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Shivaji University

In research, Shivaji University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,807 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,437 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#757 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,820
of 28,054 · #4,191 all time
Rank in India
#173
of 1,840
Research works
7.9k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
143k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Shivaji 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 #1,807 of 12,888 14.8%1,317 #2892
EngineeringField #1,437 of 6,636 17.1%424 #2540
Materials ScienceField #757 of 2,468 23.1%246 #1353
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #807 of 2,318 22.4%161 #1433
Materials ChemistrySubfield #693 of 1,556 21.4%117 #989
Life SciencesDomain #4,465 of 7,800 8.5%326 #6281
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield #179 of 304 27.7%66 #554
ChemistryField #800 of 1,330 9.3%161 #1662
Health SciencesDomain #7,893 of 11,982 8.3%157 #12411
MedicineField #7,075 of 10,443 8.7%114 #11909

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shivaji 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#2,892 #1,807
  2. Engineering#2,540 #1,437
  3. Materials Science#1,353 #757
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,433 #807
  5. Materials Chemistry#989 #693
  6. Life Sciences#6,281 #4,465
  7. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials#554 #179
  8. Chemistry#1,662 #800
  9. Health Sciences#12,411 #7,893
  10. Medicine#11,909 #7,075
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 Shivaji University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 117.0 works7.5×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 65.9 works7.0×
  3. ChemistryField · 161.4 works5.0×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 37.3 works4.5×
← 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: 2.00× its world share, 196 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.42× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.98× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.97× its world share, 161 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 223 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.12× its world share, 59 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 424 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 109 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.41× its world share, 246 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 114 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 112 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shivaji University?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Venkateswara Rao, B.K. Chougule and Sanjay P. Govindwar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shivaji University.

  1. 1 A. Venkateswara Rao · #69,659 worldwide 386 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 B.K. Chougule · #73,687 worldwide 329 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Sanjay P. Govindwar · #92,648 worldwide 333 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 C.D. Lokhande · #100,306 worldwide 1.6k citations · 137 works
  5. 5 Sanjay S. Latthe · #132,760 worldwide 360 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 C.D. Lokhande · #140,507 worldwide 381 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 K.Y. Rajpure · #243,468 worldwide 418 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 T.P. Gujar · #255,329 worldwide 356 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 C.H. Bhosale · #257,863 worldwide 402 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Rahul R. Salunkhe · #257,959 worldwide 316 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Shivaji University

Which keywords describe research at Shivaji University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Graphene, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Synthesis and Carbon-Based Materials.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials157▲ 7.2×16 topics
  2. Deep Learning133▲ 1.88×69 topics
  3. Machine Learning132▲ 1.95×72 topics
  4. Energy Storage103▲ 7.7×11 topics
  5. Graphene95▲ 6.7×11 topics
  6. Metal-Organic Frameworks81▲ 9.4×4 topics
  7. Climate Change71▲ 1.27×60 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications70▲ 2.8×31 topics
  9. Sustainability69▲ 1.37×47 topics
  10. Catalysis64▲ 4.7×24 topics
  11. Nanocomposites64▲ 3.8×20 topics
  12. Environmental Impact62▲ 1.78×40 topics
  13. Synthesis62▲ 8.1×28 topics
  14. Nanoparticles61▲ 2.4×36 topics
  15. Neural Networks61▲ 1.91×31 topics
  16. Carbon-Based Materials51▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Electrochemical Capacitors51▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Nanostructures48▲ 5.8×11 topics
  19. Drug Discovery47▲ 10×9 topics
  20. Water Splitting45▲ 6.0×4 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency44▲ 2.3×30 topics
  22. Green Chemistry42▲ 11×9 topics
  23. Cathode Materials42▲ 5.1×3 topics
  24. Anticancer Agents41▲ 13×10 topics
  25. Internet of Things41▲ 2.3×24 topics
  26. Nanocrystals40▲ 7.1×5 topics
  27. Organic Synthesis40▲ 17×6 topics
  28. Rechargeable Batteries40▲ 7.1×2 topics
  29. Medicinal Chemistry40▲ 6.9×10 topics
  30. Antioxidant39▲ 2.8×42 topics
  31. Green Synthesis38▲ 9.6×4 topics
  32. Semiconductors32▲ 5.1×4 topics
  33. Antimicrobial31▲ 5.4×10 topics
  34. India30▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Heterocyclic Compounds29▲ 16×5 topics
  36. Visible Light28▲ 5.8×2 topics
  37. Asymmetric Synthesis26▲ 23×5 topics
  38. Policy26▲ 5.7×6 topics
  39. Nanocatalysts23▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Taxonomy22▲ 8.2×12 topics

Which research topics does Shivaji University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Advancements in Battery Materials, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Supercapacitor Materials…51Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 51 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 21 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 20 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 19 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 18 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…17Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 17 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 17 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 16 fractional worksNanomaterials for cataly…16Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 16 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringOrganic ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 51 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 20 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  6. 6 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 18 works
  7. 7 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 17 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 works
  10. 10 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 16 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shivaji University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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