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Institute for Social and Economic Change

In research, Institute for Social and Economic Change stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,631 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,085 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics — Economics and Econometrics is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,843
of 28,054 · #23,394 all time
Rank in India
#1,200
of 1,840
Research works
831
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Institute for Social and Economic Change 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 #7,631 of 10,521 20.3%112 #6796
Social SciencesField #5,085 of 6,365 23.0%63 #6525

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Social and Economic Change 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 Social and Economic Change specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 21.5 works6.6×
← 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: 3.66× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.29× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.83× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.47× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Social and Economic Change?

Ranked on the composite score, M. N. Srinivas, Kala Seetharam Sridhar and Sunil Nautiyal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Social and Economic Change.

  1. 1 M. N. Srinivas India · #195,791 worldwide 414 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Kala Seetharam Sridhar India · #963,716 worldwide 48 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Sunil Nautiyal India · #1,027,363 worldwide 77 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Meenakshi Rajeev India · #1,065,524 worldwide 46 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 M. R. Narayana India · #1,420,255 worldwide 32 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Komol Singha India · #1,451,540 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 D. Rajasekhar India · #1,470,995 worldwide 14 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 S. Manasi India · #1,497,477 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 S. Madheswaran India · #1,585,230 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Social and Economic Change

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Social and Economic Change?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Security, Climate Change, Agriculture, Sustainability, India, Economic Growth, Globalization and Development.

▲ 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. Climate Change30▲ 5.3×35 topics
  2. Sustainability28▲ 5.6×26 topics
  3. Food Security27▲ 24×8 topics
  4. Agriculture25▲ 30×4 topics
  5. India23▲ 152×3 topics
  6. Globalization22▲ 5.4×19 topics
  7. Economic Growth20▲ 11×14 topics
  8. Development17▲ 24×7 topics
  9. Sustainable Development15▲ 4.7×12 topics
  10. Vulnerability15▲ 32×6 topics
  11. Policy14▲ 32×4 topics
  12. Technology13▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Economic Reforms12▲ 214×2 topics
  14. Social Networks12▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Gender Inequality12▲ 41×6 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation11▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Economic Analysis10▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Production10▲ 59×1 topic
  19. Risk Management10▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Insurance10▲ 59×2 topics
  21. Economic Development9▲ 5.5×9 topics
  22. Gender Bias9▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Poverty9▲ 49×2 topics
  24. Household Resilience9▲ 151×1 topic
  25. Weather Shocks9▲ 151×1 topic
  26. Land Use Change9▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Urbanization9▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Decentralization9▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Political Economy9▲ 16×7 topics
  30. Agricultural Livelihoods9▲ 326×1 topic
  31. Kerala9▲ 326×1 topic
  32. Democracy8▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Income Inequality8▲ 27×4 topics
  34. Social Justice8▲ 6.3×4 topics
  35. Ecosystem Services6▲ 7.9×5 topics
  36. Health Outcomes6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Capability Approach6▲ 154×1 topic
  38. Poverty Measurement6▲ 154×1 topic
  39. Poverty Alleviation6▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Health Equity6▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Social and Economic Change publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Economics and Practices, Agricultural risk and resilience, Social and Economic Development in India and Income, Poverty, and Inequality.

Agricultural Economics and Practices: 10 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 9 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…9Social and Economic Development in India: 9 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…6Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 6 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 5 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 4 fractional worksIndian Economic and Soci…4Indian Economic and Social Development: 4 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 3 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSoil ScienceSociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 works
  2. 2 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 9 works
  3. 3 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  4. 4 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  6. 6 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  7. 7 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 3 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Social and Economic Change's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

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