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Research in Santiniketan

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Santiniketan, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Visva-Bharati University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.7k
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
96k
14.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Santiniketan

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 Santiniketan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Visva-Bharati UniversityUniversity 6,728 #2,958

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 Santiniketan work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Santiniketan is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Engineering (9%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 971 fractional works · 49.6% of its workEngineering: 184 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 42 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 168 fractional works · 8.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 38 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 149 fractional works · 7.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 109 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 148 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 51 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 107 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 102 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 67 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 55 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 454 fractional works · 23.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 323 fractional works · 16.5% of its workPlant Science: 151 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 44 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSoil Science: 43 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 98 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 358 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 137 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 48 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 77 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhilosophy: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 49 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 173 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMedicine: 123 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 33 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSantiniketan1,956fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences18%

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. Engineering1849.4%
    2. Environmental Science1688.6%
    3. Chemistry1497.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1487.6%
    5. Computer Science1075.5%
    6. Materials Science1025.2%
    7. Mathematics552.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences241.2%
    9. Energy211.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32316.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology985.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.7%
    4. Neuroscience100.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology90.5%
    1. Social Sciences1377.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities773.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance492.5%
    4. Psychology402.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting291.5%
    6. Decision Sciences261.3%
    1. Medicine1236.3%
    2. Health Professions331.7%
    3. Nursing140.7%
    4. Veterinary40.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santiniketan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santiniketan is most concentrated in Soil Science, Organic Chemistry and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7.8× the world share in Soil Science).

  1. Soil ScienceSubfield · 39.7 works7.8×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 96.3 works7.5×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 39.6 works5.3×
  4. ChemistryField · 133.6 works5.0×
  5. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 25.7 works4.8×
  6. Plant ScienceSubfield · 131.4 works4.4×
← 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.

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: 3.58× its world share, 289 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 87 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.86× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.93× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.01× its world share, 134 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 165 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 148 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.58× its world share, 94 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.41× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.41× its world share, 129 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry5.01×134 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.58×289 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy3.41×129 works
  4. Mathematics2.41×48 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.93×11 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.86×11 works
  7. Environmental Science1.75×148 works
  8. Materials Science1.58×94 works
  9. Nursing1.48×12 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.39×23 works
  11. Veterinary1.28×3 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×44 works
  13. Arts and Humanities1.16×57 works
  14. Energy1.15×18 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×87 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.79×21 works
  17. Computer Science0.68×89 works
  18. Engineering0.65×165 works
  19. Health Professions0.65×29 works
  20. Psychology0.61×32 works
  21. Social Sciences0.53×114 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.48×8 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×25 works
  24. Medicine0.31×100 works
  25. Neuroscience0.29×8 works
  26. Dentistry0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Santiniketan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Security, Climate Change, Heat Transfer, Sustainability, Agriculture, India, Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry.

▲ 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 Change108▲ 2.0×71 topics
  2. Sustainability91▲ 1.90×50 topics
  3. Food Security70▲ 6.7×15 topics
  4. Heat Transfer55▲ 5.8×11 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress51▲ 1.58×39 topics
  6. Agriculture47▲ 6.2×6 topics
  7. Human Rights43▲ 2.1×20 topics
  8. India42▲ 30×3 topics
  9. Development39▲ 5.6×11 topics
  10. Organic Synthesis38▲ 17×9 topics
  11. Medicinal Chemistry37▲ 7.0×13 topics
  12. Catalysis36▲ 2.8×25 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture36▲ 5.9×10 topics
  14. Technology36▲ 3.5×9 topics
  15. Policy34▲ 8.1×7 topics
  16. Experimental Investigation32▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Philosophy32▲ 3.6×6 topics
  18. Soil Fertility31▲ 7.1×6 topics
  19. Toxicity31▲ 3.6×16 topics
  20. Water Management30▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Production29▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Economic Analysis28▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Plant Growth28▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Agricultural Practices28▲ 35×3 topics
  25. Drought Resistance27▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Transition Metal Catalysis27▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Heterocycles26▲ 15×8 topics
  28. Nutrient Uptake26▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions25▲ 21×3 topics
  30. QTL Mapping25▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Rice24▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Environmental Sustainability23▲ 7.4×5 topics
  33. Thermal Conductivity23▲ 7.4×3 topics
  34. Crop Productivity22▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation22▲ 26×1 topic
  36. C–H Activation22▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Yield Potential21▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Aerobic Rice Systems20▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Root Traits20▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Biofertilizers20▲ 24×3 topics

What research is done in Santiniketan?

Agricultural Economics a…26Agricultural Economics and Practices: 26 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…19Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 19 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 19 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…19Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 19 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …18Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 18 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 16 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 14 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Re…13Radical Photochemical Reactions: 13 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 12 fractional worksSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques: 12 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceOrganic ChemistrySoil Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 26 works
  2. 2 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 19 works
  3. 3 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 19 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 19 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 18 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 16 works
  7. 7 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 14 works
  8. 8 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 13 works
  9. 9 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques Organic Chemistry 12 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Santiniketan16.0% 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 19.5% in 2021.

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