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Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

In research, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal stands highest in Medicine (#1,237 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,444 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,985 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Emergency Medicine — Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine is 12.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,829
of 28,054 · #6,509 all time
Rank in India
#255
of 1,840
Research works
8.5k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 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 #1,237 of 10,443 8.4%1,187 #2137
Health SciencesDomain #1,444 of 11,982 8.8%1,320 #2394
Life SciencesDomain #1,985 of 7,800 13.3%237 #3319
SurgerySubfield #878 of 1,816 7.7%182 #1555
Health ProfessionsField #969 of 1,928 11.4%86 #1710
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,973 of 3,579 14.2%117 #2768
Physical SciencesDomain #9,164 of 12,888 14.3%106 #15651
Social SciencesDomain #7,872 of 10,521 11.9%133 #7603
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #673 of 828 12.6%77 #1181
EpidemiologySubfield #806 of 976 7.5%93 #1761

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 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#2,137 #1,237
  2. Health Sciences#2,394 #1,444
  3. Life Sciences#3,319 #1,985
  4. Surgery#1,555 #878
  5. Health Professions#1,710 #969
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,768 #1,973
  7. Physical Sciences#15,651 #9,164
  8. Social Sciences#7,603 #7,872
  9. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#1,181 #673
  10. Epidemiology#1,761 #806
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 Kasturba Medical College, Manipal specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 24.6 works12×
  2. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 25.7 works5.9×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 117 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 32 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.91× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.07× its world share, 27 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.82× its world share, 86 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.44× its world share, 1,187 worksMedicineNursing: 1.80× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal?

Ranked on the composite score, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Ramesh Holla and Nitin Joseph lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.

  1. 1 Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan India · #3,478 worldwide 1.2k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Ramesh Holla India · #9,387 worldwide 1.6k citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Nitin Joseph India · #12,494 worldwide 1.4k citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Prateek Rastogi India · #17,868 worldwide 469 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Prasanna Mithra India · #18,805 worldwide 1.4k citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Shankar M Bakkannavar India · #23,183 worldwide 585 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Nithin Kumar India · #27,392 worldwide 943 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Vinod C Nayak India · #31,187 worldwide 737 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Rekha Thapar India · #34,931 worldwide 1k citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Shankar Prasad Nagaraju India · #55,596 worldwide 433 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

Which keywords describe research at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Management, Complications and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology255▲ 3.6×128 topics
  2. Treatment86▲ 3.9×50 topics
  3. Inflammation82▲ 2.2×77 topics
  4. Diagnosis78▲ 4.7×41 topics
  5. Quality of Life77▲ 3.0×48 topics
  6. Management57▲ 4.1×29 topics
  7. Risk Factors57▲ 2.9×35 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease55▲ 2.8×36 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress53▲ 1.81×51 topics
  10. Chemotherapy50▲ 4.0×24 topics
  11. Complications49▲ 5.5×17 topics
  12. Pathogenesis45▲ 4.9×24 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome43▲ 2.9×23 topics
  14. Public Health42▲ 1.61×45 topics
  15. Surgical Management41▲ 5.6×20 topics
  16. Cancer40▲ 1.64×51 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders37▲ 3.6×19 topics
  18. COVID-1937▲ 1.51×18 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines36▲ 3.7×14 topics
  20. Radiotherapy36▲ 5.3×13 topics
  21. Global Burden36▲ 3.7×12 topics
  22. Depression34▲ 2.2×20 topics
  23. Rehabilitation34▲ 4.8×12 topics
  24. Prognosis32▲ 5.4×9 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors31▲ 4.0×14 topics
  26. Immune Response30▲ 2.9×21 topics
  27. Immunotherapy29▲ 2.2×17 topics
  28. Antibiotic Resistance28▲ 4.0×14 topics
  29. Mortality27▲ 2.6×13 topics
  30. Guidelines26▲ 3.1×13 topics
  31. Neuroimaging26▲ 5.3×11 topics
  32. Vaccine Development26▲ 5.7×11 topics
  33. Prevention26▲ 3.4×16 topics
  34. Genetic Mutations25▲ 3.3×23 topics
  35. Pain Management24▲ 5.9×9 topics
  36. Critical Care23▲ 5.5×8 topics
  37. Mechanical Ventilation22▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Pathophysiology21▲ 3.9×10 topics
  39. Squamous Cell Carcinoma17▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Human Papillomavirus16▲ 7.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Kasturba Medical College, Manipal publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Airway Management and Intubation Techniques, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Tracheal and airway disorders.

Airway Management and In…15Airway Management and Intubation Techniques: 15 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…12Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 12 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 12 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 11 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 8 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …8Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 8 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 8 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 7 fractional works
Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineOtorhinolaryngologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 15 works
  2. 2 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 12 works
  3. 3 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 12 works
  4. 4 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  5. 5 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 9 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 8 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 8 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  10. 10 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 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 available60.0%not open40.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kasturba Medical College, Manipal's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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