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Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics

In research, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,040 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#242 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,403 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 104.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,128
of 28,054 · #5,536 all time
Rank in India
#643
of 1,840
Research works
1.8k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 #5,040 of 12,888 21.9%243 #3407
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #242 of 443 23.6%135 #191
Physics and AstronomyField #1,403 of 1,646 23.1%195 #1362

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics 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#3,407 #5,040
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#191 #242
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,362 #1,403
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 Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 104.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 135.1 works105×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 195.0 works35×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 27.3 works35×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.95× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 35.35× its world share, 195 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 35.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Mitra, S. Bose and C. Adams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics.

  1. 1 S. Mitra India · #4,128 worldwide 2.4k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 S. Bose India · #19,547 worldwide 1.3k citations · 83 works
  3. 3 C. Adams India · #28,896 worldwide 1.1k citations · 38 works
  4. 4 S. J. Kapadia India · #34,312 worldwide 825 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Varun Sahni India · #52,494 worldwide 638 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Τ. Padmanabhan India · #133,299 worldwide 999 citations · 165 works
  7. 7 Kandaswamy Subramanian India · #207,355 worldwide 344 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Sanjeev Dhurandhar India · #212,583 worldwide 209 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Tarun Souradeep India · #234,950 worldwide 352 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 N. Gupta India · #389,496 worldwide 157 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics

Which keywords describe research at Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Supernovae, Star Formation, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Dark Matter and Cosmology.

▲ 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. Black Holes48▲ 205×3 topics
  2. Gravitational Waves38▲ 277×2 topics
  3. Supernovae32▲ 156×2 topics
  4. Star Formation28▲ 219×2 topics
  5. Accretion Disks27▲ 229×2 topics
  6. Magnetic Fields27▲ 166×2 topics
  7. Dark Matter25▲ 86×4 topics
  8. Cosmology24▲ 148×3 topics
  9. Equation of State23▲ 175×2 topics
  10. Binary Black Hole23▲ 316×1 topic
  11. Neutron Star23▲ 316×1 topic
  12. Galactic Center21▲ 189×2 topics
  13. Galaxies20▲ 293×1 topic
  14. Stellar Populations20▲ 293×1 topic
  15. Event Horizon Telescope18▲ 336×1 topic
  16. X-Ray Astronomy18▲ 336×1 topic
  17. General Relativity18▲ 105×2 topics
  18. Dark Energy17▲ 105×2 topics
  19. Quantum Gravity17▲ 84×4 topics
  20. Cosmic Microwave Background16▲ 119×1 topic
  21. Cosmological Parameters16▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Nucleosynthesis15▲ 127×3 topics
  23. Gamma-Ray Bursts15▲ 233×1 topic
  24. Neutron Stars15▲ 233×1 topic
  25. Cosmic Rays15▲ 117×2 topics
  26. Neutrinos15▲ 117×2 topics
  27. Astronomical Instrumentation12▲ 190×1 topic
  28. Spectrograph12▲ 190×1 topic
  29. Exoplanets12▲ 117×1 topic
  30. High-Energy Astrophysics12▲ 174×1 topic
  31. Particle Acceleration12▲ 174×1 topic
  32. Stellar Astrophysics12▲ 117×1 topic
  33. Field Theories10▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Holographic10▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Turbulence9▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Molecular Clouds8▲ 137×1 topic
  37. Protoplanetary Disks8▲ 137×1 topic
  38. Relativity8▲ 110×2 topics
  39. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Solar Wind7▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Pulsars and Gravitationa…23Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 23 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…20Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 20 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …18Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 18 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…16Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 16 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 15 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 12 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …12Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 12 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …12Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 12 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…10Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 10 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…8Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 23 works
  2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
  3. 3 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  6. 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 12 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12 works
  8. 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  9. 9 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 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 available64.3%not open35.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.0%domestic only68.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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