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Research in Ludhiana

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Ludhiana, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Public Works Department Buildings and Roads, Punjab Agricultural University and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.

Research institutions
8
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
293k
11.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ludhiana

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 Ludhiana?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Punjab Agricultural UniversityUniversity 12,021 #7,001
2Christian Medical CollegeUniversity 5,117 #9,385
3Dayanand Medical College & HospitalUniversity 2,481 #11,014
4Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityUniversity 2,345 #8,548
5Public Works Department Buildings and RoadsGovernment institution 1,353 #6,466
6Satguru Partap Singh HospitalHospital / health system 246 #19,953
7Punjab Remote Sensing CentreGovernment institution 173 #21,253
8Dr. B.L. Kapur Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 40 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.

Punjab Agricultural University: 50.6%Christian Medical College: 21.5%Dayanand Medical College & Hospital: 10.4%Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University: 9.9%4 others listed: 7.6%51%largest
Punjab Agricultural University12k · 50.6%Christian Medical College5,117 · 21.5%Dayanand Medical College & Hospital2,481 · 10.4%Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University2,345 · 9.9%4 others listed1,812 · 7.6%

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

Which fields of science does Ludhiana work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Ludhiana is in Life Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (37%), Medicine (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 3,685 fractional works · 48.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,838 fractional works · 37.2% of its workPlant Science: 1,446 fractional works · 18.9% of its workFood Science: 289 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 279 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSoil Science: 242 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 179 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 128 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 127 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 637 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 299 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 174 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCell Biology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 108 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,142 fractional works · 28.0% of its workMedicine: 1,705 fractional works · 22.3% of its workSurgery: 264 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 139 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 120 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 97 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 91 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 170 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 169 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 127 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 92 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,345 fractional works · 17.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 411 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 90 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 338 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 130 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 200 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 73 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 152 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 123 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 468 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 159 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 98 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 74 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLudhiana7,639fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences48%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences6%

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. Life Sciences3,68548.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,83837.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6378.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1081.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics520.7%
    5. Neuroscience500.6%
  2. Health Sciences2,14228.0%
    1. Medicine1,70522.3%
    2. Nursing1702.2%
    3. Health Professions1271.7%
    4. Dentistry921.2%
    5. Veterinary480.6%
    1. Environmental Science4115.4%
    2. Engineering3384.4%
    3. Materials Science2002.6%
    4. Computer Science1522.0%
    5. Chemistry1231.6%
    6. Energy400.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy310.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences290.4%
    9. Mathematics150.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.1%
    1. Social Sciences1592.1%
    2. Psychology981.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting741.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance610.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities530.7%
    6. Decision Sciences230.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ludhiana strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ludhiana is most concentrated in Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Soil Science (16.4× the world share in Agronomy and Crop Science).

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 262.5 works16×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 1,306.9 works11×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 217.1 works11×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 2,559.2 works8.0×
  5. BiochemistrySubfield · 56.9 works6.8×
  6. Insect ScienceSubfield · 110.9 works5.8×
  7. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 167.0 works5.6×
← 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: 7.97× its world share, 2,559 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 570 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 90 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.68× its world share, 40 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 114 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 114 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 300 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 362 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 171 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.47× its world share, 81 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 112 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 1,507 worksMedicineNursing: 4.67× its world share, 155 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.39× its world share, 40 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 84 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.97×2,559 works
  2. Nursing4.67×155 works
  3. Veterinary4.39×40 works
  4. Dentistry2.47×81 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.68×40 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.58×570 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.33×90 works
  8. Medicine1.16×1,507 works
  9. Environmental Science1.08×362 works
  10. Chemistry1.07×114 works
  11. Materials Science0.73×171 works
  12. Health Professions0.63×112 works
  13. Energy0.55×34 works
  14. Psychology0.41×84 works
  15. Neuroscience0.39×43 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×55 works
  17. Engineering0.30×300 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×62 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.26×17 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×27 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.24×6 works
  22. Computer Science0.22×114 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.22×43 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.19×29 works
  25. Mathematics0.17×14 works
  26. Social Sciences0.15×132 works

Which keywords describe research in Ludhiana?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Security, Climate Change, QTL Mapping, Genetic Diversity, Drought Tolerance, Sustainable Agriculture, Genetic Improvement 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. Climate Change510▲ 2.5×89 topics
  2. Epidemiology441▲ 1.45×127 topics
  3. Sustainability327▲ 1.75×63 topics
  4. Food Security317▲ 7.7×21 topics
  5. Genetic Diversity242▲ 7.3×21 topics
  6. QTL Mapping235▲ 26×6 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress227▲ 1.81×58 topics
  8. Drought Tolerance223▲ 21×9 topics
  9. Antioxidant221▲ 4.2×49 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture198▲ 8.4×15 topics
  11. Agriculture192▲ 6.6×9 topics
  12. Genetic Improvement192▲ 29×4 topics
  13. Genetics191▲ 3.5×25 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity189▲ 4.0×31 topics
  15. Breeding188▲ 33×5 topics
  16. Health Benefits172▲ 6.8×15 topics
  17. Nutrient Uptake161▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Antioxidants160▲ 4.7×15 topics
  19. Soil Fertility158▲ 9.2×9 topics
  20. Development155▲ 5.7×12 topics
  21. Drought Resistance152▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Nutritional Quality151▲ 27×4 topics
  23. Policy147▲ 8.9×7 topics
  24. Yield Potential146▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Production146▲ 23×2 topics
  26. India143▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Plant Growth142▲ 17×6 topics
  28. Water Management138▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Economic Analysis133▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Crop Productivity132▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Crop Management132▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Horticultural Crops124▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Agricultural Practices119▲ 38×3 topics
  34. Maize Yield114▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Nitrogen Uptake114▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Genetic Mapping112▲ 19×6 topics
  37. Genetic Regulation110▲ 8.8×6 topics
  38. Rice109▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Aerobic Rice Systems106▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Root Traits106▲ 42×1 topic

What research is done in Ludhiana?

Agricultural Economics and Practices: 124 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 110 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…99Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 99 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…74Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 74 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 71 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 70 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…60Agricultural pest management studies: 60 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 56 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 54 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…49Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 49 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceSoil Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 124 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 110 works
  3. 3 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 99 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 74 works
  5. 5 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 71 works
  6. 6 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 70 works
  7. 7 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 60 works
  8. 8 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 56 works
  9. 9 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 54 works
  10. 10 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 49 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%Ludhiana11.3% 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 14.2% in 2010.

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