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Panjab University

In research, Panjab University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#808 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#841 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#577 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Spectroscopy and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Pharmaceutical Science is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#976
of 28,054 · #1,470 all time
Rank in India
#30
of 1,840
Research works
18k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
343k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Panjab 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 #808 of 12,888 16.4%1,933 #1295
Life SciencesDomain #841 of 7,800 23.0%816 #1435
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #577 of 3,579 18.8%360 #1108
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #587 of 3,409 29.9%316 #1025
Health SciencesDomain #2,170 of 11,982 17.4%560 #3780
EngineeringField #1,294 of 6,636 13.1%488 #1926
Social SciencesDomain #2,114 of 10,521 16.4%593 #1962
MedicineField #2,208 of 10,443 18.9%423 #3618
Plant ScienceSubfield #300 of 1,395 33.1%180 #459
Materials ScienceField #558 of 2,468 17.5%316 #1240

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Panjab 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#1,295 #808
  2. Life Sciences#1,435 #841
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,108 #577
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,025 #587
  5. Health Sciences#3,780 #2,170
  6. Engineering#1,926 #1,294
  7. Social Sciences#1,962 #2,114
  8. Medicine#3,618 #2,208
  9. Plant Science#459 #300
  10. Materials Science#1,240 #558
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 Panjab University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmaceutical Science takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 26.2 works6.3×
  2. SpectroscopySubfield · 47.7 works5.5×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 61.3 works5.0×
  4. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 128.2 works4.4×
← 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: 1.71× its world share, 316 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 360 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.12× its world share, 57 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.01× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.21× its world share, 258 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 338 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 59 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 59 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 488 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 203 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.32× its world share, 316 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 114 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.48× its world share, 47 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 56 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 423 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 82 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 89 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 65 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 247 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Panjab University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kewal Krishan, A. Mischke and S. Raniwala lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Panjab University.

  1. 1 Kewal Krishan · #1,159 worldwide 3.6k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 A. Mischke · #5,453 worldwide 1.6k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 S. Raniwala · #6,067 worldwide 1.6k citations · 77 works
  4. 4 H. Oeschler · #6,216 worldwide 1.4k citations · 71 works
  5. 5 E. Bruna · #6,494 worldwide 2.1k citations · 108 works
  6. 6 R. Varma · #7,957 worldwide 1.6k citations · 62 works
  7. 7 S. Jena · #9,174 worldwide 1.1k citations · 59 works
  8. 8 M. M. Aggarwal · #9,596 worldwide 1.7k citations · 91 works
  9. 9 A. K. Bhati · #12,491 worldwide 1.4k citations · 50 works
  10. 10 C. Anson · #14,368 worldwide 1.3k citations · 77 works
All ranked researchers at Panjab University

Which keywords describe research at Panjab University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Deep Learning, Bioimaging, Graphene, Electrochemistry and Machine Learning.

▲ 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 Learning197▲ 1.48×68 topics
  2. Machine Learning172▲ 1.35×75 topics
  3. Nanomaterials160▲ 3.9×18 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications155▲ 3.3×34 topics
  5. Nanoparticles151▲ 3.1×40 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress118▲ 1.85×56 topics
  7. Graphene101▲ 3.8×11 topics
  8. Antioxidant90▲ 3.4×47 topics
  9. Environmental Impact84▲ 1.26×42 topics
  10. Bioimaging81▲ 9.0×6 topics
  11. Reactive Oxygen Species80▲ 5.1×13 topics
  12. Biosensors76▲ 3.8×12 topics
  13. Nanocomposites75▲ 2.4×19 topics
  14. Toxicity75▲ 4.4×20 topics
  15. Drug Delivery73▲ 3.4×15 topics
  16. Electrochemistry70▲ 7.8×3 topics
  17. Catalysis67▲ 2.6×27 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity66▲ 2.7×30 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering63▲ 2.6×12 topics
  20. Green Synthesis59▲ 7.9×4 topics
  21. Metal-Organic Frameworks58▲ 3.5×6 topics
  22. Synthesis57▲ 3.9×32 topics
  23. Medicinal Chemistry55▲ 5.1×12 topics
  24. Carbon Nanotubes55▲ 4.2×8 topics
  25. Antimicrobial53▲ 4.8×13 topics
  26. Medicinal Plants53▲ 3.4×17 topics
  27. Nanostructures52▲ 3.3×16 topics
  28. Neurodegenerative Diseases52▲ 8.0×6 topics
  29. Self-Assembly51▲ 4.0×11 topics
  30. Chemical Sensors46▲ 5.0×3 topics
  31. Supramolecular Chemistry42▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Anticancer Agents39▲ 6.6×12 topics
  33. Molecular Machines38▲ 7.1×2 topics
  34. Fluorescent Probes38▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Biomolecular Interactions38▲ 7.3×2 topics
  36. DNA nanotechnology37▲ 7.8×1 topic
  37. aptamers37▲ 7.8×1 topic
  38. Fluorescent Chemosensors37▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Ion Detection37▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Cytotoxicity34▲ 6.3×11 topics

Which research topics does Panjab University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Advanced biosensing and …37Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 37 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Io…37Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 37 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …30Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …26Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 26 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 23 fractional worksCarbon and Quantum Dots …19Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications: 19 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 19 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 19 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…19Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 19 fractional works
Molecular BiologySpectroscopyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 37 works
  2. 2 Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionSpectroscopy 37 works
  3. 3 Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 26 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 24 works
  6. 6 Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Chemistry 23 works
  7. 7 Carbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsMaterials Chemistry 19 works
  8. 8 Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsElectrochemistry 19 works
  9. 9 South Asian Studies and ConflictsPolitical Science and International Relations 19 works
  10. 10 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 19 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Panjab University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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