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Central University of Karnataka

In research, Central University of Karnataka stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,433 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,005 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,996 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,012
of 28,054 · #19,588 all time
Rank in India
#570
of 1,840
Research works
994
▲ 279% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Central University of Karnataka 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,433 of 12,888 11.0%311 #12341
Social SciencesDomain #7,005 of 10,521 23.4%88 #13202
EngineeringField #4,996 of 6,636 7.7%133 #8476

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central University of Karnataka 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. Physical Sciences#12,341 #5,433
  2. Social Sciences#13,202 #7,005
  3. Engineering#8,476 #4,996
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: 1.19× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.70× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.73× its world share, 133 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.33× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.19× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 1.96× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central University of Karnataka?

Ranked on the composite score, N. Narayanan, Rakesh Kumar and P. C. Sen Gupta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central University of Karnataka.

  1. 1 N. Narayanan India · #730,501 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Rakesh Kumar India · #1,176,888 worldwide 39 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 P. C. Sen Gupta India · #1,375,153 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Central University of Karnataka

Which keywords describe research at Central University of Karnataka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Deep Learning, Experimental Investigation, Thermal Conductivity, Applications, Review, Convective Transport and Nanofluids.

▲ 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. Deep Learning41▲ 2.3×53 topics
  2. Heat Transfer34▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Machine Learning30▲ 1.76×46 topics
  4. Experimental Investigation22▲ 41×3 topics
  5. Climate Change22▲ 1.55×33 topics
  6. Sustainability20▲ 1.59×24 topics
  7. Remote Sensing17▲ 2.6×21 topics
  8. Thermal Conductivity15▲ 19×3 topics
  9. Applications14▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Review14▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Convective Transport14▲ 59×1 topic
  12. Nanofluids14▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Neural Networks13▲ 1.69×19 topics
  14. Food Security13▲ 4.7×8 topics
  15. Agriculture13▲ 6.4×5 topics
  16. Renewable Energy12▲ 1.59×18 topics
  17. Mental Health12▲ 1.53×24 topics
  18. India11▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Development11▲ 6.1×8 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks10▲ 2.8×11 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency10▲ 2.0×16 topics
  22. Internet of Things10▲ 2.2×17 topics
  23. Policy10▲ 8.4×4 topics
  24. Large-Eddy Simulation9▲ 9.4×3 topics
  25. Production9▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Technology8▲ 3.1×3 topics
  27. Numerical Modeling8▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Friction Factor8▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Solar Air Heater8▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Economic Analysis8▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Turbulent Flows8▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Particle Image Velocimetry8▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Vortex Dynamics8▲ 13×1 topic
  34. IoT Security7▲ 4.0×3 topics
  35. Anomaly Detection6▲ 4.3×4 topics
  36. Dark Matter5▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Particle Physics5▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Modular Forms5▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Number Theory5▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Poverty5▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Central University of Karnataka publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, Agricultural Economics and Practices and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …14Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 14 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…8Agricultural Economics and Practices: 8 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…8Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 8 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 5 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 5 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…4Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 3 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesComputational Mechanics6 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 8 works
  5. 5 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central University of Karnataka's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 279% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
grewheldshrank

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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