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Institute of Science and Technology

In research, Institute of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,716 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,885 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,174 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Computer Networks and Communications is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,770
of 28,054 · #3,830 all time
Rank in ??
#81
of 692
Research works
4.9k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Institute of Science and Technology 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 #3,716 of 12,888 7.7%495 #2620
EngineeringField #3,885 of 6,636 5.4%202 #2104
Computer ScienceField #3,174 of 4,667 7.4%178 #3305
Social SciencesDomain #8,035 of 10,521 10.2%93 #4471
Life SciencesDomain #6,592 of 7,800 12.8%64 #7895

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Science and Technology 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. Physical Sciences#2,620 #3,716
  2. Engineering#2,104 #3,885
  3. Computer Science#3,305 #3,174
  4. Social Sciences#4,471 #8,035
  5. Life Sciences#7,895 #6,592
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.

What does Institute of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 30.1 works4.8×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 36.5 works4.1×
← 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: 0.80× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.23× its world share, 178 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.90× its world share, 202 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.16× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, R. E. Hughes, Kiyoshi Murakawa and Sunil Bhutada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 R. E. Hughes ?? · #256,851 worldwide 84 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Kiyoshi Murakawa ?? · #504,077 worldwide 64 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Sunil Bhutada ?? · #1,526,270 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 V. Kakulapati ?? · #1,601,599 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Convolutional Neural Networks, IoT, Security, Neural Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning128▲ 5.3×72 topics
  2. Machine Learning91▲ 3.9×78 topics
  3. Internet of Things38▲ 6.1×24 topics
  4. Neural Networks37▲ 3.4×32 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks35▲ 6.7×13 topics
  6. Security31▲ 6.8×19 topics
  7. IoT31▲ 12×12 topics
  8. Healthcare28▲ 3.4×12 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence24▲ 2.5×28 topics
  10. Data Mining23▲ 4.4×18 topics
  11. Wireless Sensor Networks21▲ 6.7×17 topics
  12. Feature Extraction20▲ 6.2×9 topics
  13. Image Processing17▲ 5.6×12 topics
  14. Classification17▲ 5.3×9 topics
  15. Big Data Analytics17▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Medical Imaging17▲ 4.7×6 topics
  17. IoT Security17▲ 7.4×3 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency16▲ 2.4×22 topics
  19. Smart Home16▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Big Data15▲ 2.4×23 topics
  21. Sensors15▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Home Automation14▲ 42×1 topic
  23. Wireless14▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Transfer Learning14▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring14▲ 5.0×7 topics
  26. Human-Computer Interaction12▲ 10×6 topics
  27. Feature Selection12▲ 7.5×6 topics
  28. Computer Vision11▲ 5.6×4 topics
  29. Convolutional Neural Network11▲ 9.7×4 topics
  30. Smart Cities11▲ 5.8×6 topics
  31. Cybersecurity10▲ 6.1×5 topics
  32. Smart Farming10▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Image Segmentation9▲ 11×2 topics
  34. RFID Technology9▲ 7.3×4 topics
  35. Real-time Tracking9▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Brain Tumor9▲ 18×1 topic
  37. MRI9▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Medical Diagnosis8▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Classification Models8▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Heart Disease Prediction8▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT-based Smart Home Systems, Brain Tumor Detection and Classification, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Smart Agriculture and AI.

IoT-based Smart Home Systems: 14 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 9 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …8Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 8 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI7Smart Agriculture and AI: 7 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 6 fractional worksIoT and GPS-based Vehicl…5IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems: 5 fractional worksHand Gesture Recognition Systems: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 5 fractional worksAI in cancer detection5AI in cancer detection: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringNeurologyHealth Information ManagementPlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 9 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 8 works
  4. 4 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 7 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  7. 7 IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Hand Gesture Recognition Systems Human-Computer Interaction 5 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  10. 10 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower 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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