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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

In research, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur stands highest in Physical Sciences (#289 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#104 of 3,551 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#143 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Computational Mechanics and Geometry and Topology — Algebra and Number Theory is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#368
of 28,054 · #589 all time
Rank in India
#7
of 1,840
Research works
47k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
986k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 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 #289 of 12,888 15.3%8,033 #477
Environmental ScienceField #104 of 3,551 24.3%817 #311
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #143 of 3,409 32.9%404 #366
Social SciencesDomain #589 of 10,521 30.0%990 #1041
EngineeringField #376 of 6,636 13.4%3,555 #270
Social SciencesField #522 of 6,365 30.5%348 #1092
Materials ScienceField #213 of 2,468 15.0%905 #342
Computer ScienceField #413 of 4,667 13.9%1,175 #426
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #48 of 535 28.0%189 —
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #127 of 1,351 14.0%596 #124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 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#477 #289
  2. Environmental Science#311 #104
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#366 #143
  4. Social Sciences#1,041 #589
  5. Engineering#270 #376
  6. Social Sciences#1,092 #522
  7. Materials Science#342 #213
  8. Computer Science#426 #413
  9. Mechanical Engineering#124 #127
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 Kharagpur specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 59.8 works9.0×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 258.8 works4.3×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 61.4 works3.6×
  4. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 39.6 works3.4×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 158.7 works3.4×
  6. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 26.8 works3.3×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 404 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 312 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 95 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.22× its world share, 80 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.13× its world share, 346 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 1,174 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 308 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.25× its world share, 214 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.29× its world share, 3,555 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 817 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.50× its world share, 905 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.49× its world share, 304 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 328 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 366 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 237 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 89 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 156 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 113 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 348 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Tarasankar Pal and Debabrata Das lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

  1. 1 Manoj Kumar Tiwari India · #14,061 worldwide 1.3k citations · 136 works
  2. 2 Tarasankar Pal India · #28,149 worldwide 803 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Debabrata Das India · #32,118 worldwide 820 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Sheshadri Chatterjee India · #57,308 worldwide 380 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Saswata Bose India · #65,692 worldwide 843 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Ashok Kumar Pradhan India · #66,096 worldwide 390 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Kanishka Rao India · #75,047 worldwide 439 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Debabrata Sen India · #85,871 worldwide 398 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Rajat Subhra Chakraborty India · #86,211 worldwide 410 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Pabitra Mitra India · #87,047 worldwide 720 citations · 92 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials, Climate Change, Graphene and Microstructure.

▲ 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 Learning541▲ 1.53×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning527▲ 1.55×86 topics
  3. Climate Change412▲ 1.48×85 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties369▲ 3.7×38 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications321▲ 2.6×35 topics
  6. Nanomaterials294▲ 2.7×19 topics
  7. Sustainability293▲ 1.16×70 topics
  8. Remote Sensing271▲ 2.1×32 topics
  9. Graphene245▲ 3.4×12 topics
  10. Neural Networks243▲ 1.52×40 topics
  11. Nanocomposites237▲ 2.8×22 topics
  12. Nanoparticles236▲ 1.81×43 topics
  13. Microstructure218▲ 4.1×19 topics
  14. Renewable Energy212▲ 1.42×45 topics
  15. Environmental Impact209▲ 1.19×54 topics
  16. Heat Transfer204▲ 4.0×19 topics
  17. Energy Storage197▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency180▲ 1.84×39 topics
  19. Power Electronics148▲ 4.3×8 topics
  20. Catalysis148▲ 2.1×29 topics
  21. Renewable Energy Integration134▲ 3.8×6 topics
  22. Metal-Organic Frameworks131▲ 3.0×6 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering125▲ 1.98×13 topics
  24. Carbon Nanotubes124▲ 3.5×9 topics
  25. Global Warming117▲ 2.8×12 topics
  26. Biosensors113▲ 2.1×11 topics
  27. Drug Delivery113▲ 2.0×16 topics
  28. Numerical Simulation113▲ 3.7×14 topics
  29. Nanostructures112▲ 2.7×17 topics
  30. Additive Manufacturing108▲ 3.4×8 topics
  31. Lithium-ion Batteries105▲ 2.4×4 topics
  32. Cathode Materials101▲ 2.5×3 topics
  33. Thermal Management98▲ 2.8×8 topics
  34. Large-Eddy Simulation95▲ 4.8×5 topics
  35. Land Use Change94▲ 3.0×6 topics
  36. Hydrogen Production91▲ 3.3×6 topics
  37. Cryptanalysis90▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Hydrological Modeling85▲ 3.5×5 topics
  39. Sediment Transport79▲ 4.7×6 topics
  40. Fluid-Structure Interaction77▲ 4.9×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Advancements in Battery Materials and Polynomial and algebraic computation.

Advanced Photocatalysis …55Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 55 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…51Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 51 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 49 fractional worksPolynomial and algebraic computation: 45 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 44 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 41 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 41 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…40Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 40 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 39 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 38 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputational Theory and Mathematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 55 works
  2. 2 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 51 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 49 works
  4. 4 Polynomial and algebraic computation Computational Theory and Mathematics 45 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 44 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 41 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 41 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 40 works
  9. 9 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 38 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 available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.