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Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

In research, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,422 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,832 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,975
of 28,054 · #20,818 all time
Rank in India
#1,083
of 1,840
Research works
531
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change 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 #9,422 of 12,888 17.0%104 #13432
Environmental ScienceField #2,832 of 3,551 18.7%63 #3493

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change 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 Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 62.7 works7.9×
← 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: 2.77× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.32× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.91× its world share, 63 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.88× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change?

Ranked on the composite score, Ritesh Joshi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.

  1. 1 Ritesh Joshi India · #1,520,154 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Environmental Impact, Remote Sensing, Conservation, Renewable Energy, Population Dynamics and Wastewater Treatment.

▲ 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 Change29▲ 6.8×55 topics
  2. Environmental Impact11▲ 4.2×29 topics
  3. Biodiversity10▲ 8.0×20 topics
  4. Remote Sensing9▲ 4.5×18 topics
  5. Renewable Energy9▲ 3.8×21 topics
  6. Sustainability8▲ 2.2×26 topics
  7. Conservation7▲ 9.7×15 topics
  8. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.7×9 topics
  9. Population Dynamics6▲ 15×9 topics
  10. Wastewater Treatment6▲ 15×8 topics
  11. Biogeography5▲ 13×12 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 8.2×9 topics
  13. Invasive Species5▲ 6.9×15 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services4▲ 7.3×11 topics
  15. Health Effects4▲ 4.6×14 topics
  16. Land Use Change4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  17. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 24×4 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity4▲ 6.1×9 topics
  19. Habitat Selection4▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Global Warming4▲ 6.4×10 topics
  21. Recycling4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  23. Trophic Cascades4▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Waste Management4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  25. Animal Movement4▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Occupancy Rates4▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Adaptation3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  28. Heavy Metals3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  29. Vulnerability3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  30. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  31. Hydrogen Production3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  32. Metal Recovery3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  33. Environmental Impacts3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  34. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  35. Coastal Protection3▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Conservation Biology3▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Model Evaluation3▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Freshwater3▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Morphology3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Environmental Services2▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…2Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…2Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 2 fractional worksWildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation: 2 fractional works
EcologyAquatic ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation Environmental Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.8%domestic only54.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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