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Akal University

In research, Akal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,257 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 15.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,360
of 28,054 · #18,550 all time
Rank in India
#594
of 1,840
Research works
364
▲ 343% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Akal University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,257 of 12,888 14.1%102 #11116

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akal University 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 Akal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 15.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 24.0 works16×
  2. ChemistryField · 28.3 works8.9×
← 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: 2.49× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.91× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 8.87× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.07× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.80× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Akal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Anticancer Agents, Green Chemistry, Catalysis, Heterocyclic Compounds, Organic Synthesis and Conflict.

▲ 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. Machine Learning11▲ 1.65×34 topics
  2. Drug Discovery9▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Catalysis8▲ 6.2×10 topics
  4. Medicinal Chemistry8▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Anticancer Agents8▲ 25×8 topics
  6. Green Chemistry8▲ 21×6 topics
  7. Globalization7▲ 1.79×15 topics
  8. Heterocyclic Compounds7▲ 40×4 topics
  9. Human Rights6▲ 3.1×6 topics
  10. Organic Synthesis6▲ 28×5 topics
  11. Mental Health6▲ 2.1×10 topics
  12. Conflict6▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Asymmetric Synthesis6▲ 54×5 topics
  14. Food Security6▲ 5.1×6 topics
  15. Synthesis6▲ 7.6×13 topics
  16. Agriculture5▲ 6.2×3 topics
  17. Multicomponent Reactions5▲ 105×2 topics
  18. Heterocyclic Synthesis5▲ 140×1 topic
  19. Nanocatalysts5▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  21. Technology4▲ 4.0×5 topics
  22. Development4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  23. Coumarins4▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  25. Oxidation4▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Antimicrobial Activity4▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Green Synthesis4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  28. Production4▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Ethnicity4▲ 4.8×2 topics
  30. India4▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Policy4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  32. Biological Evaluation4▲ 30×5 topics
  33. Tubulin Inhibitors4▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Vascular Targeting Agents4▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Economic Analysis3▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Federalism3▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Kashmir3▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Peacebuilding3▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Cytotoxicity3▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Chemoselective3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Akal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, Synthesis and biological activity, Agricultural Economics and Practices and South Asian Studies and Conflicts.

Multicomponent Synthesis…5Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 5 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…4Synthesis and biological activity: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…3Agricultural Economics and Practices: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …3South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 3 fractional worksSynthesis and Biological Evaluation: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksFinite Group Theory Rese…2Finite Group Theory Research: 2 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…2Indian History and Philosophy: 2 fractional worksNanomaterials for cataly…2Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 2 fractional works
Organic ChemistryGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPolitical Science and International RelationsClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Multicomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesOrganic Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Synthesis and biological activityOrganic Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and PracticesGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  4. 4 South Asian Studies and ConflictsPolitical Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and Biological EvaluationOrganic Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Smart Agriculture and AIPlant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Finite Group Theory ResearchDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 works
  9. 9 Indian History and PhilosophyPhilosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactionsOrganic Chemistry 2 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Akal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 343% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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