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Research in Shimla

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Shimla, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Government of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh University and Indira Gandhi Medical College.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
96k
10.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Shimla

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 Shimla?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Himachal Pradesh UniversityUniversity 4,369 #8,927
2Indira Gandhi Medical CollegeUniversity 2,357 #13,733
3Government of Himachal PradeshGovernment institution 1,162 #6,605
4Indian Institute of Advanced StudyResearch facility 196 #31,430 all time
5CB Healthcare (India)Company 5 not ranked
6Social Awareness Through Human InvolvementNonprofit 3 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.

Himachal Pradesh University: 54.0%Indira Gandhi Medical College: 29.1%Government of Himachal Pradesh: 14.4%Indian Institute of Advanced Study: 2.4%2 others listed: 0.1%54%largest
Himachal Pradesh University4,369 · 54.0%Indira Gandhi Medical College2,357 · 29.1%Government of Himachal Pradesh1,162 · 14.4%Indian Institute of Advanced Study196 · 2.4%2 others listed8 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Shimla work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Shimla is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 938 fractional works · 32.5% of its workEngineering: 255 fractional works · 8.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 80 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 177 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 48 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 41 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 168 fractional works · 5.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 147 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 83 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomaterials: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 54 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 747 fractional works · 25.9% of its workMedicine: 617 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSurgery: 103 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 48 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 44 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 65 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 707 fractional works · 24.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 445 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPlant Science: 208 fractional works · 7.2% of its workFood Science: 83 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInsect Science: 39 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 171 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 84 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 492 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 211 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 67 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 76 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 63 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 59 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 57 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKShimla2,885fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences17%

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. Engineering2558.8%
    2. Computer Science1776.1%
    3. Environmental Science1685.8%
    4. Materials Science1475.1%
    5. Chemistry541.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy371.3%
    7. Mathematics341.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering270.9%
    9. Energy220.8%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences160.6%
    1. Medicine61721.4%
    2. Health Professions652.3%
    3. Dentistry361.2%
    4. Nursing281.0%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44515.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1715.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics401.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology271.0%
    5. Neuroscience240.8%
    1. Social Sciences2117.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities762.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting632.2%
    4. Psychology592.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance572.0%
    6. Decision Sciences260.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Shimla strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Shimla is most concentrated in Molecular Medicine, Insect Science and Plant Science (7.7× the world share in Molecular Medicine).

  1. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 20.8 works7.7×
  2. Insect ScienceSubfield · 31.1 works4.4×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 186.9 works4.3×
← 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: 3.32× its world share, 394 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 154 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.92× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.95× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 153 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 228 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 147 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.49× its world share, 130 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.36× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 535 worksMedicineNursing: 1.98× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 172 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.92×34 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.32×394 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.95×26 works
  4. Dentistry2.36×29 works
  5. Nursing1.98×24 works
  6. Materials Science1.49×130 works
  7. Environmental Science1.18×147 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×154 works
  9. Chemistry1.16×46 works
  10. Medicine1.12×535 works
  11. Mathematics1.03×30 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.97×24 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.89×47 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.86×21 works
  15. Energy0.85×20 works
  16. Health Professions0.83×55 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.81×58 works
  18. Computer Science0.79×153 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×53 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.63×35 works
  21. Engineering0.61×228 works
  22. Psychology0.61×46 works
  23. Social Sciences0.54×172 works
  24. Neuroscience0.47×19 works
  25. Veterinary0.46×2 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×14 works

Which keywords describe research in Shimla?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Toxicity, Potato, Epidemiology, Biomedical Applications, Antioxidants, Neurotoxicity, Antioxidant Activity and Drug Delivery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology147▲ 1.28×118 topics
  2. Climate Change106▲ 1.35×75 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications92▲ 2.7×28 topics
  4. Machine Learning92◆ 0.96×67 topics
  5. Sustainability88▲ 1.25×64 topics
  6. Deep Learning83▼ 0.83×59 topics
  7. Toxicity73▲ 5.8×17 topics
  8. Environmental Impact72▲ 1.46×44 topics
  9. Nanoparticles67▲ 1.85×37 topics
  10. Antioxidants64▲ 5.0×12 topics
  11. Potato64▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress62▲ 1.31×51 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity62▲ 3.4×27 topics
  14. Treatment60▲ 1.72×46 topics
  15. Antioxidant59▲ 3.0×47 topics
  16. Drug Delivery59▲ 3.7×13 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity53▲ 4.2×19 topics
  18. Human Rights53▲ 1.78×25 topics
  19. Metabolism52▲ 3.4×23 topics
  20. Nanomaterials52▲ 1.72×17 topics
  21. Diagnosis50▲ 1.87×38 topics
  22. Food Security48▲ 3.0×17 topics
  23. Neurotoxicity45▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis45▲ 5.0×15 topics
  25. Tissue Engineering44▲ 2.5×12 topics
  26. Medicinal Plants42▲ 3.8×18 topics
  27. Mitigation Strategies40▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Acrylamide40▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Maillard Reaction40▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Herbal Medicine38▲ 4.7×11 topics
  31. India38▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Development36▲ 3.5×14 topics
  33. Biomaterials32▲ 4.6×7 topics
  34. Policy32▲ 5.1×8 topics
  35. Genome Sequencing30▲ 6.5×9 topics
  36. Conflict28▲ 5.9×6 topics
  37. Plant Pathogens26▲ 28×3 topics
  38. Phytophthora24▲ 52×1 topic
  39. late blight resistance24▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Production24▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Shimla?

Potato Plant Research36Potato Plant Research: 36 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resistance: 21 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…20Agricultural Economics and Practices: 20 fractional worksHydrogels: synthesis, pr…19Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications: 19 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 18 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery S…14Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: 14 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 13 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 13 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…12Indian History and Philosophy: 12 fractional works
Food SciencePlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesMolecular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Potato Plant Research Food Science 36 works
  2. 2 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 21 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 20 works
  4. 4 Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications Molecular Medicine 19 works
  5. 5 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  6. 6 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 15 works
  7. 7 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 14 works
  8. 8 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 13 works
  9. 9 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 13 works
  10. 10 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 12 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%Shimla10.9% 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 13.0% in 2010.

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