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Patna University

In research, Patna University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,953 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,895 of 3,551 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,660 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,174
of 28,054 · #15,757 all time
Rank in India
#795
of 1,840
Research works
1.7k
▲ 131% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Patna 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 #7,953 of 12,888 9.1%231 #9843
Environmental ScienceField #2,895 of 3,551 15.9%62 #5189
Social SciencesDomain #8,660 of 10,521 9.5%136 #13343
Health SciencesDomain #9,980 of 11,982 6.6%86 #17784
Life SciencesDomain #6,524 of 7,800 9.8%82 #11532

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Patna 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#9,843 #7,953
  2. Environmental Science#5,189 #2,895
  3. Social Sciences#13,343 #8,660
  4. Health Sciences#17,784 #9,980
  5. Life Sciences#11,532 #6,524
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.

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: 1.87× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.27× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.50× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.64× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.68× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Patna University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jyoti Verma, Ajit Singh and Surendra Gopal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Patna University.

  1. 1 Jyoti Verma India · #504,599 worldwide 114 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Ajit Singh India · #701,888 worldwide 138 citations · 96 works
  3. 3 Surendra Gopal India · #799,529 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Arundhati Roy India · #922,020 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Seema Sharma India · #987,262 worldwide 56 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Manish Pal Singh India · #1,130,625 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 J. P. Singh India · #1,295,885 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Sapna Kumari India · #1,375,062 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 J. N. CHATTERJEA India · #1,381,945 worldwide 10 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Mr. India · #1,552,153 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Patna University

Which keywords describe research at Patna University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Anticancer Agents, Toxicity, Climate Change, Health Effects, Principal Component Analysis, Multivariate Statistical Techniques and Water Quality Index.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact25▲ 2.7×28 topics
  2. Climate Change23▲ 1.60×43 topics
  3. Machine Learning20◆ 1.14×39 topics
  4. Nanoparticles16▲ 2.4×25 topics
  5. Sustainability16▲ 1.21×29 topics
  6. Globalization15▲ 1.39×19 topics
  7. Health Effects13▲ 4.1×14 topics
  8. Toxicity12▲ 5.4×13 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress12▲ 1.39×21 topics
  10. Pandemic12▲ 2.1×9 topics
  11. COVID-1911▲ 1.56×13 topics
  12. Anticancer Agents11▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Human Rights10▲ 1.89×13 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity10▲ 3.0×18 topics
  15. Principal Component Analysis10▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Catalysis10▲ 2.7×12 topics
  17. Multivariate Statistical Techniques9▲ 41×1 topic
  18. Water Quality Index9▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Antioxidant9▲ 2.5×22 topics
  20. Medicinal Chemistry8▲ 5.6×7 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity8▲ 3.5×11 topics
  22. Social Impact8▲ 3.9×6 topics
  23. Pollution8▲ 7.7×3 topics
  24. Food Security8▲ 2.7×13 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants8▲ 3.8×11 topics
  26. Vaccine8▲ 3.7×7 topics
  27. Herbal Medicine8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  28. Water Quality8▲ 3.6×8 topics
  29. Groundwater8▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Heterocyclic Compounds7▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Contamination7▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Coronavirus7▲ 6.3×3 topics
  33. Organizational Behavior7▲ 8.3×3 topics
  34. Drug Discovery6▲ 5.5×10 topics
  35. Bioavailability6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  36. Heavy Metals6▲ 5.0×4 topics
  37. Metal Complexes6▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Green Chemistry6▲ 6.4×6 topics
  39. Organic Synthesis5▲ 8.4×5 topics
  40. Remediation5▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Patna University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water Quality and Pollution Assessment, South Asian Cinema and Culture, Heavy metals in environment and South Asian Studies and Diaspora.

Water Quality and Pollut…9Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 9 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 5 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 5 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Diaspora: 4 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 4 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…4Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 4 fractional worksInnovations and Analysis in Business and Education: 3 fractional worksInorganic and Organometa…3Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry: 3 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsPollutionPhilosophy6 others

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

  1. 1 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 9 works
  2. 2 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 5 works
  3. 3 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 5 works
  4. 4 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 4 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 4 works
  8. 8 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 4 works
  9. 9 Innovations and Analysis in Business and Education Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  10. 10 Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Organic Chemistry 3 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Patna University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 131% 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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