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Ashoka University

In research, Ashoka University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,872 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,106 of 12,888 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#971 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and Philosophy — Anthropology is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,122
of 28,054 · #15,157 all time
Rank in India
#434
of 1,840
Research works
1.3k
▲ 372% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Ashoka 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,872 of 10,521 14.5%385 #5108
Physical SciencesDomain #5,106 of 12,888 12.1%238 #12464
Arts and HumanitiesField #971 of 1,998 11.8%78 #2376
Social SciencesField #3,101 of 6,365 15.4%201 #4543
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,859 of 2,578 14.1%70 —
Life SciencesDomain #5,979 of 7,800 12.8%88 #11877
Computer ScienceField #3,882 of 4,667 10.8%80 #5620

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ashoka 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. Social Sciences#5,108 #2,872
  2. Physical Sciences#12,464 #5,106
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,376 #971
  4. Social Sciences#4,543 #3,101
  5. Life Sciences#11,877 #5,979
  6. Computer Science#5,620 #3,882
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 Ashoka University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 23.5 works11×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 27.7 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: 0.63× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 80 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.69× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.75× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.49× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.27× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 201 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ashoka University?

Ranked on the composite score, Anirban Mondal, Mahmood Kooria and Aparajita Dasgupta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ashoka University.

  1. 1 Anirban Mondal India · #533,865 worldwide 90 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Mahmood Kooria India · #1,067,060 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Aparajita Dasgupta India · #1,260,873 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Debayan Gupta India · #1,473,017 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Lantz Miller India · #1,499,316 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ashoka University

Which keywords describe research at Ashoka University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Colonialism, Religion, Human Rights, Conflict, Ethnicity, Economic Development and Truth.

▲ 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. Globalization59▲ 3.9×48 topics
  2. Colonialism37▲ 10×20 topics
  3. Human Rights34▲ 4.3×22 topics
  4. Machine Learning34▲ 1.34×50 topics
  5. Deep Learning32▲ 1.20×50 topics
  6. Climate Change28▲ 1.34×41 topics
  7. Religion28▲ 7.5×20 topics
  8. Economic Development25▲ 4.0×16 topics
  9. Conflict22▲ 18×6 topics
  10. Ethnicity21▲ 7.1×9 topics
  11. Culture19▲ 4.7×12 topics
  12. History18▲ 3.4×18 topics
  13. Neoliberalism18▲ 6.6×14 topics
  14. Democracy18▲ 6.6×15 topics
  15. Philosophy18▲ 5.2×12 topics
  16. Truth17▲ 68×3 topics
  17. Perception17▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Ethics14▲ 3.9×17 topics
  19. Federalism14▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Kashmir14▲ 83×1 topic
  21. Nationalism14▲ 3.8×14 topics
  22. Neuroscience13▲ 5.8×9 topics
  23. Feminism13▲ 6.0×12 topics
  24. Decentralization13▲ 7.8×4 topics
  25. National Identity12▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Ethnography12▲ 9.1×4 topics
  27. Social Networks12▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. Modal Logic12▲ 53×2 topics
  29. Gender Equality12▲ 5.4×5 topics
  30. Gender Bias11▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Gender Inequality11▲ 10×6 topics
  32. India10▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Governmentality10▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Structural Violence10▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Secularism10▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Diaspora10▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Philosophy of Mind10▲ 71×2 topics
  38. Cognitive Science9▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Consciousness9▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Grounding9▲ 86×1 topic

Which research topics does Ashoka University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Anthropological Studies and Insights, Philosophy and Theoretical Science and South Asian Cinema and Culture.

South Asian Studies and …14South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 14 fractional worksAnthropological Studies …10Anthropological Studies and Insights: 10 fractional worksPhilosophy and Theoretic…9Philosophy and Theoretical Science: 9 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…8South Asian Cinema and Culture: 8 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 8 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 7 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Stud…7Indian and Buddhist Studies: 7 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 6 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 6 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …6South Asian Studies and Diaspora: 6 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAnthropologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyVisual Arts and Performing Arts3 others

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

  1. 1 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  2. 2 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 10 works
  3. 3 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 9 works
  4. 4 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 8 works
  5. 5 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 8 works
  6. 6 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 7 works
  8. 8 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  9. 9 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  10. 10 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 6 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 available52.5%not open47.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ashoka University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 372% 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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