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Indian Institute of Advanced Study

In research, Indian Institute of Advanced Study stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,619 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,973
of 42,892
Rank in India
#1,877
of 2,075
Research works
196
▲ 238% vs 2013–17
Citations
392
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Advanced Study known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,619 of 16,945 11.0%151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Institute of Advanced Study 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).

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: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 13.78× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Ghanshyam Shah and Arpita Mitra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Advanced Study.

  1. 1 Ghanshyam Shah India · #609,917 worldwide 12 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Arpita Mitra India · #1,433,462 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Advanced Study

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Advanced Study?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Philosophy, History, Culture, Religion, Buddhism, South Asia, Colonialism and Treatment.

▲ 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 16 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Philosophy6▲ 63×4 topics
  2. History5▲ 36×4 topics
  3. Culture5▲ 45×3 topics
  4. Religion4▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Buddhism4▲ 1383×1 topic
  6. South Asia4▲ 1383×1 topic
  7. Colonialism2▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Treatment2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  9. Human Rights2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  10. COVID-191▲ 3.6×1 topic
  11. Cybercrime1▲ 83×1 topic
  12. Dark Web1▲ 198×1 topic
  13. Eurasian Exchange1▲ 237×1 topic
  14. Pandemic1▲ 4.5×1 topic
  15. Silk Roads1▲ 237×1 topic
  16. Social Justice1▲ 8.3×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Diverse Scientific Research Studies, Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies and Eurasian Exchange Networks.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…4Indian and Buddhist Studies: 4 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 1 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 1 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 1 fractional worksEnergy Efficient Wireles…1Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks: 1 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 0 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 0 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 0 fractional works
Religious studiesGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 4 works
  2. 2 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 1 works
  5. 5 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  7. 7 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 0 works
  9. 9 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 0 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 available12.3%not open87.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 238% 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.

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