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National Institute of Hydrology

In research, National Institute of Hydrology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,001 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,800 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change — Water Science and Technology is 27.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,264
of 28,054 · #8,411 all time
Rank in India
#372
of 1,840
Research works
1.2k
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
27.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Hydrology 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 #3,001 of 12,888 19.3%247 #4997
Environmental ScienceField #1,800 of 3,551 16.3%155 #2101

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Hydrology 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 Institute of Hydrology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Water Science and Technology takes 27.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 38.2 works28×
  2. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 35.0 works24×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 48.8 works24×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 24.0 works20×
  5. Environmental ScienceField · 154.9 works12×
  6. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 45.4 works11×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.82× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.65× its world share, 155 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Hydrology?

Ranked on the composite score, Sharad K. Jain, Sanjay K. Jain and Sushil K. Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Hydrology.

  1. 1 Sharad K. Jain India · #299,740 worldwide 181 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Sanjay K. Jain India · #922,816 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Sushil K. Singh India · #1,000,229 worldwide 89 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Rajendra Pandey India · #1,001,476 worldwide 42 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Rajesh Singh India · #1,033,515 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 T. Thomas India · #1,126,815 worldwide 64 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Gopal Krishan India · #1,176,398 worldwide 31 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 C. P. Kumar India · #1,289,831 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 R. K. Jaiswal India · #1,375,279 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 P. K. Mishra India · #1,412,694 worldwide 45 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Hydrology

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Hydrology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Water Resources, Land Use Change, Global Warming, Sediment Transport and Global Hydrology.

▲ 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 Change125▲ 17×33 topics
  2. Remote Sensing68▲ 21×19 topics
  3. Hydrological Modeling50▲ 80×5 topics
  4. Water Resources46▲ 71×4 topics
  5. Land Use Change32▲ 39×5 topics
  6. Global Warming32▲ 29×8 topics
  7. Sediment Transport30▲ 69×6 topics
  8. Global Hydrology27▲ 150×1 topic
  9. Model Evaluation27▲ 80×1 topic
  10. Hydrology24▲ 71×4 topics
  11. Machine Learning19▲ 2.2×22 topics
  12. Water Quality19▲ 18×10 topics
  13. Precipitation18▲ 149×2 topics
  14. Sustainability18▲ 2.8×19 topics
  15. Flood Risk18▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Surface Water Mapping18▲ 88×1 topic
  17. Groundwater17▲ 80×5 topics
  18. Drought17▲ 68×3 topics
  19. Evapotranspiration16▲ 79×2 topics
  20. Monitoring16▲ 62×3 topics
  21. Isotopes15▲ 180×1 topic
  22. Stable15▲ 208×1 topic
  23. Ocean Circulation15▲ 42×3 topics
  24. Hydrological14▲ 174×1 topic
  25. Indices14▲ 174×1 topic
  26. GIS14▲ 75×3 topics
  27. Groundwater Potential13▲ 202×1 topic
  28. Machine Learning Models13▲ 202×1 topic
  29. Support Vector Machines13▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Extreme Events12▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Hydrological Cycle12▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Artificial Neural Networks12▲ 9.3×4 topics
  33. Greenhouse Gas Emissions12▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Climate Modeling12▲ 61×1 topic
  35. Forecasting12▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Precipitation Extremes12▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Rainfall-Runoff Modeling11▲ 140×1 topic
  38. Wavelet Analysis11▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Sea Level Rise10▲ 29×3 topics
  40. Urbanization9▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Hydrology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry and Hydrology and Drought Analysis.

Hydrology and Watershed …27Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 27 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 18 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope …15Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 15 fractional worksHydrology and Drought An…14Hydrology and Drought Analysis: 14 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 13 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 12 fractional worksHydrological Forecasting…11Hydrological Forecasting Using AI: 11 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 8 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 7 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 6 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeochemistry and PetrologyEnvironmental Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 27 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  3. 3 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 15 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  5. 5 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 13 works
  6. 6 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  7. 7 Hydrological Forecasting Using AI Environmental Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 8 works
  9. 9 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 6 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Hydrology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% 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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