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Centre for Women's Development Studies

In research, Centre for Women's Development Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,492 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#14,543 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#40,401
of 42,892
Rank in India
#1,950
of 2,075
Research works
263
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

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 #8,492 of 10,206 17.2%149
Social SciencesDomain #14,543 of 16,945 16.1%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 3.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Mary E. John, Malavika Karlekar and Ravi Verma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Women's Development Studies.

  1. 1 Mary E. John India · #697,801 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Malavika Karlekar India · #750,530 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Ravi Verma India · #1,128,442 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Women's Development Studies

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Women's Development Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Colonialism, Intersectionality, Poverty Reduction, Conflict, India, Globalization and Ethnicity.

▲ 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. Human Rights4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  3. Colonialism2▲ 13×3 topics
  4. Intersectionality2▲ 31×2 topics
  5. Conflict2▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction2▲ 40×3 topics
  7. India2▲ 68×3 topics
  8. Ethnicity2▲ 12×2 topics
  9. Community Empowerment2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  10. Federalism2▲ 69×1 topic
  11. Gender Inequality2▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Kashmir2▲ 205×1 topic
  13. Mental Health2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  14. Economic Reforms2▲ 148×2 topics
  15. Gender Bias2▲ 49×3 topics
  16. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.7×4 topics
  17. Economic Growth2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  18. Gender Identity2▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Decentralization2▲ 17×2 topics
  20. NGOs1▲ 36×3 topics
  21. Agricultural Livelihoods1▲ 256×1 topic
  22. Ethnic Identity1▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Kerala1▲ 256×1 topic
  24. Nationalism1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  25. Discrimination1▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Health Behaviors1▲ 144×1 topic
  27. Masculinity1▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Israel1▲ 77×2 topics
  30. Maternal Mortality1▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Neoliberalism1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  32. Organizational Performance1▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Policy1▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Policy Makers1▲ 115×1 topic
  35. School Subsidies1▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Women1▲ 115×1 topic
  37. Bladder Cancer1▲ 65×1 topic
  38. Development Policies1▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Digital Images1▲ 388×1 topic
  40. Foreign Aid1▲ 69×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Social and Economic Development in India, Gender Roles and Identity Studies and Gender Politics and Representation.

South Asian Studies and …2South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…1Social and Economic Development in India: 1 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 1 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksPhotography and Visual Culture: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial C…1Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceGender StudiesSafety 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 1 works
  3. 3 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 Photography and Visual Culture History 1 works
  7. 7 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  8. 8 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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