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Karnatak University

In research, Karnatak University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,851 of 12,888 worldwide), Materials Science (#1,193 of 2,468 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,234 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,899
of 28,054 · #3,355 all time
Rank in India
#180
of 1,840
Research works
5.4k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Karnatak 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 #1,851 of 12,888 15.3%433 #2190
Materials ScienceField #1,193 of 2,468 22.8%104 #2064
Life SciencesDomain #4,234 of 7,800 17.9%196 #6470
ChemistryField #777 of 1,330 19.3%68 #1312
EngineeringField #3,944 of 6,636 11.8%102 #3114
MedicineField #6,314 of 10,443 21.8%67 #11393
Health SciencesDomain #7,937 of 11,982 18.5%84 #9390
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,383 of 3,409 18.2%103 #3450
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,044 of 3,579 18.3%65 #5065
Social SciencesDomain #9,210 of 10,521 5.4%135 #4384

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Karnatak 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#2,190 #1,851
  2. Materials Science#2,064 #1,193
  3. Life Sciences#6,470 #4,234
  4. Chemistry#1,312 #777
  5. Engineering#3,114 #3,944
  6. Medicine#11,393 #6,314
  7. Health Sciences#9,390 #7,937
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,450 #2,383
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,065 #3,044
  10. Social Sciences#4,384 #9,210
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 Karnatak University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 43.3 works6.8×
← 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: 2.56× its world share, 103 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 65 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.65× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.26× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.08× its world share, 68 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 102 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.52× its world share, 104 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.85× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 1.97× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Karnatak University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi, Ramachandra H. Balundgi and Sangamesh A. Patil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karnatak University.

  1. 1 Tejraj M. Aminabhavi India · #56,811 worldwide 2.1k citations · 198 works
  2. 2 Ramachandra H. Balundgi India · #195,499 worldwide 124 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Sangamesh A. Patil India · #316,641 worldwide 76 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy India · #422,179 worldwide 182 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Anandrao R. Kulkarni India · #434,567 worldwide 104 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Kallappa M. Hosamani India · #445,997 worldwide 81 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 J. Seetharamappa India · #454,325 worldwide 141 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 N. M. Bujurke India · #480,523 worldwide 77 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Ravi Korisettar India · #501,114 worldwide 66 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Vishwanath P. Singh India · #528,354 worldwide 95 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Karnatak University

Which keywords describe research at Karnatak University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Nanomaterials, Antimicrobial, Medicinal Plants, Biomedical Applications, Heat Transfer, Nanocomposites and Toxicity.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials45▲ 5.0×12 topics
  2. Antioxidant44▲ 7.5×34 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications40▲ 4.0×22 topics
  4. Environmental Impact35▲ 2.4×25 topics
  5. Nanocomposites34▲ 5.0×14 topics
  6. Nanoparticles33▲ 3.1×26 topics
  7. Climate Change31▲ 1.37×38 topics
  8. Antimicrobial31▲ 13×10 topics
  9. Medicinal Plants30▲ 8.9×15 topics
  10. Heat Transfer30▲ 7.1×7 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress27▲ 1.95×26 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity26▲ 4.8×25 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering26▲ 5.0×10 topics
  14. Toxicity26▲ 7.0×10 topics
  15. Graphene23▲ 4.0×8 topics
  16. Drug Discovery21▲ 11×10 topics
  17. Medicinal Chemistry21▲ 9.0×11 topics
  18. Green Synthesis20▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Anti-inflammatory20▲ 8.5×20 topics
  20. Biosynthesis19▲ 15×7 topics
  21. Cytotoxicity19▲ 17×8 topics
  22. Anticancer Agents18▲ 14×10 topics
  23. Experimental Investigation18▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Flavonoids18▲ 7.9×11 topics
  25. Synthesis17▲ 5.4×27 topics
  26. Applications16▲ 6.9×6 topics
  27. Biological Synthesis16▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Silver16▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Thermal Conductivity15▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Review15▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Phytochemistry14▲ 14×7 topics
  32. India14▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Viscosity13▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Biodegradable Polymers13▲ 9.2×3 topics
  35. Nanofluids13▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Heterocyclic Compounds13▲ 17×4 topics
  37. Biological Activities13▲ 9.4×9 topics
  38. Convective Transport13▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Enhancement13▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Molecular Structure12▲ 14×5 topics

Which research topics does Karnatak University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Synthesis and biological activity and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging.

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 16 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 13 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 9 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 9 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 9 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 8 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis…7Electrochemical Analysis and Applications: 7 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 7 fractional worksGraph theory and applications: 7 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…7Social and Economic Development in India: 7 fractional works
Materials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringOrganic ChemistryBiomaterials6 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 16 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 9 works
  4. 4 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 9 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  6. 6 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 7 works
  8. 8 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 7 works
  9. 9 Graph theory and applications Geometry and Topology 7 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 7 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Karnatak University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.