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Rabindra Bharati University

In research, Rabindra Bharati University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,633 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,448
of 28,054 · #33,449 all time
Rank in India
#1,499
of 1,840
Research works
353
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Rabindra Bharati 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,633 of 10,521 11.8%97 #8041

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rabindra Bharati 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).

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: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.23× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.50× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rabindra Bharati University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tonmoy Chatterjee and Sayan Mukherjee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rabindra Bharati University.

  1. 1 Tonmoy Chatterjee India · #1,420,378 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Sayan Mukherjee India · #1,460,016 worldwide 11 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Rabindra Bharati University

Which keywords describe research at Rabindra Bharati University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Colonialism, Ethnicity, Conflict, Philosophy, Culture and Identity.

▲ 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. Human Rights15▲ 9.5×11 topics
  2. Globalization14▲ 4.9×24 topics
  3. Colonialism8▲ 12×6 topics
  4. Climate Change8▲ 2.0×24 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 2.0×17 topics
  6. Ethnicity7▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Conflict7▲ 30×5 topics
  8. Philosophy7▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Identity6▲ 5.7×10 topics
  10. Culture6▲ 7.2×8 topics
  11. Social Justice6▲ 6.4×5 topics
  12. Literature5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  13. Federalism5▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Kashmir5▲ 151×1 topic
  15. History5▲ 4.6×6 topics
  16. Postcolonialism5▲ 25×5 topics
  17. Religion5▲ 6.7×5 topics
  18. Social Capital4▲ 5.7×7 topics
  19. Development4▲ 8.2×7 topics
  20. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 25×4 topics
  21. Economic Development4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  22. India4▲ 36×3 topics
  23. Modernization4▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Feminism4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  25. Neoliberalism4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  26. Gandhi3▲ 136×1 topic
  27. Nationalism3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  28. Nonviolence3▲ 136×1 topic
  29. East Asia3▲ 109×2 topics
  30. Gender Equality3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  31. Stress3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Democracy3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Buddhism3▲ 137×1 topic
  34. Economic Reforms3▲ 73×2 topics
  35. South Asia3▲ 137×1 topic
  36. Policy3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  37. Politics3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  38. Dalit Politics3▲ 178×1 topic
  39. Partition of India3▲ 178×1 topic
  40. Professional Development3▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Rabindra Bharati University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Indian History and Philosophy, Indian and Buddhist Studies and South Asian Studies and Diaspora.

South Asian Studies and …5South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 5 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 3 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Stud…3Indian and Buddhist Studies: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …3South Asian Studies and Diaspora: 3 fractional worksPostcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…2Social Work Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyReligious studiesLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 3 works
  3. 3 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 3 works
  4. 4 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 3 works
  5. 5 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 2 works
  8. 8 Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 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 available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rabindra Bharati University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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