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Research in Guwahati

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Guwahati, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Gauhati University and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research.

Research institutions
17
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
41k
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Guwahati?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiUniversity 22,540 #623
2Gauhati UniversityUniversity 6,027 #2,610
3Government Ayurvedic College and HospitalHospital / health system 1,855 #12,232
4Gauhati Medical College and HospitalUniversity 1,666 #13,459
5Cotton UniversityUniversity 1,377 #5,333
6Indian Institute of Information Technology GuwahatiUniversity 1,225 #8,234
7Institute of Advanced Study in Science and TechnologyUniversity 1,221 #6,886
8Assam Don Bosco UniversityUniversity 1,197 #12,499
9Assam Down Town UniversityUniversity 995 #6,769
10Animal Husbandry & VeterinaryGovernment institution 898 #14,458
11National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and ResearchUniversity 797 #4,389
12Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer InstituteHospital / health system 583 #14,128
13National Law University and Judicial AcademyUniversity 236 #19,646
14All India Institute of Medical Sciences GuwahatiUniversity 235 #17,044
15ICAR-National Research Centre on PigResearch facility 193 #20,041
16Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open UniversityUniversity 127 #41,692 all time
17i3gb FoundationResearch facility 1 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.

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati: 54.7%Gauhati University: 14.6%Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital: 4.5%Gauhati Medical College and Hospital: 4.0%13 others listed: 22.1%55%largest
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati23k · 54.7%Gauhati University6,027 · 14.6%Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital1,855 · 4.5%Gauhati Medical College and Hospital1,666 · 4.0%13 others listed9,085 · 22.1%

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

What is Guwahati strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Guwahati is most concentrated in Complementary and alternative medicine, Algebra and Number Theory and Organic Chemistry (8.7× the world share in Complementary and alternative medicine).

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 368.0 works8.7×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 39.2 works4.2×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 419.5 works3.8×
  4. PharmacologySubfield · 100.0 works3.7×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 166.2 works3.6×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 176.1 works3.4×
← 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 Guwahati?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Neuroprotective, Biomedical Applications, Heat Transfer, Traditional Medicine, Deep Learning, Therapeutic Applications and Immunomodulatory.

▲ 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 Learning593▲ 1.19×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning500◆ 1.05×84 topics
  3. Antioxidant460▲ 4.6×51 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications448▲ 2.6×36 topics
  5. Epidemiology398▼ 0.69×134 topics
  6. Cancer393▲ 2.0×57 topics
  7. Climate Change389◆ 0.99×99 topics
  8. Sustainability359◆ 1.01×76 topics
  9. Nanomaterials358▲ 2.3×21 topics
  10. Nanoparticles333▲ 1.82×43 topics
  11. Heat Transfer317▲ 4.4×18 topics
  12. Environmental Impact310▲ 1.25×54 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress267◆ 1.13×61 topics
  14. Neuroprotective266▲ 12×12 topics
  15. Neural Networks248◆ 1.11×38 topics
  16. Nanocomposites240▲ 2.0×22 topics
  17. Traditional Medicine239▲ 11×8 topics
  18. Graphene228▲ 2.3×12 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties220▲ 1.56×37 topics
  20. Therapeutic Applications208▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Catalysis204▲ 2.1×28 topics
  22. Immunomodulatory203▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering202▲ 2.3×13 topics
  24. Ocimum sanctum201▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Withania somnifera201▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Herbal Medicine196▲ 4.7×12 topics
  27. Antioxidant Activity191▲ 2.1×31 topics
  28. Drug Delivery188▲ 2.4×16 topics
  29. Biosensors169▲ 2.3×12 topics
  30. Medicinal Plants169▲ 2.9×18 topics
  31. Synthesis157▲ 2.9×34 topics
  32. Toxicity153▲ 2.4×20 topics
  33. Nanostructures150▲ 2.6×17 topics
  34. Applications145▲ 3.6×8 topics
  35. Bioimaging138▲ 4.2×6 topics
  36. Anti-inflammatory137▲ 3.4×29 topics
  37. Experimental Investigation130▲ 8.5×4 topics
  38. Medicinal Chemistry128▲ 3.2×13 topics
  39. Drug Discovery125▲ 3.9×12 topics
  40. Transition Metal Catalysis87▲ 7.2×4 topics

What research is done in Guwahati?

Phytochemicals and Medic…201Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants: 201 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 78 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 75 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 69 fractional worksComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 58 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 56 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …52Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 52 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 51 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 51 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 49 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicinePolitical Science and International RelationsBiomedical EngineeringComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Phytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsComplementary and alternative medicine 201 works
  2. 2 South Asian Studies and ConflictsPolitical Science and International Relations 78 works
  3. 3 Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferBiomedical Engineering 75 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Mechanics 69 works
  5. 5 Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesComplementary and alternative medicine 58 works
  6. 6 Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsOrganic Chemistry 56 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 52 works
  8. 8 Biofuel production and bioconversionBiomedical Engineering 51 works
  9. 9 Heat Transfer MechanismsMechanical Engineering 51 works
  10. 10 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 49 works

Research output over time

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