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Gujarat Ayurved University

In research, Gujarat Ayurved University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,017 of 9,902 worldwide), Complementary and alternative medicine (#65 of 101 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,674 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Complementary and alternative medicine is 108.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,952
of 22,385 · #19,310 all time
Rank in India
#962
of 1,562
Research works
1.2k
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.4k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.72×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Gujarat Ayurved University

What is Gujarat Ayurved University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #6,017 of 9,902 1.0%188 #13080
Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield #65 of 101 0.9%86 #321
MedicineField #6,674 of 8,541 1.0%172 #13326
Life SciencesDomain #5,378 of 6,403 0.7%72 #6963

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gujarat Ayurved 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Health Sciences#13,080 #6,017
  2. Complementary and alternative medicine#321 #65
  3. Medicine#13,326 #6,674
  4. Life Sciences#6,963 #5,378
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Gujarat Ayurved University work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Gujarat Ayurved University is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (9%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 242 fractional works · 66.4% of its workMedicine: 224 fractional works · 61.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 115 fractional works · 31.7% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 91 fractional works · 25.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 40 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 32 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 6.6% of its workDrug Discovery: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGujarat AyurvedUniversity364fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine22461.6%
    2. Nursing82.2%
    3. Health Professions61.6%
    4. Dentistry41.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4011.0%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics328.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology112.9%
    4. Neuroscience51.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology30.9%
    1. Arts and Humanities92.5%
    2. Psychology61.8%
    3. Social Sciences41.1%
    4. Decision Sciences20.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
    1. Chemistry30.9%
    2. Environmental Science30.7%
    3. Engineering30.7%
    4. Computer Science10.3%
    5. Materials Science10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Gujarat Ayurved University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 108.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 115.4 works108×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 24.2 works36×
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 32.1 works25×
← 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: 2.31× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 24.97× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.02× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.20× its world share, 224 worksMedicineNursing: 4.47× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 25.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics24.97×32 works
  2. Nursing4.47×8 works
  3. Medicine3.20×224 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.31×40 works
  5. Dentistry2.02×4 works
  6. Neuroscience0.87×5 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.86×9 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×3 works
  9. Health Professions0.60×6 works
  10. Psychology0.58×6 works
  11. Chemistry0.56×3 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×11 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.45×2 works
  14. Veterinary0.17×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.15×3 works
  16. Social Sciences0.09×4 works
  17. Engineering0.05×3 works
  18. Materials Science0.05×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Gujarat Ayurved University?

Ranked on the quality score, Preeti Pandya, VinayJ Shukla and Subrata De lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gujarat Ayurved University.

  1. 1 Preeti Pandya India · #2,713,923 worldwide 216 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 VinayJ Shukla India · #3,351,038 worldwide 336 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Subrata De India · #3,408,270 worldwide 499 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 PP Sharma India · #3,749,431 worldwide 113 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Yogesh Shamrao Deole India · #4,174,586 worldwide 112 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 HM Chandola India · #4,662,468 worldwide 781 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Ila Revachand Tanna India · #4,679,544 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Pallavi Satyajit Kulkarni India · #4,744,312 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 RR Dwivedi India · #4,963,724 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Baghel India · #4,966,174 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Gujarat Ayurved University

What are the most cited papers from Gujarat Ayurved University?

The most cited paper from Gujarat Ayurved University is "Antibacterial and antifungal activities from leaf extracts of Cassia fistula l.: An ethnomedicinal plant" (NayanR Bhalodia, VJ Shukla, 2011), with 384 citations. Next come "Indian Systems Of Medicine: A Brief Profile" (354) and "Etiopathogenesis of cataract: An appraisal" (190).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Antibacterial and antifungal activities from leaf extracts of Cassia fistula l.: An ethnomedicinal plant NayanR Bhalodia, VJ Shukla · Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology amp Research Open access 2011 384
2 Indian Systems Of Medicine: A Brief Profile Basavaiah Ravishankar, VJ Shukla · African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines Open access 14 Oct 2008 354
3 Etiopathogenesis of cataract: An appraisal V. Gupta, Manjusha Rajagopala, Basavaiah Ravishankar · Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Open access Feb 2014 190
4 Therapeutic potentials of metals in ancient India: A review through Charaka Samhita Galib, Mayur Mashru, BJ Patgiri et al. · Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine Open access 2011 146
5 In vitro antioxidant activity of hydro alcoholic extract from the fruit pulp of Cassia fistula Linn. NayanR Bhalodia, PankajB Nariya, Rabinarayan Acharya et al. · AYU (An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda) Open access 2013 136
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Gujarat Ayurved University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Neuroprotective, Cancer, Traditional Medicine, Ocimum sanctum, Withania somnifera, Herbal Medicine and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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-now 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. Antioxidant93▲ 37×31 topics
  2. Neuroprotective82▲ 146×7 topics
  3. Cancer81▲ 17×12 topics
  4. Traditional Medicine74▲ 140×8 topics
  5. Ocimum sanctum63▲ 688×1 topic
  6. Withania somnifera63▲ 688×1 topic
  7. Herbal Medicine41▲ 40×10 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity30▲ 13×14 topics
  9. Inflammation25▲ 3.3×24 topics
  10. Anti-inflammatory25▲ 24×21 topics
  11. Traditional Chinese Medicine25▲ 57×4 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants23▲ 16×12 topics
  13. Pharmacology21▲ 23×12 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders20▲ 9.7×6 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 4.8×10 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress18▲ 3.1×17 topics
  17. Public Health18▲ 3.4×11 topics
  18. Physiology18▲ 184×2 topics
  19. Toxicology18▲ 29×6 topics
  20. Aging17▲ 8.7×3 topics
  21. Integrative Medicine16▲ 78×2 topics
  22. Precision Medicine16▲ 8.9×3 topics
  23. Genomic Analysis16▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Diabetes Complications16▲ 610×1 topic
  25. Neuropsychological Assessment16▲ 159×1 topic
  26. Ayurveda16▲ 170×1 topic
  27. Syndrome Differentiation16▲ 170×1 topic
  28. Adverse Reactions16▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Regulatory Challenges16▲ 48×2 topics
  30. Alternative Medicine15▲ 158×1 topic
  31. Complementary Medicine15▲ 158×1 topic
  32. Alzheimer's Disease14▲ 14×6 topics
  33. Osteoarthritis14▲ 30×4 topics
  34. Apoptosis14▲ 12×8 topics
  35. Triterpenoids14▲ 61×3 topics
  36. Bacopa monnieri13▲ 141×1 topic
  37. Centella asiatica13▲ 141×1 topic
  38. Antioxidants13▲ 8.0×5 topics
  39. Phytochemistry11▲ 26×6 topics
  40. Bioactive Compounds11▲ 12×11 topics

Which research topics does Gujarat Ayurved University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants, Medical Case Reports and Studies, Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies.

Phytochemicals and Medic…63Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants: 63 fractional worksMedical Case Reports and Studies: 16 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 16 fractional worksComplementary and Altern…15Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 15 fractional worksMedicinal Plants and Neu…13Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection: 13 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…9Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 9 fractional worksPharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants: 9 fractional worksPlant-based Medicinal Research: 7 fractional worksPharmacology and Nanomedicine Research: 7 fractional worksDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection: 6 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicineSurgeryPlant SciencePharmacology1 others

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

  1. 1 Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants Complementary and alternative medicine 63 works
  2. 2 Medical Case Reports and Studies Surgery 16 works
  3. 3 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 16 works
  4. 4 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 15 works
  5. 5 Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection Complementary and alternative medicine 13 works
  6. 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 9 works
  7. 7 Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants Pharmacology 9 works
  8. 8 Plant-based Medicinal Research Pharmacology 7 works
  9. 9 Pharmacology and Nanomedicine Research Drug Discovery 7 works
  10. 10 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 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 available69.9%not open30.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gujarat Ayurved University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Gujarat Ayurved University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Gujarat Ayurved University0.0018% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Gujarat Ayurved University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Gujarat Ayurved University1.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.5% in 2011.

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