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North Eastern Hill University

In research, North Eastern Hill University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,294 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,763 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,114 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,080
of 28,054 · #6,770 all time
Rank in India
#276
of 1,840
Research works
5.7k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is North Eastern Hill 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,294 of 10,521 17.2%264 #6117
Physical SciencesDomain #3,763 of 12,888 11.2%557 #4695
Social SciencesField #2,114 of 6,365 17.4%139 #4760
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,396 of 3,409 14.9%147 #1878
Life SciencesDomain #3,531 of 7,800 13.6%288 #5780
Health SciencesDomain #7,129 of 11,982 13.1%135 #12479
Environmental ScienceField #2,134 of 3,551 18.2%98 #3373
EngineeringField #4,152 of 6,636 10.3%131 #6865
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,531 of 3,579 12.3%107 #4104
MedicineField #8,067 of 10,443 13.4%98 #12822

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North Eastern Hill 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. Social Sciences#6,117 #2,294
  2. Physical Sciences#4,695 #3,763
  3. Social Sciences#4,760 #2,114
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,878 #1,396
  5. Life Sciences#5,780 #3,531
  6. Health Sciences#12,479 #7,129
  7. Environmental Science#3,373 #2,134
  8. Engineering#6,865 #4,152
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,104 #2,531
  10. Medicine#12,822 #8,067
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 North Eastern Hill University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 40.5 works4.3×
← 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: 2.49× its world share, 147 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.61× its world share, 107 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.86× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.28× its world share, 64 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 131 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.54× its world share, 67 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.11× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 139 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North Eastern Hill University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiriyakkanavar Ila, Marappan Velusamy and Hiriyakkanavar Junjappa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Eastern Hill University.

  1. 1 Hiriyakkanavar Ila India · #146,702 worldwide 353 citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Marappan Velusamy India · #200,822 worldwide 225 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Hiriyakkanavar Junjappa India · #221,789 worldwide 105 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 R. S. Tripathi India · #240,708 worldwide 141 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 H. Junjappa India · #323,877 worldwide 180 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Kripamoy Aguan India · #344,361 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 M. K. Parida India · #412,043 worldwide 148 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Veena Tandon India · #458,270 worldwide 42 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 K.K. Dwivedi India · #477,637 worldwide 151 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Md. Iftekhar Hussain India · #480,780 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at North Eastern Hill University

Which keywords describe research at North Eastern Hill University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Antioxidant, Conflict, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Human Rights, Sustainability and Colonialism.

▲ 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 Change63▲ 1.88×64 topics
  2. Deep Learning56▲ 1.32×55 topics
  3. Machine Learning54▲ 1.34×51 topics
  4. Sustainability44▲ 1.46×42 topics
  5. Antioxidant34▲ 4.0×36 topics
  6. Human Rights34▲ 2.6×22 topics
  7. Globalization31▲ 1.28×28 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress30▲ 1.49×34 topics
  9. Remote Sensing27▲ 1.74×23 topics
  10. Conflict24▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Cancer24▲ 1.45×33 topics
  12. Colonialism24▲ 4.1×9 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity21▲ 2.7×24 topics
  14. Ethnicity21▲ 4.5×6 topics
  15. Economic Growth20▲ 1.91×17 topics
  16. Anti-inflammatory19▲ 5.4×22 topics
  17. Medicinal Plants19▲ 3.8×14 topics
  18. Food Security18▲ 2.6×12 topics
  19. Drug Discovery17▲ 6.1×11 topics
  20. India17▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Federalism17▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Insurgency17▲ 61×1 topic
  23. Kashmir17▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Development16▲ 3.8×10 topics
  25. Herbal Medicine16▲ 4.6×10 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services16▲ 3.3×9 topics
  27. Bioimaging15▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Anticancer Agents14▲ 7.6×10 topics
  29. Medicinal Chemistry14▲ 4.1×10 topics
  30. Global Change14▲ 4.3×5 topics
  31. Policy13▲ 4.9×6 topics
  32. Land Use Change13▲ 3.5×5 topics
  33. 5G Networks13▲ 5.1×5 topics
  34. Neuroprotective12▲ 6.6×9 topics
  35. Production11▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Solar Cell Efficiency10▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Economic Reforms10▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Metal Complexes9▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Organic Synthesis9▲ 6.6×10 topics
  40. Luminescent Materials9▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does North Eastern Hill University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, Agricultural Economics and Practices and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research.

South Asian Studies and …17South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 17 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 8 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 7 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 7 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 6 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 6 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing6IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 6 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 6 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesis and properties: 6 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Op…6Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 6 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsMaterials ChemistryGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  2. 2 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 8 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 works
  4. 4 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 6 works
  6. 6 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  8. 8 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Metal complexes synthesis and properties Oncology 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North Eastern Hill University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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