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Nirma (India)

In research, Nirma (India) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,867 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#11,406
of 22,385 · #16,846 all time
Rank in India
#756
of 1,562
Research works
397
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%

What is Nirma (India) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,867 of 10,670 4.7%69 #12514

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nirma (India) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nirma (India) work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Nirma (India) is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (14%), Engineering (12%), Decision Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 70 fractional works · 42.7% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 11.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 8.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 31.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 8.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 7.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNirma (India)165fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1911.5%
    2. Computer Science148.6%
    3. Materials Science127.6%
    4. Chemistry116.8%
    5. Environmental Science42.4%
    6. Energy42.3%
    7. Mathematics31.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Decision Sciences169.6%
    2. Social Sciences138.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting127.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance63.6%
    5. Psychology32.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    1. Medicine2213.5%
    2. Health Professions42.7%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology63.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.33× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.36× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.50× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.17× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.26× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 9.93× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences9.93×16 works
  2. Chemistry4.36×11 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.33×2 works
  4. Energy2.50×4 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.26×12 works
  6. Materials Science2.17×12 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.67×6 works
  8. Mathematics1.45×3 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.14×1 works
  10. Computer Science1.11×14 works
  11. Health Professions1.04×4 works
  12. Engineering0.77×19 works
  13. Medicine0.70×22 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×6 works
  15. Psychology0.66×3 works
  16. Social Sciences0.64×13 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×1 works
  18. Nursing0.55×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.53×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.48×4 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×4 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.40×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.39×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.21×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nirma (India)?

Ranked on the quality score, Nygil Thomas, Johny Scaria and G. Subbulakshmi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nirma (India).

  1. 1 Nygil Thomas India · #1,548,284 worldwide 3.1k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Johny Scaria India · #2,141,650 worldwide 461 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 G. Subbulakshmi India · #2,994,573 worldwide 769 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Jasmine Thomas India · #3,216,942 worldwide 784 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Tony Thomas India · #4,059,198 worldwide 1.2k citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Rosy Antony India · #5,155,389 worldwide 562 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Stelvin Sebastian India · #5,200,888 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Teena Joseph India · #5,404,123 worldwide 174 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Jobin Kunjumon Vilapurathu India · #5,616,726 worldwide 238 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Nirma (India)

What are the most cited papers from Nirma (India)?

The most cited paper from Nirma (India) is "The Mechanism of CO and CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over Cu‐Based Catalysts" (Felix Studt, Malte Behrens, Edward L. Kunkes et al., 2015), with 567 citations. Next come "A Randomized, Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Curcumin in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis" (524) and "Presentation, management, and outcomes of 25 748 acute coronary syndrome admissions in Kerala, India: results from the Kerala ACS Registry" (303).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Mechanism of CO and CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over Cu‐Based Catalysts Felix Studt, Malte Behrens, Edward L. Kunkes et al. · ChemCatChem Open access 9 Mar 2015 567
2 A Randomized, Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Curcumin in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Binu Chandran, Ajay Goel · Phytotherapy Research Open access 9 Mar 2012 524
3 Presentation, management, and outcomes of 25 748 acute coronary syndrome admissions in Kerala, India: results from the Kerala ACS Registry Padinhare Purayil Mohanan, Rony Mathew, Sadasivan Harikrishnan et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 7 Sep 2012 303
4 Promoting Strong Metal Support Interaction: Doping ZnO for Enhanced Activity of Cu/ZnO:M (M = Al, Ga, Mg) Catalysts Julia Schumann, Maik Eichelbaum, Thomas Lunkenbein et al. · ACS Catalysis Open access 10 Apr 2015 297
5 Nutritional value of edible wild mushrooms collected from the Khasi hills of Meghalaya Dipika Agrahar‐Murugkar, G. Subbulakshmi · Food Chemistry 29 May 2004 295
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nirma (India)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fuzzy Sets, Analytic Hierarchy Process, TOPSIS, Rough Sets, Multi-criteria Decision Making, Nanomaterials, Decision Making and Soft Set Theory.

▲ 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-now 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. Fuzzy Sets13▲ 147×2 topics
  2. Analytic Hierarchy Process8▲ 82×1 topic
  3. TOPSIS8▲ 113×1 topic
  4. Nanomaterials7▲ 4.3×9 topics
  5. Rough Sets6▲ 130×2 topics
  6. Multi-criteria Decision Making6▲ 172×2 topics
  7. Decision Making6▲ 12×1 topic
  8. Soft Set Theory6▲ 263×1 topic
  9. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.97×4 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications5▲ 2.4×12 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management5▲ 3.1×6 topics
  12. Drug Discovery4▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 9.7×9 topics
  14. Graphene4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  15. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.0×16 topics
  16. Synthesis4▲ 6.7×12 topics
  17. Energy Storage4▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. Antimicrobial4▲ 8.2×7 topics
  19. Catalysis4▲ 3.2×15 topics
  20. Nanocomposites4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  21. Water Splitting4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  22. Aggregate Production Planning3▲ 149×1 topic
  23. Anticancer Agents3▲ 14×8 topics
  24. Fuzzy Goal Programming3▲ 149×1 topic
  25. India3▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  27. Customer Satisfaction3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  28. Efficiency3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  29. Nanocrystals3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  30. Anticancer3▲ 9.9×7 topics
  31. Fuzzy Logic3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  32. Heterocyclic Compounds2▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Economic Reforms2▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Green Chemistry2▲ 7.8×8 topics
  35. Pharmacology2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  36. Neuroprotective2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  37. Visible Light2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  38. Residuated Lattices2▲ 83×1 topic
  39. t-norms2▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Biological Evaluation2▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Nirma (India) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory, Optimization and Mathematical Programming and Advanced Algebra and Logic.

  1. 1 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 8 works
  2. 2 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 6 works
  3. 3 Optimization and Mathematical Programming Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Algebra and Logic Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning Information Systems 1 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nirma (India)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nirma (India) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Nirma (India)0.00037% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Nirma (India) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Nirma (India)11.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.0% in 2025.

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