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National Centre for Radio Astrophysics

In research, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,946 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,607 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 102.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,856
of 28,054 · #16,899 all time
Rank in India
#1,201
of 1,840
Research works
686
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is National Centre for Radio Astrophysics 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 #8,946 of 12,888 18.8%88 #9451
Physics and AstronomyField #1,607 of 1,646 19.2%67 #3084

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 102.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 48.9 works103×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 67.4 works33×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 33.14× its world share, 67 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 33.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, Tirthankar Roy Choudhury, Arun Naidu and Yashwant Gupta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Centre for Radio Astrophysics.

  1. 1 Tirthankar Roy Choudhury India · #469,465 worldwide 239 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Arun Naidu India · #575,264 worldwide 151 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Yashwant Gupta India · #584,432 worldwide 150 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Dipanjan Mitra India · #804,091 worldwide 73 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Jayaram N. Chengalur India · #851,762 worldwide 162 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 D. J. Saikia India · #892,246 worldwide 165 citations · 76 works
  7. 7 C. H. Ishwara‐Chandra India · #1,055,868 worldwide 90 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Divya Oberoi India · #1,081,560 worldwide 62 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 A. Pramesh Rao India · #1,197,187 worldwide 47 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Nissim Kanekar India · #1,224,995 worldwide 65 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics

Which keywords describe research at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Radio Astronomy, Gravitational Waves, Epoch of Reionization, Low-Frequency Telescopes, Star Formation, Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos.

▲ 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. Black Holes13▲ 152×3 topics
  2. Gravitational Waves13▲ 251×2 topics
  3. Radio Astronomy13▲ 623×2 topics
  4. Epoch of Reionization13▲ 1080×1 topic
  5. Low-Frequency Telescopes13▲ 1080×1 topic
  6. Star Formation11▲ 237×2 topics
  7. Cosmic Rays11▲ 241×2 topics
  8. Neutrinos11▲ 241×2 topics
  9. High-Energy Astrophysics10▲ 424×1 topic
  10. Particle Acceleration10▲ 424×1 topic
  11. Cosmology10▲ 159×3 topics
  12. Dark Matter10▲ 91×2 topics
  13. Galaxies9▲ 355×1 topic
  14. Stellar Populations9▲ 355×1 topic
  15. Supernovae8▲ 102×2 topics
  16. Equation of State7▲ 147×2 topics
  17. Binary Black Hole7▲ 268×1 topic
  18. Neutron Star7▲ 268×1 topic
  19. Accretion Disks6▲ 152×2 topics
  20. Magnetic Fields6▲ 110×2 topics
  21. Gamma-Ray Bursts6▲ 232×1 topic
  22. Neutron Stars6▲ 232×1 topic
  23. Nucleosynthesis6▲ 127×2 topics
  24. Galactic Center5▲ 115×2 topics
  25. Event Horizon Telescope4▲ 205×1 topic
  26. X-Ray Astronomy4▲ 205×1 topic
  27. Astronomical Instrumentation3▲ 134×1 topic
  28. Spectrograph3▲ 134×1 topic
  29. Exoplanets3▲ 73×1 topic
  30. Stellar Astrophysics3▲ 73×1 topic
  31. Turbulence3▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Molecular Clouds2▲ 107×1 topic
  33. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 107×1 topic
  34. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. General Relativity2▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Dark Energy2▲ 34×1 topic
  38. GRACE2▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Sea Level Rise2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Solar Wind2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does National Centre for Radio Astrophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research.

Radio Astronomy Observat…13Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 13 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 10 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 9 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 7 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 6 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …4Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 4 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 3 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 3 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentationOceanography

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

  1. 1 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  3. 3 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 3 works
  8. 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 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 available72.6%not open27.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.3%domestic only56.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Centre for Radio Astrophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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