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Cotton University

In research, Cotton University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,304 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,001 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,764 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Inorganic Chemistry and Chemistry — Inorganic Chemistry is 15.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,333
of 28,054 · #11,774 all time
Rank in India
#378
of 1,840
Research works
1.4k
▲ 172% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Cotton University 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 #3,304 of 12,888 13.4%414 #7433
Social SciencesDomain #7,001 of 10,521 16.4%100 #13606
EngineeringField #4,764 of 6,636 18.5%91 #10046
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,541 of 3,409 14.7%95 #4779
ChemistryField #1,040 of 1,330 9.5%70 #2616
Environmental ScienceField #2,896 of 3,551 11.7%70 #5311
Health SciencesDomain #10,282 of 11,982 15.9%62 —
Life SciencesDomain #6,832 of 7,800 13.7%136 #12327

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cotton University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#7,433 #3,304
  2. Social Sciences#13,606 #7,001
  3. Engineering#10,046 #4,764
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,779 #2,541
  5. Chemistry#2,616 #1,040
  6. Environmental Science#5,311 #2,896
  7. Life Sciences#12,327 #6,832
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Cotton University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Inorganic Chemistry takes 15.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 28.2 works16×
  2. ChemistryField · 69.9 works6.3×
← 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: 2.82× its world share, 95 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.87× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.26× its world share, 70 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.97× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.78× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.08× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.54× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cotton University?

Ranked on the composite score, Anupam Das, Sukanta Deb and K. D. Krori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cotton University.

  1. 1 Anupam Das India · #690,826 worldwide 51 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Sukanta Deb India · #696,927 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 K. D. Krori India · #750,155 worldwide 80 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ankur K. Guha India · #1,136,775 worldwide 81 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Akalesh K. Verma India · #1,146,684 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Arup Kumar Hazarika India · #1,270,408 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Hrishikesh Upadhyaya India · #1,370,203 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 J.M. Kalita India · #1,445,635 worldwide 62 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Amlan J. Kalita India · #1,621,500 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Cotton University

Which keywords describe research at Cotton University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Climate Change, Experimental Investigation, Catalysis, Thermal Conductivity, Applications, Food Security and Nanofluids.

▲ 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. Climate Change48▲ 2.5×51 topics
  2. Heat Transfer41▲ 12×10 topics
  3. Experimental Investigation26▲ 34×2 topics
  4. Sustainability24▲ 1.40×19 topics
  5. Catalysis23▲ 4.9×20 topics
  6. Environmental Impact23▲ 1.87×27 topics
  7. Remote Sensing22▲ 2.5×18 topics
  8. Food Security20▲ 5.1×10 topics
  9. Biodiversity19▲ 3.7×13 topics
  10. Antioxidant19▲ 3.9×31 topics
  11. Human Rights18▲ 2.5×11 topics
  12. Thermal Conductivity17▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Applications17▲ 8.7×6 topics
  14. Medicinal Plants17▲ 5.9×12 topics
  15. Nanofluids16▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Convective Transport16▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Enhancement16▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Antioxidant Activity15▲ 3.3×16 topics
  19. Conflict15▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Crystal Engineering14▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Colonialism14▲ 4.0×5 topics
  22. Toxicity13▲ 4.1×12 topics
  23. Ethnicity12▲ 4.5×4 topics
  24. India12▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Biogeography12▲ 6.5×11 topics
  26. Federalism12▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Kashmir12▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Luminescent Materials12▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Drug Discovery11▲ 7.1×8 topics
  30. Vortex Dynamics11▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Turbulent Flows11▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Large-Eddy Simulation10▲ 7.7×2 topics
  33. Numerical Modeling10▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Boundary Layer Transition10▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Particle Image Velocimetry10▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Supramolecular Chemistry10▲ 17×4 topics
  37. Friction Factor10▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Solar Air Heater10▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Hydrogen Bonding10▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Authentication9▲ 8.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Cotton University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Heat Transfer Mechanisms.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …16Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 16 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …12South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 12 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…10Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 10 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms10Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 10 fractional worksCrystallography and molecular interactions: 9 fractional worksInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…8Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 8 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 7 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 6 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 6 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsComputational MechanicsMechanical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 10 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Crystallography and molecular interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 9 works
  6. 6 Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds Inorganic Chemistry 8 works
  7. 7 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  8. 8 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 7 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  10. 10 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 6 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cotton University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 172% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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