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Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

In research, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore stands highest in Physical Sciences (#320 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#474 of 6,636 worldwide) and Chemistry (#99 of 1,330 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Algebra and Number Theory and Computational Mechanics — Condensed Matter Physics is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#505
of 28,054 · #366 all time
Rank in India
#13
of 1,840
Research works
55k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 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 #320 of 12,888 13.3%6,337 #255
EngineeringField #474 of 6,636 11.7%2,763 #233
ChemistryField #99 of 1,330 20.1%339 #136
Materials ScienceField #214 of 2,468 10.7%887 #171
Organic ChemistrySubfield #63 of 615 23.4%206 #158
Life SciencesDomain #807 of 7,800 16.6%928 #1225
Materials ChemistrySubfield #167 of 1,556 11.0%547 #137
Physics and AstronomyField #184 of 1,646 19.8%559 #265
Computer ScienceField #571 of 4,667 13.3%838 #373
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #196 of 1,568 14.0%367 #317

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 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. Physical Sciences#255 #320
  2. Engineering#233 #474
  3. Chemistry#136 #99
  4. Materials Science#171 #214
  5. Organic Chemistry#158 #63
  6. Life Sciences#1,225 #807
  7. Materials Chemistry#137 #167
  8. Physics and Astronomy#265 #184
  9. Computer Science#373 #571
  10. Biomedical Engineering#317 #196
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 Science Bangalore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 72.8 works5.6×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 22.3 works4.3×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 194.8 works4.1×
  4. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 54.4 works4.1×
  5. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 52.6 works4.1×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 133 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 570 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 54 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 156 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.90× its world share, 54 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.65× its world share, 339 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 838 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 167 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 90 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.26× its world share, 2,763 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 376 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.12× its world share, 887 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.75× its world share, 264 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.09× its world share, 559 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 433 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 68 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 68 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 131 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore?

Ranked on the composite score, T. V. Ramakrishnan, K. Gopakumar and N. H. Ravindranath lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

  1. 1 T. V. Ramakrishnan India · #3,789 worldwide 2k citations · 71 works
  2. 2 K. Gopakumar India · #7,764 worldwide 1.4k citations · 81 works
  3. 3 N. H. Ravindranath India · #10,332 worldwide 1.5k citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Shankar Kumar Selvaraja India · #10,369 worldwide 946 citations · 89 works
  5. 5 P. Vijay Kumar India · #21,733 worldwide 806 citations · 93 works
  6. 6 Y. V. R. K. Prasad India · #26,527 worldwide 633 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 S. Sathiya Keerthi India · #37,135 worldwide 617 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 P. S. Sastry India · #39,171 worldwide 474 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Sulochana Gadgil India · #49,189 worldwide 609 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Upadrasta Ramamurty India · #51,993 worldwide 1.1k citations · 82 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Mechanical Properties, Power Electronics, Biosensors, Nanoparticles, Graphene, Deep Learning and Two-Dimensional Materials.

▲ 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. Deep Learning310◆ 1.11×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning252◆ 0.95×79 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications237▲ 2.5×36 topics
  4. Nanoparticles214▲ 2.1×44 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties211▲ 2.7×37 topics
  6. Climate Change209◆ 0.95×82 topics
  7. Graphene170▲ 3.1×11 topics
  8. Nanocomposites164▲ 2.5×21 topics
  9. Biosensors159▲ 3.8×12 topics
  10. Neural Networks157▲ 1.26×35 topics
  11. Nanomaterials155▲ 1.80×20 topics
  12. Power Electronics139▲ 5.1×8 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency129▲ 1.68×32 topics
  14. Microstructure125▲ 3.0×19 topics
  15. Energy Storage122▲ 2.3×12 topics
  16. Nanostructures115▲ 3.5×17 topics
  17. Heat Transfer112▲ 2.8×18 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials112▲ 5.9×4 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering110▲ 2.2×13 topics
  20. Catalysis110▲ 2.0×28 topics
  21. Nanocrystals109▲ 4.9×5 topics
  22. Semiconductors105▲ 4.2×5 topics
  23. Renewable Energy Integration105▲ 3.8×5 topics
  24. Carbon Nanotubes103▲ 3.7×8 topics
  25. Metal-Organic Frameworks93▲ 2.7×6 topics
  26. Electronic Structure87▲ 6.0×8 topics
  27. Self-Assembly87▲ 3.3×11 topics
  28. Semiconductor85▲ 3.1×7 topics
  29. Large-Eddy Simulation81▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Efficiency80▲ 3.2×8 topics
  31. Crystal Growth80▲ 3.5×12 topics
  32. Additive Manufacturing79▲ 3.1×8 topics
  33. Bioimaging77▲ 4.1×6 topics
  34. Stability70▲ 3.7×8 topics
  35. Photovoltaics68▲ 5.1×4 topics
  36. Molecular Dynamics67▲ 5.0×6 topics
  37. Optical Modulators67▲ 5.5×3 topics
  38. Thin Films67▲ 4.3×10 topics
  39. Optoelectronic Devices55▲ 7.4×2 topics
  40. Channel Estimation52▲ 7.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Indian Institute of Science Bangalore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, 2D Materials and Applications, Advanced DC-DC Converters and Perovskite Materials and Applications.

Photonic and Optical Dev…48Photonic and Optical Devices: 48 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…462D Materials and Applications: 46 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 43 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 40 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 39 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 36 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 36 fractional worksConducting polymers and …35Conducting polymers and applications: 35 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 32 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 32 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 46 works
  3. 3 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 43 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 40 works
  5. 5 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
  6. 6 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 36 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 36 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 35 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 32 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 32 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Institute of Science Bangalore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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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