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M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

In research, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,625 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#12,217 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#2,491 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,768
of 28,054 · #23,251 all time
Rank in India
#1,015
of 1,840
Research works
592
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is M S Swaminathan Research Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,625 of 6,031 17.5%248
Life SciencesDomain #12,217 of 14,347 16.0%320
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,491 of 2,837 19.5%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where M S Swaminathan Research Foundation 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).

What does M S Swaminathan Research Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 21.1 works12×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 40.5 works8.6×
← 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: 8.60× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Subbiah Arunachalam, M. S. Swaminathan and Ajay Parida lead among researchers whose main affiliation is M S Swaminathan Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Subbiah Arunachalam India · #128,057 worldwide 75 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 M. S. Swaminathan India · #215,584 worldwide 187 citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Ajay Parida India · #359,363 worldwide 67 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 M. S. Swaminathan India · #711,902 worldwide 58 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

Which keywords describe research at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Security, Sustainability, Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation, Ethical Considerations, Living Kidney Donors and Organ Donation.

▲ 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. Climate Change11▲ 4.2×30 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 3.8×21 topics
  3. Food Security6▲ 12×11 topics
  4. Transplantation6▲ 61×3 topics
  5. Kidney Transplantation6▲ 96×2 topics
  6. Ethical Considerations6▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Living Kidney Donors5▲ 208×1 topic
  8. Organ Donation5▲ 208×1 topic
  9. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 15×7 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services4▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Globalization4▲ 2.1×9 topics
  12. Biodiversity4▲ 4.9×9 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  14. Nutritional Quality4▲ 48×4 topics
  15. Drought Resistance3▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Biogeography3▲ 12×9 topics
  17. Antioxidant Properties3▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Agriculture3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  19. Plant Growth3▲ 27×5 topics
  20. Policy3▲ 14×4 topics
  21. India3▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Water Management3▲ 24×3 topics
  23. QTL Mapping3▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Drought Tolerance3▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Philosophy3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  27. Breeding2▲ 33×4 topics
  28. Economic Analysis2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Development2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  30. Pest Management2▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Rice2▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Yield Potential2▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Production2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Biological Control2▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Climate Change Resilience2▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Abiotic Stress2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Agroecology2▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Food Sovereignty2▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Phytochemicals2▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Plant Responses2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does M S Swaminathan Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organ Donation and Transplantation, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Agricultural Economics and Practices and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development.

Organ Donation and Trans…5Organ Donation and Transplantation: 5 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…2Agricultural Economics and Practices: 2 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, R…2Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…1Agricultural pest management studies: 1 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has M S Swaminathan Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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