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Research in Pilāni

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Pilāni, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and Shridhar University.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
218k
14.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Pilāni

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 Pilāni?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniUniversity 20,315 #1,011
2Shridhar UniversityUniversity 113 #18,533

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.

Which fields of science does Pilāni work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research in Pilāni is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Computer Science (15%), Materials Science (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,842 fractional works · 71.8% of its workEngineering: 1,678 fractional works · 31.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 502 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 239 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 191 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 119 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 113 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 96 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 82 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 812 fractional works · 15.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 225 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 153 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 152 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 113 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 333 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 192 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 272 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 107 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 71 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 201 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 119 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 199 fractional works · 3.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 149 fractional works · 2.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 90 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 82 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 613 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 177 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 63 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 168 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 120 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 86 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 517 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 272 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 185 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 123 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 63 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 379 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMedicine: 327 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPilāni5,351fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences11%

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. Engineering1,67831.4%
    2. Computer Science81215.2%
    3. Materials Science3336.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2725.1%
    5. Chemistry2013.8%
    6. Environmental Science1993.7%
    7. Mathematics1492.8%
    8. Energy901.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences561.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering531.0%
    1. Social Sciences1773.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1683.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1202.2%
    4. Psychology621.1%
    5. Decision Sciences561.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities300.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2725.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1232.3%
    3. Neuroscience601.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics430.8%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology190.4%
    1. Medicine3276.1%
    2. Health Professions330.6%
    3. Nursing120.2%
    4. Dentistry50.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pilāni strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pilāni is most concentrated in Numerical Analysis, Hardware and Architecture and Pharmaceutical Science (5.8× the world share in Numerical Analysis).

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 23.8 works5.8×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 26.7 works5.0×
  3. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 23.6 works4.6×
  4. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 29.7 works4.4×
  5. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 139.2 works3.3×
  6. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 108.1 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: 0.48× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 240 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.20× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.83× its world share, 47 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.45× its world share, 184 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.95× its world share, 725 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 76 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 1,531 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 174 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.74× its world share, 291 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.35× its world share, 132 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.31× its world share, 246 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 286 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 148 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 108 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 157 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.83×47 works
  2. Chemistry2.45×184 works
  3. Mathematics2.35×132 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.31×246 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.20×37 works
  6. Engineering2.13×1,531 works
  7. Computer Science1.95×725 works
  8. Materials Science1.74×291 works
  9. Energy1.73×76 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×108 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.04×48 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.96×148 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×240 works
  14. Environmental Science0.73×174 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×54 works
  16. Neuroscience0.66×51 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×110 works
  18. Nursing0.48×11 works
  19. Psychology0.36×53 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×16 works
  21. Medicine0.31×286 works
  22. Social Sciences0.26×157 works
  23. Health Professions0.23×29 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.17×23 works
  25. Dentistry0.14×3 works
  26. Veterinary0.10×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Pilāni?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Energy Efficiency, Heat Transfer, Neural Networks, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 Learning394▲ 2.1×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning291▲ 1.63×83 topics
  3. Neural Networks159▲ 1.93×35 topics
  4. Nanoparticles145▲ 2.1×42 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency143▲ 2.9×35 topics
  6. Sustainability137◆ 1.05×55 topics
  7. Nanomaterials134▲ 2.4×19 topics
  8. Renewable Energy126▲ 1.62×37 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications112▲ 1.76×35 topics
  10. Internet of Things110▲ 2.4×23 topics
  11. Environmental Impact110▲ 1.20×43 topics
  12. Heat Transfer108▲ 4.1×15 topics
  13. Security98▲ 2.7×21 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties90▲ 1.72×31 topics
  15. Biosensors89▲ 3.4×11 topics
  16. Healthcare89▲ 1.46×13 topics
  17. Graphene87▲ 2.4×12 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks85▲ 2.2×14 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management77▲ 1.60×16 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks73▲ 3.0×9 topics
  21. IoT Security73▲ 4.4×3 topics
  22. Nanostructures72▲ 3.3×15 topics
  23. Energy Storage68▲ 1.96×12 topics
  24. Thermal Management61▲ 3.5×7 topics
  25. Electric Vehicles59▲ 3.8×4 topics
  26. Semiconductors59▲ 3.8×5 topics
  27. Chemical Sensors58▲ 4.7×3 topics
  28. Bioimaging54▲ 4.5×6 topics
  29. Medicinal Chemistry53▲ 3.7×13 topics
  30. Synthesis53▲ 2.6×33 topics
  31. Security and Privacy51▲ 5.1×3 topics
  32. 5G Networks51▲ 4.8×5 topics
  33. Privacy51▲ 3.3×7 topics
  34. Applications48▲ 3.3×8 topics
  35. Security Analysis43▲ 4.8×4 topics
  36. Experimental Investigation43▲ 7.7×4 topics
  37. Mobile Edge Computing41▲ 4.9×2 topics
  38. Field-Effect Transistors40▲ 4.8×4 topics
  39. Nonlinear Equations38▲ 5.6×6 topics
  40. General Relativity34▲ 9.6×2 topics

What research is done in Pilāni?

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing30IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 30 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…29Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 29 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…27Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 27 fractional worksGyrotron and Vacuum Elec…25Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research: 25 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 24 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 23 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…22Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 22 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 21 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 21 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 30 works
  2. 2 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 28 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 27 works
  5. 5 Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 25 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 24 works
  7. 7 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 23 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 22 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 21 works
  10. 10 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 21 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%Pilāni16.7% 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 22.9% in 2020.

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