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Rajiv Gandhi University

In research, Rajiv Gandhi University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,015 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,988 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,135 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,759
of 28,054 · #10,867 all time
Rank in India
#556
of 1,840
Research works
1.5k
▲ 138% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Rajiv Gandhi 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 #6,015 of 12,888 9.3%262 #10153
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,988 of 3,409 12.6%113 #1180
Social SciencesDomain #7,135 of 10,521 8.9%230 #10126
Life SciencesDomain #5,530 of 7,800 12.1%155 #6450
EngineeringField #4,828 of 6,636 10.5%69 #9274
Social SciencesField #5,146 of 6,365 9.1%117 #6832
Environmental ScienceField #3,111 of 3,551 11.2%62 —
Health SciencesDomain #10,858 of 11,982 10.2%69 #19043

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rajiv Gandhi 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#10,153 #6,015
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,180 #1,988
  3. Social Sciences#10,126 #7,135
  4. Life Sciences#6,450 #5,530
  5. Engineering#9,274 #4,828
  6. Social Sciences#6,832 #5,146
  7. Health Sciences#19,043 #10,858
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: 3.33× its world share, 113 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.48× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.43× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.79× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 117 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rajiv Gandhi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hui Tag, Debangshu Narayan Das and Sanjeev Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rajiv Gandhi University.

  1. 1 Hui Tag India · #517,585 worldwide 58 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Debangshu Narayan Das India · #875,502 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Sanjeev Kumar India · #1,466,704 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Sumpam Tangjang India · #1,498,717 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Sayan Bayan India · #1,530,034 worldwide 53 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 P. K. Kalita India · #1,569,083 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Nipen Saikia India · #1,584,677 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Rajiv Gandhi University

Which keywords describe research at Rajiv Gandhi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Colonialism, Food Security, Conflict, India, Ethnicity, Federalism and Human Rights.

▲ 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 Change48▲ 2.5×52 topics
  2. Sustainability36▲ 2.1×36 topics
  3. Globalization30▲ 2.1×31 topics
  4. Human Rights28▲ 3.8×9 topics
  5. Food Security27▲ 6.9×13 topics
  6. Colonialism26▲ 7.8×8 topics
  7. Conflict24▲ 21×5 topics
  8. India23▲ 45×3 topics
  9. Ethnicity23▲ 8.4×6 topics
  10. Sustainable Development22▲ 1.90×25 topics
  11. Federalism21▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Agriculture20▲ 7.2×8 topics
  13. Development20▲ 8.0×10 topics
  14. Insurgency20▲ 126×1 topic
  15. Kashmir20▲ 126×1 topic
  16. Biodiversity19▲ 3.5×17 topics
  17. Heat Transfer16▲ 4.6×11 topics
  18. Antioxidant16▲ 3.3×30 topics
  19. Herbal Medicine15▲ 7.4×8 topics
  20. Policy15▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. Biogeography14▲ 7.8×11 topics
  22. Medicinal Plants14▲ 5.0×11 topics
  23. Technology14▲ 3.6×5 topics
  24. Health13▲ 4.7×3 topics
  25. Social Capital13▲ 3.5×7 topics
  26. Decentralization13▲ 8.3×3 topics
  27. Production12▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Economic Reforms12▲ 59×2 topics
  29. Stress12▲ 4.3×4 topics
  30. Economic Analysis11▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Nanocrystals11▲ 5.5×5 topics
  32. Number Theory10▲ 58×3 topics
  33. Poverty Reduction9▲ 10.0×4 topics
  34. Modular Forms9▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Gender Bias9▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Social Security9▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Rural Economy9▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Agricultural Livelihoods9▲ 95×1 topic
  39. Kerala9▲ 95×1 topic
  40. Poverty8▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Rajiv Gandhi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Agricultural Economics and Practices, Social and Economic Development in India and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

South Asian Studies and …20South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 20 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 11 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 7 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 7 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…6Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 6 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…6Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 6 fractional worksAgricultural risk and re…6Agricultural risk and resilience: 6 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …6Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 6 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSociology and Political ScienceBiomedical Engineering5 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 20 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 works
  3. 3 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 7 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  7. 7 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  8. 8 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 6 works
  9. 9 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 6 works
  10. 10 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 6 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rajiv Gandhi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 138% 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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