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Harish-Chandra Research Institute

In research, Harish-Chandra Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,596 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,040 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mathematics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 33.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,549
of 28,054 · #3,028 all time
Rank in India
#323
of 1,840
Research works
1.9k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Harish-Chandra Research Institute 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 #2,596 of 12,888 21.4%233 #1933
Physics and AstronomyField #1,040 of 1,646 29.3%86 #876

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harish-Chandra Research Institute 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).

What does Harish-Chandra Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 33.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 25.1 works33×
  2. MathematicsField · 59.9 works21×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 32.4 works19×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 85.6 works16×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.76× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.18× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.63× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 21.12× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 15.96× its world share, 86 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 21.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harish-Chandra Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Aditi Sen, Ashoke Sen and Ujjwal Sen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harish-Chandra Research Institute.

  1. 1 Aditi Sen India · #62,054 worldwide 563 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Ashoke Sen India · #67,814 worldwide 917 citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Ujjwal Sen India · #181,095 worldwide 597 citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Arun Kumar Pati India · #434,855 worldwide 222 citations · 68 works
  5. 5 Sandhya Choubey India · #523,111 worldwide 231 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Biswarup Mukhopadhyaya India · #652,551 worldwide 107 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 J. S. Bagla India · #693,435 worldwide 131 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Sudip Chakraborty India · #761,951 worldwide 169 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Sumathi Rao India · #912,623 worldwide 83 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Prasenjit Sen India · #914,009 worldwide 104 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Harish-Chandra Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Harish-Chandra Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Quantum Information, Cryptography, Superconducting Circuits, Dark Matter, Computation, Quantum and Particle Physics.

▲ 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. Entanglement32▲ 90×4 topics
  2. Quantum Information24▲ 84×3 topics
  3. Cryptography17▲ 57×3 topics
  4. Superconducting Circuits16▲ 95×2 topics
  5. Dark Matter15▲ 55×4 topics
  6. Computation15▲ 84×1 topic
  7. Quantum15▲ 76×1 topic
  8. Particle Physics14▲ 77×2 topics
  9. Modular Forms13▲ 137×3 topics
  10. Quantum Simulation12▲ 62×2 topics
  11. Bell Inequality12▲ 132×1 topic
  12. Decoherence12▲ 132×1 topic
  13. L-Functions11▲ 156×2 topics
  14. Representation Theory11▲ 142×2 topics
  15. Cohomology10▲ 98×2 topics
  16. General Relativity10▲ 62×2 topics
  17. Cosmology10▲ 62×3 topics
  18. Quantum Algorithms9▲ 69×1 topic
  19. Quantum Computation9▲ 69×1 topic
  20. Higgs Boson9▲ 69×1 topic
  21. High-Energy Collider9▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Symplectic Geometry8▲ 95×2 topics
  23. Electronic Structure8▲ 18×8 topics
  24. Two-Dimensional Materials8▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Dark Energy7▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Cosmic Rays7▲ 57×2 topics
  27. Neutrinos7▲ 57×2 topics
  28. Number Theory7▲ 122×2 topics
  29. Efficiency7▲ 9.3×2 topics
  30. Renormalization Group7▲ 50×2 topics
  31. Tropical Geometry7▲ 87×2 topics
  32. Quantum Gravity7▲ 34×4 topics
  33. Supernovae7▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Water Splitting6▲ 7.4×2 topics
  35. Electrocatalysis6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  36. Stability6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Cosmic Microwave Background6▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Cosmological Parameters6▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Galactic Center6▲ 57×2 topics
  40. Nanocrystals6▲ 9.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Harish-Chandra Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies.

Quantum Information and Cryptography: 15 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 12 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…9Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 9 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…9Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 9 fractional worksAlgebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 6 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Algebra and Geo…6Advanced Algebra and Geometry: 6 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and…6Algebraic structures and combinatorial models: 6 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…5Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 5 fractional worksAnalytic Number Theory R…5Analytic Number Theory Research: 5 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsGeometry and Topology3 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 15 works
  2. 2 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  3. 3 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  4. 4 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  5. 5 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 6 works
  6. 6 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced Algebra and Geometry Mathematical Physics 6 works
  8. 8 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 6 works
  9. 9 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  10. 10 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 5 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 available65.8%not open34.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harish-Chandra Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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