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Raman Research Institute

In research, Raman Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,436 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,231 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 31.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,900
of 28,054 · #4,959 all time
Rank in India
#565
of 1,840
Research works
2.6k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Raman Research Institute 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 #4,436 of 12,888 11.1%285 #3092
Physics and AstronomyField #1,231 of 1,646 17.2%128 #1626

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Raman Research Institute 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).

What does Raman Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 31.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 52.0 works31×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 128.3 works18×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 36.5 works16×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.53× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.12× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 18.06× its world share, 128 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 18.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Raman Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Chandrasekhar, S. Pancharatnam and Sandeep Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Raman Research Institute.

  1. 1 S. Chandrasekhar India · #114,880 worldwide 439 citations · 86 works
  2. 2 S. Pancharatnam India · #119,812 worldwide 454 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Sandeep Kumar India · #165,174 worldwide 221 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Sandeep Kumar India · #213,748 worldwide 380 citations · 77 works
  5. 5 Joseph Samuel India · #265,437 worldwide 154 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Saurabh Singh India · #271,460 worldwide 170 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 C. V. Raman India · #277,433 worldwide 328 citations · 156 works
  8. 8 Abhishek Dhar India · #295,674 worldwide 205 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Rajendra Bhandari India · #363,012 worldwide 134 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 N. V. Madhusudana India · #383,267 worldwide 168 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Raman Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Raman Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Entanglement, Nanoparticles, High-Energy Astrophysics, Particle Acceleration and Accretion Disks.

▲ 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. Black Holes19▲ 63×3 topics
  2. Nanoparticles17▲ 4.3×15 topics
  3. Cosmic Rays15▲ 93×2 topics
  4. Neutrinos15▲ 93×2 topics
  5. Entanglement14▲ 30×4 topics
  6. High-Energy Astrophysics13▲ 152×1 topic
  7. Particle Acceleration13▲ 152×1 topic
  8. Accretion Disks13▲ 87×2 topics
  9. Magnetic Fields13▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Quantum Information12▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Galactic Center12▲ 81×2 topics
  12. Gravitational Waves11▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Radio Astronomy11▲ 151×2 topics
  14. Colloidal Crystals11▲ 73×2 topics
  15. Epoch of Reionization10▲ 254×1 topic
  16. Low-Frequency Telescopes10▲ 254×1 topic
  17. Star Formation10▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Event Horizon Telescope10▲ 142×1 topic
  19. X-Ray Astronomy10▲ 142×1 topic
  20. Nanostructured Materials10▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Supernovae9▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Cosmology9▲ 43×3 topics
  23. Dark Matter9▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Liquid Crystals9▲ 176×1 topic
  25. Self-Organization9▲ 98×1 topic
  26. Self-Assembly8▲ 7.7×8 topics
  27. Colloidal Particles8▲ 44×3 topics
  28. Superconducting Circuits7▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Galaxies7▲ 80×1 topic
  30. Optical Lattices7▲ 34×3 topics
  31. Stellar Populations7▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Quantum Simulation7▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Superfluidity7▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Polymer Films7▲ 32×3 topics
  35. Computation6▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Cryptography6▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Quantum6▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Polymerization6▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Surfactants6▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Bose-Einstein Condensation6▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does Raman Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations and Liquid Crystal Research Advancements.

Astrophysics and Cosmic …13Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 13 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observat…10Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 10 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …10Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 10 fractional worksLiquid Crystal Research …9Liquid Crystal Research Advancements: 9 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 7 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 6 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…6Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 6 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 6 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 5 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 5 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsArtificial Intelligence1 others

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

  1. 1 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  2. 2 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  3. 3 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  4. 4 Liquid Crystal Research Advancements Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 9 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  7. 7 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  9. 9 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  10. 10 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Raman Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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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