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Agharkar Research Institute

In research, Agharkar Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,741 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,380
of 28,054 · #16,260 all time
Rank in India
#923
of 1,840
Research works
992
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Agharkar Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #5,741 of 7,800 18.1%98 #9862

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Agharkar Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 27.9 works8.4×
← 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: 5.01× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.43× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.47× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.17× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agharkar Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Kishore M. Paknikar, Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar and Sanjay K. Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agharkar Research Institute.

  1. 1 Kishore M. Paknikar India · #163,957 worldwide 275 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar India · #230,055 worldwide 203 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Sanjay K. Singh India · #548,428 worldwide 93 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Shashi Chiplonkar India · #723,746 worldwide 47 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Virendra Gajbhiye India · #765,185 worldwide 86 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Pradnya Pralhad Kanekar India · #818,506 worldwide 57 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 K.P.N. Kumaran India · #826,648 worldwide 46 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Dhananjay Bodas India · #1,002,969 worldwide 98 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Dilip R. Ranade India · #1,130,505 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Garima Mishra India · #1,162,579 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Agharkar Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Agharkar Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Fungal Pathogens, Biogeography, Nanoparticles, Endophytic Fungi, Host Specificity, Biomedical Applications 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 2022–2025 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 Analysis16▲ 28×8 topics
  2. Fungal Pathogens14▲ 56×5 topics
  3. Nanoparticles14▲ 5.8×11 topics
  4. Biogeography13▲ 26×13 topics
  5. Endophytic Fungi12▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications11▲ 5.1×16 topics
  7. Host Specificity9▲ 44×3 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy9▲ 8.5×8 topics
  9. Genome Sequencing9▲ 31×6 topics
  10. Genomic Characterization9▲ 37×1 topic
  11. Plant Pathogenesis9▲ 75×1 topic
  12. Cancer9▲ 3.5×19 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity9▲ 7.2×16 topics
  14. Antioxidant8▲ 6.2×18 topics
  15. Taxonomy8▲ 32×6 topics
  16. Drug Delivery7▲ 7.2×9 topics
  17. QTL Mapping7▲ 33×5 topics
  18. Self-Assembly7▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering6▲ 5.5×7 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity6▲ 6.9×11 topics
  21. Drought Tolerance6▲ 21×6 topics
  22. Toxicity5▲ 6.6×6 topics
  23. Secondary Metabolites5▲ 36×4 topics
  24. Biological Activities5▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Drug Discovery5▲ 11×8 topics
  26. Natural Products4▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Tumor Targeting4▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Phylogeny4▲ 15×8 topics
  29. Polysaccharides4▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Mycorrhizal Fungi4▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Antimicrobial4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  32. Nutritional Value4▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Surface Functionalization4▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Lab-on-a-Chip4▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Nanostructured Materials4▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Biomimetic Synthesis4▲ 134×1 topic
  37. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 10×6 topics
  38. Microfluidic Devices4▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Peptide-Directed Materials4▲ 134×1 topic

Which research topics does Agharkar Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Diatoms and Algae Research, Fungal Biology and Applications and Plant Diversity and Evolution.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…9Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 9 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research: 4 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 4 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 3 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 3 fractional worksSoybean genetics and cultivation: 3 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug …3Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 3 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 3 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 3 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and…3Autophagy in Disease and Therapy: 3 fractional works
Cell BiologyBiomaterialsPharmacologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 9 works
  2. 2 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 4 works
  3. 3 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 4 works
  4. 4 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  5. 5 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agharkar Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.

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

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