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Azim Premji University

In research, Azim Premji University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,924 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,592 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,843 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,641
of 22,385 · #11,024 all time
Rank in India
#608
of 1,562
Research works
695
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Azim Premji University

What is Azim Premji University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,924 of 9,585 10.3%158 #3081
Social SciencesField #4,592 of 5,988 7.5%96 #4833
Physical SciencesDomain #9,843 of 10,670 4.7%61 #12917

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Azim Premji 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#3,081 #2,924
  2. Social Sciences#4,833 #4,592
  3. Physical Sciences#12,917 #9,843
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Azim Premji University work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Azim Premji University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Environmental Science (12%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (10%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 173 fractional works · 59.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 103 fractional works · 35.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 30 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 66 fractional works · 22.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 11.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 34 fractional works · 11.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAzim PremjiUniversity289fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences60%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10335.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance289.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities258.6%
    4. Psychology103.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting51.7%
    6. Decision Sciences31.2%
    1. Environmental Science3411.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy103.3%
    3. Computer Science62.1%
    4. Engineering41.6%
    5. Mathematics41.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.3%
    7. Energy20.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    9. Chemistry10.3%
    10. Materials Science10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences258.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.9%
    3. Neuroscience31.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine93.0%
    2. Health Professions72.3%
    3. Nursing10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.83× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.38× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.49× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.97× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.44× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.81× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.44×28 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.97×25 works
  3. Social Sciences2.81×103 works
  4. Environmental Science2.38×34 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.83×25 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.49×10 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.20×3 works
  8. Mathematics1.14×4 works
  9. Psychology1.09×10 works
  10. Health Professions0.86×7 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×4 works
  12. Energy0.75×2 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.74×1 works
  14. Nursing0.72×1 works
  15. Neuroscience0.60×3 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×5 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×5 works
  18. Computer Science0.28×6 works
  19. Chemistry0.17×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  21. Medicine0.16×9 works
  22. Engineering0.10×4 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.07×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Azim Premji University?

Ranked on the quality score, Harini Nagendra, Alok Bang and Hita Unnikrishnan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Azim Premji University.

  1. 1 Harini Nagendra India · #47,556 worldwide 22k citations · 330 works
  2. 2 Alok Bang India · #238,992 worldwide 1.1k citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Hita Unnikrishnan India · #446,110 worldwide 683 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Rahul Lahoti India · #596,096 worldwide 1.1k citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Rosa Abraham India · #1,054,426 worldwide 441 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Suraj Jacob India · #1,322,738 worldwide 479 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Arima Mishra India · #1,477,294 worldwide 894 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Anand Shrivastava India · #1,514,824 worldwide 400 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Arun Kumar Thiruvengadam India · #1,788,901 worldwide 250 citations · 72 works
  10. 10 Sri Ram India · #1,831,766 worldwide 767 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Azim Premji University

What are the most cited papers from Azim Premji University?

The most cited paper from Azim Premji University is "The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people" (Sandra M. Díaz et al., 2014), with 2,619 citations. Next come "Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research" (1,642) and "Satellite remote sensing for applied ecologists: opportunities and challenges" (696).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people Sandra M. Díaz et al. · Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability ReviewOpen access 19 Dec 2014 2,619
2 Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research Albert V. Norström et al. · Nature Sustainability Open access 20 Jan 2020 1,642
3 Satellite remote sensing for applied ecologists: opportunities and challenges Nathalie Pettorelli, William Frederick Laurance, Timothy G. O’Brien et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology Apr 2014 696
4 Land system science and sustainable development of the earth system: A global land project perspective Peter H. Verburg, N. D. Crossman, Erle C. Ellis et al. · Anthropocene Open access 24 Oct 2015 627
5 The urban south and the predicament of global sustainability Harini Nagendra, Xuemei Bai, Eduardo S. Brondízio et al. · Nature Sustainability 9 Jul 2018 572
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Azim Premji University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Climate Change, Social Justice, Human Rights, Sustainability, India and Biodiversity Conservation.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization39▲ 6.9×39 topics
  2. Climate Change26▲ 3.3×43 topics
  3. Sustainability19▲ 2.7×29 topics
  4. Neoliberalism18▲ 17×12 topics
  5. Human Rights17▲ 5.7×13 topics
  6. Social Justice15▲ 8.6×13 topics
  7. Economic Growth12▲ 5.0×18 topics
  8. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.6×16 topics
  9. India11▲ 52×3 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation11▲ 9.8×8 topics
  11. Colonialism10▲ 7.2×5 topics
  12. Economic Reforms9▲ 107×2 topics
  13. Food Security9▲ 5.9×9 topics
  14. Philosophy9▲ 7.2×6 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services8▲ 7.5×8 topics
  16. Gender Inequality8▲ 21×6 topics
  17. Conflict8▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Democracy8▲ 7.4×8 topics
  19. Industrialization8▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Ethnicity7▲ 6.9×5 topics
  21. Development7▲ 6.9×6 topics
  22. Decentralization7▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Religion7▲ 5.2×8 topics
  24. Environmental Ethics7▲ 37×4 topics
  25. Federalism7▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Social Capital7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  27. Insurgency6▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Kashmir6▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Global Warming6▲ 5.0×8 topics
  30. Peacebuilding6▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Political Economy6▲ 8.4×6 topics
  32. Gender Bias6▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Land Use Change6▲ 6.9×4 topics
  34. Policy6▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Agricultural Livelihoods6▲ 130×1 topic
  36. Kerala6▲ 130×1 topic
  37. Gandhi5▲ 105×1 topic
  38. Monetary Policy5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  39. Nonviolence5▲ 105×1 topic
  40. Vulnerability5▲ 7.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Azim Premji University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Social and Economic Development in India, Indian History and Philosophy and South Asian Cinema and Culture.

South Asian Studies and …6South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 6 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…6Social and Economic Development in India: 6 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…5Indian History and Philosophy: 5 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…4South Asian Cinema and Culture: 4 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 4 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy4Economic Theory and Policy: 4 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 3 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Educational Polic…3Global Educational Policies and Reforms: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePhilosophyVisual Arts and Performing Arts4 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 6 works
  2. 2 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 5 works
  4. 4 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  5. 5 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  8. 8 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 3 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Azim Premji University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Azim Premji University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Azim Premji University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Azim Premji University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Azim Premji University6.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 2014.

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