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Aligarh Muslim University

In research, Aligarh Muslim University stands highest in Mathematics (#13 of 1,053 worldwide), Plant Science (#33 of 1,395 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#381 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Geometry and Topology and Numerical Analysis — Algebra and Number Theory is 25.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#484
of 28,054 · #1,118 all time
Rank in India
#10
of 1,840
Research works
24k
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
412k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Aligarh Muslim 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
MathematicsField #13 of 1,053 20.4%312 #186
Plant ScienceSubfield #33 of 1,395 40.4%329 #110
Physical SciencesDomain #381 of 12,888 21.2%2,798 #1087
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #202 of 3,409 32.9%525 #371
Social SciencesDomain #917 of 10,521 21.4%999 #1247
EngineeringField #661 of 6,636 17.2%796 #1439
Life SciencesDomain #796 of 7,800 26.5%950 #1107
Computer ScienceField #549 of 4,667 26.8%508 #1430
Materials ScienceField #298 of 2,468 21.7%306 #793
Environmental ScienceField #431 of 3,551 23.6%399 #786

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aligarh Muslim 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Mathematics#186 #13
  2. Plant Science#110 #33
  3. Physical Sciences#1,087 #381
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#371 #202
  5. Social Sciences#1,247 #917
  6. Engineering#1,439 #661
  7. Life Sciences#1,107 #796
  8. Computer Science#1,430 #549
  9. Materials Science#793 #298
  10. Environmental Science#786 #431
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Aligarh Muslim University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 25.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 89.9 works25×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 67.8 works7.5×
  3. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 25.4 works5.4×
  4. MathematicsField · 311.7 works4.8×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 69.5 works4.0×
  6. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 21.3 works3.8×
  7. Plant ScienceSubfield · 328.5 works3.4×
← 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: 2.00× its world share, 525 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 315 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.18× its world share, 189 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 508 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 66 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 81 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 796 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 399 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.59× its world share, 306 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.80× its world share, 312 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 119 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.46× its world share, 66 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 601 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 105 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 172 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 77 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 140 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 404 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aligarh Muslim University?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Irfan, N. Ahmad and Anees Ahmad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aligarh Muslim University.

  1. 1 M. Irfan · #10,457 worldwide 1.1k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 N. Ahmad · #25,401 worldwide 978 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Anees Ahmad · #26,611 worldwide 658 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Iqbal Ahmad · #51,745 worldwide 617 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Mohd. Samar Ansari · #51,873 worldwide 322 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 M. S. Khan · #57,440 worldwide 632 citations · 85 works
  7. 7 Arshad Ahmad · #60,311 worldwide 409 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Mohammad Oves · #85,969 worldwide 556 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Almas Zaidi · #109,894 worldwide 464 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Shamsul Hayat · #145,691 worldwide 256 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Aligarh Muslim University

Which keywords describe research at Aligarh Muslim University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Toxicity, Environmental Impact, Oxidative Stress, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Green Synthesis and Biological Control.

▲ 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 Learning220▲ 1.22×82 topics
  2. Deep Learning213◆ 1.13×73 topics
  3. Environmental Impact171▲ 1.82×47 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress169▲ 1.87×56 topics
  5. Nanomaterials166▲ 2.8×18 topics
  6. Climate Change157◆ 1.05×75 topics
  7. Sustainability148◆ 1.10×70 topics
  8. Nanoparticles123▲ 1.77×42 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications115▲ 1.76×35 topics
  10. Renewable Energy112▲ 1.42×37 topics
  11. Toxicity109▲ 4.5×19 topics
  12. Antioxidant85▲ 2.2×45 topics
  13. Graphene79▲ 2.1×11 topics
  14. Gene Expression76▲ 2.3×17 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration75▲ 4.0×5 topics
  16. Green Synthesis75▲ 7.0×5 topics
  17. Drug Delivery72▲ 2.4×15 topics
  18. Antioxidants71▲ 2.9×14 topics
  19. Reactive Oxygen Species70▲ 3.1×12 topics
  20. Power Electronics70▲ 3.8×8 topics
  21. Antimicrobial65▲ 4.2×14 topics
  22. Biological Control61▲ 7.4×8 topics
  23. Antioxidant Properties54▲ 6.7×7 topics
  24. Adsorption53▲ 4.5×7 topics
  25. Molecular Docking51▲ 7.3×4 topics
  26. Cytotoxicity49▲ 6.6×7 topics
  27. Biosynthesis48▲ 5.5×8 topics
  28. Conflict48▲ 5.3×9 topics
  29. Molecular Pathology46▲ 7.8×3 topics
  30. Cohomology45▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Deformations44▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Hom-Lie Algebras44▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Abiotic Stress44▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Relationships43▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Biological Synthesis42▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Silver42▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Genome Sequence40▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Plant Responses40▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Nematodes40▲ 15×3 topics
  40. India39▲ 9.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Aligarh Muslim University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Topics in Algebra, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Nematode management and characterization studies and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Advanced Topics in Algebra44Advanced Topics in Algebra: 44 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…42Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 42 fractional worksNematode management and …37Nematode management and characterization studies: 37 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…36Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 36 fractional worksRings, Modules, and Algebras: 30 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models: 29 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Ana…28Fixed Point Theorems Analysis: 28 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 24 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 24 fractional worksProtein Interaction Stud…24Protein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence Analysis: 24 fractional works
Algebra and Number TheoryMaterials ChemistryPlant ScienceGeometry and Topology3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Topics in AlgebraAlgebra and Number Theory 44 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 42 works
  3. 3 Nematode management and characterization studiesPlant Science 37 works
  4. 4 Plant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Science 36 works
  5. 5 Rings, Modules, and AlgebrasAlgebra and Number Theory 30 works
  6. 6 Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsGeometry and Topology 29 works
  7. 7 Fixed Point Theorems AnalysisGeometry and Topology 28 works
  8. 8 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 24 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalWater Science and Technology 24 works
  10. 10 Protein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence AnalysisMolecular Biology 24 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aligarh Muslim University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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