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Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science

In research, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,050 of 7,800 worldwide), Complementary and alternative medicine (#51 of 74 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,439 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics — Complementary and alternative medicine is 76.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,635
of 28,054 · #21,768 all time
Rank in India
#758
of 1,840
Research works
976
▲ 122% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,050 of 7,800 12.9%162 #10060
Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield #51 of 74 5.4%103 #321
Health SciencesDomain #9,439 of 11,982 6.9%230 #17425
MedicineField #8,586 of 10,443 6.1%205 #15116
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,924 of 3,409 13.1%81 #4797

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science 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. Life Sciences#10,060 #5,050
  2. Complementary and alternative medicine#321 #51
  3. Health Sciences#17,425 #9,439
  4. Medicine#15,116 #8,586
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,797 #2,924
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 Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 76.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 103.0 works77×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 32.6 works38×
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 37.4 works23×
← 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: 3.70× its world share, 81 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 23.15× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.58× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.32× its world share, 205 worksMedicineNursing: 6.01× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 23.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Ilavarasan, Ajay Kumar Meena and Arjun Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science.

  1. 1 R. Ilavarasan India · #404,728 worldwide 65 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Ajay Kumar Meena India · #610,538 worldwide 54 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Arjun Singh India · #876,551 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Amit Kumar Dixit India · #885,935 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Shyam Baboo Prasad India · #1,019,004 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Ashok Kumar Panda India · #1,085,622 worldwide 9 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 E. Sukumar India · #1,113,669 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Rabinarayan Acharya India · #1,163,385 worldwide 27 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Upendra Kumar India · #1,191,676 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Narayanam Srikanth India · #1,219,613 worldwide 27 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science

Which keywords describe research at Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Cancer, Traditional Medicine, Neuroprotective, Herbal Medicine, Medicinal Plants, Immunomodulatory and Ocimum sanctum.

▲ 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. Antioxidant98▲ 31×43 topics
  2. Cancer82▲ 13×28 topics
  3. Traditional Medicine62▲ 92×8 topics
  4. Neuroprotective61▲ 88×11 topics
  5. Herbal Medicine59▲ 44×11 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants54▲ 30×15 topics
  7. Immunomodulatory48▲ 326×2 topics
  8. Ocimum sanctum47▲ 430×1 topic
  9. Withania somnifera47▲ 430×1 topic
  10. Anti-inflammatory43▲ 34×27 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity39▲ 13×21 topics
  12. Inflammation35▲ 3.7×35 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress34▲ 4.6×28 topics
  14. Pharmacology32▲ 28×16 topics
  15. Antioxidants29▲ 14×9 topics
  16. Flavonoids26▲ 22×10 topics
  17. Traditional Chinese Medicine26▲ 46×4 topics
  18. Regulatory Challenges23▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Alternative Medicine22▲ 175×1 topic
  20. Complementary Medicine22▲ 175×1 topic
  21. Bioactive Compounds22▲ 18×11 topics
  22. Apoptosis21▲ 15×9 topics
  23. Diabetes19▲ 8.5×10 topics
  24. Drug Discovery19▲ 19×8 topics
  25. Phytochemistry18▲ 33×8 topics
  26. Ethnobotanical Survey18▲ 127×1 topic
  27. Traditional Ecological Knowledge18▲ 93×1 topic
  28. Insulin Resistance16▲ 7.7×7 topics
  29. Hepatoprotective15▲ 38×8 topics
  30. Genomic Analysis14▲ 13×7 topics
  31. Osteoarthritis14▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Oxidative Damage14▲ 66×2 topics
  33. Pharmacokinetics14▲ 11×11 topics
  34. Triterpenoids14▲ 46×3 topics
  35. Antimicrobial Activity14▲ 18×6 topics
  36. Ayurveda13▲ 118×1 topic
  37. Biological Activities13▲ 18×7 topics
  38. Syndrome Differentiation13▲ 118×1 topic
  39. Antiviral13▲ 35×4 topics
  40. Mitochondrial Dysfunction13▲ 9.3×6 topics

Which research topics does Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies and Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies.

Phytochemicals and Medic…47Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants: 47 fractional worksComplementary and Altern…22Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 22 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…18Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 18 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 13 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 12 fractional worksDrug-Induced Hepatotoxic…12Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection: 12 fractional worksPharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants: 11 fractional worksMedicinal Plants and Neuroprotection: 9 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 9 fractional worksPharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 8 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicinePlant ScienceEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPharmacology1 others

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

  1. 1 Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants Complementary and alternative medicine 47 works
  2. 2 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 22 works
  3. 3 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 18 works
  4. 4 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 13 works
  5. 5 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 12 works
  6. 6 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 12 works
  7. 7 Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants Pharmacology 11 works
  8. 8 Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection Complementary and alternative medicine 9 works
  9. 9 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 9 works
  10. 10 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 8 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 available70.0%not open30.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 122% higher than in 2013–2017.

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