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Indira Gandhi National Open University

In research, Indira Gandhi National Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,540 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,935 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,843 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,112
of 28,054 · #11,336 all time
Rank in India
#509
of 1,840
Research works
2.5k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Indira Gandhi National Open 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,540 of 10,521 15.5%397 #2761
Social SciencesField #1,935 of 6,365 15.9%182 #1511
Physical SciencesDomain #6,843 of 12,888 16.3%256 #11937
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,902 of 2,578 15.1%63 #3135
Health SciencesDomain #9,344 of 11,982 8.5%86 #16984
Computer ScienceField #3,673 of 4,667 17.0%85 #4752
Life SciencesDomain #6,275 of 7,800 14.0%96 #10574
PsychologyField #1,973 of 2,181 11.9%62 #3474

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indira Gandhi National Open 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).

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. Social Sciences#2,761 #2,540
  2. Social Sciences#1,511 #1,935
  3. Physical Sciences#11,937 #6,843
  4. Sociology and Political Science#3,135 #1,902
  5. Health Sciences#16,984 #9,344
  6. Computer Science#4,752 #3,673
  7. Life Sciences#10,574 #6,275
  8. Psychology#3,474 #1,973
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.

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: 1.45× its world share, 58 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 84 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 1.77× its world share, 7 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.07× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.42× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 182 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indira Gandhi National Open University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ashish Agarwal, Sanjaya Mishra and Santosh Panda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indira Gandhi National Open University.

  1. 1 Ashish Agarwal India · #233,427 worldwide 160 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Sanjaya Mishra India · #280,434 worldwide 89 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Santosh Panda India · #554,060 worldwide 65 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Subodh Kesharwani India · #874,065 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 B. S. Hansra India · #896,210 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Ramesh C. Sharma India · #899,636 worldwide 37 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Nisha Varghese India · #958,544 worldwide 31 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Rampelli Satyanarayana India · #991,803 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Anurag Sinha India · #1,075,807 worldwide 31 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Sanjay Agrawal India · #1,125,326 worldwide 81 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Indira Gandhi National Open University

Which keywords describe research at Indira Gandhi National Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Human Rights, Sustainability, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Development and India.

▲ 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. Globalization46▲ 2.8×44 topics
  2. Machine Learning40▲ 1.44×54 topics
  3. Sustainability39▲ 1.90×47 topics
  4. Climate Change38▲ 1.69×55 topics
  5. Mental Health34▲ 2.8×25 topics
  6. Human Rights28▲ 3.3×20 topics
  7. Online Learning22▲ 3.2×10 topics
  8. Environmental Impact22▲ 1.53×33 topics
  9. Social Media22▲ 1.82×18 topics
  10. COVID-1922▲ 1.90×16 topics
  11. Healthcare18▲ 1.94×13 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management18▲ 2.4×14 topics
  13. Pandemic18▲ 2.0×9 topics
  14. Philosophy18▲ 4.9×8 topics
  15. Development18▲ 6.1×11 topics
  16. E-Learning17▲ 2.0×10 topics
  17. Depression17▲ 2.3×10 topics
  18. Colonialism17▲ 4.2×14 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior16▲ 3.1×10 topics
  20. Economic Growth16▲ 2.3×17 topics
  21. India16▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Security16▲ 2.9×14 topics
  23. Social Justice15▲ 3.1×9 topics
  24. Social Capital14▲ 3.3×12 topics
  25. Conflict14▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Stress14▲ 4.7×8 topics
  27. Policy14▲ 7.8×7 topics
  28. Risk Management13▲ 3.2×11 topics
  29. Ethnicity12▲ 3.8×8 topics
  30. Democracy12▲ 3.9×9 topics
  31. Economic Reforms12▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Environmental Ethics12▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Peacebuilding11▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Student Satisfaction10▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Instructional Design10▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Gandhi10▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Nonviolence10▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Poverty Reduction10▲ 8.8×4 topics
  39. Blended Learning9▲ 7.3×4 topics
  40. Industrialization8▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Indira Gandhi National Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian History and Philosophy, Digital Marketing and Social Media, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Online and Blended Learning.

Indian History and Philo…10Indian History and Philosophy: 10 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…8Digital Marketing and Social Media: 8 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 8 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…8Online and Blended Learning: 8 fractional worksIndian Economic and Soci…8Indian Economic and Social Development: 8 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health6COVID-19 and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 6 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 5 fractional works
PhilosophySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 10 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 8 works
  5. 5 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 7 works
  7. 7 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 5 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 available52.0%not open48.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indira Gandhi National Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% higher than in 2013–2017.

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