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Centre For Development Studies

In research, Centre For Development Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,392 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,335
of 28,054 · #20,226 all time
Rank in India
#1,284
of 1,840
Research works
1.4k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Centre For Development Studies 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 #7,392 of 10,521 20.9%113 #4286

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre For Development Studies 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 Centre For Development Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 42.1 works12×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 27.6 works10×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.02× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.81× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre For Development Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Gore, S. Irudaya Rajan and Sunil Mani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre For Development Studies.

  1. 1 Charles Gore India · #284,445 worldwide 80 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 S. Irudaya Rajan India · #449,078 worldwide 133 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Sunil Mani India · #469,516 worldwide 54 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Susan Johnson India · #696,307 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Udaya S. Mishra India · #779,227 worldwide 49 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 K. J. Joseph India · #833,281 worldwide 44 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 K. P. Kannan India · #844,273 worldwide 48 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Sourish Dutta India · #1,097,142 worldwide 48 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Hrushikesh Mallick India · #1,289,767 worldwide 54 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Joe Devine India · #1,328,078 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Centre For Development Studies

Which keywords describe research at Centre For Development Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Globalization, Economic Development, India, Economic Reforms, Labor Market, Sustainable Development and Political Economy.

▲ 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. Globalization22▲ 6.8×18 topics
  2. Economic Growth22▲ 15×16 topics
  3. Economic Development13▲ 9.3×11 topics
  4. India12▲ 105×3 topics
  5. Sustainable Development12▲ 4.4×10 topics
  6. Economic Reforms11▲ 244×2 topics
  7. Labor Market11▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Political Economy9▲ 20×9 topics
  9. Development8▲ 15×8 topics
  10. Gender Bias8▲ 58×2 topics
  11. Fiscal Policy8▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Gender Inequality8▲ 36×6 topics
  13. Industrialization8▲ 80×2 topics
  14. Monetary Policy8▲ 19×5 topics
  15. Mental Health8▲ 3.1×10 topics
  16. Community Empowerment7▲ 5.8×3 topics
  17. Decentralization7▲ 20×1 topic
  18. Democracy7▲ 12×8 topics
  19. Kerala7▲ 332×1 topic
  20. Unemployment7▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Policy6▲ 18×5 topics
  22. Corporate Governance6▲ 5.1×5 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction6▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Structural Change6▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Health Outcomes6▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Financial Constraints5▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Social Capital5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  28. Social Networks5▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Income Inequality5▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Human Capital5▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Inequality4▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Regional Development4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  33. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Economic Crisis4▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Precarious Employment4▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Income Tax4▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Neo-liberalism4▲ 174×1 topic
  38. Firm Performance4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Gender Equality4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Investor Protection4▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre For Development Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Economic Development in India, Employment and Welfare Studies, Indian Economic and Social Development and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Social and Economic Deve…7Social and Economic Development in India: 7 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…4Employment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 4 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Inequality: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…3Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsAccounting1 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 7 works
  2. 2 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  5. 5 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  7. 7 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  10. 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre For Development Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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