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Indian Institute of Soil Science

In research, Indian Institute of Soil Science stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#803 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,905 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Soil Science, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Soil Science is 80.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,766
of 28,054 · #15,243 all time
Rank in India
#617
of 1,840
Research works
689
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
24.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Soil Science 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #803 of 3,409 22.2%122 #1152
Life SciencesDomain #4,905 of 7,800 22.2%125 #7656

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Soil Science takes 80.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Soil ScienceSubfield · 45.3 works80×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 50.5 works15×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 121.8 works14×
  4. Life SciencesDomain · 125.4 works5.1×
← 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: 13.62× its world share, 122 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.71× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, M. C. Manna, S. Kundu and A. K. Patra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Soil Science.

  1. 1 M. C. Manna India · #99,460 worldwide 289 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 S. Kundu India · #218,645 worldwide 213 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 A. K. Patra India · #356,436 worldwide 178 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 A. Subba Rao India · #378,931 worldwide 100 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Tapan Adhikari India · #523,400 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Muneshwar Singh India · #558,208 worldwide 90 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Nishant K. Sinha India · #603,753 worldwide 124 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 D. L. N. Rao India · #667,556 worldwide 105 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Arvind Kumar Shukla India · #709,171 worldwide 128 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 A.K. Biswas India · #803,233 worldwide 87 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Soil Science

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Soil Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Soil Fertility, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Nutrient Uptake, Plant Growth, Crop Productivity, Agricultural Practices and Integrated Nutrient Management.

▲ 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. Soil Fertility38▲ 88×5 topics
  2. Climate Change34▲ 6.7×24 topics
  3. Sustainable Agriculture27▲ 45×6 topics
  4. Nutrient Uptake23▲ 175×3 topics
  5. Plant Growth22▲ 109×5 topics
  6. Crop Productivity22▲ 169×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Practices20▲ 273×3 topics
  8. Integrated Nutrient Management20▲ 470×1 topic
  9. Organic Manure20▲ 470×1 topic
  10. Soil Carbon Sequestration19▲ 136×2 topics
  11. Microbial Communities18▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning18▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Biochar Application17▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Nitrogen Cycle17▲ 146×1 topic
  15. Food Security16▲ 15×7 topics
  16. Toxicity11▲ 14×10 topics
  17. Remote Sensing11▲ 4.6×9 topics
  18. Drought Resistance10▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Rice10▲ 100×2 topics
  20. Water Management10▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Genetic Improvement10▲ 56×3 topics
  22. Heavy Metals10▲ 21×6 topics
  23. QTL Mapping10▲ 43×3 topics
  24. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.0×15 topics
  25. Plant Nutrition9▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Biofortification9▲ 115×1 topic
  27. Mineral Elements9▲ 205×1 topic
  28. Yield Potential9▲ 85×2 topics
  29. Aerobic Rice Systems9▲ 135×1 topic
  30. Root Traits9▲ 135×1 topic
  31. Crop Management8▲ 67×2 topics
  32. Nitrogen Fixation8▲ 59×2 topics
  33. Maize Yield7▲ 94×1 topic
  34. Nitrogen Uptake7▲ 94×1 topic
  35. Contamination7▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Bioavailability6▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Remediation6▲ 41×2 topics
  38. Pollution6▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Rhizosphere Interactions6▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Health Risk6▲ 49×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement.

Agricultural Science and…20Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 20 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…17Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 17 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 9 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 9 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 7 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…6Heavy metals in environment: 6 fractional worksSoil and Land Suitability Analysis: 4 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 4 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 4 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 3 fractional works
Soil SciencePlant ScienceAgronomy and Crop SciencePollution1 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 20 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 17 works
  3. 3 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 9 works
  4. 4 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 9 works
  5. 5 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 7 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 6 works
  7. 7 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  8. 8 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  9. 9 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 4 works
  10. 10 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 3 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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