Question 1

What is Kurukshetra University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Kurukshetra University stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,420 of 3,334 worldwide), Chemistry (#1,129 of 1,299 worldwide) and Materials Science (#2,006 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Chemistry (Organic Chemistry is 6.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Kurukshetra University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Kurukshetra University ranks #8,274 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#22,502 all time), and #467 of 1,562 in India.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Kurukshetra University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Chandra Prakash Garg, Gagan Preet Singh Sidhu and Rajiv Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kurukshetra University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Kurukshetra University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Kurukshetra University is "The shear strength of rock joints in theory and practice" (Nick R. Barton, Vishnu D. Choubey, 1977), with 2,992 citations. Next come "Plant decomposition and soil respiration in terrestrial ecosystems" (797) and "α-glucosidase inhibitors from plants: A natural approach to treat diabetes" (729).

Question 5

Which research topics does Kurukshetra University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena, Synthesis and biological activity, Metal complexes synthesis and properties and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Kurukshetra University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anticancer Agents, Medicinal Chemistry, Deep Learning, Synthesis, Machine Learning, Biomedical Applications, Antimicrobial and Nanomaterials.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Kurukshetra University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Kurukshetra University is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Computer Science (11%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Kurukshetra University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.