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Kerala University of Health Sciences

In research, Kerala University of Health Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,163 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,822 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,229
of 28,054 · #21,652 all time
Rank in India
#1,105
of 1,840
Research works
616
▲ 198% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Kerala University of Health 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 #10,163 of 11,982 2.8%147 #12529
MedicineField #9,822 of 10,443 2.5%105 #15941

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kerala University of Health 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: 0.81× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.01× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.40× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.56× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 12.65× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 2.71× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kerala University of Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Quality of Life, Herbal Medicine, COVID-19, Anti-inflammatory, Flavonoids and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 2.4×73 topics
  2. Quality of Life13▲ 2.9×24 topics
  3. COVID-1912▲ 2.8×17 topics
  4. Inflammation11▲ 1.80×38 topics
  5. Antioxidant11▲ 5.1×23 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 2.5×21 topics
  7. Nanoparticles9▲ 2.4×14 topics
  8. Pandemic9▲ 2.7×9 topics
  9. Cancer9▲ 2.1×25 topics
  10. Herbal Medicine8▲ 8.8×7 topics
  11. Risk Factors8▲ 2.3×13 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 3.7×18 topics
  13. Anti-inflammatory7▲ 8.0×16 topics
  14. Medicinal Plants6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 1.82×20 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance6▲ 4.2×8 topics
  17. Flavonoids6▲ 7.2×7 topics
  18. Clinical Trials5▲ 2.6×11 topics
  19. Pharmacology5▲ 6.8×13 topics
  20. Social Impact5▲ 4.2×4 topics
  21. Vaccine5▲ 4.1×7 topics
  22. Child Development5▲ 3.9×5 topics
  23. Coronavirus5▲ 7.3×2 topics
  24. Health Benefits5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  25. Health5▲ 3.8×6 topics
  26. Elderly4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  27. Phytochemicals4▲ 13×7 topics
  28. Anticancer Agents4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  29. Self-Efficacy4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  30. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  31. Drug Discovery4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  33. Dental Caries4▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Neuroprotective4▲ 7.7×8 topics
  35. Anticancer4▲ 7.3×11 topics
  36. Biological Activities4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  37. economic burden3▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Periodontal Disease3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Health Locus of Control3▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Health-Promoting Behaviors3▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Kerala University of Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Scientific Research Studies, Health and Wellbeing Research, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Dental Radiography and Imaging.

Diverse Scientific Resea…3Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…3Health and Wellbeing Research: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…3Dental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksOral Health Pathology an…2Oral Health Pathology and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natural Products: 2 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 2 fractional worksComplementary and Altern…2Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 2 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsGeriatrics and GerontologyOral SurgeryPeriodontics3 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  4. 4 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 2 works
  6. 6 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 2 works
  7. 7 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  8. 8 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 2 works
  10. 10 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kerala University of Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 198% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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