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Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences

In research, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,103 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,889 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,465
of 28,054 · #32,412 all time
Rank in India
#1,363
of 1,840
Research works
738
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,103 of 11,982 3.1%167 #15584
MedicineField #8,889 of 10,443 2.2%152 #13254

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences 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).

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: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.11× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.47× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 2.35× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, G Vijayaraghavan and Naveen Jain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences.

  1. 1 G Vijayaraghavan India · #718,974 worldwide 22 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Naveen Jain India · #1,509,668 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Pathogenesis, Treatment, Insulin Resistance, Hepatic Steatosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 4.1×73 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 2.3×34 topics
  3. Treatment10▲ 3.6×29 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 5.0×12 topics
  5. Quality of Life8▲ 2.4×19 topics
  6. Pathogenesis8▲ 6.9×12 topics
  7. Diagnosis8▲ 3.5×21 topics
  8. Insulin Resistance7▲ 7.1×7 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.90×16 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 1.96×11 topics
  11. Hepatic Steatosis6▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Surgical Management6▲ 6.6×10 topics
  13. Complications6▲ 5.3×12 topics
  14. Hepatocellular Carcinoma6▲ 12×2 topics
  15. NAFLD6▲ 21×1 topic
  16. NASH6▲ 21×1 topic
  17. Aging6▲ 4.5×10 topics
  18. Preterm Infants5▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Management5▲ 2.8×11 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 3.7×10 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations5▲ 4.7×11 topics
  22. Infection4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  23. Social Support4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  24. Vaccine4▲ 4.6×8 topics
  25. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  27. Surgery4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Clinical Management4▲ 9.4×6 topics
  29. Health Outcomes4▲ 5.9×3 topics
  30. Drug Resistance4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Endoscopic Surgery3▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Hepatic Encephalopathy3▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Liver Cirrhosis3▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Cognitive Function3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  36. Chronic Disease3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  37. Virulence Factors3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Respiratory Distress Syndrome3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia3▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Longevity3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease and Transplantation, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …6Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical O…2Head and Neck Surgical Oncology: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues2Global Health Care Issues: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyHepatologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 6 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 3 works
  3. 3 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 2 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 available63.3%not open36.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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