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Centre for Women's Development Studies

In research, Centre for Women's Development Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,559 of 9,330 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,546 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,884
of 34,923
Rank in India
#1,112
of 1,754
Research works
263
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Centre for Women's Development Studies

What is Centre for Women's Development Studies 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 SciencesField #6,559 of 9,330 7.5%149
Social SciencesDomain #10,546 of 14,833 7.6%193

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

Which fields of science does Centre for Women's Development Studies work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Centre for Women's Development Studies is in Social Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (46%), Medicine (8%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 36 fractional works · 60.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 45.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 15.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 16.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre forWomen's…59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences61%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2745.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities47.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.9%
    5. Psychology00.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Computer Science47.4%
    2. Environmental Science23.3%
    3. Engineering12.1%
    4. Mathematics11.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    6. Materials Science00.6%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine58.5%
    2. Health Professions23.6%
    3. Nursing11.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences58.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
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: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 3.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.62× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.63× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.63×27 works
  2. Nursing3.61×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.62×4 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.76×5 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.36×2 works
  7. Mathematics0.96×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.95×4 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.88×2 works
  10. Environmental Science0.67×2 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.59×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.51×1 works
  13. Medicine0.44×5 works
  14. Chemistry0.34×0 works
  15. Psychology0.27×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.16×0 works
  17. Engineering0.14×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Women's Development Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, Ravi Kumar Verma, Akhlaq Ahmed and N. Neetha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Women's Development Studies.

  1. 1 Ravi Kumar Verma India · #737,163 worldwide 3.3k citations · 150 works
  2. 2 Akhlaq Ahmed India · #1,355,698 worldwide 65 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 N. Neetha India · #1,491,887 worldwide 433 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Mary E. John India · #1,860,394 worldwide 1.5k citations · 90 works
  5. 5 Sreelekha Nair India · #1,897,172 worldwide 291 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Renu Addlakha India · #2,085,703 worldwide 745 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Shalu Nigam India · #2,367,724 worldwide 198 citations · 106 works
  8. 8 Leela Dube India · #2,484,126 worldwide 616 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Malavika Karlekar India · #2,669,557 worldwide 264 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Indu Agnihotri India · #2,981,375 worldwide 169 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Women's Development Studies

What are the most cited papers from Centre for Women's Development Studies?

The most cited paper from Centre for Women's Development Studies is "Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015" (Gregory A. Roth et al., 2017), with 3,906 citations. Next come "Infection prevention preparedness and practices for female sterilization services within primary care facilities in Northern India" (208) and "Embodying Orgasm" (124).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015 Gregory A. Roth et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access171 authors 17 May 2017 3,906
2 Infection prevention preparedness and practices for female sterilization services within primary care facilities in Northern India Abhishek Kumar, Abhishek Gautam, Arnab Dey et al. · BMC Health Services Research Open access 31 Dec 2019 208
3 Embodying Orgasm Stevi Jackson, Sue Scott · Women & Therapy 5 Mar 2002 124
4 Ecology, land use and colonisation: The canal colonies of Punjab Indu Agnihotri · The Indian Economic & Social History Review Mar 1996 108
5 Experience of violence and adverse reproductive health outcomes, HIV risks among mobile female sex workers in India Suvakanta Swain, Niranjan Saggurti, Madhusudana Battala et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 20 May 2011 90
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Which keywords describe research at Centre for Women's Development Studies?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Colonialism, Human Rights, Neoliberalism, Intersectionality, Poverty Reduction, Gender Inequality and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Globalization6▲ 4.8×12 topics
  2. Human Rights4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  3. Colonialism4▲ 13×3 topics
  4. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 2.3×12 topics
  6. Neoliberalism3▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Economic Growth3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  8. Gender Inequality2▲ 30×5 topics
  9. Intersectionality2▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction2▲ 33×3 topics
  11. Social Justice2▲ 7.0×9 topics
  12. Community Empowerment2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  13. India2▲ 55×3 topics
  14. Conflict2▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Gender Bias2▲ 40×3 topics
  16. Mental Health2▲ 2.5×7 topics
  17. Economic Reforms2▲ 112×2 topics
  18. Ethnicity2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  19. Gender Identity2▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Decentralization2▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Federalism2▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Kashmir2▲ 135×1 topic
  23. Agricultural Livelihoods2▲ 192×1 topic
  24. Governmentality2▲ 113×2 topics
  25. Kerala2▲ 192×1 topic
  26. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Ethnography1▲ 14×1 topic
  28. NGOs1▲ 26×3 topics
  29. School Subsidies1▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Structural Violence1▲ 122×1 topic
  31. Development1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  32. Ethnic Identity1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Feminist Theory1▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Land Tenure1▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Poverty Alleviation1▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Rural Development1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  37. Developing Countries1▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Health Behaviors1▲ 102×1 topic
  39. Masculinity1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Maternal Mortality1▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Women's Development Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Social and Economic Development in India, Anthropological Studies and Insights and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

South Asian Studies and …2South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…2Social and Economic Development in India: 2 fractional worksAnthropological Studies …1Anthropological Studies and Insights: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …1Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 1 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 1 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…1Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…1Municipal Solid Waste Management: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceAnthropologySafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 1 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  5. 5 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  9. 9 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Women's Development Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher 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 Women's Development Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Centre for Women's Development Studies0.00030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre for Women's Development Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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