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Flame University

In research, Flame University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,137 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,746 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,159 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Philosophy and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 57.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,932
of 28,054 · #20,081 all time
Rank in India
#567
of 1,840
Research works
763
▲ 1104% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Flame 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,137 of 10,521 16.6%354 #5272
Social SciencesField #2,746 of 6,365 13.2%127 #5847
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,159 of 1,998 6.1%107 —
Physical SciencesDomain #7,604 of 12,888 22.0%106 #16259

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Flame 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. Social Sciences#5,272 #2,137
  2. Social Sciences#5,847 #2,746
  3. Physical Sciences#16,259 #7,604
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 Flame University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 57.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 50.5 works57×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 25.2 works11×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 107.3 works7.0×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.02× its world share, 107 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.95× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.72× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 127 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Flame University?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrea D. Phillott and Pankaj Jain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Flame University.

  1. 1 Andrea D. Phillott India · #598,693 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Pankaj Jain India · #1,001,720 worldwide 17 citations · 102 works
All ranked researchers at Flame University

Which keywords describe research at Flame University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Philosophy, Religion, History, Culture, Modernization, East Asia, Buddhism and South Asia.

▲ 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. Philosophy66▲ 28×14 topics
  2. Religion60▲ 24×17 topics
  3. History58▲ 16×15 topics
  4. Culture55▲ 20×16 topics
  5. Modernization49▲ 50×3 topics
  6. East Asia48▲ 454×2 topics
  7. Buddhism48▲ 616×1 topic
  8. South Asia48▲ 616×1 topic
  9. Human Rights27▲ 4.9×14 topics
  10. Globalization26▲ 2.5×45 topics
  11. Machine Learning20◆ 1.15×44 topics
  12. Deep Learning20◆ 1.08×46 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior17▲ 5.0×8 topics
  14. Sustainability16▲ 1.26×29 topics
  15. Colonialism16▲ 6.3×15 topics
  16. Conflict16▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Ethnicity15▲ 7.6×9 topics
  18. Environmental Ethics15▲ 47×5 topics
  19. Social Justice15▲ 4.7×12 topics
  20. Central Asia14▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Mental Health14▲ 1.83×25 topics
  22. Cultural Interaction13▲ 100×2 topics
  23. Eurasian Exchange13▲ 119×1 topic
  24. Silk Roads13▲ 119×1 topic
  25. Social Capital13▲ 4.6×11 topics
  26. Peacebuilding12▲ 35×4 topics
  27. Gandhi12▲ 137×1 topic
  28. Nonviolence12▲ 137×1 topic
  29. Neuroscience9▲ 5.6×8 topics
  30. Well-being8▲ 4.1×10 topics
  31. Federalism8▲ 24×2 topics
  32. India8▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Diaspora8▲ 27×4 topics
  34. Insurgency8▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Kashmir8▲ 67×1 topic
  36. Learning Analytics8▲ 12×2 topics
  37. National Identity7▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Music6▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Refugees6▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Gender politics6▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Flame University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Eurasian Exchange Networks, Indian History and Philosophy and South Asian Studies and Conflicts.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…48Indian and Buddhist Studies: 48 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 13 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…12Indian History and Philosophy: 12 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …8South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 8 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…6South Asian Cinema and Culture: 6 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 5 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 5 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 5 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 4 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 4 fractional works
Religious studiesAnthropologyPhilosophyPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 48 works
  2. 2 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 13 works
  3. 3 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 12 works
  4. 4 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  5. 5 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 5 works
  7. 7 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 4 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Flame University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1104% 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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