
65 publications, 6.3%
SAGE
56 publications, 5.43%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
54 publications, 5.23%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
54 publications, 5.23%
BMJ
30 publications, 2.91%
IOP Publishing
23 publications, 2.23%
Oxford University Press
17 publications, 1.65%
Copernicus
15 publications, 1.45%
Cambridge University Press
10 publications, 0.97%
Frontiers Media S.A.
10 publications, 0.97%
Inderscience
10 publications, 0.97%
IWA Publishing
8 publications, 0.78%
Emerald
7 publications, 0.68%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
7 publications, 0.68%
Hindawi Limited
7 publications, 0.68%
American Society for Nutrition
6 publications, 0.58%
Intellect
6 publications, 0.58%
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, 0.39%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 publications, 0.29%
CSIRO Publishing
3 publications, 0.29%
SPIE
3 publications, 0.29%
IGI Global
3 publications, 0.29%
World Scientific
2 publications, 0.19%
Liverpool University Press
2 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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Tokyo University of Science
78 publications, 7.56%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
39 publications, 3.78%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
27 publications, 2.62%
Hokkaido University
27 publications, 2.62%
Kyoto University
23 publications, 2.23%
Tohoku University
21 publications, 2.03%
Stockholm University
18 publications, 1.74%
University of Oxford
17 publications, 1.65%
Osaka University
14 publications, 1.36%
Maastricht University
13 publications, 1.26%
University of Tsukuba
13 publications, 1.26%
Keio University
12 publications, 1.16%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
12 publications, 1.16%
Ehime University
12 publications, 1.16%
Lund University
11 publications, 1.07%
University of Ghana
11 publications, 1.07%
Australian National University
10 publications, 0.97%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
10 publications, 0.97%
Tsinghua University
9 publications, 0.87%
University of Waterloo
9 publications, 0.87%
Utrecht University
9 publications, 0.87%
University of Vienna
9 publications, 0.87%
Kyushu University
9 publications, 0.87%
Nagoya University
8 publications, 0.78%
Yokohama National University
8 publications, 0.78%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
8 publications, 0.78%
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics India
7 publications, 0.68%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
7 publications, 0.68%
Fudan University
7 publications, 0.68%
Ghent University
7 publications, 0.68%
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With foreign organizations

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Stockholm University
18 publications, 1.74%
University of Oxford
17 publications, 1.65%
Maastricht University
13 publications, 1.26%
Lund University
11 publications, 1.07%
University of Ghana
11 publications, 1.07%
Australian National University
10 publications, 0.97%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
10 publications, 0.97%
Tsinghua University
9 publications, 0.87%
University of Waterloo
9 publications, 0.87%
Utrecht University
9 publications, 0.87%
University of Vienna
9 publications, 0.87%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
8 publications, 0.78%
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics India
7 publications, 0.68%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
7 publications, 0.68%
Fudan University
7 publications, 0.68%
Ghent University
7 publications, 0.68%
University of Malaysia Sabah
7 publications, 0.68%
University College London
7 publications, 0.68%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
7 publications, 0.68%
Monash University
7 publications, 0.68%
University of Queensland
7 publications, 0.68%
Stellenbosch University
7 publications, 0.68%
McGill University
7 publications, 0.68%
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
7 publications, 0.68%
Addis Ababa University
7 publications, 0.68%
Monash University Malaysia
6 publications, 0.58%
ETH Zurich
6 publications, 0.58%
University of Cambridge
6 publications, 0.58%
National University of Singapore
6 publications, 0.58%
University of Western Australia
6 publications, 0.58%
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With other countries

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USA, 102, 9.88%
USA
102 publications, 9.88%
China, 91, 8.82%
China
91 publications, 8.82%
United Kingdom, 74, 7.17%
United Kingdom
74 publications, 7.17%
Australia, 60, 5.81%
Australia
60 publications, 5.81%
India, 60, 5.81%
India
60 publications, 5.81%
Germany, 57, 5.52%
Germany
57 publications, 5.52%
Netherlands, 45, 4.36%
Netherlands
45 publications, 4.36%
Canada, 42, 4.07%
Canada
42 publications, 4.07%
Sweden, 41, 3.97%
Sweden
41 publications, 3.97%
Malaysia, 39, 3.78%
Malaysia
39 publications, 3.78%
Indonesia, 37, 3.59%
Indonesia
37 publications, 3.59%
Brazil, 29, 2.81%
Brazil
29 publications, 2.81%
France, 27, 2.62%
France
27 publications, 2.62%
South Africa, 27, 2.62%
South Africa
27 publications, 2.62%
Ghana, 24, 2.33%
Ghana
24 publications, 2.33%
Italy, 23, 2.23%
Italy
23 publications, 2.23%
Austria, 21, 2.03%
Austria
21 publications, 2.03%
Belgium, 21, 2.03%
Belgium
21 publications, 2.03%
Switzerland, 20, 1.94%
Switzerland
20 publications, 1.94%
Sri Lanka, 20, 1.94%
Sri Lanka
20 publications, 1.94%
Bangladesh, 19, 1.84%
Bangladesh
19 publications, 1.84%
Nepal, 15, 1.45%
Nepal
15 publications, 1.45%
Republic of Korea, 15, 1.45%
Republic of Korea
15 publications, 1.45%
Spain, 13, 1.26%
Spain
13 publications, 1.26%
Nigeria, 13, 1.26%
Nigeria
13 publications, 1.26%
Norway, 13, 1.26%
Norway
13 publications, 1.26%
Thailand, 13, 1.26%
Thailand
13 publications, 1.26%
Ethiopia, 13, 1.26%
Ethiopia
13 publications, 1.26%
Turkey, 10, 0.97%
Turkey
10 publications, 0.97%
Philippines, 10, 0.97%
Philippines
10 publications, 0.97%
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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.