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K S Hegde Medical Academy

In research, K S Hegde Medical Academy stands highest in Medicine (#3,366 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,490 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,298 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,241
of 28,054 · #16,093 all time
Rank in India
#730
of 1,840
Research works
1.6k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is K S Hegde Medical Academy 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 #3,366 of 10,443 4.3%346 #4860
Health SciencesDomain #4,490 of 11,982 5.1%388 #5742
Life SciencesDomain #5,298 of 7,800 9.3%93 #9611

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where K S Hegde Medical Academy 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. Medicine#4,860 #3,366
  2. Health Sciences#5,742 #4,490
  3. Life Sciences#9,611 #5,298
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.

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: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.07× its world share, 59 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.06× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.30× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.95× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.36× its world share, 346 worksMedicineNursing: 3.69× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.16× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at K S Hegde Medical Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, Veena Shetty, Lekha Pandit and Usha Adiga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is K S Hegde Medical Academy.

  1. 1 Veena Shetty India · #256,104 worldwide 82 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Lekha Pandit India · #369,875 worldwide 58 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Usha Adiga India · #635,007 worldwide 63 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Prakash Patil India · #916,285 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Suchetha Kumari India · #1,023,497 worldwide 40 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Chandrika Rao India · #1,209,845 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Vadisha Bhat India · #1,320,057 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Shishir Kumar India · #1,365,245 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Shubha P. Bhat India · #1,428,172 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Shilpa S. Shetty India · #1,552,950 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at K S Hegde Medical Academy

Which keywords describe research at K S Hegde Medical Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Cancer, Insulin Resistance, Chemotherapy and Surgical Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology68▲ 3.2×99 topics
  2. Inflammation42▲ 3.8×64 topics
  3. Cancer27▲ 3.7×43 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease26▲ 4.4×30 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome23▲ 5.3×19 topics
  6. Treatment21▲ 3.2×35 topics
  7. Chemotherapy19▲ 5.0×21 topics
  8. Diagnosis19▲ 3.8×30 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress19▲ 2.1×38 topics
  10. Quality of Life17▲ 2.2×34 topics
  11. Insulin Resistance17▲ 6.9×9 topics
  12. Obesity17▲ 4.2×17 topics
  13. Diabetes15▲ 5.8×16 topics
  14. Surgical Management15▲ 6.6×15 topics
  15. Complications14▲ 5.3×14 topics
  16. COVID-1914▲ 1.93×19 topics
  17. Management14▲ 3.3×27 topics
  18. Risk Factors14▲ 2.3×26 topics
  19. Radiotherapy12▲ 6.0×10 topics
  20. Pathogenesis12▲ 4.5×15 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 3.8×13 topics
  22. Biomarkers11▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors11▲ 4.6×11 topics
  24. Mortality10▲ 3.4×10 topics
  25. Depression10▲ 2.2×15 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance9▲ 4.6×11 topics
  27. Guidelines9▲ 3.5×10 topics
  28. Metastasis9▲ 4.7×8 topics
  29. Prognosis8▲ 4.5×8 topics
  30. Immunohistochemistry7▲ 18×4 topics
  31. Antifungal Therapy6▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Breast Cancer6▲ 5.1×10 topics
  33. Mechanical Ventilation6▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Postoperative Complications6▲ 8.7×3 topics
  35. Chronic Disease6▲ 6.4×4 topics
  36. Squamous Cell Carcinoma6▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Cholesterol6▲ 7.5×3 topics
  38. Human Papillomavirus5▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 6.9×7 topics
  40. Anemia5▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does K S Hegde Medical Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tracheal and airway disorders, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Airway Management and Intubation Techniques and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Tracheal and airway diso…4Tracheal and airway disorders: 4 fractional worksCancer, Lipids, and Meta…4Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism: 4 fractional worksAirway Management and Intubation Techniques: 4 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …4Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…4Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 4 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and Health: 4 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 4 fractional worksOvarian function and dis…3Ovarian function and disorders: 3 fractional worksAntifungal resistance and susceptibility: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer ResearchAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism Cancer Research 4 works
  3. 3 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 4 works
  6. 6 Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  7. 7 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 4 works
  8. 8 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 3 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available78.1%not open21.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has K S Hegde Medical Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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