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Institute for Human Development

In research, Institute for Human Development stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,740 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,956 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,521
of 28,054 · #23,790 all time
Rank in India
#1,236
of 1,840
Research works
744
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Institute for Human Development 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 #6,740 of 10,521 23.3%134 #6494
Social SciencesField #4,956 of 6,365 20.2%66 #6664

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Human Development 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 Institute for Human Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 34.1 works11×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 44.9 works10×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.10× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.62× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.44× its world share, 45 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Human Development?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerry Rodgers, Biswajit Dhar and Martin Nelwan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Human Development.

  1. 1 Gerry Rodgers India · #409,452 worldwide 44 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Biswajit Dhar India · #593,073 worldwide 13 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Martin Nelwan India · #902,328 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Dev Nathan India · #1,146,136 worldwide 27 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Balwant Singh Mehta India · #1,548,745 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Anjali Tandon India · #1,622,628 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Human Development

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Human Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, India, Development, Economic Reforms, Political Economy, Policy and Industrialization.

▲ 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. Globalization40▲ 10×31 topics
  2. Economic Growth19▲ 11×14 topics
  3. India19▲ 129×3 topics
  4. Development18▲ 26×5 topics
  5. Economic Reforms16▲ 294×2 topics
  6. Political Economy16▲ 31×6 topics
  7. Policy15▲ 35×4 topics
  8. Industrialization14▲ 116×2 topics
  9. Gender Inequality14▲ 49×5 topics
  10. Democracy13▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Information Technology12▲ 13×1 topic
  12. Neo-liberalism12▲ 434×1 topic
  13. Economic Development12▲ 7.2×9 topics
  14. Income Inequality11▲ 39×5 topics
  15. Mental Health10▲ 3.4×15 topics
  16. COVID-1910▲ 3.6×6 topics
  17. Labor Market10▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Innovation10▲ 4.6×7 topics
  19. Pandemic9▲ 4.0×5 topics
  20. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.6×10 topics
  21. Poverty Reduction8▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Technology8▲ 7.4×5 topics
  23. Unemployment7▲ 41×3 topics
  24. Social Justice7▲ 5.9×4 topics
  25. Neoliberalism7▲ 9.3×8 topics
  26. Health Outcomes6▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Wealth Distribution6▲ 60×2 topics
  28. Digital Transformation6▲ 5.8×4 topics
  29. Capability Approach6▲ 150×1 topic
  30. Poverty Measurement6▲ 150×1 topic
  31. Stock Market6▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Social Networks6▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Conditional Cash Transfers5▲ 70×1 topic
  34. International Trade5▲ 18×2 topics
  35. School Subsidies5▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Gender Bias5▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Financial Markets5▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Productivity5▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Trade Liberalization5▲ 50×1 topic
  40. business impact5▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Human Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian Economic and Social Development, Income, Poverty, and Inequality, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Global trade and economics.

Indian Economic and Soci…12Indian Economic and Social Development: 12 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Inequality: 6 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 5 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 5 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…4Social and Economic Development in India: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance3 others

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

  1. 1 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  2. 2 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 5 works
  4. 4 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Education Systems and Policy Education 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Human Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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