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Osmania University

In research, Osmania University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,673 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,230 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,102 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Organic Chemistry and Geometry and Topology — Pharmaceutical Science is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,873
of 28,054 · #4,426 all time
Rank in India
#259
of 1,840
Research works
11k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
125k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Osmania 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 #2,673 of 12,888 8.5%1,615 #3106
EngineeringField #2,230 of 6,636 8.5%595 #3199
Materials ScienceField #1,102 of 2,468 9.5%243 #1430
Health SciencesDomain #5,715 of 11,982 9.4%272 #8052
Computer ScienceField #2,360 of 4,667 9.0%306 #2611
Life SciencesDomain #4,137 of 7,800 9.9%355 #4987
Social SciencesDomain #6,266 of 10,521 7.7%307 #9130
MedicineField #6,269 of 10,443 10.4%222 #7005
ChemistryField #827 of 1,330 8.4%214 #1555
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,479 of 2,318 7.1%200 #2177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osmania 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#3,106 #2,673
  2. Engineering#3,199 #2,230
  3. Materials Science#1,430 #1,102
  4. Health Sciences#8,052 #5,715
  5. Computer Science#2,611 #2,360
  6. Life Sciences#4,987 #4,137
  7. Social Sciences#9,130 #6,266
  8. Medicine#7,005 #6,269
  9. Chemistry#1,555 #827
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,177 #1,479
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 Osmania University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmaceutical Science takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 31.1 works11×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 160.4 works8.3×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 30.3 works7.3×
  4. ChemistryField · 214.3 works5.3×
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 47.4 works5.3×
  6. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 24.7 works5.0×
← 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: 1.24× its world share, 151 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 115 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.27× its world share, 47 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.77× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.35× its world share, 214 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 306 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.67× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 595 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.74× its world share, 244 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.72× its world share, 52 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 222 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 115 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osmania University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chelmala Srinivasulu, N. Sundararajan and Gopal Reddy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osmania University.

  1. 1 Chelmala Srinivasulu India · #87,923 worldwide 230 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 N. Sundararajan India · #285,652 worldwide 104 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Gopal Reddy India · #305,081 worldwide 223 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 R.B. Sashidhar India · #397,589 worldwide 141 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 A. Venugopal Reddy India · #432,360 worldwide 98 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 D. Ravinder India · #499,970 worldwide 270 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 S. R. Murthy India · #522,367 worldwide 130 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Badar Taqui Khan India · #524,435 worldwide 56 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 P. Kistaiah India · #565,608 worldwide 97 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 P. B. Kavi Kishor India · #566,332 worldwide 108 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Osmania University

Which keywords describe research at Osmania University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, Machine Learning, Anticancer Agents, Deep Learning, Drug Discovery, Heat Transfer and Heterocyclic Compounds.

▲ 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. Machine Learning166▲ 1.99×80 topics
  2. Deep Learning147▲ 1.69×71 topics
  3. Synthesis91▲ 9.6×31 topics
  4. Medicinal Chemistry85▲ 12×10 topics
  5. Anticancer Agents79▲ 20×11 topics
  6. Nanoparticles77▲ 2.4×35 topics
  7. Heat Transfer69▲ 5.4×15 topics
  8. Nanomaterials68▲ 2.5×16 topics
  9. Environmental Impact63▲ 1.46×41 topics
  10. Drug Discovery61▲ 11×11 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency60▲ 2.5×27 topics
  12. Heterocyclic Compounds55▲ 25×5 topics
  13. Applications52▲ 7.4×7 topics
  14. Power Electronics48▲ 5.7×8 topics
  15. Internet of Things48▲ 2.2×23 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration47▲ 5.4×5 topics
  17. Antimicrobial46▲ 6.3×13 topics
  18. Graphene43▲ 2.5×11 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants40▲ 3.9×16 topics
  20. Coumarins39▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Tubulin Inhibitors39▲ 32×1 topic
  22. Vascular Targeting Agents39▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Experimental Investigation38▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Magnetic Nanoparticles37▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Molecular Docking34▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Biological Evaluation33▲ 22×5 topics
  27. Green Synthesis32▲ 6.6×5 topics
  28. Room Temperature31▲ 7.8×3 topics
  29. Heterocycles31▲ 13×8 topics
  30. Fixed Point Theorems29▲ 81×1 topic
  31. Metric Spaces29▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Organic Synthesis29▲ 9.9×10 topics
  33. Anticancer28▲ 7.0×12 topics
  34. Green Chemistry28▲ 6.2×10 topics
  35. Optical Properties27▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Cytotoxicity26▲ 7.5×7 topics
  37. Thermal Conductivity26▲ 6.6×6 topics
  38. Review26▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Magnetic Properties25▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Ferroelectricity25▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Osmania University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Synthesis and biological activity, Fixed Point Theorems Analysis, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer and Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites.

Synthesis and biological…39Synthesis and biological activity: 39 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Ana…29Fixed Point Theorems Analysis: 29 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 23 fractional worksMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites: 23 fractional worksMultiferroics and related materials: 20 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 20 fractional worksLuminescence Properties …19Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 19 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 18 fractional worksAnalytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals: 17 fractional worksSynthesis and Characteri…17Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds: 17 fractional works
Organic ChemistryGeometry and TopologyBiomedical EngineeringMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 39 works
  2. 2 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 29 works
  3. 3 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 23 works
  4. 4 Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites Materials Chemistry 23 works
  5. 5 Multiferroics and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 20 works
  6. 6 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 20 works
  7. 7 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 19 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 18 works
  9. 9 Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Analytical Chemistry 17 works
  10. 10 Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds Organic Chemistry 17 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osmania University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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