Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
City · India

Research in Surat

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Surat, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, Uka Tarsadia University and Navsari Agricultural University.

Research institutions
9
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
185k
11.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record

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 Surat?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology SuratUniversity 9,530 #3,838
2Navsari Agricultural UniversityUniversity 1,979 #10,751
3Government Medical CollegeUniversity 1,747 #16,259
4Veer Narmad South Gujarat UniversityUniversity 1,711 #21,342
5Uka Tarsadia UniversityUniversity 1,119 #9,350
6SMT (India)Company 185 #20,597
7Auro UniversityUniversity 155 #20,058
8Shree O.H. Nazar Ayurved College Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati Ayurved HospitalHospital / health system 121 #33,028 all time
9Span Diagnostics (India)Company 57 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.

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat: 57.4%Navsari Agricultural University: 11.9%Government Medical College: 10.5%Veer Narmad South Gujarat University: 10.3%5 others listed: 9.9%57%largest
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat9,530 · 57.4%Navsari Agricultural University1,979 · 11.9%Government Medical College1,747 · 10.5%Veer Narmad South Gujarat University1,711 · 10.3%5 others listed1,637 · 9.9%

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

Which fields of science does Surat work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research in Surat is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Medicine (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,997 fractional works · 58.3% of its workEngineering: 1,856 fractional works · 27.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 456 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 312 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 241 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 165 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 136 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 108 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 542 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 186 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 102 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 425 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 87 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 396 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 276 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomaterials: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 277 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 178 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 162 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 123 fractional works · 1.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 114 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 97 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,157 fractional works · 16.9% of its workMedicine: 1,003 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSurgery: 142 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 87 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,128 fractional works · 16.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 731 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPlant Science: 383 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSoil Science: 80 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 264 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 150 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 569 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 195 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 121 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 98 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKSurat6,852fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences8%

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. Engineering1,85627.1%
    2. Computer Science5427.9%
    3. Environmental Science4256.2%
    4. Materials Science3965.8%
    5. Chemistry2774.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1622.4%
    7. Mathematics1231.8%
    8. Energy1141.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences560.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering470.7%
  1. Health Sciences1,15716.9%
    1. Medicine1,00314.6%
    2. Health Professions871.3%
    3. Nursing430.6%
    4. Dentistry170.3%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
  2. Life Sciences1,12816.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences73110.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2643.9%
    3. Neuroscience480.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology430.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics420.6%
    1. Social Sciences1952.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1211.8%
    3. Psychology981.4%
    4. Decision Sciences600.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance580.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities370.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Surat strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Surat is most concentrated in Numerical Analysis, Modeling and Simulation and Civil and Structural Engineering (4.8× the world share in Numerical Analysis).

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 25.2 works4.8×
  2. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 39.4 works4.6×
  3. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 293.4 works4.1×
  4. Soil ScienceSubfield · 69.6 works3.8×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 71.2 works3.7×
  6. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 53.1 works3.7×
← 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: 2.30× its world share, 668 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 237 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.94× its world share, 41 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.58× its world share, 247 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 465 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.85× its world share, 104 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.89× its world share, 1,730 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 382 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.69× its world share, 359 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 109 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 137 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 72 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 853 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 39 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 106 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 47 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry2.58×247 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.30×668 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.94×41 works
  4. Engineering1.89×1,730 works
  5. Energy1.85×104 works
  6. Materials Science1.69×359 works
  7. Mathematics1.52×109 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.49×32 works
  9. Nursing1.31×39 works
  10. Environmental Science1.26×382 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.01×137 works
  12. Computer Science0.98×465 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.79×47 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×237 works
  15. Medicine0.73×853 works
  16. Veterinary0.69×6 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.62×38 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×106 works
  19. Dentistry0.53×16 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×50 works
  21. Health Professions0.45×72 works
  22. Psychology0.44×82 works
  23. Neuroscience0.39×39 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×49 works
  25. Social Sciences0.21×162 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.18×31 works

Which keywords describe research in Surat?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Biomedical Applications, Sustainability and Drought Tolerance.

▲ 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 Learning322▲ 1.36×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning253◆ 1.11×81 topics
  3. Climate Change245▲ 1.32×89 topics
  4. Epidemiology236◆ 0.87×130 topics
  5. Sustainability220▲ 1.31×70 topics
  6. Renewable Energy168▲ 1.70×45 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications167▲ 2.1×34 topics
  8. Environmental Impact158▲ 1.36×54 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties149▲ 2.2×34 topics
  10. Nanoparticles142▲ 1.65×43 topics
  11. Neural Networks137▲ 1.30×34 topics
  12. Nanomaterials117▲ 1.63×18 topics
  13. Power Electronics116▲ 5.3×8 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration116▲ 5.1×6 topics
  15. Remote Sensing113▲ 1.35×29 topics
  16. Heat Transfer105▲ 3.1×19 topics
  17. Catalysis103▲ 2.3×24 topics
  18. Food Security85▲ 2.3×18 topics
  19. Bioimaging85▲ 5.5×6 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks80▲ 2.6×8 topics
  21. Drought Tolerance80▲ 8.4×9 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity76▲ 2.5×18 topics
  23. Nanocrystals70▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Sustainable Agriculture68▲ 3.2×13 topics
  25. Two-Dimensional Materials67▲ 4.2×4 topics
  26. Medicinal Chemistry66▲ 3.6×13 topics
  27. Hydrological Modeling64▲ 3.9×5 topics
  28. Water Resources60▲ 3.6×10 topics
  29. Breeding59▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Nutritional Quality58▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Plant Growth57▲ 7.6×6 topics
  32. India52▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Nonlinear Equations51▲ 5.8×3 topics
  34. Production48▲ 8.5×2 topics
  35. Nutrient Uptake46▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Crop Productivity44▲ 9.8×3 topics
  37. Lattice QCD44▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Water Scarcity44▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Agricultural Practices44▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Marker Development41▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Surat?

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 42 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 34 works
  3. 3 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 31 works
  4. 4 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 30 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 30 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 28 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 28 works
  8. 8 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 28 works
  9. 9 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  10. 10 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 27 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%Surat10.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.7% in 2009.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Surat. Posts are plain text and can be reported.