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Manipur University

In research, Manipur University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,873 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,020 of 10,521 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,201 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Philosophy and Political Science and International Relations — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,073
of 28,054 · #13,142 all time
Rank in India
#505
of 1,840
Research works
3.2k
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Manipur 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 #4,873 of 12,888 11.6%530 #8352
Social SciencesDomain #6,020 of 10,521 7.7%366 #6638
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,201 of 3,409 6.6%166 #3138
Health SciencesDomain #7,881 of 11,982 4.9%158 #16365
Life SciencesDomain #5,470 of 7,800 7.5%260 #9671
Social SciencesField #4,538 of 6,365 9.4%181 #4038
Environmental ScienceField #2,768 of 3,551 11.5%87 #4800
EngineeringField #5,329 of 6,636 7.5%101 #9690
Computer ScienceField #3,998 of 4,667 14.8%92 #6441
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,077 of 1,201 9.2%76 #2088

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Manipur 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#8,352 #4,873
  2. Social Sciences#6,638 #6,020
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,138 #2,201
  4. Health Sciences#16,365 #7,881
  5. Life Sciences#9,671 #5,470
  6. Social Sciences#4,038 #4,538
  7. Environmental Science#4,800 #2,768
  8. Engineering#9,690 #5,329
  9. Computer Science#6,441 #3,998
  10. Political Science and International Relations#2,088 #1,077
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 Manipur University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 27.8 works6.7×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 26.1 works4.6×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 75.6 works3.9×
← 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: 2.65× its world share, 166 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 60 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.96× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.91× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 92 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 87 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.64× its world share, 76 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.47× its world share, 72 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.55× its world share, 59 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 181 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Manipur University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rajesh Arora, Kishorjit Nongmeikapam and S. Dorendrajit Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Manipur University.

  1. 1 Rajesh Arora India · #561,487 worldwide 189 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Kishorjit Nongmeikapam India · #832,540 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 S. Dorendrajit Singh India · #890,697 worldwide 83 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 R. K. Gartia India · #980,244 worldwide 69 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 R. Varatharajan India · #1,008,337 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Harikumar Pallathadka India · #1,013,495 worldwide 62 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 M. P. Singh India · #1,070,235 worldwide 11 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Sophiya Benjamin India · #1,100,317 worldwide 43 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 T. R. Tyagi India · #1,165,139 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 H. Basantakumar Sharma India · #1,208,785 worldwide 58 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Manipur University

Which keywords describe research at Manipur University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Conflict, Colonialism, Ethnicity, Federalism, Kashmir, Climate Change and India.

▲ 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 Change76▲ 2.2×56 topics
  2. Human Rights74▲ 5.4×23 topics
  3. Conflict62▲ 29×7 topics
  4. Sustainability60▲ 1.86×41 topics
  5. Colonialism55▲ 8.9×14 topics
  6. Ethnicity54▲ 11×9 topics
  7. Machine Learning52▲ 1.21×55 topics
  8. Federalism47▲ 55×1 topic
  9. Kashmir47▲ 164×1 topic
  10. Environmental Impact40▲ 1.79×35 topics
  11. Globalization36▲ 1.38×41 topics
  12. Antioxidant35▲ 3.9×40 topics
  13. Food Security33▲ 4.6×10 topics
  14. Remote Sensing30▲ 1.85×22 topics
  15. Development29▲ 6.4×11 topics
  16. India29▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Well-being28▲ 5.6×12 topics
  18. Policy27▲ 9.4×7 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants26▲ 5.0×17 topics
  20. Agriculture23▲ 4.5×4 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity22▲ 2.6×27 topics
  22. Philosophy21▲ 3.7×6 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity21▲ 3.6×16 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis21▲ 5.2×10 topics
  25. Herbal Medicine20▲ 5.2×9 topics
  26. Quantum Gravity20▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Synthesis20▲ 4.0×25 topics
  28. Biogeography18▲ 5.2×13 topics
  29. Production17▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Black Holes17▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Economic Analysis17▲ 8.5×2 topics
  32. Neuroprotective16▲ 7.8×9 topics
  33. General Relativity15▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Dark Energy14▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Economic Reforms14▲ 38×3 topics
  36. Peacebuilding14▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Cosmic Microwave Background13▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Cosmological Parameters13▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Supernovae13▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Stress Reduction13▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Manipur University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Agricultural Economics and Practices, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Indian History and Philosophy.

South Asian Studies and …47South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 47 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 16 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 13 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 13 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 12 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…11Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 11 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 10 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Diaspora: 9 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 9 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 8 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAstronomy and AstrophysicsPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 47 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  4. 4 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 13 works
  5. 5 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 12 works
  6. 6 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  7. 7 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  8. 8 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 9 works
  9. 9 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 9 works
  10. 10 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 8 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 available52.8%not open47.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Manipur University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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