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Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata

In research, Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata stands highest in Medicine (#9,723 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,304 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology — Neurology is 26.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,880
of 28,054 · #30,735 all time
Rank in India
#1,455
of 1,840
Research works
441
▲ 110% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata 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
MedicineField #9,723 of 10,443 4.5%115 #13878
Health SciencesDomain #11,304 of 11,982 4.7%121 #16690

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata 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 of Neurosciences Kolkata specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 26.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 27.2 works27×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.00× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.97× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.36× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata?

Ranked on the composite score, Hrishikesh Kumar, Arabinda Narayan Chowdhury and Sujit Sarkhel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata.

  1. 1 Hrishikesh Kumar India · #1,010,567 worldwide 36 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Arabinda Narayan Chowdhury India · #1,046,887 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Sujit Sarkhel India · #1,428,560 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Supriyo Choudhury India · #1,529,972 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Purba Basu India · #1,621,258 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Epidemiology, Neurodegeneration, Epilepsy, Diagnostic Criteria, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Basal Ganglia.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 2.6×61 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders18▲ 18×17 topics
  3. Parkinson's Disease12▲ 28×6 topics
  4. Treatment11▲ 5.1×26 topics
  5. Neurodegeneration10▲ 19×9 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress10▲ 3.4×19 topics
  7. Epilepsy10▲ 51×4 topics
  8. Diagnostic Criteria10▲ 24×6 topics
  9. Diagnosis9▲ 5.6×24 topics
  10. Basal Ganglia9▲ 94×2 topics
  11. Mitochondrial Dysfunction9▲ 18×7 topics
  12. Neuroimaging8▲ 16×10 topics
  13. Deep Brain Stimulation7▲ 60×3 topics
  14. Surgical Management7▲ 9.8×12 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations7▲ 8.9×13 topics
  16. Inflammation7▲ 1.85×28 topics
  17. Stroke7▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Immunotherapy6▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Neuromodulation6▲ 55×2 topics
  20. Treatment-Resistant Depression6▲ 53×2 topics
  21. Dystonia6▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Subthalamic Nucleus6▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Risk Factors6▲ 2.9×16 topics
  24. Cognitive Impairment5▲ 11×8 topics
  25. Autoantibodies5▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Dopaminergic Neurons5▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Seizures5▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Diabetes4▲ 5.2×9 topics
  29. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Genetic Risk Factors4▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Prognosis4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  32. a-Synuclein4▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Neuroinflammation4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  34. Neurological Complications4▲ 36×5 topics
  35. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 10×4 topics
  36. MRI4▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Chorea3▲ 131×1 topic
  38. Hyperglycemia3▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Endovascular Treatment3▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Spinal Surgery3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurological disorders and treatments, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological and metabolic disorders and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Neurological disorders and treatments: 6 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 4 fractional worksNeurological and metabol…3Neurological and metabolic disorders: 3 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…3Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 3 fractional worksAutoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…2Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksGlycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus: 2 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 2 fractional worksMoyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional works
NeurologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 6 works
  2. 2 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 4 works
  3. 3 Neurological and metabolic disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  4. 4 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  5. 5 Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 3 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus Rheumatology 2 works
  9. 9 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment Rheumatology 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 110% 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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