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Nirma University

In research, Nirma University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,215 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#810 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,189 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Signal Processing and Building and Construction — Computer Networks and Communications is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,339
of 28,054 · #4,407 all time
Rank in India
#125
of 1,840
Research works
5k
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Nirma University 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 #2,215 of 12,888 14.1%1,350 #3940
Computer ScienceField #810 of 4,667 18.2%453 #1279
Social SciencesDomain #2,189 of 10,521 22.6%306 #3867
EngineeringField #1,549 of 6,636 9.3%654 #2341
Information SystemsSubfield #315 of 1,291 28.9%91 #488
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #687 of 1,884 18.2%108 #1171
Life SciencesDomain #2,956 of 7,800 21.6%180 #4351
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #294 of 705 19.8%105 #572
Health SciencesDomain #5,159 of 11,982 20.8%192 #7328
Environmental ScienceField #1,536 of 3,551 24.2%88 #3154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nirma University 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#3,940 #2,215
  2. Computer Science#1,279 #810
  3. Social Sciences#3,867 #2,189
  4. Engineering#2,341 #1,549
  5. Information Systems#488 #315
  6. Artificial Intelligence#1,171 #687
  7. Life Sciences#4,351 #2,956
  8. Computer Networks and Communications#572 #294
  9. Health Sciences#7,328 #5,159
  10. Environmental Science#3,154 #1,536
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 Nirma University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 105.3 works5.8×
  2. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 27.8 works4.5×
  3. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 44.2 works3.5×
  4. Media TechnologySubfield · 20.7 works3.2×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.64× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.87× its world share, 453 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.56× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.15× its world share, 654 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 62 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 161 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nirma University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sudeep Tanwar, Pronaya Bhattacharya and Rajesh Gupta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nirma University.

  1. 1 Sudeep Tanwar India · #29,874 worldwide 1.5k citations · 172 works
  2. 2 Pronaya Bhattacharya India · #195,453 worldwide 317 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Rajesh Gupta India · #224,334 worldwide 256 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Aparna Kumari India · #258,879 worldwide 167 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Pradeep Kautish India · #303,838 worldwide 239 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Vivek Kumar Prasad India · #344,169 worldwide 129 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Sanjeev Acharya India · #441,334 worldwide 87 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Ritesh Patel India · #444,194 worldwide 109 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Sanjay Garg India · #541,131 worldwide 122 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Bhoomika M. Patel India · #637,522 worldwide 92 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Nirma University

Which keywords describe research at Nirma University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Security, Healthcare, IoT Security, Privacy and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning280▲ 4.0×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning206▲ 3.1×71 topics
  3. Internet of Things118▲ 6.7×20 topics
  4. Healthcare109▲ 4.8×16 topics
  5. Security94▲ 7.1×20 topics
  6. Neural Networks88▲ 2.8×33 topics
  7. Sustainability70▲ 1.41×52 topics
  8. Renewable Energy68▲ 2.3×31 topics
  9. IoT Security68▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management64▲ 3.4×13 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks63▲ 4.2×13 topics
  12. Privacy61▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency59▲ 3.1×28 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence50▲ 1.80×30 topics
  15. Data Mining48▲ 3.2×10 topics
  16. Smart Cities48▲ 9.2×6 topics
  17. Decentralization46▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Smart Contracts44▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Blockchain44▲ 9.0×2 topics
  20. Cryptocurrencies44▲ 15×1 topic
  21. Energy Sector44▲ 15×1 topic
  22. 5G Networks42▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Wireless Sensor Networks42▲ 4.6×16 topics
  24. Security and Privacy42▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Mobile Edge Computing39▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Smart Grid37▲ 4.9×10 topics
  27. Renewable Energy Integration36▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Edge Computing35▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Power Electronics34▲ 5.1×8 topics
  30. Security Analysis34▲ 9.7×4 topics
  31. IoT34▲ 4.5×14 topics
  32. Anomaly Detection34▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Fog Computing32▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Cybersecurity31▲ 6.4×5 topics
  35. Big Data Analytics26▲ 5.9×4 topics
  36. Intelligent Transportation Systems24▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Intrusion Detection23▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Network Security21▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Botnet Detection21▲ 8.5×1 topic
  40. DDoS Attacks21▲ 8.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Nirma University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs).

Blockchain Technology Ap…44Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 44 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 32 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 21 fractional worksVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 15 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 14 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 14 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 12 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 11 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 11 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 10 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSignal Processing4 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 44 works
  2. 2 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 32 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 21 works
  4. 4 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  5. 5 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 14 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 14 works
  7. 7 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 12 works
  8. 8 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 11 works
  10. 10 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 10 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nirma University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% 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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