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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

In research, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur stands highest in Physical Sciences (#388 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#360 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#370 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics and Condensed Matter Physics — Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#631
of 28,054 · #615 all time
Rank in India
#19
of 1,840
Research works
34k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
698k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 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 #388 of 12,888 15.1%5,693 #427
EngineeringField #360 of 6,636 13.7%2,804 #310
Computer ScienceField #370 of 4,667 16.1%743 #568
Materials ScienceField #226 of 2,468 15.0%608 #290
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #315 of 2,318 11.0%784 #332
Physics and AstronomyField #255 of 1,646 24.2%415 #613
Materials ChemistrySubfield #249 of 1,556 15.4%363 #357
ChemistryField #216 of 1,330 15.5%302 #274
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #138 of 795 27.8%342 #175
Social SciencesDomain #1,966 of 10,521 25.6%477 #2252

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 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#427 #388
  2. Engineering#310 #360
  3. Computer Science#568 #370
  4. Materials Science#290 #226
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#332 #315
  6. Physics and Astronomy#613 #255
  7. Materials Chemistry#357 #249
  8. Chemistry#274 #216
  9. Aerospace Engineering#175 #138
  10. Social Sciences#2,252 #1,966
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 Technology Kanpur specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 53.6 works10×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 271.9 works6.9×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 47.0 works4.3×
  4. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 341.5 works4.3×
  5. Chemical EngineeringField · 101.6 works4.3×
  6. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 26.6 works4.0×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 61 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 194 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 63 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.29× its world share, 102 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.84× its world share, 302 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 743 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 138 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 108 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.76× its world share, 2,804 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 273 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.57× its world share, 608 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.52× its world share, 201 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.75× its world share, 415 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 218 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 96 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 74 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 82 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 55 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 138 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur?

Ranked on the composite score, Sudhir K. Jain, Sanjay Mittal and Kantesh Balani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

  1. 1 Sudhir K. Jain India · #7,938 worldwide 2.7k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Sanjay Mittal India · #41,557 worldwide 372 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Kantesh Balani India · #72,913 worldwide 539 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 S. N. Tripathi India · #74,904 worldwide 278 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Priyanka Sharma India · #76,112 worldwide 217 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Sameer Khandekar India · #78,249 worldwide 367 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Pankaj Jalote India · #80,817 worldwide 248 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Abhishek Jha India · #85,102 worldwide 219 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Bikramjit Basu India · #103,878 worldwide 470 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 S.K. Choudhury India · #105,003 worldwide 258 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Mechanical Properties, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Graphene, Vortex Dynamics and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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 Learning316▲ 1.36×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning282▲ 1.27×84 topics
  3. Heat Transfer202▲ 6.0×17 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties202▲ 3.1×34 topics
  5. Nanoparticles164▲ 1.92×43 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications156▲ 1.95×35 topics
  7. Neural Networks155▲ 1.48×38 topics
  8. Large-Eddy Simulation152▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency143▲ 2.2×32 topics
  10. Renewable Energy140▲ 1.43×38 topics
  11. Graphene139▲ 3.0×12 topics
  12. Nanomaterials138▲ 1.92×19 topics
  13. Nanocomposites133▲ 2.4×22 topics
  14. Microstructure118▲ 3.4×19 topics
  15. Catalysis106▲ 2.4×28 topics
  16. Energy Storage94▲ 2.1×12 topics
  17. Power Electronics91▲ 4.1×8 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration86▲ 3.7×6 topics
  19. Vortex Dynamics84▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Thermal Management80▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Biosensors79▲ 2.3×12 topics
  22. Turbulent Flows78▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Chemical Kinetics70▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Numerical Simulation70▲ 3.5×13 topics
  25. Turbulent Flow69▲ 8.6×4 topics
  26. Fluid Mechanics69▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Boundary Layer Transition68▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Particle Image Velocimetry68▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Thin Films60▲ 4.6×10 topics
  30. Two-Dimensional Materials60▲ 3.8×4 topics
  31. Wireless Communications60▲ 5.0×5 topics
  32. Emissions57▲ 4.2×6 topics
  33. Metamaterial55▲ 8.6×2 topics
  34. Hydrogenation54▲ 4.7×5 topics
  35. Flow Control53▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Multiphase Flow49▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Antenna47▲ 8.2×1 topic
  38. Microstrip47▲ 8.2×1 topic
  39. Combustion Instabilities44▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Transition Metal Catalysis43▲ 7.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Semiconductor materials and devices.

Fluid Dynamics and Turbu…68Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 68 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…47Antenna Design and Analysis: 47 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 38 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 37 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…35Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 35 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 34 fractional worksAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 32 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…32Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 32 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 29 fractional works
Computational MechanicsAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer Processes1 others

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

  1. 1 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 68 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 47 works
  3. 3 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 38 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 37 works
  5. 5 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 35 works
  6. 6 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 34 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  8. 8 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 32 works
  9. 9 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 30 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 29 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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