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Research in Ernakulam

Science Explorer records 28 research institutions in Ernakulam, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies and Sacred Heart College.

Research institutions
28
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Ernakulam?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Cochin University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 9,468 #3,097
2Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research CentreHospital / health system 4,438 #7,474
3Central Marine Fisheries Research InstituteResearch facility 2,518 #11,420
4Sacred Heart CollegeUniversity 2,025 #7,088
5Rajagiri HospitalHospital / health system 1,360 #8,691
6Central Institute of Fisheries TechnologyResearch facility 1,154 #11,826
7General Hospital ErnakulamHospital / health system 811 #15,077
8Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean StudiesUniversity 763 #6,452
9Aster MedcityHospital / health system 633 #12,723
10Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College HospitalUniversity 584 #25,036
11Naval Physical & Oceanographic LaboratoryResearch facility 544 #25,400
12Lakeshore HospitalHospital / health system 417 #26,239
13Medical Trust HospitalHospital / health system 351 #26,370
14National University of Advanced Legal StudiesUniversity 328 #28,031
15Lourdes HospitalHospital / health system 321 #25,948
16Little Flower Hospital & Research CentreHospital / health system 187 #37,482 all time
17SCMS Group of Educational InstitutionsUniversity 183 #34,592 all time
18Sree Sankaracharya University of SanskritUniversity 178 #24,049
19SciGenom Labs (India)Company 162 #37,727 all time
20PVS Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 107 not ranked
21Centre for Public Policy ResearchNonprofit 105 not ranked
22Spices Board IndiaGovernment institution 102 not ranked
23Nansen Environmental Research Centre IndiaResearch facility 44 not ranked
24Dhathri Ayurveda (India)Company 36 not ranked
25Coir Board of IndiaGovernment institution 11 not ranked
26Plant Lipids (India)Company 5 not ranked
27Kerala MuseumArchive 3 not ranked
28LokadharmiInstitution 3 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.

Cochin University of Science and Technology: 35.3%Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre: 16.5%Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute: 9.4%Sacred Heart College: 7.5%24 others listed: 31.3%35%largest
Cochin University of Science and Technology9,468 · 35.3%Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre4,438 · 16.5%Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute2,518 · 9.4%Sacred Heart College2,025 · 7.5%24 others listed8,392 · 31.3%

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

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.

Which keywords describe research in Ernakulam?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Conservation, Biogeography, Deep Learning, Environmental Impact and Freshwater.

▲ 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. Epidemiology422▲ 1.32×129 topics
  2. Climate Change346▲ 1.59×88 topics
  3. Deep Learning332▲ 1.20×77 topics
  4. Machine Learning321▲ 1.21×83 topics
  5. Environmental Impact250▲ 1.82×52 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications197▲ 2.0×35 topics
  7. Aquaculture193▲ 9.1×8 topics
  8. Conservation172▲ 4.9×16 topics
  9. Biodiversity170▲ 2.8×25 topics
  10. Treatment148▲ 1.51×51 topics
  11. Diagnosis138▲ 1.83×41 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity138▲ 3.9×20 topics
  13. Biogeography135▲ 6.4×18 topics
  14. Nanomaterials135▲ 1.58×17 topics
  15. Phylogenetic Analysis124▲ 5.1×14 topics
  16. Nanocomposites123▲ 1.89×20 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering117▲ 2.4×13 topics
  18. Freshwater117▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity115▲ 2.2×31 topics
  20. Antibiotic Resistance109▲ 3.5×14 topics
  21. Morphology108▲ 7.8×5 topics
  22. Environmental Factors106▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Fish106▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Length-Weight Relationships106▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Fisheries Sustainability91▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Innate Immunity88▲ 3.4×10 topics
  27. DNA Barcoding83▲ 6.3×8 topics
  28. Probiotics76▲ 4.0×6 topics
  29. Marine Environment73▲ 6.3×3 topics
  30. Fatty Acids71▲ 8.3×5 topics
  31. Omega-3 Fatty Acids68▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Fish Feed64▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Sustainable Feeds64▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Viral Diseases63▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Fish Immunology63▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Stress Response63▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Trophic Cascades63▲ 8.2×2 topics
  38. Fisheries62▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Ecosystem Management61▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Marine Fisheries61▲ 18×1 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 StudiesAquatic Science 106 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquatic Science 64 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology 63 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries researchGlobal and Planetary Change 61 works
  5. 5 Identification and Quantification in FoodMolecular Biology 54 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic PollutionPollution 45 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease and TransplantationHepatology 33 works
  8. 8 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesMolecular Biology 32 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 30 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Development in IndiaSociology and Political Science 28 works

Research output over time

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