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Mahatma Gandhi University

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,127
of 28,054 · #28,368 all time
Rank in Rwanda
#9
of 17
Research works
298
▲ 122% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

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: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.74× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.93× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Mahatma Gandhi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Internet of Things, India, Globalization, Sustainability, Medicinal Chemistry, Social Capital, Synthesis and Gender Equality.

▲ 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. Sustainability8▲ 2.3×14 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 1.70×29 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 2.7×19 topics
  4. Internet of Things6▲ 5.3×8 topics
  5. Deep Learning6▲ 1.29×16 topics
  6. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.4×11 topics
  7. Big Data5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management5▲ 3.9×6 topics
  9. India5▲ 49×3 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 2.3×7 topics
  11. Human Rights4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  12. Social Capital4▲ 5.9×3 topics
  13. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Synthesis4▲ 7.4×14 topics
  15. Gender Equality4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  16. Teacher Training4▲ 4.2×5 topics
  17. Economic Development3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  18. Poverty Reduction3▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Anticancer Agents3▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Development3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  21. Green Synthesis3▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Heterocycles3▲ 24×7 topics
  23. Big Data Analytics3▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Decentralization3▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  26. Digital Twin3▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Philosophy3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  28. Policy3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  29. Heterocyclic Compounds3▲ 23×4 topics
  30. Transition Metal Catalysis3▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Economic Reforms3▲ 72×2 topics
  32. Empowerment2▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Microfinance2▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Antimicrobial2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  35. Drug Discovery2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  36. Organic Synthesis2▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Smart Factory2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Industry 4.02▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Gender Bias2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Kerala2▲ 126×1 topic

Which research topics does Mahatma Gandhi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society, Social and Economic Development in India and Agricultural Economics and Practices.

Microfinance and Financi…2Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Dat…2Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…2Social and Economic Development in India: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…2Agricultural Economics and Practices: 2 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 2 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 2 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…1Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 1 fractional worksCarbon and Quantum Dots Applications: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…1Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  3. 3 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  9. 9 Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available63.8%not open36.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.2%domestic only40.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mahatma Gandhi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 122% higher than in 2013–2017.

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