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Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta

In research, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,224 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,909 of 9,330 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#2,038 of 3,142 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,893
of 22,385 · #16,340 all time
Rank in India
#1,465
of 1,562
Research works
442
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.4k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta

What is Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #4,224 of 14,833 8.5%403
Social SciencesField #5,909 of 9,330 9.4%186
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #2,038 of 3,142 6.3%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta is in Social Sciences, 5% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Arts and Humanities (23%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (21%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 59 fractional works · 86.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 39.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 15.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 8.7% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 22.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 20.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 12.1% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre forStudies in Socia…68fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences87%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2739.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities1522.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1420.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.1%
    5. Psychology11.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Computer Science11.4%
    2. Environmental Science11.3%
    3. Engineering11.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    5. Energy00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Health Professions22.3%
    2. Medicine11.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.7%
    2. Neuroscience11.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.82× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.59× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9.59×14 works
  2. Arts and Humanities7.82×15 works
  3. Social Sciences3.12×27 works
  4. Decision Sciences0.89×1 works
  5. Health Professions0.87×2 works
  6. Neuroscience0.76×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×2 works
  9. Energy0.36×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.35×0 works
  11. Psychology0.33×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.26×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.18×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  16. Medicine0.09×1 works
  17. Engineering0.08×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta?

Ranked on the quality score, Partha Chatterjee, Tushar K. Nandi and Saibal Kar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta.

  1. 1 Partha Chatterjee India · #448,337 worldwide 14k citations · 241 works
  2. 2 Tushar K. Nandi India · #1,910,615 worldwide 265 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Saibal Kar India · #2,234,552 worldwide 2.2k citations · 236 works
  4. 4 Vivek Dhareshwar India · #2,293,191 worldwide 303 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Lakshmi Subramanian India · #2,608,719 worldwide 462 citations · 122 works
  6. 6 Amiya Kumar Bagchi India · #2,837,021 worldwide 1.6k citations · 346 works
  7. 7 Nita N. Kumar India · #2,855,719 worldwide 215 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Rosinka Chaudhuri India · #2,974,961 worldwide 192 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Indrajit Mallick India · #3,071,908 worldwide 54 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Pranab Kumar Das India · #3,441,826 worldwide 499 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta

What are the most cited papers from Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta?

The most cited paper from Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta is "colonialism, nationalism, and colonialized women: the contest in India" (Partha Chatterjee, 1989), with 680 citations. Next come "Predicting the direction of stock market prices using tree-based classifiers" (378) and "Democracy and economic transformation in India" (260).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 colonialism, nationalism, and colonialized women: the contest in India Partha Chatterjee · American Ethnologist Nov 1989 680
2 Predicting the direction of stock market prices using tree-based classifiers Suryoday Basak, Saibal Kar, Snehanshu Saha et al. · The North American Journal of Economics and Finance 7 Jul 2018 378
3 Democracy and economic transformation in India Niraja Gopal Jayal Book chapter 9 Mar 2011 260
4 The importance of being informed: Experimental evidence on demand for environmental quality Jyotsna Jalan, E. Somanathan · Journal of Development Economics Open access 20 Nov 2007 259
5 Democracy and Economic Transformation in India Partha Chatterjee · Artha Vijnana Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics Mar 2008 198
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Which keywords describe research at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Diaspora, Bollywood, Indian cinema and Colonialism.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization13▲ 9.7×18 topics
  2. Human Rights7▲ 9.5×5 topics
  3. Economic Development6▲ 11×9 topics
  4. Economic Growth6▲ 9.9×11 topics
  5. Diaspora5▲ 136×2 topics
  6. Bollywood5▲ 376×1 topic
  7. Indian cinema5▲ 376×1 topic
  8. Colonialism5▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Democracy5▲ 20×9 topics
  10. Neoliberalism5▲ 19×9 topics
  11. Philosophy4▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Ethnicity4▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Gender4▲ 10×9 topics
  14. Conflict4▲ 32×2 topics
  15. Labor Market4▲ 18×5 topics
  16. Social Justice3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  17. Gender Inequality3▲ 34×6 topics
  18. Culture3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  19. Religion3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  20. Governance3▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Identity3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  22. Peacebuilding3▲ 56×2 topics
  23. Federalism2▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Kashmir2▲ 160×1 topic
  25. Ethics2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  26. Ethnography2▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Gandhi2▲ 190×1 topic
  28. Governmentality2▲ 132×2 topics
  29. History2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  30. Income Tax2▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Nonviolence2▲ 190×1 topic
  32. Online Gaming2▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Video Games2▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Fiscal Policy2▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Cultural Critique2▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Institutions2▲ 37×4 topics
  37. Structural Violence2▲ 151×1 topic
  38. Unemployment2▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Monetary Policy2▲ 11×5 topics
  40. East Asia2▲ 103×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: South Asian Cinema and Culture, South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Digital Games and Media and Indian History and Philosophy.

South Asian Cinema and C…5South Asian Cinema and Culture: 5 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 2 fractional worksDigital Games and Media2Digital Games and Media: 2 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…2Indian History and Philosophy: 2 fractional worksAnthropological Studies and Insights: 2 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …2Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Diaspora: 1 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 5 works
  2. 2 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 2 works
  6. 6 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 2 works
  7. 7 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 1 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 available24.8%not open75.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

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