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Observer Research Foundation

In research, Observer Research Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,896 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,518
of 22,385 · #16,388 all time
Rank in India
#1,328
of 1,562
Research works
265
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Observer Research Foundation

What is Observer Research Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,896 of 14,833 9.2%158

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Observer Research Foundation 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 Observer Research Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Observer Research Foundation is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (40%), Environmental Science (10%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 58 fractional works · 59.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 39.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 11.0% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 24.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 9.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% 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: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKObserver ResearchFoundation98fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences59%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3939.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance99.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities66.1%
    4. Psychology21.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Environmental Science99.5%
    2. Computer Science99.3%
    3. Engineering22.3%
    4. Energy21.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    1. Medicine44.3%
    2. Health Professions32.6%
    3. Nursing21.6%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences77.1%
    2. Neuroscience10.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
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: 1.50× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 3.32× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.10× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.40× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.13× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.40×9 works
  2. Nursing3.32×2 works
  3. Social Sciences3.13×39 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.10×6 works
  5. Environmental Science1.91×9 works
  6. Energy1.66×2 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.50×7 works
  8. Computer Science1.19×9 works
  9. Health Professions1.00×3 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.88×1 works
  11. Psychology0.52×2 works
  12. Veterinary0.50×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.46×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.39×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×0 works
  17. Medicine0.22×4 works
  18. Engineering0.15×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Observer Research Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Amal K. Maji, Shoba Suri and Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Observer Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Amal K. Maji India · #1,058,909 worldwide 1.2k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Shoba Suri India · #1,471,087 worldwide 553 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury India · #2,736,984 worldwide 103 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Avery Thorne India · #2,803,651 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Nilanjan Ghosh India · #2,901,569 worldwide 517 citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Swati Prabhu India · #3,323,292 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Niranjan Sahoo India · #3,419,707 worldwide 105 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Samir Saran India · #3,564,579 worldwide 64 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan India · #3,912,599 worldwide 87 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Anirban Bhaduri India · #4,063,625 worldwide 216 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Observer Research Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Observer Research Foundation?

The most cited paper from Observer Research Foundation is "Utilization of alternative systems of medicine as health care services in India: Evidence on AYUSH care from NSS 2014" (Shalini Rudra, Aakshi Kalra, Abhishek Kumar et al., 2017), with 149 citations. Next come "Clinical, Electroencephalographic, and Pharmacokinetic Studies of a Water-soluble Benzodiazepine, Midazolam Maleate" (127) and "Bridging the digital divide in the G20: skills for the new age" (107).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Utilization of alternative systems of medicine as health care services in India: Evidence on AYUSH care from NSS 2014 Shalini Rudra, Aakshi Kalra, Abhishek Kumar et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 4 May 2017 149
2 Clinical, Electroencephalographic, and Pharmacokinetic Studies of a Water-soluble Benzodiazepine, Midazolam Maleate COLIN R. BROWN, Frank H. Sarnquist, CAROL A. CANUP et al. · Anesthesiology May 1979 127
3 Bridging the digital divide in the G20: skills for the new age Krish Chetty, Urvashi Aneja, Vidisha Mishra et al. · Economics Open access 25 Apr 2018 107
4 Pueraria tuberosa: a review on its phytochemical and therapeutic potential Amal K. Maji, Subrata Pandit, Pratim Banerji et al. · Natural Product Research Jul 2014 95
5 Resistance Patterns among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Greater Metropolitan Mumbai: Trends over Time Alpa Dalal, Akshay Pawaskar, Mrinalini Das et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 21 Jan 2015 90
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Which keywords describe research at Observer Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Environmental Impact, Conflict, Sustainability, Democracy, Economic Growth and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Globalization13▲ 6.8×15 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 4.0×21 topics
  3. Environmental Impact9▲ 5.4×12 topics
  4. Climate Change9▲ 3.4×21 topics
  5. Human Rights9▲ 8.8×11 topics
  6. Conflict7▲ 47×4 topics
  7. Democracy6▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Economic Growth6▲ 7.7×8 topics
  9. International Law6▲ 19×6 topics
  10. Colonialism6▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Ethnicity6▲ 16×4 topics
  12. Development5▲ 15×5 topics
  13. India5▲ 73×3 topics
  14. Policy5▲ 24×5 topics
  15. Economic Reforms5▲ 162×2 topics
  16. Governance5▲ 15×6 topics
  17. Economic Development4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  18. Federalism4▲ 69×1 topic
  19. Kashmir4▲ 192×1 topic
  20. Global Governance4▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Political Economy4▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.6×9 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction4▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Industrialization4▲ 64×2 topics
  25. Information Technology4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  26. Security3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  27. China-Africa Relations3▲ 86×2 topics
  28. Food Security3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  29. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Diplomacy3▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Neo-liberalism3▲ 224×1 topic
  32. Vulnerability3▲ 14×6 topics
  33. Development Policies3▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Foreign Aid3▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Health Effects3▲ 5.0×2 topics
  36. Food Systems3▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Sustainable Diets3▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Global Trade2▲ 12×5 topics
  39. International Institutions2▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Power2▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Observer Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Indian Economic and Social Development, International Development and Aid and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 4 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 3 fractional worksInternational Developmen…3International Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…3Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 3 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 2 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsDevelopmentEcology4 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 4 works
  2. 2 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  8. 8 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 2 works
  10. 10 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Observer Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Observer Research Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Observer Research Foundation0.00064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Observer Research Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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