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Karnataka State Open University

ksoumysore.karnataka.gov.inROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#19,075
of 22,385 · #29,141 all time
Rank in India
#1,356
of 1,562
Research works
213
▲ 125% vs 2018-21
Citations
908
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Karnataka State Open University

Which fields of science does Karnataka State Open University work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Karnataka State Open University is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Computer Science (11%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 40.4% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 11.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 8.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 24.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 14.0% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 22.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 8.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKarnataka StateOpen University127fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1411.0%
    2. Chemistry118.8%
    3. Environmental Science118.4%
    4. Materials Science75.2%
    5. Engineering54.1%
    6. Mathematics11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    8. Energy00.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1814.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology118.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Social Sciences119.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting86.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.3%
    4. Decision Sciences32.1%
    5. Psychology21.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.1%
    1. Medicine118.5%
    2. Health Professions42.8%
    3. Nursing11.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.94× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.59× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.49× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry5.59×11 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.94×18 works
  3. Nursing2.39×2 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.13×3 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.91×8 works
  6. Environmental Science1.69×11 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.58×11 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.55×1 works
  9. Materials Science1.49×7 works
  10. Computer Science1.41×14 works
  11. Health Professions1.08×4 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.08×3 works
  13. Mathematics0.99×2 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.71×11 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.64×1 works
  17. Psychology0.61×2 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.57×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.46×1 works
  20. Medicine0.44×11 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.36×1 works
  22. Energy0.33×0 works
  23. Engineering0.27×5 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Karnataka State Open University?

Ranked on the quality score, M. Kirankumar, Syed Baker and R. H. Pavithra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karnataka State Open University.

  1. 1 M. Kirankumar India · #2,064,127 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Syed Baker India · #4,133,904 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 R. H. Pavithra India · #4,394,038 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 B. S. Rashmi India · #4,968,171 worldwide 118 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Karnataka State Open University

What are the most cited papers from Karnataka State Open University?

The most cited paper from Karnataka State Open University is "Chitosan nanoparticles having higher degree of acetylation induce resistance against pearl millet downy mildew through nitric oxide generation" (Chandra Nayaka Siddaiah, Keelara Veerappa Harish Prasanth, Niranjan Raj Satyanarayana et al., 2018), with 187 citations. Next come "Plant-Mediated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Advances in the New Millennium towards Understanding Their Therapeutic Role in Biomedical Applications" (162) and "Elicitation of resistance and associated defense responses in Trichoderma hamatum induced protection against pearl millet downy mildew pathogen" (134).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chitosan nanoparticles having higher degree of acetylation induce resistance against pearl millet downy mildew through nitric oxide generation Chandra Nayaka Siddaiah, Keelara Veerappa Harish Prasanth, Niranjan Raj Satyanarayana et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 31 Jan 2018 187
2 Plant-Mediated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Advances in the New Millennium towards Understanding Their Therapeutic Role in Biomedical Applications Mahadevamurthy Murali, Nataraj Kalegowda, Hittanahallikoppal Gajendramurthy Gowtham et al. · Pharmaceutics Open access 11 Oct 2021 162
3 Elicitation of resistance and associated defense responses in Trichoderma hamatum induced protection against pearl millet downy mildew pathogen Chandra Nayaka Siddaiah, Niranjan Raj Satyanarayana, Venkataramana Mudili et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 21 Mar 2017 134
4 Rosmarinic acid mediated neuroprotective effects against H2O2-induced neuronal cell damage in N2A cells Hadi Ghaffari, M. Venkataramana, Behrouz Jalali Ghassam et al. · Life Sciences 21 Jul 2014 112
5 Anticancer activity of metal nanoparticles and their peptide conjugates against human colon adenorectal carcinoma cells Jamuna Bai Aswathanarayan, Ravishankar Rai Vittal, Umashankar Muddegowda · Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology Open access 8 Sep 2017 92
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Karnataka State Open University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Medicinal Chemistry, Sustainability, India, Environmental Impact, Synthesis, Drug Discovery and Food Security.

▲ 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-now 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. Machine Learning12▲ 2.8×18 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 2.7×15 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 1.95×19 topics
  4. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.1×13 topics
  5. Healthcare5▲ 3.5×6 topics
  6. Medicinal Chemistry5▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  8. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  9. Food Security4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  10. India4▲ 47×3 topics
  11. Synthesis4▲ 8.9×15 topics
  12. Big Data4▲ 3.4×9 topics
  13. Drug Discovery4▲ 14×7 topics
  14. Antimicrobial4▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Nanomaterials4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  16. Anticancer Agents4▲ 19×9 topics
  17. Cybersecurity4▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management3▲ 2.9×6 topics
  19. Toxicity3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  20. Anticancer3▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Smart Cities3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  22. Agriculture3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  23. Heterocycles3▲ 25×6 topics
  24. Heterocyclic Compounds3▲ 27×4 topics
  25. Molecular Docking3▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Technology3▲ 4.3×2 topics
  27. Big Data Analytics3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  28. Development3▲ 6.0×2 topics
  29. Green Synthesis3▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Organic Synthesis3▲ 18×6 topics
  31. Policy3▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Economic Analysis2▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Production2▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Biological Evaluation2▲ 34×4 topics
  35. Biosynthesis2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Cytotoxicity2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Green Chemistry2▲ 10×7 topics
  38. Herbal Medicine2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  39. Decentralization2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis2▲ 56×3 topics

Which research topics does Karnataka State Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural Economics and Practices, Synthesis and biological activity, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications and Internet of Things and AI.

Agricultural Economics a…2Agricultural Economics and Practices: 2 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…2Synthesis and biological activity: 2 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 2 fractional worksInternet of Things and AI2Internet of Things and AI: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…2Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 2 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 2 fractional worksSynthesis and Characteri…2Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds: 2 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesOrganic ChemistryMaterials ChemistryInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  2. 2 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Internet of Things and AI Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  6. 6 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  8. 8 Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds Organic Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 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 available67.9%not open32.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Karnataka State Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 125% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Karnataka State Open University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00047% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Karnataka State Open University0.00077% in 202519801990200020102020

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