Question 1

What is Ashoka University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Ashoka University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,424 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,795 of 10,670 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,484 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and Philosophy (Anthropology is 10.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Ashoka University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Ashoka University ranks #4,761 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,844 all time), and #177 of 1,562 in India.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Ashoka University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Maloth Bhavsingh, Sneha Shashidhara and Ashwini Deshpande lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ashoka University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Ashoka University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Ashoka University is "A digital media literacy intervention increases discernment between mainstream and false news in the United States and India" (Andrew M. Guess, Michael Lerner, Benjamin A. Lyons et al., 2020), with 789 citations. Next come "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (762) and "Income inequality and depression: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of the association and a scoping review of mechanisms" (605).

Question 5

Which research topics does Ashoka University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Ashoka University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Ashoka University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Ashoka University is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Arts and Humanities (10%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Ashoka University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 166% higher than in 2018-2021.