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Research in Ahmedabad

Science Explorer records 76 research institutions in Ahmedabad, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Nirma University, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Research institutions
76
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
53k
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Ahmedabad?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Gujarat UniversityUniversity 5,081 #4,084
2Nirma UniversityUniversity 4,955 #2,339
3Physical Research LaboratoryResearch facility 4,849 #5,269
4B.J. Medical CollegeHospital / health system 3,597 #5,184
5St Xavier’s CollegeUniversity 3,586 #5,198
6Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadUniversity 3,530 #3,951
7Government Dental College and HospitalUniversity 3,246 #8,895
8National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - AhmedabadGovernment institution 2,338 #2,418
9Gujarat Technological UniversityUniversity 2,313 #5,541
10Ahmedabad UniversityUniversity 1,853 #6,875
11Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical CollegeUniversity 1,207 #16,658
12Gujarat Cancer & Research InstituteResearch facility 1,199 #23,383
13Ganpat UniversityUniversity 1,189 #5,874
14Ahmedabad Civil HospitalHospital / health system 965 #23,061
15Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and ManagementUniversity 907 #8,792
16Apollo HospitalsHospital / health system 861 #20,894
17Institute of Transplantation SciencesHospital / health system 842 #19,926
18Zydus Lifesciences Limited (India)Company 671 #9,593
19Indus UniversityUniversity 642 #8,209
20Care Institute of Medical SciencesHospital / health system 516 #21,443
21National Institute of Occupational HealthResearch facility 511 #10,111
22Sanjivani Super Speciality HospitalsHospital / health system 502 #11,532
23Entrepreneurship Development Institute of IndiaUniversity 457 #18,407
24GLS UniversityUniversity 410 #26,758
25CEPT UniversityUniversity 409 #25,177
26Nirma (India)Company 397 #13,763
27Gujarat VidyapithUniversity 386 #22,906
28Rashtriya Raksha UniversityUniversity 385 #21,292
29Gujarat Cancer SocietyUniversity 325 #21,873
30Gujarat Institute of Development ResearchResearch facility 308 #24,659
31Mudra Institute of Communications AhmedabadUniversity 305 #13,424
32Raghudeep Eye HospitalHospital / health system 268 #41,153 all time
33Centre for Environment EducationGovernment institution 267 #29,064 all time
34B. V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development CentreResearch facility 265 #20,514 all time
35Adani Institute of Infrastructure EngineeringUniversity 257 #14,894
36National Institute of DesignUniversity 246 #25,567
37Apex Heart InstituteHospital / health system 228 #24,561
38IQVIA (India)Company 215 #21,870
39Shalby HospitalsHospital / health system 196 #27,073
40Sterling HospitalsHospital / health system 189 #25,432
41Diabetes Care & Hormone ClinicHospital / health system 167 #24,939
42Sabarmati UniversityUniversity 151 #25,856
43Stavya Spine Hospital & Research InstituteHospital / health system 147 #28,036
44HesterCompany 146 #41,450 all time
45Gujarat Kidney FoundationInstitution 144 #40,564 all time
46Intas Pharmaceuticals (India)Company 141 #36,040 all time
47Swasthya Diabetes CareHospital / health system 131 #39,313 all time
48Cadila Pharmaceuticals (India)Company 126 #40,208 all time
49Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open UniversityUniversity 121 #42,756 all time
50Torrent Pharma (India)Company 109 not ranked
51Shanti Business SchoolUniversity 109 not ranked
52Veeda Clinical Research (India)Company 57 not ranked
53Bodyline HospitalsHospital / health system 56 not ranked
54Saviour HospitalHospital / health system 53 not ranked
55Life Care Institute of Medical Sciences & ResearchHospital / health system 49 not ranked
56Lambda Therapeutic Research (India)Company 46 not ranked
57Krishna Maternity and Surgical Nursing HomeHospital / health system 37 not ranked
58Bhungroo (India)Company 32 not ranked
59Xcellon School of BusinessUniversity 27 not ranked
60Amneal (India)Company 25 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Gujarat University: 9.6%Nirma University: 9.4%Physical Research Laboratory: 9.2%B.J. Medical College: 6.8%56 others listed: 65.0%10%largest
Gujarat University5,081 · 9.6%Nirma University4,955 · 9.4%Physical Research Laboratory4,849 · 9.2%B.J. Medical College3,597 · 6.8%56 others listed34k · 65.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Ahmedabad strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ahmedabad is most concentrated in Pharmaceutical Science, Oral Surgery and General Dentistry (7.2× the world share in Pharmaceutical Science).

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 140.2 works7.2×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 215.8 works6.1×
  3. General DentistrySubfield · 46.8 works5.9×
  4. DentistryField · 474.1 works5.3×
  5. PeriodonticsSubfield · 116.9 works4.7×
  6. OrthodonticsSubfield · 94.6 works4.6×
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 242.4 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Ahmedabad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Nanoparticles, Internet of Things, Healthcare, Sustainability and Security.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning981▲ 1.57×83 topics
  2. Epidemiology957▲ 1.32×133 topics
  3. Machine Learning948▲ 1.58×94 topics
  4. Sustainability490◆ 1.10×104 topics
  5. Inflammation424◆ 1.11×83 topics
  6. Nanoparticles412▲ 1.79×42 topics
  7. Healthcare382▲ 1.85×31 topics
  8. Climate Change356▼ 0.72×106 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress356▲ 1.19×62 topics
  10. Internet of Things354▲ 2.2×30 topics
  11. Quality of Life346▲ 1.31×55 topics
  12. COVID-19326▲ 1.31×29 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence323▲ 1.29×55 topics
  14. Environmental Impact314◆ 1.01×60 topics
  15. Treatment310▲ 1.40×52 topics
  16. Neural Networks308◆ 1.09×40 topics
  17. Cancer287▲ 1.17×59 topics
  18. Security285▲ 2.4×26 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management276▲ 1.62×23 topics
  20. Biomedical Applications274▲ 1.27×36 topics
  21. Renewable Energy272◆ 1.04×47 topics
  22. Risk Factors265▲ 1.32×37 topics
  23. Diagnosis243▲ 1.43×41 topics
  24. Pandemic235▲ 1.20×12 topics
  25. Convolutional Neural Networks222▲ 1.66×14 topics
  26. Drug Delivery222▲ 2.2×16 topics
  27. Antioxidant218▲ 1.74×51 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy208▲ 2.0×20 topics
  29. Chemotherapy201▲ 1.57×25 topics
  30. Clinical Trials201▲ 1.64×19 topics
  31. IoT Security196▲ 3.3×3 topics
  32. Consumer Behavior191▲ 1.65×18 topics
  33. Surgical Management187▲ 2.5×20 topics
  34. Social Capital183▲ 1.90×19 topics
  35. Medicinal Chemistry163▲ 3.2×13 topics
  36. IoT159▲ 2.3×18 topics
  37. Privacy154▲ 2.9×9 topics
  38. Smart Cities144▲ 3.0×8 topics
  39. Decentralization128▲ 3.3×6 topics
  40. India105▲ 8.0×4 topics

What research is done in Ahmedabad?

Blockchain Technology Ap…103Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 103 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing77IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 77 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 72 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 65 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 59 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 59 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 59 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI58Smart Agriculture and AI: 58 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 56 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 56 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsBiomaterialsSociology and Political Science5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 103 works
  2. 2 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 77 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 72 works
  4. 4 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 65 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 59 works
  6. 6 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 59 works
  7. 7 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 59 works
  8. 8 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 58 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 56 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 56 works

Research output over time

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