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Ranchi University

In research, Ranchi University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,066 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,007 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,644 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,267
of 28,054 · #14,385 all time
Rank in India
#650
of 1,840
Research works
1.8k
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Ranchi 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 #7,066 of 10,521 7.4%210 #9453
Physical SciencesDomain #9,007 of 12,888 7.2%179 #11507
Life SciencesDomain #5,644 of 7,800 6.4%141 #10292
Health SciencesDomain #9,204 of 11,982 3.9%115 #17685
MedicineField #8,976 of 10,443 3.2%90 #17033
Social SciencesField #5,604 of 6,365 8.1%76 #8853
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,026 of 3,409 6.9%95 #3613

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ranchi 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. Social Sciences#9,453 #7,066
  2. Physical Sciences#11,507 #9,007
  3. Life Sciences#10,292 #5,644
  4. Health Sciences#17,685 #9,204
  5. Medicine#17,033 #8,976
  6. Social Sciences#8,853 #5,604
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,613 #3,026
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: 3.09× its world share, 95 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.77× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.01× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.45× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ranchi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Suraj N. Bhadani, Shyamala A. Narayan and Amar Kumar Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ranchi University.

  1. 1 Suraj N. Bhadani India · #960,589 worldwide 61 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Shyamala A. Narayan India · #1,432,446 worldwide 0 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Amar Kumar Singh India · #1,432,681 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Haritma Nigam India · #1,614,451 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ranchi University

Which keywords describe research at Ranchi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medicinal Plants, India, Herbal Medicine, Sustainability, Development, Antioxidant, Policy and Food Security.

▲ 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. Sustainability37▲ 2.3×45 topics
  2. Climate Change33▲ 1.91×48 topics
  3. Globalization28▲ 2.2×28 topics
  4. Medicinal Plants25▲ 9.8×8 topics
  5. Machine Learning23◆ 1.10×41 topics
  6. Antioxidant23▲ 5.2×25 topics
  7. India23▲ 50×3 topics
  8. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.0×33 topics
  9. Herbal Medicine21▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity20▲ 4.9×16 topics
  11. Development20▲ 8.7×10 topics
  12. Food Security19▲ 5.4×12 topics
  13. Policy18▲ 13×6 topics
  14. Sustainable Development18▲ 1.73×24 topics
  15. Social Capital17▲ 5.0×9 topics
  16. Agriculture15▲ 5.9×5 topics
  17. Antioxidants15▲ 5.2×9 topics
  18. Anti-inflammatory15▲ 8.4×17 topics
  19. Risk Management14▲ 4.6×10 topics
  20. Economic Reforms14▲ 77×2 topics
  21. Flavonoids14▲ 8.0×7 topics
  22. Poverty Reduction13▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Technology12▲ 3.5×7 topics
  24. Bioactive Compounds12▲ 7.2×8 topics
  25. Colonialism12▲ 3.8×8 topics
  26. Conflict11▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Gender Equality11▲ 6.3×5 topics
  28. Social Impact11▲ 4.3×5 topics
  29. Production10▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Economic Analysis9▲ 9.6×2 topics
  31. Drug Discovery9▲ 6.4×4 topics
  32. Empowerment9▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Microfinance9▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Neuroprotective9▲ 8.8×6 topics
  35. Traditional Ecological Knowledge8▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Federalism8▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Ethnobotanical Survey8▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Gender Bias8▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Phytochemical Constituents8▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Insurgency8▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Ranchi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Economics and Practices, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies and South Asian Studies and Conflicts.

Agricultural Economics a…9Agricultural Economics and Practices: 9 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…9Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 9 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 8 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …8South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 8 fractional worksIndian Economic and Soci…7Indian Economic and Social Development: 7 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 7 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 7 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…6Social and Economic Development in India: 6 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 5 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Medicinal Plants: 5 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics and EconometricsPlant SciencePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  3. 3 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 8 works
  4. 4 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  5. 5 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  6. 6 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 7 works
  7. 7 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  8. 8 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 5 works
  10. 10 Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants Complementary and alternative medicine 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ranchi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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