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Banaras Hindu University

In research, Banaras Hindu University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#58 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#359 of 12,888 worldwide) and Plant Science (#49 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrochemistry, Numerical Analysis and Organic Chemistry — Electrochemistry is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#374
of 28,054 · #639 all time
Rank in India
#8
of 1,840
Research works
40k
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
700k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Banaras Hindu 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #58 of 3,409 24.0%1,052 #132
Physical SciencesDomain #359 of 12,888 17.8%5,004 #585
Plant ScienceSubfield #49 of 1,395 27.0%532 #125
Life SciencesDomain #365 of 7,800 21.1%2,043 #679
Environmental ScienceField #189 of 3,551 25.0%669 #377
EngineeringField #398 of 6,636 16.8%1,611 #560
Social SciencesDomain #794 of 10,521 19.8%1,061 #1655
MedicineField #988 of 10,443 14.2%1,331 #1653
Materials ScienceField #237 of 2,468 13.8%772 #311
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #359 of 3,579 18.6%719 #730

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Banaras Hindu 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#132 #58
  2. Physical Sciences#585 #359
  3. Plant Science#125 #49
  4. Life Sciences#679 #365
  5. Environmental Science#377 #189
  6. Engineering#560 #398
  7. Social Sciences#1,655 #794
  8. Medicine#1,653 #988
  9. Materials Science#311 #237
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#730 #359
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 Banaras Hindu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrochemistry takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 36.0 works5.1×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 39.1 works4.7×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 291.1 works4.0×
  4. Soil ScienceSubfield · 101.7 works3.5×
  5. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 96.9 works3.4×
  6. BioengineeringSubfield · 21.0 works3.3×
← 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: 2.29× its world share, 1,052 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 719 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 72 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 130 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.06× its world share, 70 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.55× its world share, 53 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.91× its world share, 442 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 514 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 234 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.84× its world share, 164 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 1,611 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 668 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.29× its world share, 772 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.22× its world share, 252 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.36× its world share, 293 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.66× its world share, 78 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 93 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 1,330 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 60 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 167 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 150 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 78 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 112 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 154 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 398 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Banaras Hindu University?

Ranked on the composite score, M.A. Quraishi, Pushpendra Kumar and Yogesh Chandra Sharma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Banaras Hindu University.

  1. 1 M.A. Quraishi · #7,630 worldwide 1.7k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Pushpendra Kumar · #22,032 worldwide 1.6k citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Yogesh Chandra Sharma · #37,884 worldwide 755 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Sandeep Kumar · #44,351 worldwide 459 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Aditya Singh · #57,724 worldwide 373 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 R. S. Dubey · #59,097 worldwide 639 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Shyam Sundar · #88,144 worldwide 269 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Satish Verma · #88,581 worldwide 164 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Nawal Kishore Dubey · #93,246 worldwide 391 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 S.N. Upadhyay · #93,395 worldwide 382 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Banaras Hindu University

Which keywords describe research at Banaras Hindu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Climate Change, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Graphene, Oxidative Stress, Toxicity and Antioxidant.

▲ 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. Climate Change392▲ 1.50×98 topics
  2. Nanomaterials296▲ 2.9×20 topics
  3. Nanoparticles286▲ 2.4×42 topics
  4. Epidemiology285▼ 0.74×129 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications278▲ 2.4×36 topics
  6. Sustainability250◆ 1.06×74 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress249▲ 1.57×60 topics
  8. Machine Learning249▼ 0.79×82 topics
  9. Deep Learning245▼ 0.74×76 topics
  10. Environmental Impact239▲ 1.45×56 topics
  11. Remote Sensing193▲ 1.62×38 topics
  12. Graphene190▲ 2.9×12 topics
  13. Antioxidant175▲ 2.6×49 topics
  14. Cancer172▲ 1.32×58 topics
  15. Food Security153▲ 2.9×19 topics
  16. Toxicity152▲ 3.6×19 topics
  17. Nanocomposites151▲ 1.93×21 topics
  18. Mechanical Properties145▲ 1.54×35 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering142▲ 2.4×13 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity140▲ 2.3×32 topics
  21. Biosensors127▲ 2.5×12 topics
  22. Synthesis124▲ 3.5×36 topics
  23. Drug Delivery121▲ 2.3×16 topics
  24. Energy Storage120▲ 1.90×12 topics
  25. Medicinal Chemistry112▲ 4.2×13 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species108▲ 2.8×14 topics
  27. Metal-Organic Frameworks103▲ 2.5×6 topics
  28. Medicinal Plants100▲ 2.6×18 topics
  29. Electrochemistry97▲ 4.4×3 topics
  30. Antimicrobial93▲ 3.4×14 topics
  31. Carbon Nanotubes93▲ 2.8×9 topics
  32. Drug Discovery87▲ 4.0×12 topics
  33. Production87▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Neuroprotective83▲ 5.7×12 topics
  35. Green Synthesis80▲ 4.3×5 topics
  36. Plant Growth75▲ 7.0×6 topics
  37. Genome Analysis70▲ 7.2×4 topics
  38. Drought Resistance70▲ 7.4×4 topics
  39. Biodiesel63▲ 7.2×2 topics
  40. India61▲ 8.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Banaras Hindu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Algal biology and biofuel production, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Algal biology and biofue…47Algal biology and biofuel production: 47 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …46Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 46 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 45 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …45Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 45 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…40Agricultural Economics and Practices: 40 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Medicinal Plants: 37 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 36 fractional worksConducting polymers and …35Conducting polymers and applications: 35 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 34 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 34 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Algal biology and biofuel productionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 47 works
  2. 2 Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 45 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 45 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Economics and PracticesGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences 40 works
  6. 6 Phytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsComplementary and alternative medicine 37 works
  7. 7 Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsElectrochemistry 36 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 35 works
  9. 9 Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Science 34 works
  10. 10 Plant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Science 34 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Banaras Hindu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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