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Research in Kanpur

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Kanpur, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University and Harcourt Butler Technical University.

Research institutions
10
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
45k
▲ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
781k
17.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kanpur

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 Kanpur?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Indian Institute of Technology KanpurUniversity 33,551 #646
2Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj UniversityUniversity 2,587 #4,428
3Harcourt Butler Technical UniversityUniversity 2,037 #4,642
4Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical CollegeUniversity 2,018 #14,343
5Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and TechnologyUniversity 1,925 #6,235
6Rama UniversityUniversity 1,075 #5,462
7Indian Institute of Pulses ResearchResearch facility 810 #16,044
8Rama Dental College Hospital & Research CentreUniversity 433 #17,877
9Rama Hospital & Research CentreHospital / health system 149 #22,035
10Shramik BhartiNonprofit 0 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.

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur: 75.3%Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University: 5.8%Harcourt Butler Technical University: 4.6%Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College: 4.5%5 others listed: 9.9%75%largest
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur34k · 75.3%Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University2,587 · 5.8%Harcourt Butler Technical University2,037 · 4.6%Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College2,018 · 4.5%5 others listed4,392 · 9.9%

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

Which fields of science does Kanpur work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research in Kanpur is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Computer Science (10%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 8,352 fractional works · 63.6% of its workEngineering: 3,822 fractional works · 29.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,027 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 473 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 465 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 433 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 309 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 289 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 209 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 193 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 116 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 77 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1,291 fractional works · 9.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 377 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 232 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 217 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 186 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 96 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 956 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 520 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 147 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 131 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 97 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 585 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 115 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 503 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 196 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 99 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 432 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 253 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 269 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 184 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 179 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 160 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 132 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,981 fractional works · 15.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,258 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPlant Science: 689 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSoil Science: 154 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 136 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 87 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 477 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 291 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 128 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,494 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 1,200 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSurgery: 171 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 289 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 141 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 85 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,300 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 472 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 157 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 128 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 241 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 170 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 156 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 109 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 139 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 122 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKanpur13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences10%

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. Engineering3,82229.1%
    2. Computer Science1,2919.8%
    3. Materials Science9567.3%
    4. Environmental Science5854.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy5033.8%
    6. Chemistry4323.3%
    7. Mathematics2692.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1841.4%
    9. Energy1791.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering1321.0%
  2. Life Sciences1,98115.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,2589.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4773.6%
    3. Neuroscience1281.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics820.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology370.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,49411.4%
    1. Medicine1,2009.1%
    2. Health Professions1411.1%
    3. Dentistry850.6%
    4. Nursing620.5%
    5. Veterinary50.0%
    1. Social Sciences4723.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2411.8%
    3. Psychology1701.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1561.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities1391.1%
    6. Decision Sciences1220.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kanpur strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kanpur is most concentrated in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Agronomy and Crop Science and Computational Mechanics (7.1× the world share in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes).

  1. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 61.7 works7.1×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 130.3 works4.9×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 283.7 works4.3×
  4. Soil ScienceSubfield · 135.9 works4.0×
  5. Plant ScienceSubfield · 623.0 works3.2×
  6. Chemical EngineeringField · 118.7 works3.0×
  7. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 389.8 works3.0×
← 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: 2.09× its world share, 1,121 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 411 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 105 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.60× its world share, 64 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.01× its world share, 119 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.12× its world share, 376 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 1,089 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 154 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.48× its world share, 154 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 3,418 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 490 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.09× its world share, 822 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 236 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.74× its world share, 435 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.45× its world share, 79 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 113 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 1,018 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 92 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 187 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 100 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 133 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 127 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 344 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.01×119 works
  2. Chemistry2.12×376 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.09×1,121 works
  4. Materials Science2.09×822 works
  5. Engineering2.02×3,418 works
  6. Mathematics1.78×236 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.74×435 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.60×64 works
  9. Energy1.48×154 works
  10. Dentistry1.45×79 works
  11. Computer Science1.24×1,089 works
  12. Nursing0.95×52 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.92×100 works
  14. Environmental Science0.88×490 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×154 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×411 works
  17. Neuroscience0.57×105 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×133 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×187 works
  20. Medicine0.47×1,018 works
  21. Health Professions0.38×113 works
  22. Psychology0.37×127 works
  23. Veterinary0.31×5 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.28×92 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×29 works
  26. Social Sciences0.24×344 works

Which keywords describe research in Kanpur?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Drought Tolerance, Heat Transfer, Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, Large-Eddy Simulation and Breeding.

▲ 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. Deep Learning623▲ 1.38×82 topics
  2. Machine Learning575▲ 1.32×93 topics
  3. Sustainability334◆ 1.04×79 topics
  4. Nanoparticles333▲ 2.0×44 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties306▲ 2.4×38 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications286▲ 1.84×36 topics
  7. Climate Change284▼ 0.79×99 topics
  8. Environmental Impact251◆ 1.12×57 topics
  9. Renewable Energy245▲ 1.29×49 topics
  10. Neural Networks244▲ 1.20×41 topics
  11. Heat Transfer241▲ 3.8×18 topics
  12. Nanomaterials241▲ 1.75×21 topics
  13. Nanocomposites235▲ 2.3×22 topics
  14. Graphene217▲ 2.5×12 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency207▲ 1.71×38 topics
  16. Drought Tolerance192▲ 10×9 topics
  17. Sustainable Agriculture172▲ 4.2×14 topics
  18. Large-Eddy Simulation168▲ 6.8×5 topics
  19. Breeding154▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Microstructure150▲ 2.2×19 topics
  21. Plant Growth149▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Nutritional Quality144▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Nutrient Uptake129▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Genetic Improvement126▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Marker Development123▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Soil Fertility123▲ 4.2×8 topics
  27. Agricultural Practices111▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Environmental Sustainability111▲ 5.2×10 topics
  29. Biofertilizers109▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Crop Productivity108▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Crop Management106▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Integrated Nutrient Management97▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Organic Manure97▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Vortex Dynamics94▲ 6.3×4 topics
  35. QTL Mapping90▲ 5.9×6 topics
  36. Turbulent Flows83▲ 6.5×3 topics
  37. Chemical Kinetics82▲ 6.8×3 topics
  38. Maize Yield82▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Nitrogen Uptake82▲ 16×1 topic
  40. India76▲ 8.0×3 topics

What research is done in Kanpur?

Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 92 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 82 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…69Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 69 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…60Agricultural pest management studies: 60 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 55 fractional worksGenetic and Environmental Crop Studies: 48 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…47Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 47 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 47 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 43 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …39Semiconductor materials and devices: 39 fractional works
Soil ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceComputational MechanicsPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 92 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 82 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 69 works
  4. 4 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 60 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 55 works
  6. 6 Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies Plant Science 48 works
  7. 7 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 47 works
  8. 8 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 47 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 43 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 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 counting10%20%30%Kanpur12.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.3% in 2007.

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