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Central University of Kerala

In research, Central University of Kerala stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,831 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,489 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,478 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,394
of 28,054 · #8,063 all time
Rank in India
#210
of 1,840
Research works
1.5k
▲ 195% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Central University of Kerala 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 #2,831 of 10,521 21.9%178 #6889
Physical SciencesDomain #3,489 of 12,888 17.4%307 #6603
Social SciencesField #2,478 of 6,365 19.5%87 #5717
Life SciencesDomain #3,704 of 7,800 18.8%196 #8060
Health SciencesDomain #6,694 of 11,982 22.0%95 #13743
Computer ScienceField #2,715 of 4,667 31.4%68 —
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,093 of 3,409 21.3%105 #4362
MedicineField #7,323 of 10,443 23.8%61 —
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,628 of 3,579 15.1%71 #5744
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,166 of 1,395 19.1%64 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central University of Kerala 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#6,889 #2,831
  2. Physical Sciences#6,603 #3,489
  3. Social Sciences#5,717 #2,478
  4. Life Sciences#8,060 #3,704
  5. Health Sciences#13,743 #6,694
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,362 #2,093
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,744 #2,628
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 University of Kerala specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 64.5 works4.8×
← 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: 2.86× its world share, 105 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 71 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.15× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.16× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 45 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 7 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Central University of Kerala?

Ranked on the composite score, Ajay Kumar, R. Raman Nair and R. Rajesh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central University of Kerala.

  1. 1 Ajay Kumar India · #756,827 worldwide 53 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 R. Raman Nair India · #777,208 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 R. Rajesh India · #862,486 worldwide 52 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Arjun K. Rathie India · #925,132 worldwide 73 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Ayyamperumal Sakthivel India · #1,264,882 worldwide 104 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Bernard Bernard India · #1,363,223 worldwide 18 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 K. Arunkumar India · #1,541,600 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Vincent Mathew India · #1,552,263 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Subasa C. Sahoo India · #1,585,255 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Central University of Kerala

Which keywords describe research at Central University of Kerala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, India, Climate Change, Gene Expression, Economic Reforms, Deep Learning, Globalization and Decentralization.

▲ 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. Machine Learning43▲ 1.68×38 topics
  2. Deep Learning36▲ 1.35×39 topics
  3. Climate Change35▲ 1.69×47 topics
  4. Globalization27▲ 1.78×34 topics
  5. Environmental Impact22▲ 1.64×30 topics
  6. Gene Expression20▲ 4.3×12 topics
  7. India18▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Nanomaterials17▲ 2.1×13 topics
  9. Economic Growth17▲ 2.5×14 topics
  10. Biodiversity15▲ 2.6×17 topics
  11. Economic Reforms15▲ 70×2 topics
  12. Antioxidant14▲ 2.7×30 topics
  13. Development14▲ 5.1×9 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity13▲ 2.7×16 topics
  15. Decentralization12▲ 7.4×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services12▲ 3.9×9 topics
  17. Genomics10▲ 4.6×11 topics
  18. Gender Bias10▲ 16×3 topics
  19. IoT Security10▲ 4.2×3 topics
  20. Rural Economy10▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Policy10▲ 5.9×6 topics
  22. Agricultural Livelihoods10▲ 101×1 topic
  23. Kerala10▲ 101×1 topic
  24. Gut Microbiota10▲ 3.6×6 topics
  25. Aquaculture9▲ 4.6×7 topics
  26. Biotechnology9▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Political Economy9▲ 4.7×10 topics
  28. Global Change9▲ 4.4×6 topics
  29. Production9▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation8▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Conflict8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  32. Plant Secondary Metabolites8▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Plant Immunity8▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Nutritional Value8▲ 8.7×4 topics
  35. Host Specificity7▲ 7.9×4 topics
  36. Nutrient Removal7▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Root Exudates7▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Genome Analysis6▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Biodiesel6▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Coastal Protection6▲ 13×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Economic Development in India, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Social and Economic Deve…10Social and Economic Development in India: 10 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and…8Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 8 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 6 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI6Smart Agriculture and AI: 6 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 5 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 5 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…5Social Work Education and Practice: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 5 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMolecular BiologyComputer Networks and CommunicationsPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 8 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  4. 4 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 6 works
  6. 6 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  7. 7 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  8. 8 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 5 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  10. 10 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 5 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 195% higher 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.