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Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences

In research, Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,949 of 12,888 worldwide) and Materials Science (#2,317 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Science and Materials Chemistry — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 31.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,556
of 28,054 · #15,026 all time
Rank in India
#753
of 1,840
Research works
674
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences 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 #5,949 of 12,888 15.8%140 #8509
Materials ScienceField #2,317 of 2,468 12.7%64 #3927

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences 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 Nano and Soft Matter Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 31.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 21.5 works31×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 64.1 works12×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 30.8 works11×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.86× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 8.52× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 4.77× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 12.28× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 12.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, C. V. Yelamaggad, Uma S. Hiremath and Geetha G. Nair lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences.

  1. 1 C. V. Yelamaggad India · #406,210 worldwide 234 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Uma S. Hiremath India · #558,918 worldwide 83 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Geetha G. Nair India · #666,723 worldwide 120 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 S. Krishna Prasad India · #743,786 worldwide 246 citations · 77 works
  5. 5 D. S. Shankar Rao India · #905,817 worldwide 165 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Neena S. John India · #1,440,673 worldwide 58 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Ashutosh K. Singh India · #1,555,769 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Colloidal Crystals, Energy Storage, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Nanostructured Materials, Liquid Crystals and Self-Organization.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles19▲ 10×15 topics
  2. Nanomaterials18▲ 11×12 topics
  3. Colloidal Crystals16▲ 233×2 topics
  4. Energy Storage14▲ 15×5 topics
  5. Metal-Organic Frameworks13▲ 21×5 topics
  6. Nanostructured Materials13▲ 50×3 topics
  7. Liquid Crystals12▲ 515×1 topic
  8. Self-Organization12▲ 286×1 topic
  9. Nanostructures12▲ 20×9 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications11▲ 6.4×19 topics
  11. Self-Assembly11▲ 23×9 topics
  12. Graphene11▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Nanocrystals10▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Nanocomposites10▲ 7.9×12 topics
  15. Chemical Sensors9▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Cathode Materials8▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Semiconductors8▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Catalysis8▲ 7.9×17 topics
  19. Bioimaging7▲ 22×4 topics
  20. Nanofibers7▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Rechargeable Batteries7▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Water Splitting6▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Carbon-Based Materials5▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Electrocatalysis5▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Electrochemical Capacitors5▲ 34×1 topic
  26. Two-Dimensional Materials5▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Hydrogels5▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Lithium-ion Batteries5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  29. Biosensors5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  30. Semiconductor5▲ 9.4×4 topics
  31. Optical Sensors5▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Ionic Liquids4▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Room Temperature4▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Photonic Crystals4▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Crystal Growth4▲ 10×7 topics
  36. Field-Effect Transistors4▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Micelles4▲ 74×2 topics
  38. Fuel Cells4▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Gas Sensors4▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Metal Oxide4▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liquid Crystal Research Advancements, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Liquid Crystal Research …12Liquid Crystal Research Advancements: 12 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 5 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 4 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Applications: 4 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 3 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…3Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 3 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloidal Systems: 3 fractional worksSupramolecular Self-Asse…3Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials: 3 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Liquid Crystal Research Advancements Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 12 works
  2. 2 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 works
  3. 3 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  6. 6 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  9. 9 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials Biomaterials 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 available14.3%not open85.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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