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Amala Institute of Medical Sciences

In research, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences stands highest in Medicine (#9,377 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,988 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,855
of 28,054 · #19,735 all time
Rank in India
#1,323
of 1,840
Research works
1.1k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Amala Institute of Medical Sciences 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
MedicineField #9,377 of 10,443 3.1%143 #10578
Health SciencesDomain #10,988 of 11,982 3.0%154 #13440

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Amala Institute of Medical Sciences 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).

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: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.53× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.31× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.86× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.23× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Girija Kuttan, Ramadasan Kuttan and K. K. Janardhanan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amala Institute of Medical Sciences.

  1. 1 Girija Kuttan India · #186,621 worldwide 139 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Ramadasan Kuttan India · #190,678 worldwide 144 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 K. K. Janardhanan India · #843,702 worldwide 70 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 R Kuttan India · #855,398 worldwide 64 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Thekkuttuparambil Ananthanarayanan Ajith India · #899,323 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Thekkekara Devassy Babu India · #1,247,952 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Antibiotic Resistance, Quality of Life, Chemotherapy and Pathogenesis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 3.5×69 topics
  2. Treatment15▲ 5.3×29 topics
  3. Inflammation14▲ 2.8×38 topics
  4. Diagnosis12▲ 5.7×26 topics
  5. Quality of Life10▲ 3.1×26 topics
  6. Cancer8▲ 2.7×23 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.2×21 topics
  8. Chemotherapy8▲ 4.9×16 topics
  9. Antibiotic Resistance7▲ 8.4×11 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 3.8×13 topics
  11. Antioxidant6▲ 4.1×18 topics
  12. Pathogenesis6▲ 5.5×14 topics
  13. Risk Factors6▲ 2.6×16 topics
  14. COVID-196▲ 1.96×10 topics
  15. Public Health6▲ 1.78×15 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.3×19 topics
  17. Depression6▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Management6▲ 3.0×15 topics
  19. Pandemic5▲ 2.1×6 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Radiotherapy5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  24. Surgical Management5▲ 5.0×9 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  26. Prognosis4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  27. Vaccine Development4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  29. Immune Response4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  30. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  31. Drug Resistance4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  32. Cancer Treatment3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  33. Survival Analysis3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  34. TGF-ß3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  35. Neuroprotective3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  36. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Polysaccharides3▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Optic Nerve2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Peer Review2▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Vector Control2▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Amala Institute of Medical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dermatology and Skin Diseases, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Gut microbiota and health and Antibiotic Use and Resistance.

Dermatology and Skin Dis…2Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…2Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …2Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 2 fractional worksAcademic Writing and Publishing: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…2Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 2 fractional works
DermatologyClinical PsychologyMolecular BiologyApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology6 others

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

  1. 1 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 2 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 2 works
  7. 7 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  8. 8 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Amala Institute of Medical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher 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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