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Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture

In research, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,879 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,918 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Immunology and Immunology and Microbiology — Aquatic Science is 150.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,274
of 28,054 · #11,106 all time
Rank in India
#374
of 1,840
Research works
973
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture 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 #1,879 of 7,800 16.2%148 #4017
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,918 of 3,409 12.7%79 #5102

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture 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).

What does Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 150.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 57.5 works150×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 35.0 works24×
  3. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 37.0 works17×
← 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: 7.95× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.77× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 17.47× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.10× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 17.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture?

Ranked on the composite score, Pramoda Kumar Sahoo, S. Ayyappan and Jitendra Kumar Sundaray lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture.

  1. 1 Pramoda Kumar Sahoo India · #146,369 worldwide 289 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 S. Ayyappan India · #385,907 worldwide 106 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Jitendra Kumar Sundaray India · #554,058 worldwide 152 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 B.N. Paul India · #655,372 worldwide 67 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 S. S. Giri India · #666,250 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Arabinda Das India · #928,928 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Binod Bihari Sahu India · #1,023,280 worldwide 54 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 S. Adhikari India · #1,063,653 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 S. K. Sahoo India · #1,128,600 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 P. Jayasankar India · #1,138,040 worldwide 50 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture

Which keywords describe research at Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Biodiversity, Nutrition, Fatty Acids, Conservation, Gut Microbiota, Fish Feed and Sustainable Feeds.

▲ 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. Aquaculture71▲ 129×8 topics
  2. Biodiversity32▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Nutrition31▲ 32×3 topics
  4. Conservation30▲ 33×9 topics
  5. Fatty Acids30▲ 138×2 topics
  6. Gut Microbiota30▲ 41×4 topics
  7. Fish Feed30▲ 270×1 topic
  8. Sustainable Feeds30▲ 270×1 topic
  9. Innate Immunity29▲ 43×3 topics
  10. Probiotics29▲ 58×3 topics
  11. Stress Response29▲ 237×2 topics
  12. Antibiotic Resistance28▲ 35×1 topic
  13. Fish Immunology28▲ 295×1 topic
  14. Freshwater24▲ 232×2 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity23▲ 25×6 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis22▲ 35×3 topics
  17. Biogeography21▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Fish21▲ 260×1 topic
  19. Length-Weight Relationships21▲ 260×1 topic
  20. Climate Change18▲ 3.2×14 topics
  21. Environmental Impact15▲ 4.3×13 topics
  22. Food Security15▲ 13×8 topics
  23. Invasive Species14▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Fisheries Sustainability10▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Gonadal Development10▲ 178×2 topics
  26. Agriculture10▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Water Quality9▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Freshwater Biodiversity9▲ 68×2 topics
  29. Oogenesis9▲ 319×1 topic
  30. Spermatogenesis9▲ 319×1 topic
  31. Conservation Challenges8▲ 85×1 topic
  32. Flow Regulation8▲ 85×1 topic
  33. Technology Adoption8▲ 22×2 topics
  34. DNA Barcoding8▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Ecological Impact8▲ 74×3 topics
  36. Fisheries8▲ 93×3 topics
  37. Smallholder Farming7▲ 99×2 topics
  38. Water Management7▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Watershed Management7▲ 119×2 topics
  40. Resource Sustainability7▲ 427×1 topic

Which research topics does Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species.

Aquaculture Nutrition an…30Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 30 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…28Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 28 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 21 fractional worksReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 9 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 8 fractional worksFisheries and Aquaculture Studies: 7 fractional worksAquatic life and conservation: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 5 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 4 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceImmunologyPhysiologyNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 30 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 28 works
  3. 3 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 21 works
  4. 4 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species Physiology 9 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  6. 6 Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 works
  7. 7 Aquatic life and conservation Aquatic Science 5 works
  8. 8 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  9. 9 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 4 works
  10. 10 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 4 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 available48.5%not open51.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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