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Azim Premji University

In research, Azim Premji University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,059 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,900 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,896 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,205
of 28,054 · #18,321 all time
Rank in India
#728
of 1,840
Research works
695
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Azim Premji 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 #3,059 of 10,521 21.3%158 #4916
Social SciencesField #3,900 of 6,365 17.4%96 #4923
Physical SciencesDomain #8,896 of 12,888 15.7%61 #15101

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 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#4,916 #3,059
  2. Social Sciences#4,923 #3,900
  3. Physical Sciences#15,101 #8,896
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.

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: 1.71× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.33× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.86× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.39× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 96 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.

Who are the top researchers at Azim Premji University?

Ranked on the composite score, Harini Nagendra, Sailen Routray and Arun K. Thiruvengadam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Azim Premji University.

  1. 1 Harini Nagendra India · #8,899 worldwide 850 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Sailen Routray India · #822,262 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Arun K. Thiruvengadam India · #944,792 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Sunanda Sen India · #1,053,088 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Seema Purushothaman India · #1,488,655 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Azim Premji University

Which keywords describe research at Azim Premji University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Climate Change, Social Justice, Human Rights, Sustainability, Biodiversity Conservation and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization35▲ 6.8×37 topics
  2. Climate Change23▲ 3.3×42 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 2.8×28 topics
  4. Neoliberalism17▲ 18×12 topics
  5. Human Rights15▲ 5.5×13 topics
  6. Social Justice13▲ 8.7×12 topics
  7. Economic Growth11▲ 4.8×15 topics
  8. Sustainable Development11▲ 2.5×15 topics
  9. Colonialism10▲ 7.7×5 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 9.7×8 topics
  11. India9▲ 49×3 topics
  12. Food Security9▲ 6.1×9 topics
  13. Philosophy8▲ 7.1×6 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services8▲ 7.9×7 topics
  15. Conflict8▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Economic Reforms8▲ 106×2 topics
  17. Religion7▲ 5.6×8 topics
  18. Ethnicity7▲ 7.0×4 topics
  19. Gender Inequality7▲ 19×6 topics
  20. Decentralization6▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Federalism6▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Industrialization6▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Social Capital6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  24. Democracy6▲ 6.5×7 topics
  25. Development6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  26. Insurgency6▲ 106×1 topic
  27. Kashmir6▲ 106×1 topic
  28. Global Warming6▲ 5.6×8 topics
  29. Environmental Ethics6▲ 38×4 topics
  30. Gender Bias5▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Peacebuilding5▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Monetary Policy5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  33. Agricultural Livelihoods5▲ 145×1 topic
  34. Kerala5▲ 145×1 topic
  35. Policy5▲ 8.4×3 topics
  36. Vulnerability5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  37. Inequality5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. Structural Change4▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Gandhi4▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Nonviolence4▲ 101×1 topic

Which research topics does Azim Premji University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Social and Economic Development in India, Indian History and Philosophy and Economic Theory and Policy.

South Asian Studies and …6South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 6 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…5Social and Economic Development in India: 5 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…4Indian History and Philosophy: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy3Economic Theory and Policy: 3 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 3 fractional worksGlobal Educational Polic…3Global Educational Policies and Reforms: 3 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 3 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Education and Mul…2Global Education and Multiculturalism: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePhilosophyGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance4 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 5 works
  3. 3 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 4 works
  4. 4 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  5. 5 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  7. 7 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 3 works
  10. 10 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Azim Premji University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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