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Agharkar Research Institute

In research, Agharkar Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,862 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science (Plant Science is 8.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,485
of 22,385 · #13,612 all time
Rank in India
#1,007
of 1,562
Research works
992
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Agharkar Research Institute

What is Agharkar Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #3,862 of 6,403 7.5%98 #5516

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agharkar Research Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Agharkar Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Agharkar Research Institute is in Life Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (25%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Medicine (16%). It does 3.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 111 fractional works · 51.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 53 fractional works · 24.6% of its workPlant Science: 33 fractional works · 15.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 12 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 49 fractional works · 23.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 13.3% of its workCell Biology: 13 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 27.0% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 17.4% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 15.6% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAgharkar ResearchInstitute214fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences52%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences4%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5324.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4923.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics52.1%
    4. Neuroscience21.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    1. Engineering178.0%
    2. Materials Science167.3%
    3. Environmental Science136.3%
    4. Chemistry52.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences52.1%
    6. Computer Science20.7%
    7. Energy10.3%
    1. Medicine3315.6%
    2. Nursing21.1%
    3. Dentistry10.6%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology31.2%
    2. Social Sciences31.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Agharkar Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 32.8 works8.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5.19× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.33× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.05× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.10× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.05×5 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.19×53 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.33×49 works
  4. Nursing2.17×2 works
  5. Materials Science2.10×16 works
  6. Chemistry1.49×5 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.35×4 works
  8. Environmental Science1.26×13 works
  9. Dentistry1.26×1 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.94×2 works
  11. Medicine0.81×33 works
  12. Neuroscience0.68×2 works
  13. Engineering0.53×17 works
  14. Veterinary0.46×0 works
  15. Psychology0.41×3 works
  16. Energy0.30×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×2 works
  18. Social Sciences0.10×3 works
  19. Computer Science0.09×2 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.03×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Agharkar Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Jyutika M. Rajwade, Kishore M. Paknikar and Virendra Gajbhiye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agharkar Research Institute.

  1. 1 Jyutika M. Rajwade India · #506,925 worldwide 4.3k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Kishore M. Paknikar India · #731,232 worldwide 11k citations · 156 works
  3. 3 Virendra Gajbhiye India · #895,765 worldwide 5k citations · 133 works
  4. 4 Sumit Singh Dagar India · #936,473 worldwide 2.2k citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Bimba N. Joshi India · #1,058,625 worldwide 1.6k citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Chinmoy Patra India · #1,211,056 worldwide 2k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Bhupendra V. Shravage India · #1,766,331 worldwide 4.6k citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Pramod Kumar India · #1,881,630 worldwide 764 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Sanjay Kumar Singh India · #1,884,582 worldwide 3.7k citations · 127 works
  10. 10 Vandana Ghormade India · #1,982,686 worldwide 2.9k citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Agharkar Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Agharkar Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Agharkar Research Institute is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2021), with 2,743 citations. Next come "Perspectives for nano-biotechnology enabled protection and nutrition of plants" (1,190) and "Traits and selection strategies to improve root systems and water uptake in water-limited wheat crops" (911).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
2 Perspectives for nano-biotechnology enabled protection and nutrition of plants Vandana Ghormade, Mukund V. Deshpande, Kishore M. Paknikar · Biotechnology Advances 28 Jun 2011 1,190
3 Traits and selection strategies to improve root systems and water uptake in water-limited wheat crops Anton Wasson, Richard A. Richards, Ravish Chatrath et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany May 2012 911
4 Extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles by a silver-tolerant yeast strain MKY3 Meenal Kowshik, Shriwas Ashtaputre, Sharmin Kharrazi et al. · Nanotechnology Open access 20 Dec 2002 855
5 Vitamin B12 and folate concentrations during pregnancy and insulin resistance in the offspring: the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study Chittaranjan Sakerlal Yajnik, Swapna S. Deshpande, Alan A. Jackson et al. · Diabetologia Open access 12 Sep 2007 782
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Agharkar Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Fungal Pathogens, Biogeography, Nanoparticles, Endophytic Fungi, Genome Sequencing, Host Specificity and Genomic Characterization.

▲ 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 institution'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. Phylogenetic Analysis18▲ 26×8 topics
  2. Fungal Pathogens15▲ 54×5 topics
  3. Nanoparticles15▲ 5.7×11 topics
  4. Biogeography15▲ 24×13 topics
  5. Endophytic Fungi13▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications12▲ 4.6×16 topics
  7. Genome Sequencing10▲ 31×6 topics
  8. Host Specificity10▲ 43×3 topics
  9. Genomic Characterization10▲ 37×1 topic
  10. Plant Pathogenesis10▲ 77×1 topic
  11. Cancer Therapy10▲ 7.9×8 topics
  12. Cancer10▲ 3.3×21 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity9▲ 7.1×16 topics
  14. Taxonomy9▲ 28×6 topics
  15. Antioxidant9▲ 5.9×18 topics
  16. QTL Mapping9▲ 35×6 topics
  17. Drug Delivery8▲ 6.7×9 topics
  18. Self-Assembly7▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering6▲ 4.9×7 topics
  20. Genetics6▲ 4.2×8 topics
  21. Toxicity6▲ 6.6×6 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity6▲ 6.5×12 topics
  23. Secondary Metabolites6▲ 37×4 topics
  24. Drought Tolerance6▲ 20×6 topics
  25. Biological Activities5▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Drug Discovery5▲ 11×8 topics
  27. Natural Products5▲ 16×6 topics
  28. Tumor Targeting5▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Antimicrobial5▲ 7.8×6 topics
  30. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Polysaccharides5▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Phylogeny4▲ 13×8 topics
  33. Mycorrhizal Fungi4▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Crop Improvement4▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 9.7×6 topics
  36. Nutritional Value4▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Biosynthesis4▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Genomic Diversity4▲ 53×2 topics
  39. Surface Functionalization4▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Angiosperm Phylogeny4▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Agharkar Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Fungal Biology and Applications and Diatoms and Algae Research.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…10Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 10 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 4 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 4 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research: 4 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 3 fractional worksSoybean genetics and cultivation: 3 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetic…3Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 3 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 3 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Produc…3Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 3 fractional works
Cell BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPharmacologyBiomaterials2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 10 works
  2. 2 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  3. 3 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 4 works
  4. 4 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 4 works
  5. 5 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 3 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available33.9%not open66.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Agharkar Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Agharkar Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00089% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Agharkar Research Institute0.00092% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Agharkar Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Agharkar Research Institute7.4% 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 2005.

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