Question 1

What is Gauhati University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Gauhati University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,372 of 3,157 worldwide), Plant Science (#1,059 of 1,317 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,289 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geometry and Topology and Computational Mechanics (Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 5.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Gauhati University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Gauhati University ranks #10,708 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#11,726 all time), and #692 of 1,562 in India.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Gauhati University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Arabinda Ghosh, Debabrat Baishya and Krishna Gopal Bhattacharyya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gauhati University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Gauhati University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Gauhati University is "Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): emergence in agriculture" (Pranaba Nanda Bhattacharyya, Dhruva Kumar Jha, 2011), with 2,843 citations. Next come "Adsorption of a few heavy metals on natural and modified kaolinite and montmorillonite: A review" (1,523) and "Kinetics of adsorption of metal ions on inorganic materials: A review" (902).

Question 5

Which research topics does Gauhati University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Gauhati University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Experimental Investigation, Thermal Conductivity, Climate Change, Review, Viscosity, Applications and Nanofluids.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Gauhati University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Gauhati University is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Gauhati University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% higher than in 2018-2021.