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KLE University

In research, KLE University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,840 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,477 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,906 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Periodontics and Dentistry — Pharmaceutical Science is 19.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,457
of 28,054 · #8,054 all time
Rank in India
#217
of 1,840
Research works
4.7k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is KLE 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,840 of 11,982 7.3%782 #3849
Physical SciencesDomain #3,477 of 12,888 11.1%516 #7553
MedicineField #2,906 of 10,443 7.0%583 #4825
EngineeringField #2,099 of 6,636 8.9%223 #4567
DentistryField #119 of 367 9.5%112 #343
Life SciencesDomain #3,023 of 7,800 11.4%297 #6054
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,172 of 3,579 13.4%104 #5264
Health ProfessionsField #1,171 of 1,928 6.6%67 #2157
Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField #73 of 114 11.8%76 #405
Computer ScienceField #3,100 of 4,667 11.1%150 #4459

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where KLE 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. Health Sciences#3,849 #1,840
  2. Physical Sciences#7,553 #3,477
  3. Medicine#4,825 #2,906
  4. Engineering#4,567 #2,099
  5. Dentistry#343 #119
  6. Life Sciences#6,054 #3,023
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,264 #2,172
  8. Health Professions#2,157 #1,171
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#405 #73
  10. Computer Science#4,459 #3,100
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 KLE University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmaceutical Science takes 19.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 37.4 works20×
  2. PeriodonticsSubfield · 37.5 works16×
  3. DentistryField · 112.1 works13×
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 76.3 works12×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 40.8 works12×
  6. PharmacologySubfield · 28.8 works8.8×
← 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: 0.77× its world share, 65 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 104 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12.28× its world share, 76 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.23× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 150 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 223 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 38 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 13.11× its world share, 112 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.72× its world share, 583 worksMedicineNursing: 2.07× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at KLE University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sunil Jalalpure, Anil V. Ankola and Anjana Bagewadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is KLE University.

  1. 1 Sunil Jalalpure India · #381,946 worldwide 78 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Anil V. Ankola India · #607,353 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Anjana Bagewadi India · #650,543 worldwide 35 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 B. M. Patil India · #669,811 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Mubashir Angolkar India · #716,470 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Punnya V. Angadi India · #722,811 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Chidanand Patil India · #921,873 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Kamal Shigli India · #988,215 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Subarna Roy India · #1,012,320 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Rajendra B. Nerli India · #1,049,036 worldwide 42 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at KLE University

Which keywords describe research at KLE University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Quality of Life, Anti-inflammatory, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Inflammation and Medicinal Plants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology135▲ 1.93×104 topics
  2. Machine Learning93▲ 1.61×69 topics
  3. Deep Learning91▲ 1.51×68 topics
  4. Quality of Life75▲ 2.9×41 topics
  5. Inflammation75▲ 2.0×69 topics
  6. Antioxidant73▲ 6.0×43 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress58▲ 2.0×49 topics
  8. Cancer53▲ 2.2×48 topics
  9. Nanoparticles52▲ 2.4×35 topics
  10. COVID-1951▲ 2.1×19 topics
  11. Treatment42▲ 1.95×41 topics
  12. Anti-inflammatory41▲ 8.4×26 topics
  13. Clinical Trials39▲ 3.3×17 topics
  14. Medicinal Plants39▲ 5.5×16 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity39▲ 3.5×28 topics
  16. Healthcare39▲ 1.95×14 topics
  17. Risk Factors37▲ 1.90×26 topics
  18. Depression35▲ 2.3×19 topics
  19. Diabetes34▲ 3.9×18 topics
  20. Global Burden34▲ 3.6×12 topics
  21. Flavonoids33▲ 7.1×8 topics
  22. Drug Delivery32▲ 3.3×13 topics
  23. Prevention31▲ 4.2×12 topics
  24. Neuroprotective31▲ 12×10 topics
  25. Antioxidants30▲ 3.8×12 topics
  26. Pharmacology28▲ 6.5×17 topics
  27. Dental Caries28▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Pharmacokinetics26▲ 5.6×12 topics
  29. Herbal Medicine26▲ 5.1×11 topics
  30. Anticancer25▲ 9.0×16 topics
  31. Medicinal Chemistry23▲ 4.8×9 topics
  32. Bioactive Compounds23▲ 5.1×12 topics
  33. Psychological Factors22▲ 6.0×5 topics
  34. Infection Control19▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Nasal19▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Phytochemistry18▲ 8.6×8 topics
  37. Oral Health18▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Dental Practice17▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Transmission Routes17▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Protein17▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does KLE University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Research and COVID-19, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals.

Dental Research and COVI…17Dental Research and COVID-19: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery S…17Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: 17 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 14 fractional worksAnalytical Methods in Ph…14Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals: 14 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…14Dental Health and Care Utilization: 14 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 13 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 12 fractional worksAdvancements in Transder…11Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 11 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 10 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 10 fractional works
General DentistryPharmaceutical SciencePeriodonticsAnalytical Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 17 works
  2. 2 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 17 works
  3. 3 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 14 works
  4. 4 Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Analytical Chemistry 14 works
  5. 5 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 14 works
  6. 6 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 13 works
  7. 7 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 12 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 11 works
  9. 9 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 10 works
  10. 10 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 10 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has KLE University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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