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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

In research, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,694 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#816 of 1,775 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,551 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — General Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 40.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,171
of 28,054 · #22,794 all time
Rank in India
#908
of 1,840
Research works
1k
▲ 113% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Foreign Trade 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 #3,694 of 10,521 24.9%303 #4705
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #816 of 1,775 22.8%137 #1743
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,551 of 2,578 29.2%95 #2073
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #769 of 1,272 25.5%83 #1794

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Institute of Foreign Trade 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#4,705 #3,694
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,743 #816
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#2,073 #1,551
  4. Economics and Econometrics#1,794 #769
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 Indian Institute of Foreign Trade specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 40.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 37.8 works40×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 137.0 works17×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 82.9 works14×
  4. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 36.7 works11×
  5. Business, Management and AccountingField · 94.5 works7.8×
← 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: 0.83× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.52× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.79× its world share, 94 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17.01× its world share, 137 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 17.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade?

Ranked on the composite score, Murali Kallummal, Jitendra Kumar Verma and Debashis Chakraborty lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.

  1. 1 Murali Kallummal India · #740,206 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Jitendra Kumar Verma India · #940,692 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Debashis Chakraborty India · #1,076,079 worldwide 26 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Ashish Gupta India · #1,221,965 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Saikat Banerjee India · #1,287,778 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Biswajit Nag India · #1,303,133 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Miklesh Prasad Yadav India · #1,369,869 worldwide 52 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Sachin Kumar Sharma India · #1,462,771 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Satinder Bhatia India · #1,588,896 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Kaushik Bhattacharjee India · #1,592,684 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Innovation, Economic Growth, Economic Development, Technology, International Trade, Market Size and Monetary Policy.

▲ 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. Globalization63▲ 8.5×27 topics
  2. Innovation43▲ 11×15 topics
  3. Economic Growth40▲ 13×17 topics
  4. Economic Development38▲ 12×11 topics
  5. Technology29▲ 15×5 topics
  6. International Trade28▲ 50×4 topics
  7. Sustainability27▲ 2.9×27 topics
  8. Market Size26▲ 97×2 topics
  9. Monetary Policy26▲ 29×8 topics
  10. Productivity26▲ 125×1 topic
  11. Trade Liberalization26▲ 141×1 topic
  12. Development24▲ 18×6 topics
  13. Political Economy24▲ 24×8 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior22▲ 9.2×12 topics
  15. Stock Market22▲ 24×2 topics
  16. India20▲ 74×3 topics
  17. Policy20▲ 24×5 topics
  18. Information Technology19▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management18▲ 5.2×14 topics
  20. Democracy18▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Industrialization18▲ 80×2 topics
  22. Economic Reforms17▲ 167×2 topics
  23. Sustainable Development16▲ 2.8×16 topics
  24. Neo-liberalism16▲ 297×1 topic
  25. Financial Development16▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Panel Data Analysis16▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Renewable Energy15▲ 2.9×11 topics
  28. Corporate Governance14▲ 5.0×10 topics
  29. Economic Policy Uncertainty13▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Oil Price Shocks13▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Digital Transformation13▲ 6.4×5 topics
  32. Environmental Management12▲ 8.2×4 topics
  33. Environmental Regulation12▲ 22×2 topics
  34. R&D11▲ 37×3 topics
  35. Entrepreneurship11▲ 7.7×7 topics
  36. Fiscal Policy11▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Risk Management11▲ 5.9×7 topics
  38. Food Supply Chain10▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Structural Change9▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Financial Markets9▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Indian Institute of Foreign Trade publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global trade and economics, Indian Economic and Social Development, Market Dynamics and Volatility and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

Global trade and economics26Global trade and economics: 26 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 16 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 9 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 8 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 8 fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 8 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competitiveness: 7 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Productivity: 6 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsStrategy and ManagementAccounting

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

  1. 1 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 26 works
  2. 2 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  3. 3 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  6. 6 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 works
  7. 7 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 8 works
  8. 8 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 7 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 6 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Institute of Foreign Trade's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 113% 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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