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Himalayan University

In research, Himalayan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,970 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,831 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,015 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,317
of 28,054 · #14,527 all time
Rank in India
#522
of 1,840
Research works
1.5k
▲ 333% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Himalayan 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,970 of 10,521 4.4%155 #8770
Physical SciencesDomain #7,831 of 12,888 8.5%158 #12515
Life SciencesDomain #5,015 of 7,800 7.9%156 #9593
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,606 of 3,409 6.8%84 #3829
MedicineField #8,115 of 10,443 2.6%171 #13513
Health SciencesDomain #9,445 of 11,982 2.7%210 #15167
Social SciencesField #6,218 of 6,365 3.1%63 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Himalayan 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. Social Sciences#8,770 #3,970
  2. Physical Sciences#12,515 #7,831
  3. Life Sciences#9,593 #5,015
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,829 #2,606
  5. Medicine#13,513 #8,115
  6. Health Sciences#15,167 #9,445
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 Himalayan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 23.3 works9.7×
← 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: 2.62× its world share, 84 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.73× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.41× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 171 worksMedicineNursing: 3.49× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Himalayan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Marie Lecomte‐Tilouine and Naveen Gaurav lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Himalayan University.

  1. 1 Marie Lecomte‐Tilouine India · #390,444 worldwide 8 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Naveen Gaurav India · #1,544,798 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Himalayan University

Which keywords describe research at Himalayan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Herbal Medicine, Antioxidant, Medicinal Plants, Flavonoids, Oxidative Stress, Social Impact, COVID-19 and Anti-inflammatory.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 1.20×78 topics
  2. Antioxidant30▲ 6.4×41 topics
  3. Herbal Medicine29▲ 15×11 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress28▲ 2.5×46 topics
  5. COVID-1926▲ 2.8×17 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants26▲ 9.5×14 topics
  7. Sustainability25▲ 1.53×42 topics
  8. Nanoparticles23▲ 2.7×20 topics
  9. Machine Learning23◆ 1.04×49 topics
  10. Pandemic23▲ 3.1×9 topics
  11. Inflammation21▲ 1.50×51 topics
  12. Treatment21▲ 2.6×25 topics
  13. Mental Health20▲ 1.98×19 topics
  14. Depression19▲ 3.2×16 topics
  15. Cancer19▲ 2.1×35 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity18▲ 4.1×20 topics
  17. Social Impact17▲ 6.4×7 topics
  18. Flavonoids16▲ 9.1×12 topics
  19. Anti-inflammatory15▲ 8.1×24 topics
  20. Antioxidants15▲ 5.0×11 topics
  21. Health15▲ 5.5×6 topics
  22. Diabetes14▲ 4.3×16 topics
  23. Vaccine14▲ 5.1×6 topics
  24. Bioactive Compounds13▲ 7.7×13 topics
  25. Child Development13▲ 4.5×7 topics
  26. Pharmacology12▲ 7.4×16 topics
  27. Coronavirus12▲ 8.5×2 topics
  28. economic burden11▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Antimicrobial10▲ 5.3×8 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 4.7×7 topics
  31. Drug Discovery9▲ 6.1×10 topics
  32. Global Burden of Disease9▲ 5.5×4 topics
  33. Phytochemistry8▲ 10×9 topics
  34. Biological Activities8▲ 7.4×9 topics
  35. Natural Products8▲ 7.8×7 topics
  36. Maternal and Child Undernutrition8▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Water Sanitation Hygiene8▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Neuroprotective8▲ 7.4×9 topics
  39. Hyperglycemia7▲ 9.6×4 topics
  40. Oxidative Damage7▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Himalayan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Scientific Research Studies, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies.

Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 11 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 8 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…7Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 7 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…6Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 5 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…5Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 5 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 5 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 4 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…4Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsNutrition and DieteticsEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 11 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 8 works
  3. 3 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  4. 4 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 5 works
  8. 8 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  9. 9 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 4 works
  10. 10 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 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 available71.6%not open28.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Himalayan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 333% higher 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.

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.