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Goa University

In research, Goa University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,672 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,015 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,735 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,696
of 28,054 · #7,649 all time
Rank in India
#336
of 1,840
Research works
2.9k
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Goa 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 #3,672 of 12,888 9.3%431 #5262
Social SciencesDomain #5,015 of 10,521 17.4%172 #7332
Life SciencesDomain #4,735 of 7,800 23.1%129 #8242
EngineeringField #4,394 of 6,636 11.4%83 #7819
Social SciencesField #4,229 of 6,365 19.4%85 #6871
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,378 of 3,409 27.6%62 #3849
Health SciencesDomain #9,156 of 11,982 14.7%76 #17177
Environmental ScienceField #3,162 of 3,551 8.4%77 #4252
Materials ScienceField #2,302 of 2,468 7.1%67 #3914
ChemistryField #1,296 of 1,330 13.9%61 #2447

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Goa 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#5,262 #3,672
  2. Social Sciences#7,332 #5,015
  3. Life Sciences#8,242 #4,735
  4. Engineering#7,819 #4,394
  5. Social Sciences#6,871 #4,229
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,849 #2,378
  7. Health Sciences#17,177 #9,156
  8. Environmental Science#4,252 #3,162
  9. Materials Science#3,914 #2,302
  10. Chemistry#2,447 #1,296
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 Goa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 30.9 works5.1×
← 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: 1.62× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.90× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.80× its world share, 61 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.05× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 84 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.39× its world share, 68 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Goa University?

Ranked on the composite score, A. V. Salker, Shailendra Gurav and K. R. Priolkar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Goa University.

  1. 1 A. V. Salker India · #414,371 worldwide 83 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Shailendra Gurav India · #785,591 worldwide 84 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 K. R. Priolkar India · #953,435 worldwide 97 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Santosh G. Tilve India · #1,040,758 worldwide 78 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 P. R. Sarode India · #1,120,767 worldwide 64 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Bikshandarkoil R. Srinivasan India · #1,124,445 worldwide 58 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 K.C. Bhamu India · #1,206,708 worldwide 93 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Ramesh V. Pai India · #1,209,301 worldwide 48 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Vishnu S. Nadkarni India · #1,323,861 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 R. S. Gad India · #1,398,193 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Goa University

Which keywords describe research at Goa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Toxicity, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications and Synthesis.

▲ 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 Change42▲ 1.94×61 topics
  2. Machine Learning42▲ 1.57×51 topics
  3. Deep Learning40▲ 1.45×47 topics
  4. Nanomaterials27▲ 3.2×15 topics
  5. Globalization25▲ 1.60×33 topics
  6. Environmental Impact25▲ 1.80×30 topics
  7. Nanoparticles23▲ 2.3×27 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications22▲ 2.3×24 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress20▲ 1.54×33 topics
  10. Catalysis18▲ 3.3×19 topics
  11. Toxicity17▲ 4.8×14 topics
  12. Economic Growth16▲ 2.3×14 topics
  13. Synthesis15▲ 5.0×25 topics
  14. Graphene14▲ 2.6×7 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity14▲ 2.8×22 topics
  16. Democracy12▲ 4.3×10 topics
  17. Antioxidants12▲ 3.4×11 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks12▲ 3.6×6 topics
  19. Hyperspectral Imaging11▲ 4.8×5 topics
  20. Bioimaging11▲ 5.9×5 topics
  21. Waste Management11▲ 3.2×6 topics
  22. Nanostructures10▲ 3.2×8 topics
  23. Green Synthesis10▲ 6.6×4 topics
  24. Anticancer Agents10▲ 8.3×10 topics
  25. Chemical Sensors10▲ 5.1×3 topics
  26. Biogeography10▲ 4.5×11 topics
  27. Quality Assessment10▲ 6.4×2 topics
  28. Pollution9▲ 5.7×3 topics
  29. Food Authentication9▲ 10×2 topics
  30. India8▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Cytotoxicity8▲ 7.2×9 topics
  32. Principal Component Analysis8▲ 7.0×2 topics
  33. Biosynthesis8▲ 6.3×5 topics
  34. Eutrophication8▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Harmful Algal Blooms8▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Organic Synthesis8▲ 8.1×8 topics
  37. Supramolecular Chemistry7▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Crystal Engineering7▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Multivariate Calibration7▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy7▲ 9.6×1 topic

Which research topics does Goa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Spectroscopy and Chemome…7Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 7 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…6Marine and coastal ecosystems: 6 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…6Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…5Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 5 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 5 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…4Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 4 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 4 fractional works
Analytical ChemistryOceanographySociology and Political ScienceAtmospheric Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 7 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 6 works
  3. 3 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 5 works
  8. 8 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 4 works
  10. 10 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Goa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.