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Himachal Pradesh University

In research, Himachal Pradesh University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,776 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,495 of 10,521 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,564 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science and Chemical Engineering — Insect Science is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,686
of 28,054 · #5,394 all time
Rank in India
#235
of 1,840
Research works
4.4k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Himachal Pradesh 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 #2,776 of 12,888 12.1%603 #3639
Social SciencesDomain #3,495 of 10,521 10.3%255 #7595
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,564 of 3,409 13.6%180 #2892
Environmental ScienceField #1,729 of 3,551 19.3%106 #3245
Life SciencesDomain #3,854 of 7,800 13.5%295 #7217
EngineeringField #3,575 of 6,636 10.9%151 #4221
Health SciencesDomain #6,605 of 11,982 12.1%124 #12254
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,130 of 1,395 17.1%65 #1893
Materials ScienceField #2,074 of 2,468 10.7%99 #2276
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,010 of 3,579 15.1%82 #5256

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Himachal Pradesh 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#3,639 #2,776
  2. Social Sciences#7,595 #3,495
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,892 #1,564
  4. Environmental Science#3,245 #1,729
  5. Life Sciences#7,217 #3,854
  6. Engineering#4,221 #3,575
  7. Health Sciences#12,254 #6,605
  8. Plant Science#1,893 #1,130
  9. Materials Science#2,276 #2,074
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,256 #3,010
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 Himachal Pradesh University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 20.4 works5.6×
  2. Chemical EngineeringField · 24.7 works5.5×
← 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: 2.96× its world share, 180 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.10× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.53× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.78× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 151 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.21× its world share, 99 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 84 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Himachal Pradesh University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wamik Azmi, Shamsher S. Kanwar and Suvarcha Chauhan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Himachal Pradesh University.

  1. 1 Wamik Azmi India · #168,534 worldwide 134 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Shamsher S. Kanwar India · #221,330 worldwide 258 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Suvarcha Chauhan India · #358,685 worldwide 108 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Reena Gupta India · #376,589 worldwide 126 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 T. Partap India · #407,503 worldwide 37 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 M. Singh India · #420,423 worldwide 234 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Reena Gupta India · #453,087 worldwide 92 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kanchan Bala India · #485,552 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 M.S. Chauhan India · #557,210 worldwide 111 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Tek Chand Bhalla India · #577,093 worldwide 66 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Himachal Pradesh University

Which keywords describe research at Himachal Pradesh University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Drug Delivery, Antioxidant Activity, Climate Change, Nanoparticles, Environmental Impact, Biomaterials and India.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications67▲ 4.5×24 topics
  2. Climate Change62▲ 1.79×55 topics
  3. Machine Learning54▲ 1.30×52 topics
  4. Sustainability54▲ 1.72×48 topics
  5. Deep Learning48◆ 1.11×44 topics
  6. Environmental Impact47▲ 2.1×34 topics
  7. Drug Delivery46▲ 6.7×11 topics
  8. Nanoparticles44▲ 2.7×28 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity39▲ 4.8×24 topics
  10. Nanomaterials36▲ 2.7×14 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering32▲ 4.1×10 topics
  12. Antioxidant31▲ 3.5×31 topics
  13. Human Rights29▲ 2.2×16 topics
  14. Food Security28▲ 4.0×15 topics
  15. Medicinal Plants27▲ 5.3×14 topics
  16. Biomaterials24▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. India24▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Graphene23▲ 2.6×10 topics
  19. Regenerative Medicine23▲ 7.1×3 topics
  20. Agriculture23▲ 4.5×5 topics
  21. Development22▲ 5.1×8 topics
  22. Policy22▲ 8.0×6 topics
  23. Heat Transfer22▲ 3.5×8 topics
  24. Ionic Liquids22▲ 6.2×10 topics
  25. Herbal Medicine22▲ 5.8×10 topics
  26. Technology21▲ 3.1×5 topics
  27. Hydrogels21▲ 8.9×4 topics
  28. Toxicity20▲ 3.6×14 topics
  29. Applications19▲ 5.4×5 topics
  30. Cell Culture18▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Scaffold Design18▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Stimuli-Responsive Polymers18▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Antimicrobial Activity18▲ 8.2×7 topics
  34. Viscosity17▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Adsorption17▲ 6.4×7 topics
  36. Conflict17▲ 8.0×5 topics
  37. Production16▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Economic Analysis15▲ 8.0×1 topic
  39. Molecular Structure15▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Chitosan14▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Himachal Pradesh University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications, Agricultural Economics and Practices, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems.

Hydrogels: synthesis, pr…18Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications: 18 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…15Agricultural Economics and Practices: 15 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …13South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery S…12Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: 12 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 11 fractional worksPolysaccharides Composition and Applications: 10 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…10Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 10 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 9 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 8 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…8Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 8 fractional works
Molecular MedicineGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPolitical Science and International RelationsPharmaceutical Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications Molecular Medicine 18 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 15 works
  3. 3 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  4. 4 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 12 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Polysaccharides Composition and Applications Food Science 10 works
  7. 7 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 10 works
  8. 8 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 9 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  10. 10 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 8 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 available36.0%not open64.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Himachal Pradesh University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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.

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