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Patliputra University

In research, Patliputra University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,656 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,904 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,984
of 22,385 · #17,988 all time
Rank in India
#790
of 1,562
Research works
321
▲ 316% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Patliputra University

What is Patliputra University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,656 of 9,585 4.6%74 -
Physical SciencesDomain #9,904 of 10,670 2.1%84 #13713

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Patliputra 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Patliputra University work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Patliputra University is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (12%), Social Sciences (12%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 104 fractional works · 42.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 27 fractional works · 10.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 7.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 93 fractional works · 37.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 29 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 11.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPatliputraUniversity247fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences37%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2710.8%
    2. Engineering187.2%
    3. Computer Science166.5%
    4. Materials Science145.7%
    5. Mathematics83.1%
    6. Chemistry72.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy52.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.7%
    9. Energy41.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    1. Arts and Humanities2911.9%
    2. Social Sciences2911.8%
    3. Psychology145.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance93.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting72.7%
    6. Decision Sciences41.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences166.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology93.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    1. Medicine145.6%
    2. Health Professions52.0%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
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: 1.38× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.14× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.82× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.17× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.64× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.66× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.13× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.78× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.13×30 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.14×3 works
  3. Mathematics2.66×8 works
  4. Environmental Science2.17×27 works
  5. Psychology1.90×14 works
  6. Energy1.87×4 works
  7. Chemistry1.82×7 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.78×9 works
  9. Materials Science1.64×14 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.48×4 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.38×16 works
  12. Nursing1.30×2 works
  13. Veterinary1.12×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.10×4 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.98×5 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.96×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.94×29 works
  18. Computer Science0.84×16 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.83×7 works
  20. Health Professions0.77×5 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×9 works
  22. Engineering0.48×18 works
  23. Medicine0.29×14 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×1 works
  25. Neuroscience0.17×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Patliputra University?

Ranked on the quality score, Sheerin Masroor, Sikander Jamil and Munawar Fazal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Patliputra University.

  1. 1 Sheerin Masroor India · #1,908,608 worldwide 900 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Sikander Jamil India · #3,266,993 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Munawar Fazal India · #4,896,390 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Garima Pathak India · #4,988,762 worldwide 123 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Abhinav Chauhan India · #5,160,403 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 SK Gupta India · #5,697,716 worldwide 21 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Patliputra University

What are the most cited papers from Patliputra University?

The most cited paper from Patliputra University is "Secondary metabolites in the drought stress tolerance of crop plants: A review" (Bindu Yadav, Abhimanyu Jogawat, Md Samiur Rahman et al., 2021), with 315 citations. Next come "Current knowledge on the distribution of arsenic in groundwater in five states of India" (182) and "The emerging covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for solar-driven fuels production" (160).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Secondary metabolites in the drought stress tolerance of crop plants: A review Bindu Yadav, Abhimanyu Jogawat, Md Samiur Rahman et al. · Gene Reports 17 Feb 2021 315
2 Current knowledge on the distribution of arsenic in groundwater in five states of India Ross T. Nickson, Caesar Sengupta, P. Mitra et al. · Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A 16 Oct 2007 182
3 The emerging covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for solar-driven fuels production Changlei Xia, Kent O. Kirlikovali, Thi Hong Chuong Nguyen et al. · Coordination Chemistry Reviews 21 Jul 2021 160
4 Application of surfactants as anticorrosive materials: A comprehensive review Ruby Aslam, Mohammad Mobin, Jeenat Aslam et al. · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 5 Jul 2021 158
5 Assessing corrosion inhibition characteristics of hydrazone derivatives on mild steel in HCl: Insights from electronic-scale DFT and atomic-scale molecular dynamics Hassane Lgaz, Rachid Salghi, Sheerin Masroor et al. · Journal of Molecular Liquids 28 Mar 2020 145
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Patliputra University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Toxicity, Philosophy, Environmental Impact, Religion, Climate Change, Globalization and Education.

▲ 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. Climate Change13▲ 1.96×30 topics
  2. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.8×22 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 2.4×17 topics
  4. Education10▲ 2.5×20 topics
  5. Sustainability10▲ 1.59×20 topics
  6. Ethics9▲ 7.4×9 topics
  7. Philosophy8▲ 7.7×6 topics
  8. Toxicity8▲ 7.8×8 topics
  9. Religion7▲ 6.4×8 topics
  10. Human Rights7▲ 2.6×5 topics
  11. Well-being6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  12. Literature6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  13. Pesticides6▲ 32×2 topics
  14. India6▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Economic Reforms5▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Global Warming5▲ 4.8×5 topics
  17. Water Quality5▲ 5.0×8 topics
  18. Development5▲ 5.4×6 topics
  19. Feminism5▲ 6.4×7 topics
  20. Resilience5▲ 3.8×4 topics
  21. Synthesis5▲ 5.0×15 topics
  22. Environmental Ethics5▲ 29×4 topics
  23. Democracy4▲ 5.2×4 topics
  24. Neuroscience4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  25. Pollution4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  26. Policy4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  27. Postcolonialism4▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Political Economy4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  29. Positive Psychology4▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Bioaccumulation4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Life Satisfaction4▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Metal Toxicity4▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Ecological Impact4▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Bioremediation3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Aquatic Organisms3▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Environmental Risk Assessment3▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Human Dignity3▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Industrialization3▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Perception3▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Truth3▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Patliputra University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Indian Economic and Social Development, Philosophy and Theoretical Science and Indian History and Philosophy.

Environmental Toxicology…3Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 3 fractional worksIndian Economic and Soci…3Indian Economic and Social Development: 3 fractional worksPhilosophy and Theoretical Science: 3 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 3 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 2 fractional worksMathematical Analysis and Transform Methods: 2 fractional worksPesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…2Marine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and EconometricsExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPhilosophy6 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  2. 2 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 3 works
  5. 5 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Mathematical Analysis and Transform Methods Applied Mathematics 2 works
  7. 7 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Pollution 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 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 available70.6%not open29.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Patliputra University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 316% 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 Patliputra University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Patliputra University0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

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