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Punjab Agricultural University

In research, Punjab Agricultural University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#63 of 3,409 worldwide), Plant Science (#61 of 1,395 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,054 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Soil Science — Agronomy and Crop Science is 20.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,174
of 28,054 · #4,698 all time
Rank in India
#116
of 1,840
Research works
12k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
147k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Punjab Agricultural 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #63 of 3,409 14.1%2,017 #268
Plant ScienceSubfield #61 of 1,395 15.1%1,137 #251
Life SciencesDomain #1,054 of 7,800 14.2%2,334 #2348
Physical SciencesDomain #2,561 of 12,888 16.8%613 #5189
Soil ScienceSubfield #29 of 139 14.6%194 #77
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #53 of 247 9.0%133 #207
Environmental ScienceField #1,044 of 3,551 16.4%256 #1814
Food ScienceSubfield #146 of 492 15.3%171 #406
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,235 of 3,579 15.8%290 #2611
Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield #44 of 121 10.0%165 #160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Punjab Agricultural 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#268 #63
  2. Plant Science#251 #61
  3. Life Sciences#2,348 #1,054
  4. Physical Sciences#5,189 #2,561
  5. Soil Science#77 #29
  6. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#207 #53
  7. Environmental Science#1,814 #1,044
  8. Food Science#406 #146
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,611 #1,235
  10. Agronomy and Crop Science#160 #44
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 Punjab Agricultural University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 20.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 165.0 works21×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 1,136.9 works20×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 194.3 works19×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 2,016.6 works13×
  5. BiochemistrySubfield · 45.4 works11×
  6. Insect ScienceSubfield · 88.7 works9.4×
  7. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 133.4 works9.1×
← 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: 12.74× its world share, 2,017 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 290 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 55 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 146 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 256 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 84 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 141 worksMedicineNursing: 6.42× its world share, 105 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Punjab Agricultural University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gulshan Mahajan, Y. P. S. Bajaj and Bijay Sıngh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Punjab Agricultural University.

  1. 1 Gulshan Mahajan India · #84,435 worldwide 280 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Y. P. S. Bajaj India · #86,422 worldwide 238 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Bijay Sıngh India · #124,132 worldwide 246 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Surekha Bhatia India · #130,371 worldwide 118 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Anita Arora India · #218,660 worldwide 86 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 C. P. Malik India · #228,934 worldwide 171 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 R. K. Gupta India · #250,170 worldwide 125 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Madhu Sharma India · #266,025 worldwide 113 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Yadvinder Singh India · #306,460 worldwide 123 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Rajni Sharma India · #335,269 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Punjab Agricultural University

Which keywords describe research at Punjab Agricultural University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Security, Drought Tolerance, QTL Mapping, Sustainable Agriculture, Genetic Diversity, Breeding and Genetic Improvement.

▲ 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. Climate Change359▲ 4.0×70 topics
  2. Food Security233▲ 13×18 topics
  3. Sustainability223▲ 2.8×46 topics
  4. Drought Tolerance181▲ 38×9 topics
  5. QTL Mapping180▲ 46×6 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture158▲ 15×12 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity156▲ 11×20 topics
  8. Breeding153▲ 60×5 topics
  9. Genetic Improvement149▲ 49×4 topics
  10. Agriculture147▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Nutrient Uptake140▲ 60×3 topics
  12. Antioxidant129▲ 5.7×43 topics
  13. Soil Fertility128▲ 17×9 topics
  14. Nutritional Quality126▲ 50×4 topics
  15. Drought Resistance122▲ 38×4 topics
  16. Development121▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity118▲ 5.6×29 topics
  18. Production118▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Plant Growth117▲ 32×6 topics
  20. Yield Potential116▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Policy115▲ 16×5 topics
  22. India113▲ 47×3 topics
  23. Health Benefits113▲ 10×14 topics
  24. Genetics112▲ 4.8×10 topics
  25. Water Management108▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Technology108▲ 6.1×4 topics
  27. Economic Analysis108▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Crop Productivity106▲ 46×3 topics
  29. Antioxidants104▲ 7.0×11 topics
  30. Crop Management101▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Horticultural Crops92▲ 37×3 topics
  32. Maize Yield91▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Nitrogen Uptake91▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Rice90▲ 49×2 topics
  35. Aerobic Rice Systems88▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Root Traits88▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Agricultural Practices86▲ 66×3 topics
  38. Marker Development84▲ 52×3 topics
  39. Genomics83▲ 8.4×12 topics
  40. Genetic Mapping82▲ 32×6 topics

Which research topics does Punjab Agricultural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Economics and Practices, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement and Agricultural Science and Fertilization.

Agricultural Economics a…106Agricultural Economics and Practices: 106 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…91Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 91 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…88Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 88 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…68Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 68 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 67 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 55 fractional worksFood composition and pro…53Food composition and properties: 53 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 46 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 44 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 42 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceSoil Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 106 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 91 works
  3. 3 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 88 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 68 works
  5. 5 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 67 works
  6. 6 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 55 works
  7. 7 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 53 works
  8. 8 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 46 works
  9. 9 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 44 works
  10. 10 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 42 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Punjab Agricultural University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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