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Research in Varanasi

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Varanasi, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Banaras Hindu University, Indian Institute of Technology BHU and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith.

Research institutions
6
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
68k
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
950k
13.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Varanasi

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 Varanasi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Banaras Hindu UniversityUniversity 61,209 #1,110
2Indian Institute of Technology BHUUniversity 5,866 #2,062
3Mahatma Gandhi Kashi VidyapithUniversity 370 #10,787
4Central University of Tibetan StudiesUniversity 202 #15,496
5Sampurnanand Sanskrit VishwavidyalayaUniversity 68 not ranked
6Samvedna HospitalHospital / health system 45 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.

Banaras Hindu University: 90.3%Indian Institute of Technology BHU: 8.7%Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith: 0.5%Central University of Tibetan Studies: 0.3%2 others listed: 0.2%90%largest
Banaras Hindu University61k · 90.3%Indian Institute of Technology BHU5,866 · 8.7%Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith370 · 0.5%Central University of Tibetan Studies202 · 0.3%2 others listed113 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Varanasi work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Varanasi is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Engineering (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 8,082 fractional works · 37.6% of its workEngineering: 2,914 fractional works · 13.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 795 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 586 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 406 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 204 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 193 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 168 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 155 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1,189 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 674 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 207 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 153 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 977 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 165 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 935 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 294 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 166 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 138 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 131 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 616 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 404 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 426 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 118 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 398 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 301 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 249 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 231 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 7,515 fractional works · 35.0% of its workMedicine: 6,697 fractional works · 31.2% of its workSurgery: 1,064 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 506 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 420 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 409 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 313 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 252 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 241 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 238 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 233 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 227 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 215 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 200 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 196 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 189 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 168 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 165 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 162 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 140 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 121 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 180 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 403 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 182 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 133 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 222 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 164 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 160 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 29 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3,707 fractional works · 17.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,559 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPlant Science: 822 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 157 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 135 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,441 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 805 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 249 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 323 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 214 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 170 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,162 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 777 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 268 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 213 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 450 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 218 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 124 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 299 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 217 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 286 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 212 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 158 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 138 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKVaranasi21kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences10%

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. Engineering2,91413.6%
    2. Materials Science1,1895.5%
    3. Environmental Science9774.6%
    4. Computer Science9354.4%
    5. Chemistry6162.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy4262.0%
    7. Mathematics3981.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences3011.4%
    9. Energy2491.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering780.4%
  2. Health Sciences7,51535.0%
    1. Medicine6,69731.2%
    2. Health Professions4031.9%
    3. Dentistry2221.0%
    4. Nursing1640.8%
    5. Veterinary290.1%
  3. Life Sciences3,70717.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,5597.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,4416.7%
    3. Neuroscience3231.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2141.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1700.8%
  4. Social Sciences2,16210.1%
    1. Social Sciences7773.6%
    2. Psychology4502.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities2991.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2861.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2121.0%
    6. Decision Sciences1380.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Varanasi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Varanasi is most concentrated in Otorhinolaryngology, Numerical Analysis and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (3.8× the world share in Otorhinolaryngology).

  1. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 72.4 works3.8×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 56.4 works3.5×
  3. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 70.7 works3.4×
  4. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 45.4 works3.2×
  5. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 170.8 works3.1×
  6. UrologySubfield · 65.7 works2.8×
← 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: 1.53× its world share, 1,392 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 1,284 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 189 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 287 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.11× its world share, 142 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 70 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.87× its world share, 562 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 826 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 260 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 221 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 2,658 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 849 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.62× its world share, 1,078 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 345 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 378 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.17× its world share, 201 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 365 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 6,034 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 143 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 25 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 246 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 233 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 112 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 184 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 393 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 639 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.17×201 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.11×142 works
  3. Chemistry1.87×562 works
  4. Medicine1.64×6,034 works
  5. Materials Science1.62×1,078 works
  6. Mathematics1.54×345 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.53×1,392 works
  8. Nursing1.53×143 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.26×1,284 works
  10. Energy1.26×221 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.05×70 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.98×189 works
  13. Veterinary0.96×25 works
  14. Neuroscience0.93×287 works
  15. Engineering0.93×2,658 works
  16. Environmental Science0.89×849 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.89×378 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×260 works
  19. Health Professions0.72×365 works
  20. Psychology0.68×393 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.61×112 works
  22. Computer Science0.56×826 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.45×246 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×184 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×233 works
  26. Social Sciences0.26×639 works

Which keywords describe research in Varanasi?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Nanoparticles, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Nanomaterials, Diagnosis, Biomedical Applications and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,422▲ 1.66×136 topics
  2. Inflammation632▲ 1.38×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress556▲ 1.57×63 topics
  4. Climate Change547◆ 0.94×102 topics
  5. Nanoparticles522▲ 1.93×44 topics
  6. Machine Learning516▼ 0.72×89 topics
  7. Deep Learning512▼ 0.69×80 topics
  8. Treatment455▲ 1.74×52 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications452▲ 1.78×36 topics
  10. Nanomaterials435▲ 1.93×20 topics
  11. Cancer418▲ 1.45×59 topics
  12. Diagnosis415▲ 2.1×41 topics
  13. Quality of Life396▲ 1.28×54 topics
  14. Sustainability386▼ 0.74×86 topics
  15. Environmental Impact369◆ 1.01×57 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease363▲ 1.48×39 topics
  17. COVID-19334▲ 1.20×29 topics
  18. Risk Factors328▲ 1.39×37 topics
  19. Antioxidant324▲ 2.2×51 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome290▲ 1.67×24 topics
  21. Graphene290▲ 2.0×12 topics
  22. Mechanical Properties283▲ 1.34×37 topics
  23. Management272▲ 1.59×33 topics
  24. Pandemic262▲ 1.23×12 topics
  25. Complications254▲ 2.4×17 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering252▲ 1.93×13 topics
  27. Surgical Management233▲ 2.7×20 topics
  28. Toxicity232▲ 2.5×20 topics
  29. Antioxidant Activity232▲ 1.74×32 topics
  30. Chemotherapy226▲ 1.49×25 topics
  31. Diabetes215▲ 1.99×22 topics
  32. Drug Delivery209▲ 1.78×16 topics
  33. Immune Response204▲ 1.67×23 topics
  34. Insulin Resistance202▲ 2.1×10 topics
  35. Vaccine178▲ 2.1×11 topics
  36. Synthesis175▲ 2.2×37 topics
  37. Medicinal Chemistry166▲ 2.9×13 topics
  38. Neuroprotective162▲ 4.9×12 topics
  39. Production119▲ 6.8×2 topics
  40. India101▲ 6.5×4 topics

What research is done in Varanasi?

Advanced biosensing and …64Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 64 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Medic…63Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants: 63 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 61 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 60 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 55 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 54 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 54 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…54COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 54 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 52 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 51 fractional works
Molecular BiologyComplementary and alternative medicineMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 64 works
  2. 2 Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants Complementary and alternative medicine 63 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 61 works
  4. 4 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 60 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 55 works
  6. 6 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 54 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 54 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 54 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 52 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 51 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Varanasi13.4% 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 19.1% in 2009.

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