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Jadavpur University

In research, Jadavpur University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#555 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#561 of 6,636 worldwide) and Mathematics (#104 of 1,053 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science — Algebra and Number Theory is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#814
of 28,054 · #1,210 all time
Rank in India
#26
of 1,840
Research works
29k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
467k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Jadavpur University 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 #555 of 12,888 14.0%3,980 #905
EngineeringField #561 of 6,636 11.8%1,529 #574
MathematicsField #104 of 1,053 21.3%158 #646
Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield #29 of 277 28.9%94 #143
Life SciencesDomain #1,378 of 7,800 18.7%481 #2409
Materials ScienceField #438 of 2,468 12.7%415 #772
ChemistryField #240 of 1,330 15.3%292 #535
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #260 of 1,351 13.8%217 #534
Environmental ScienceField #696 of 3,551 18.0%419 #989
Health SciencesDomain #2,511 of 11,982 22.8%395 #4393

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jadavpur University 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#905 #555
  2. Engineering#574 #561
  3. Mathematics#646 #104
  4. Computational Theory and Mathematics#143 #29
  5. Life Sciences#2,409 #1,378
  6. Materials Science#772 #438
  7. Chemistry#535 #240
  8. Mechanical Engineering#534 #260
  9. Environmental Science#989 #696
  10. Health Sciences#4,393 #2,511
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 Jadavpur University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 29.2 works8.3×
  2. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 58.9 works4.3×
  3. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 23.7 works4.0×
  4. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 93.6 works4.0×
  5. SpectroscopySubfield · 42.4 works3.5×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 146 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 216 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.29× its world share, 44 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.79× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.38× its world share, 292 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.58× its world share, 673 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 104 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.91× its world share, 96 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.86× its world share, 1,529 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 419 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.16× its world share, 415 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.45× its world share, 158 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.13× its world share, 260 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 325 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 53 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 72 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 262 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jadavpur University?

Ranked on the composite score, Biswajit Das, Ranjan Ganguly and Ujjwal Maulik lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jadavpur University.

  1. 1 Biswajit Das · #27,188 worldwide 985 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Ranjan Ganguly · #78,669 worldwide 385 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Ujjwal Maulik · #84,241 worldwide 799 citations · 106 works
  4. 4 Satya P. Moulik · #111,383 worldwide 502 citations · 73 works
  5. 5 Arpita Ghosh · #113,091 worldwide 325 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Sk. Abdul Amin · #121,868 worldwide 118 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Rajat Saha · #137,566 worldwide 176 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Kunal Roy · #139,742 worldwide 401 citations · 97 works
  9. 9 Suman Kalyan Das · #142,495 worldwide 163 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Parimal Karmakar · #145,683 worldwide 348 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Jadavpur University

Which keywords describe research at Jadavpur University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Heat Transfer, Convolutional Neural Networks, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications and Medicinal Chemistry.

▲ 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 Learning364▲ 1.94×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning306▲ 1.70×81 topics
  3. Neural Networks155▲ 1.83×35 topics
  4. Climate Change154◆ 1.04×75 topics
  5. Heat Transfer147▲ 5.4×17 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications137▲ 2.1×35 topics
  7. Nanoparticles135▲ 1.96×41 topics
  8. Nanomaterials134▲ 2.3×19 topics
  9. Remote Sensing127▲ 1.87×27 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks125▲ 3.1×14 topics
  11. Environmental Impact125▲ 1.34×49 topics
  12. Renewable Energy125▲ 1.58×39 topics
  13. Nanocomposites110▲ 2.5×22 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties106▲ 1.98×33 topics
  15. Drug Delivery89▲ 3.0×16 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency86▲ 1.67×36 topics
  17. Catalysis84▲ 2.3×27 topics
  18. Graphene82▲ 2.2×12 topics
  19. Medicinal Chemistry80▲ 5.2×13 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks72▲ 3.1×6 topics
  21. Bioimaging67▲ 5.3×6 topics
  22. Chemical Sensors67▲ 5.1×3 topics
  23. Feature Extraction65▲ 2.6×10 topics
  24. Toxicity64▲ 2.7×19 topics
  25. Experimental Investigation64▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Pharmacokinetics63▲ 4.3×11 topics
  27. Molecular Docking60▲ 8.6×4 topics
  28. Power Electronics56▲ 3.1×8 topics
  29. Applications52▲ 3.4×6 topics
  30. Drug Target Identification50▲ 9.7×1 topic
  31. Virtual Screening50▲ 9.7×1 topic
  32. Crystal Engineering44▲ 7.0×3 topics
  33. Anticancer Agents43▲ 5.2×11 topics
  34. General Relativity43▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Thermal Conductivity43▲ 5.1×7 topics
  36. Supramolecular Chemistry42▲ 9.2×4 topics
  37. Quantum Gravity41▲ 9.2×4 topics
  38. Nanofluids36▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Dark Energy35▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Viscosity35▲ 9.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Jadavpur University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications.

Computational Drug Disco…50Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 50 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …35Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 35 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 33 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 31 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Machining and Optimization Techniques: 27 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 27 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…26Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 26 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 25 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesis and properties: 24 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsBiomedical EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsInorganic Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputational Theory and Mathematics 50 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferBiomedical Engineering 35 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAstronomy and Astrophysics 33 works
  4. 4 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 31 works
  5. 5 Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionSpectroscopy 28 works
  6. 6 Advanced Machining and Optimization TechniquesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  7. 7 Heat Transfer MechanismsMechanical Engineering 27 works
  8. 8 Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics 26 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 25 works
  10. 10 Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesOncology 24 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 available20.1%not open79.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jadavpur University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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