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Research in Ernakulam

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Ernakulam, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Rajagiri Hospital, Sacred Heart College and General Hospital Ernakulam.

Research institutions
24
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
273k
10.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ernakulam

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Ernakulam?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Cochin University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 9,468 #9,437
2Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research CentreHospital / health system 4,438 #16,268
3Sacred Heart CollegeUniversity 2,025 #7,625
4Rajagiri HospitalHospital / health system 1,360 #5,334
5General Hospital ErnakulamHospital / health system 811 #8,509
6Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean StudiesUniversity 763 #12,747
7Aster MedcityHospital / health system 633 #18,412
8Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College HospitalUniversity 584 #17,114
9Lakeshore HospitalHospital / health system 417 #21,176
10Medical Trust HospitalHospital / health system 351 #19,918
11National University of Advanced Legal StudiesUniversity 328 #21,919
12Little Flower Hospital & Research CentreHospital / health system 187 #30,535 all time
13SCMS Group of Educational InstitutionsUniversity 183 #28,862 all time
14Sree Sankaracharya University of SanskritUniversity 178 #19,151
15SciGenom Labs (India)Company 162 #33,904 all time
16PVS Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 107 not ranked
17Centre for Public Policy ResearchNonprofit 105 not ranked
18Spices Board IndiaGovernment institution 102 not ranked
19Nansen Environmental Research Centre IndiaResearch facility 44 not ranked
20Dhathri Ayurveda (India)Company 36 not ranked
21Coir Board of IndiaGovernment institution 11 not ranked
22Plant Lipids (India)Company 5 not ranked
23Kerala MuseumArchive 3 not ranked
24LokadharmiInstitution 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Cochin University of Science and Technology: 42.4%Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre: 19.9%Sacred Heart College: 9.1%Rajagiri Hospital: 6.1%20 others listed: 22.5%42%largest
Cochin University of Science and Technology9,468 · 42.4%Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre4,438 · 19.9%Sacred Heart College2,025 · 9.1%Rajagiri Hospital1,360 · 6.1%20 others listed5,013 · 22.5%

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

Which fields of science does Ernakulam work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Ernakulam is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Engineering (11%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,876 fractional works · 40.9% of its workEngineering: 1,034 fractional works · 10.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 279 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 191 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 102 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 815 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 173 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 154 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 108 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 732 fractional works · 7.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 242 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 150 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 107 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 493 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 230 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 105 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 76 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 246 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOceanography: 127 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 159 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 154 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 123 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 100 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 96 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,790 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMedicine: 2,508 fractional works · 26.4% of its workSurgery: 393 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 210 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 179 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 126 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 125 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 117 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 114 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 145 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 168 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,636 fractional works · 17.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 683 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAquatic Science: 239 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 151 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 103 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 609 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 319 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 110 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 167 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 121 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 119 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,187 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 435 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 167 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 219 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 160 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 139 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 99 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 128 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 106 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKErnakulam9,489fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,03410.9%
    2. Environmental Science8158.6%
    3. Computer Science7327.7%
    4. Materials Science4935.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2462.6%
    6. Mathematics1591.7%
    7. Chemistry1541.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy1231.3%
    9. Energy1001.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering210.2%
  2. Health Sciences2,79029.4%
    1. Medicine2,50826.4%
    2. Health Professions1681.8%
    3. Nursing560.6%
    4. Dentistry500.5%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,63617.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6837.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6096.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1671.8%
    4. Neuroscience1191.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics580.6%
  4. Social Sciences1,18712.5%
    1. Social Sciences4354.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2192.3%
    3. Psychology1601.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1391.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities1281.4%
    6. Decision Sciences1061.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ernakulam strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ernakulam is most concentrated in Aquatic Science, Oceanography and Endocrinology (14.5× the world share in Aquatic Science).

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 213.7 works15×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 102.8 works4.5×
  3. EndocrinologySubfield · 28.7 works4.5×
  4. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 33.9 works3.8×
  5. HepatologySubfield · 57.1 works3.7×
  6. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 61.1 works3.5×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 590 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 530 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 146 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 97 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.73× its world share, 50 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 138 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 610 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 197 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 80 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 916 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 692 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 439 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 134 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 106 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 42 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 148 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 2,168 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 50 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 88 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 175 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 90 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 121 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 135 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 336 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology1.79×146 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.73×50 works
  3. Environmental Science1.72×692 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.55×197 works
  5. Materials Science1.55×439 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.53×590 works
  7. Mathematics1.40×134 works
  8. Medicine1.39×2,168 works
  9. Nursing1.25×50 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.23×530 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.14×90 works
  12. Chemistry1.08×138 works
  13. Energy1.08×80 works
  14. Dentistry1.06×42 works
  15. Computer Science0.97×610 works
  16. Engineering0.75×916 works
  17. Neuroscience0.73×97 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×121 works
  19. Health Professions0.69×148 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×175 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.61×17 works
  22. Veterinary0.60×7 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.59×106 works
  24. Psychology0.55×135 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.38×88 works
  26. Social Sciences0.33×336 works

Which keywords describe research in Ernakulam?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Conservation, Deep Learning, Environmental Impact, Machine Learning and Biogeography.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology477▲ 1.26×131 topics
  2. Climate Change406▲ 1.57×93 topics
  3. Deep Learning398▲ 1.22×79 topics
  4. Machine Learning383▲ 1.21×86 topics
  5. Environmental Impact296▲ 1.83×56 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications223▲ 1.99×36 topics
  7. Aquaculture215▲ 8.9×8 topics
  8. Biodiversity191▲ 2.6×27 topics
  9. Conservation191▲ 4.7×17 topics
  10. Treatment171▲ 1.49×51 topics
  11. Nanoparticles162▲ 1.36×42 topics
  12. Diagnosis156▲ 1.77×41 topics
  13. Nanomaterials153▲ 1.54×18 topics
  14. Biogeography152▲ 5.8×18 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity148▲ 3.6×20 topics
  16. Nanocomposites141▲ 1.88×20 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis136▲ 4.6×15 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity132▲ 2.2×31 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering132▲ 2.3×13 topics
  20. Freshwater126▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Antibiotic Resistance125▲ 3.3×14 topics
  22. Morphology116▲ 6.9×8 topics
  23. Environmental Factors113▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Fish113▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Length-Weight Relationships113▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Fisheries Sustainability99▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Innate Immunity98▲ 3.2×10 topics
  28. DNA Barcoding93▲ 5.7×8 topics
  29. Marine Environment88▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Fatty Acids78▲ 7.9×5 topics
  31. Omega-3 Fatty Acids74▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Fisheries71▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Fish Feed71▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Feeds71▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Trophic Cascades70▲ 8.0×2 topics
  36. Viral Diseases70▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Fish Immunology70▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Stress Response70▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Ecosystem Management67▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Marine Fisheries67▲ 17×1 topic

What research is done in Ernakulam?

Fish Biology and Ecology…106Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 106 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 64 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…63Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 63 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…61Marine and fisheries research: 61 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 54 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 45 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transp…33Liver Disease and Transplantation: 33 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 32 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 30 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 28 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceImmunologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 106 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 64 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 63 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 61 works
  5. 5 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 54 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 45 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 33 works
  8. 8 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 32 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 30 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 28 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ernakulam8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.8% in 2010.

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