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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata

In research, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata stands highest in Physical Sciences (#848 of 12,888 worldwide), Chemistry (#151 of 1,330 worldwide) and Organic Chemistry (#106 of 615 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 16.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,474
of 28,054 · #3,079 all time
Rank in India
#62
of 1,840
Research works
4.1k
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata 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 #848 of 12,888 16.7%1,095 #2032
ChemistryField #151 of 1,330 19.8%270 #662
Organic ChemistrySubfield #106 of 615 20.6%185 #576
Life SciencesDomain #2,500 of 7,800 16.4%272 #5152
Materials ScienceField #977 of 2,468 13.1%193 #1902
Physics and AstronomyField #744 of 1,646 17.9%212 #1783
EngineeringField #3,020 of 6,636 13.2%131 #4807
Materials ChemistrySubfield #736 of 1,556 15.3%126 #1373
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,716 of 3,579 15.1%175 #3869
Environmental ScienceField #2,427 of 3,551 22.0%77 #3859

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata 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#2,032 #848
  2. Chemistry#662 #151
  3. Organic Chemistry#576 #106
  4. Life Sciences#5,152 #2,500
  5. Materials Science#1,902 #977
  6. Physics and Astronomy#1,783 #744
  7. Engineering#4,807 #3,020
  8. Materials Chemistry#1,373 #736
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,869 #1,716
  10. Environmental Science#3,859 #2,427
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 Education and Research Kolkata specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 16.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 185.2 works17×
  2. ChemistryField · 269.8 works12×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 35.3 works9.7×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 96.6 works9.2×
  5. SpectroscopySubfield · 28.3 works8.7×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.24× its world share, 175 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.65× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.85× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 11.70× its world share, 270 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 57 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.56× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 131 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.76× its world share, 193 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.47× its world share, 43 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.50× its world share, 212 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata?

Ranked on the composite score, Harkirat Singh, Sοmnath Dasgupta and Sanjio S. Zade lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata.

  1. 1 Harkirat Singh India · #231,506 worldwide 213 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Sοmnath Dasgupta India · #368,826 worldwide 179 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Sanjio S. Zade India · #379,523 worldwide 144 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 R. K. Nayak India · #395,990 worldwide 188 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 C. Malla Reddy India · #400,168 worldwide 242 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Dibyendu Nandy India · #403,795 worldwide 173 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Biplab Maji India · #525,098 worldwide 119 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Sayan Bhattacharyya India · #607,913 worldwide 118 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Chiranjib Mitra India · #638,703 worldwide 96 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Prasanta K. Panigrahi India · #742,222 worldwide 139 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Bioimaging, Self-Assembly, Organic Synthesis, Transition Metal Complexes, Electrocatalysis, Chemical Sensors and Photodynamic Therapy.

▲ 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. Catalysis73▲ 7.4×26 topics
  2. Bioimaging64▲ 19×6 topics
  3. Nanoparticles58▲ 3.1×28 topics
  4. Self-Assembly58▲ 12×12 topics
  5. Organic Synthesis57▲ 34×9 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications53▲ 3.0×31 topics
  7. Transition Metal Complexes51▲ 39×4 topics
  8. Electrocatalysis49▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Chemical Sensors49▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Nanomaterials43▲ 2.7×12 topics
  11. Photodynamic Therapy42▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Transition Metal Catalysis39▲ 32×4 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks38▲ 6.1×5 topics
  14. Medicinal Chemistry36▲ 9.0×10 topics
  15. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions33▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Aggregation-Induced Emission33▲ 37×1 topic
  17. Fluorescent Materials33▲ 33×1 topic
  18. Biosensors32▲ 4.3×11 topics
  19. Supramolecular Chemistry32▲ 26×4 topics
  20. Nanostructures32▲ 5.5×14 topics
  21. Reactive Oxygen Species31▲ 5.3×13 topics
  22. Entanglement29▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Heterocycles29▲ 21×6 topics
  24. Nanofibers28▲ 8.7×3 topics
  25. Oxidative Coupling28▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Electrochemical Methods27▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis27▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Aryl Halides27▲ 44×2 topics
  29. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation26▲ 41×1 topic
  30. C–H Activation26▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Hydrogenation24▲ 9.6×4 topics
  32. Methane Storage24▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Hydrogels23▲ 8.6×4 topics
  34. Drug Discovery23▲ 7.1×7 topics
  35. Drug Design23▲ 24×5 topics
  36. Supramolecular22▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Quantum Information21▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Hydrogen Bonding21▲ 17×6 topics
  39. Nanotubes21▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Organogels20▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Radical Photochemical Reactions, Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials.

Luminescence and Fluores…33Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 33 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Re…27Radical Photochemical Reactions: 27 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functional…26Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 26 fractional worksSupramolecular Self-Asse…20Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials: 20 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 18 fractional worksSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques: 18 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…14Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 14 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 12 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 12 fractional works
Materials ChemistryOrganic ChemistryBiomaterialsSpectroscopy4 others

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

  1. 1 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 33 works
  2. 2 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 27 works
  3. 3 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 26 works
  4. 4 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials Biomaterials 20 works
  5. 5 Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Spectroscopy 18 works
  6. 6 Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques Organic Chemistry 18 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 14 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% higher than in 2013–2017.

199520002005201020152020
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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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