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Indian Maritime University

In research, Indian Maritime University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,863 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,335
of 28,054 · #39,162 all time
Rank in India
#1,415
of 1,840
Research works
249
▲ 246% vs 2013–17
Citations
855
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Indian Maritime University 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 #10,863 of 12,888 10.4%95 #20204

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Maritime University 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).

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: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.27× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.90× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.31× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.37× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.41× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.45× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Indian Maritime University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Emissions, Maritime Transportation, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Fuel Consumption, Air Quality and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact15▲ 6.2×14 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 3.3×17 topics
  3. Emissions11▲ 37×3 topics
  4. Climate Change10▲ 2.6×17 topics
  5. Renewable Energy9▲ 4.5×15 topics
  6. Maritime Transportation9▲ 119×2 topics
  7. Air Quality6▲ 23×2 topics
  8. Fuel Consumption6▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Ship Propulsion6▲ 172×1 topic
  10. Shipping6▲ 77×1 topic
  11. Supply Chain Management6▲ 4.2×8 topics
  12. Numerical Simulation5▲ 11×9 topics
  13. Risk Assessment4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  14. Heat Transfer4▲ 5.8×9 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.0×11 topics
  16. India4▲ 38×4 topics
  17. Marine Pollution4▲ 137×2 topics
  18. Collision Avoidance4▲ 13×1 topic
  19. Unmanned Surface Vehicles4▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Environmental Management3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  21. Social Capital3▲ 4.0×2 topics
  22. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  23. Biodiesel3▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Container Terminals3▲ 80×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem-Based Management3▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Entrepreneurial Orientation3▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Marine Spatial Planning3▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Operations Research3▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Opportunity Recognition3▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Catalyst3▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Transesterification3▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Economic Analysis3▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Offshore Decommissioning3▲ 203×1 topic
  34. Ship Recycling3▲ 203×1 topic
  35. Aerodynamics3▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Chemical Kinetics3▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Biofuels2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Control Strategies2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Offshore Wind Farms2▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Indian Maritime University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, Maritime Navigation and Safety, Maritime Ports and Logistics and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Maritime Transport Emiss…6Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 6 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …4Maritime Navigation and Safety: 4 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 3 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 3 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 3 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engi…3Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 2 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 2 fractional worksCruise Tourism Development and Management: 2 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringOcean EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  6. 6 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  9. 9 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 2 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 available55.2%not open44.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Maritime University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 246% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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