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Nagaland University

In research, Nagaland University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,563 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,368 of 3,409 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,632 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Soil Science is 14.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,893
of 28,054 · #12,700 all time
Rank in India
#346
of 1,840
Research works
1.6k
▲ 239% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Nagaland 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 #3,563 of 12,888 16.8%287 #9007
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,368 of 3,409 6.9%301 #2667
Environmental ScienceField #1,632 of 3,551 20.4%100 #3987
Life SciencesDomain #4,961 of 7,800 7.4%358 #9349
Social SciencesDomain #7,944 of 10,521 10.3%167 #13097
Health SciencesDomain #9,793 of 11,982 14.5%69 #18551
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,142 of 1,395 6.0%129 #2506
Social SciencesField #5,710 of 6,365 8.9%88 #8363

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nagaland 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#9,007 #3,563
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,667 #1,368
  3. Environmental Science#3,987 #1,632
  4. Life Sciences#9,349 #4,961
  5. Social Sciences#13,097 #7,944
  6. Health Sciences#18,551 #9,793
  7. Plant Science#2,506 #1,142
  8. Social Sciences#8,363 #5,710
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 Nagaland University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Soil Science takes 14.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Soil ScienceSubfield · 38.7 works15×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 27.0 works13×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 44.8 works12×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 128.8 works8.4×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 300.6 works7.2×
  6. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 21.4 works5.2×
← 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: 7.19× its world share, 301 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.42× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.28× its world share, 100 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 50 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nagaland University?

Ranked on the composite score, Amod Sharma, Dipak Sinha and A. K. Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nagaland University.

  1. 1 Amod Sharma India · #309,665 worldwide 41 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Dipak Sinha India · #557,910 worldwide 96 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 A. K. Singh India · #752,003 worldwide 42 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Chitta Ranjan Deb India · #954,338 worldwide 51 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Giridharan Bupesh India · #1,197,039 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 A. P. Singh India · #1,535,250 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Santanu Dey India · #1,606,293 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Nagaland University

Which keywords describe research at Nagaland University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Security, Sustainability, India, Policy, Development, Agriculture and Technology.

▲ 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 Change90▲ 3.8×59 topics
  2. Sustainability77▲ 3.6×39 topics
  3. Food Security63▲ 13×17 topics
  4. India50▲ 79×3 topics
  5. Policy47▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Development47▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Agriculture44▲ 13×7 topics
  8. Environmental Impact42▲ 2.8×36 topics
  9. Technology39▲ 8.3×7 topics
  10. Production37▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Economic Analysis36▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Globalization34▲ 1.98×25 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture33▲ 12×11 topics
  14. Agricultural Practices29▲ 85×3 topics
  15. Nanomaterials29▲ 3.1×13 topics
  16. Drought Tolerance29▲ 23×7 topics
  17. Soil Fertility29▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity26▲ 6.7×17 topics
  19. Biodiversity26▲ 3.9×20 topics
  20. Human Rights26▲ 2.8×17 topics
  21. Nutrient Uptake25▲ 41×3 topics
  22. Plant Growth24▲ 25×5 topics
  23. Antioxidant22▲ 3.7×35 topics
  24. QTL Mapping20▲ 19×6 topics
  25. Crop Productivity20▲ 32×3 topics
  26. Biofertilizers20▲ 52×3 topics
  27. Environmental Sustainability19▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Toxicity19▲ 4.9×14 topics
  29. Integrated Nutrient Management18▲ 95×1 topic
  30. Organic Manure18▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Medicinal Plants18▲ 5.0×12 topics
  32. Colonialism18▲ 4.2×8 topics
  33. Genetic Improvement15▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Conflict15▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Anti-inflammatory15▲ 6.1×17 topics
  36. Domestication15▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Economic Reforms14▲ 59×2 topics
  38. Water Management14▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Breeding14▲ 21×5 topics
  40. Nutritional Quality14▲ 20×4 topics

Which research topics does Nagaland University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Economics and Practices, Agricultural Science and Fertilization, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement.

Agricultural Economics a…36Agricultural Economics and Practices: 36 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…18Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 18 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …12South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 12 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 12 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 10 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 10 fractional worksLivestock Management and Performance Improvement: 10 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 8 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 8 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 7 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSoil SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 36 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 18 works
  3. 3 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  4. 4 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 12 works
  5. 5 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 10 works
  6. 6 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 10 works
  7. 7 Livestock Management and Performance Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 10 works
  8. 8 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 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 available63.9%not open36.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nagaland University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 239% 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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