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Kuvempu University

In research, Kuvempu University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,677 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,056 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,242 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,867
of 28,054 · #6,698 all time
Rank in India
#418
of 1,840
Research works
2.9k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Kuvempu 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,677 of 12,888 13.0%504 #4228
Social SciencesDomain #3,056 of 10,521 8.0%96 #3735
EngineeringField #4,242 of 6,636 12.6%140 #4797
Materials ScienceField #2,040 of 2,468 14.2%60 #3246
ChemistryField #1,129 of 1,330 5.0%93 #1175
Life SciencesDomain #7,370 of 7,800 6.1%114 #11488
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,269 of 3,409 6.6%62 #5343
Health SciencesDomain #11,611 of 11,982 6.9%61 #17356
Physics and AstronomyField #1,608 of 1,646 35.7%60 #3615
Organic ChemistrySubfield #601 of 615 3.3%66 #1501

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kuvempu 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. Physical Sciences#4,228 #3,677
  2. Social Sciences#3,735 #3,056
  3. Engineering#4,797 #4,242
  4. Materials Science#3,246 #2,040
  5. Chemistry#1,175 #1,129
  6. Life Sciences#11,488 #7,370
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,343 #3,269
  8. Health Sciences#17,356 #11,611
  9. Physics and Astronomy#3,615 #1,608
  10. Organic Chemistry#1,501 #601
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 Kuvempu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 65.9 works11×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 44.9 works11×
  3. ChemistryField · 92.6 works7.6×
← 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: 1.68× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.19× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.55× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.61× its world share, 93 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.22× its world share, 60 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.66× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.48× its world share, 60 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kuvempu University?

Ranked on the composite score, B.E. Kumara Swamy, B.S. Sherigara and T. V. Venkatesha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kuvempu University.

  1. 1 B.E. Kumara Swamy India · #207,085 worldwide 340 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 B.S. Sherigara India · #350,987 worldwide 142 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 T. V. Venkatesha India · #380,578 worldwide 163 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 J. Keshavayya India · #454,035 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 K. Ganesh Kumar India · #488,095 worldwide 152 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 B. J. Gireesha India · #561,480 worldwide 165 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 G.P. Mamatha India · #616,592 worldwide 83 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 T. R. Prashith Kekuda India · #720,642 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 B. S. Biradar India · #844,088 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Chaman Sab M India · #965,929 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kuvempu University

Which keywords describe research at Kuvempu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Experimental Investigation, Medicinal Chemistry, Anticancer Agents, General Relativity, Synthesis, Nanomaterials and Applications.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer80▲ 21×8 topics
  2. Experimental Investigation48▲ 58×2 topics
  3. Deep Learning42▲ 1.60×35 topics
  4. Nanomaterials42▲ 5.1×10 topics
  5. Medicinal Chemistry40▲ 19×8 topics
  6. Anticancer Agents37▲ 31×7 topics
  7. General Relativity36▲ 68×2 topics
  8. Synthesis35▲ 12×22 topics
  9. Applications31▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Thermal Conductivity30▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Drug Discovery30▲ 17×8 topics
  12. Heterocyclic Compounds29▲ 43×4 topics
  13. Review28▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Convective Transport27▲ 77×1 topic
  15. Nanofluids27▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Tubulin Inhibitors25▲ 67×1 topic
  17. Vascular Targeting Agents25▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Cosmology24▲ 47×3 topics
  19. Antimicrobial24▲ 11×10 topics
  20. Graphene23▲ 4.3×6 topics
  21. Fluid Flow21▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Pressure Drop21▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Finsler Geometry21▲ 219×1 topic
  24. Riemannian Manifolds21▲ 219×1 topic
  25. Friction Factor20▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Solar Air Heater20▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Heat Exchangers19▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Thermal Management19▲ 7.5×3 topics
  29. Convective Heat Transfer19▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Numerical Simulation19▲ 8.2×2 topics
  31. Experimental Study19▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Microchannel19▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Molecular Docking18▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Supernovae16▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Heterocycles16▲ 23×7 topics
  36. Electrochemistry16▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Anticancer16▲ 13×12 topics
  38. Nanostructured Materials16▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Dark Energy15▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Cosmic Microwave Background15▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Kuvempu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Synthesis and biological activity, Advanced Differential Geometry Research and Heat Transfer Mechanisms.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …27Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 27 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…25Synthesis and biological activity: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Differential Ge…21Advanced Differential Geometry Research: 21 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms20Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 20 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 19 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 15 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …15Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 15 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 13 fractional worksSynthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds: 10 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 10 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringOrganic ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 27 works
  2. 2 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 25 works
  3. 3 Advanced Differential Geometry Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 19 works
  6. 6 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  7. 7 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 13 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds Organic Chemistry 10 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 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 available46.5%not open53.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kuvempu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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