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National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology

In research, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,689 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,631 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,016 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Polymers and Plastics is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,203
of 28,054 · #2,621 all time
Rank in India
#289
of 1,840
Research works
3.1k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
117k
37.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology 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 #2,689 of 12,888 18.1%299 #1766
EngineeringField #3,631 of 6,636 21.2%83 #2952
Life SciencesDomain #5,016 of 7,800 22.8%93 #4512
Materials ScienceField #1,668 of 2,468 17.4%104 #907

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology 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#1,766 #2,689
  2. Engineering#2,952 #3,631
  3. Life Sciences#4,512 #5,016
  4. Materials Science#907 #1,668
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 National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 20.6 works12×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 31.5 works9.7×
  3. ChemistryField · 53.8 works8.0×
← 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: 1.86× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.25× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.79× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.98× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.58× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.28× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.95× its world share, 104 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 4.64× its world share, 10 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Ashok Pandey, Rajeev K. Sukumaran and B.C. Pai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Ashok Pandey India · #30,002 worldwide 2k citations · 252 works
  2. 2 Rajeev K. Sukumaran India · #102,870 worldwide 240 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 B.C. Pai India · #120,504 worldwide 274 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 C. K. S. Pillai India · #123,596 worldwide 510 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 K. Madhavan Nampoothiri India · #164,406 worldwide 274 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 M. T. Sebastian India · #193,703 worldwide 428 citations · 75 works
  7. 7 Raveendran Sindhu India · #256,064 worldwide 308 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 M. L. P. Reddy India · #257,036 worldwide 175 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Parameswaran Binod India · #258,457 worldwide 278 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Vijay Nair India · #269,930 worldwide 375 citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Synthesis, Tissue Engineering and Antioxidant.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications38▲ 7.5×26 topics
  2. Nanocomposites32▲ 9.1×20 topics
  3. Nanoparticles30▲ 5.6×31 topics
  4. Nanomaterials27▲ 5.8×16 topics
  5. Graphene19▲ 6.5×9 topics
  6. Antioxidant16▲ 5.5×29 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering16▲ 6.2×8 topics
  8. Synthesis16▲ 9.8×26 topics
  9. Bioimaging14▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Nanostructures12▲ 7.1×11 topics
  11. Energy Storage12▲ 4.3×6 topics
  12. Nanofibers12▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties12▲ 2.9×19 topics
  14. Health Benefits11▲ 8.1×9 topics
  15. Biodegradable Polymers11▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Water Splitting10▲ 6.7×4 topics
  17. Self-Assembly10▲ 7.3×11 topics
  18. Catalysis10▲ 3.6×21 topics
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks10▲ 5.7×5 topics
  20. Antimicrobial10▲ 8.2×11 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity10▲ 3.6×21 topics
  22. Drug Delivery9▲ 4.1×12 topics
  23. Energy Harvesting9▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Conducting Polymers9▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Antioxidants9▲ 4.6×12 topics
  26. Carbon Nanotubes9▲ 6.0×7 topics
  27. Chemical Sensors9▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Organic Electronics8▲ 14×2 topics
  29. PEDOT:PSS8▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Polyaniline8▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Visible Light8▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Nanocrystals8▲ 7.0×5 topics
  33. Photodynamic Therapy8▲ 8.4×4 topics
  34. Flexible Electronics8▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Medicinal Chemistry7▲ 6.1×10 topics
  36. Green Chemistry7▲ 9.2×7 topics
  37. Nanogenerators7▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Solar Cells7▲ 7.8×5 topics
  39. Wearable7▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Enzymatic Hydrolysis7▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conducting polymers and applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Conducting polymers and …8Conducting polymers and applications: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…7Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 6 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 5 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 5 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 5 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 5 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engi…4Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 4 fractional worksTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsBiomedical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 8 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 works
  5. 5 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 5 works
  6. 6 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 5 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 4 works
  9. 9 TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available14.7%not open85.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower 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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