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Indian Institute of Petroleum

In research, Indian Institute of Petroleum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,418 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,658 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy — Chemical Engineering is 14.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,193
of 28,054 · #4,434 all time
Rank in India
#287
of 1,840
Research works
1.7k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Petroleum 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 #2,418 of 12,888 19.4%395 #2739
EngineeringField #2,658 of 6,636 19.6%179 #3032

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemical Engineering takes 14.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Chemical EngineeringField · 22.1 works15×
  2. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 31.0 works9.5×
  3. EnergyField · 31.9 works8.2×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 14.92× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.70× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.17× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.81× its world share, 179 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.16× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.76× its world share, 56 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Institute of Petroleum?

Ranked on the composite score, Thallada Bhaskar, Om P. Khatri and S.K. Maity lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Petroleum.

  1. 1 Thallada Bhaskar India · #94,687 worldwide 705 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Om P. Khatri India · #151,135 worldwide 298 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 S.K. Maity India · #250,429 worldwide 189 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Anjan Ray India · #268,670 worldwide 171 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Anil K. Sinha India · #295,277 worldwide 170 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 M.O. Garg India · #510,962 worldwide 134 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Bir Sain India · #555,672 worldwide 124 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Suman L. Jain India · #708,021 worldwide 241 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Rajaram Bal India · #813,334 worldwide 225 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Alok Saxena India · #906,856 worldwide 63 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Petroleum

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Petroleum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Ionic Liquids, Heterogeneous Catalysts, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Graphene, Hydrogenation and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Catalysis50▲ 18×19 topics
  2. Ionic Liquids38▲ 32×10 topics
  3. Nanomaterials31▲ 6.9×16 topics
  4. Nanoparticles31▲ 5.8×22 topics
  5. Heterogeneous Catalysts31▲ 78×3 topics
  6. Graphene26▲ 8.8×8 topics
  7. Nanocomposites24▲ 6.9×16 topics
  8. Hydrogenation23▲ 32×5 topics
  9. Renewable Energy23▲ 3.8×18 topics
  10. Catalytic22▲ 43×5 topics
  11. Green Chemistry21▲ 28×8 topics
  12. Biomass21▲ 45×5 topics
  13. Renewable Resources19▲ 26×4 topics
  14. Carbon Dioxide18▲ 27×4 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications17▲ 3.3×20 topics
  16. Renewable Fuels17▲ 34×3 topics
  17. Metal-Organic Frameworks16▲ 9.3×6 topics
  18. Desulfurization16▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Hydrodeoxygenation16▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Oxidation16▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Water Splitting15▲ 9.8×4 topics
  22. Lignocellulosic Biomass14▲ 33×2 topics
  23. CO2 Reduction14▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Heat Transfer13▲ 6.2×13 topics
  25. Solar Energy13▲ 9.8×5 topics
  26. Heterogeneous Catalysis13▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Selective Oxidation13▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Ceria12▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Gold12▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Biodegradation12▲ 29×5 topics
  31. Catalytic Conversion12▲ 86×1 topic
  32. Platform Chemicals12▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Hydrogen Production12▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Biochar11▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Visible Light11▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Chemoselective10▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Green Synthesis10▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Membrane Technology10▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Electrocatalysis10▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. Emissions10▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Indian Institute of Petroleum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Catalysis for Biomass Conversion and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Catalysis and Hydrodesul…16Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 16 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…12Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 12 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Co…12Catalysis for Biomass Conversion: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …9Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 9 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 8 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 8 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilizati…7Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 7 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 7 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 7 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry6Lignin and Wood Chemistry: 6 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 12 works
  3. 3 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 works
  5. 5 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 7 works
  8. 8 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 7 works
  9. 9 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 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 available12.2%not open87.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Institute of Petroleum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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