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Madras Institute of Development Studies

In research, Madras Institute of Development Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,118 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,915
of 28,054 · #26,012 all time
Rank in India
#1,261
of 1,840
Research works
958
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Madras Institute of Development Studies 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,118 of 10,521 25.3%123 #7485

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Madras Institute of Development Studies 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 Madras Institute of Development Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 43.2 works11×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 29.4 works10×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.18× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.92× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Madras Institute of Development Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Ananta Kumar Giri, Vidya Mahambare and Shashanka Bhide lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Madras Institute of Development Studies.

  1. 1 Ananta Kumar Giri India · #487,986 worldwide 30 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Vidya Mahambare India · #624,710 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Shashanka Bhide India · #643,543 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 R. Maria Saleth India · #812,034 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Kirubanandan Shanmugam India · #973,641 worldwide 50 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 M. Vijayabaskar India · #1,040,046 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Saumitra N. Bhaduri India · #1,088,183 worldwide 46 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Ajit Menon India · #1,201,504 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 S. Subramanian India · #1,484,756 worldwide 23 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Brinda Viswanathan India · #1,621,268 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Madras Institute of Development Studies

Which keywords describe research at Madras Institute of Development Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Globalization, Taxation, Income Tax, Regional Development and Infrastructure.

▲ 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. Economic Growth25▲ 16×15 topics
  2. Globalization14▲ 3.9×17 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy14▲ 35×3 topics
  4. Monetary Policy11▲ 24×5 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 1.70×21 topics
  6. Human Rights8▲ 3.9×12 topics
  7. Economic Development7▲ 4.9×7 topics
  8. Taxation7▲ 44×2 topics
  9. Income Tax7▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Regional Development7▲ 10×2 topics
  11. Infrastructure6▲ 28×1 topic
  12. Public Investment6▲ 59×1 topic
  13. COVID-196▲ 2.5×7 topics
  14. Political Economy6▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Structural Change6▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Social Capital6▲ 6.3×8 topics
  17. Financial Development6▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Panel Data Analysis6▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Income Inequality6▲ 21×4 topics
  20. Stock Market5▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Gender Inequality5▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Social Justice5▲ 4.9×3 topics
  23. Corporate Governance5▲ 3.8×8 topics
  24. Consumer Behavior5▲ 4.2×7 topics
  25. Curriculum Development5▲ 3.9×6 topics
  26. Business Cycles5▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Interest Rates5▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Character Education5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  29. Poverty Reduction4▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Wealth Distribution4▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Islamic Education4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. Financialization4▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Human Capital4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Economic Policy Uncertainty4▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Health Outcomes4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  36. India4▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Oil Price Shocks4▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Social Networks4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. Capability Approach3▲ 98×1 topic
  40. Poverty Measurement3▲ 98×1 topic

Which research topics does Madras Institute of Development Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Income, Poverty, and Inequality.

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 6 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 5 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…4Market Dynamics and Volatility: 4 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…3Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 3 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…3Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policies and Political Economy: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues2Global Health Care Issues: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSociology and Political ScienceEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  3. 3 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Character Development Education 3 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 3 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Madras Institute of Development Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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