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Indian Institute of Advanced Research

In research, Indian Institute of Advanced Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,982 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,348 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemistry — Chemistry is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,199
of 28,054 · #15,833 all time
Rank in India
#513
of 1,840
Research works
462
▲ 198% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Advanced Research 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 #4,982 of 12,888 21.3%113 #11095
Life SciencesDomain #5,348 of 7,800 22.9%66 #9753

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Institute of Advanced Research 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 Indian Institute of Advanced Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemistry takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ChemistryField · 20.0 works5.7×
← 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: 1.36× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.37× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.00× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.43× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.68× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Institute of Advanced Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Shuvomoy Banerjee and Chandramani Pathak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Advanced Research.

  1. 1 Shuvomoy Banerjee India · #762,061 worldwide 57 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Chandramani Pathak India · #1,296,340 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Advanced Research

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Advanced Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bioimaging, Cancer, Electrochemistry, Biosensors, Machine Learning, Nanoparticles, Reactive Oxygen Species and Neurodegenerative Diseases.

▲ 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. Machine Learning13▲ 1.76×31 topics
  2. Deep Learning12▲ 1.57×29 topics
  3. Cancer10▲ 3.3×17 topics
  4. Inflammation10▲ 2.1×18 topics
  5. Nanoparticles9▲ 3.2×13 topics
  6. Sustainability8▲ 1.52×16 topics
  7. Nanomaterials8▲ 3.4×11 topics
  8. Biosensors7▲ 6.2×5 topics
  9. Bioimaging7▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.89×22 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications7▲ 2.5×13 topics
  12. Electrochemistry6▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Graphene6▲ 4.1×7 topics
  14. Reactive Oxygen Species6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  15. Neurodegenerative Diseases6▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Detection5▲ 7.6×3 topics
  17. Supramolecular Chemistry5▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Gene Expression5▲ 3.4×9 topics
  19. IoT Security5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  20. Fluorescent Chemosensors4▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Ion Detection4▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Cancer Therapy4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  23. Lab-on-a-Chip4▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  25. Microfluidic Devices4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Drug Discovery4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  27. Apoptosis4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  28. Point-of-Care Diagnostics4▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Electrochemical Biosensors3▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Glucose Sensors3▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  32. Wastewater Treatment3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  33. Microbiome3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. Molecular Machines3▲ 9.6×2 topics
  35. Pattern Recognition Receptors3▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Plant Immunity3▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Anticancer Agents3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Electrochemical3▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Heavy Metal Ions3▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Tool Wear3▲ 9.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Indian Institute of Advanced Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications and Biosensors and Analytical Detection.

Molecular Sensors and Io…4Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 4 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …3Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 3 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis…3Electrochemical Analysis and Applications: 3 fractional worksBiosensors and Analytica…3Biosensors and Analytical Detection: 3 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…2Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 2 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 2 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…2Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 2 fractional works
SpectroscopyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectrochemistryBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Spectroscopy 4 works
  2. 2 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Biosensors and Analytical Detection Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  7. 7 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Institute of Advanced Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 198% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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