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National Centre for Earth Science Studies

In research, National Centre for Earth Science Studies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,906 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#994 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 34.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,197
of 28,054 · #18,148 all time
Rank in India
#727
of 1,840
Research works
843
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is National Centre for Earth Science 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,906 of 12,888 17.6%198 #10726
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #994 of 1,209 21.7%70 #2151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Centre for Earth Science 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 National Centre for Earth Science Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 34.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 30.9 works35×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 70.4 works18×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.91× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.53× its world share, 70 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.01× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Centre for Earth Science Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Anoop Krishnan, G. Raveendran and D. Padmalal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Centre for Earth Science Studies.

  1. 1 K. Anoop Krishnan India · #816,873 worldwide 77 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 G. Raveendran India · #1,049,668 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 D. Padmalal India · #1,079,045 worldwide 75 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 K. K. Ramachandran India · #1,320,224 worldwide 42 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Kumar Batuk Joshi India · #1,630,335 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Centre for Earth Science Studies

Which keywords describe research at National Centre for Earth Science Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Deep Learning, Water Quality, Machine Learning and Groundwater.

▲ 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 Change31▲ 4.5×32 topics
  2. Remote Sensing27▲ 8.7×17 topics
  3. Deep Learning23▲ 2.6×35 topics
  4. Machine Learning20▲ 2.3×31 topics
  5. Plate Tectonics17▲ 43×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact15▲ 3.5×21 topics
  7. Tectonics15▲ 48×3 topics
  8. Water Quality11▲ 11×7 topics
  9. Groundwater10▲ 50×4 topics
  10. Geochronology10▲ 59×1 topic
  11. Precipitation10▲ 87×2 topics
  12. Zircon10▲ 59×1 topic
  13. Support Vector Machines10▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Isotopes9▲ 112×1 topic
  15. Stable9▲ 130×1 topic
  16. Hyperspectral Imaging9▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Subduction9▲ 47×3 topics
  18. Geodetic Measurements9▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Earthquakes8▲ 57×1 topic
  21. Plate Boundaries8▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Geological Mapping8▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Compositional Data Analysis8▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Mineral Prospectivity8▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Toxicity8▲ 7.1×8 topics
  26. Heavy Metals7▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Sediment Transport7▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Tomography7▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Multivariate Statistical Techniques7▲ 62×1 topic
  31. Water Quality Index7▲ 62×1 topic
  32. GIS6▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Holocene6▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Groundwater Potential6▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Machine Learning Models6▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Contamination6▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Pollution5▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Environmental Impacts5▲ 7.6×6 topics
  39. Sea Level5▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Remediation5▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does National Centre for Earth Science Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, earthquake and tectonic studies and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Geological and Geochemic…10Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 10 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope …9Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 9 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …8earthquake and tectonic studies: 8 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…8Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 8 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 7 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 6 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…5High-pressure geophysics and materials: 5 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 4 fractional works
GeophysicsGeochemistry and PetrologyArtificial IntelligenceWater Science and Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 9 works
  3. 3 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 7 works
  6. 6 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 5 works
  8. 8 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 4 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 4 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Centre for Earth Science Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 84% 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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