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Sikkim University

In research, Sikkim University stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,536 of 6,403 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,327 of 10,670 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,618 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#4,247
of 22,385 · #3,652 all time
Rank in India
#145
of 1,562
Research works
1.4k
▲ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%

What is Sikkim University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #2,536 of 6,403 7.3%160 #2656
Physical SciencesDomain #4,327 of 10,670 9.0%246 #3206
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,618 of 3,157 7.5%94 #1602
Social SciencesDomain #4,928 of 9,585 7.5%188 #3873
Environmental ScienceField #2,003 of 3,334 7.1%64 -
Health SciencesDomain #7,767 of 9,902 5.2%76 #7839
Social SciencesField #5,131 of 5,988 6.8%82 #3803

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sikkim 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#2,656 #2,536
  2. Physical Sciences#3,206 #4,327
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,602 #1,618
  4. Social Sciences#3,873 #4,928
  5. Health Sciences#7,839 #7,767
  6. Social Sciences#3,803 #5,131
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Sikkim University work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Sikkim University is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Social Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 291 fractional works · 36.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 78 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 64 fractional works · 8.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 27 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 55 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 23 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 20 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 237 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 106 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 27 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 25 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 31 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 188 fractional works · 23.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 110 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPlant Science: 48 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 61 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 86 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMedicine: 62 fractional works · 7.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSikkim University802fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences30%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science789.7%
    2. Computer Science648.0%
    3. Engineering556.8%
    4. Chemistry232.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences202.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy202.5%
    7. Materials Science182.2%
    8. Mathematics70.9%
    9. Energy50.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences10613.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting394.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance334.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities313.8%
    5. Psychology232.9%
    6. Decision Sciences60.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11013.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology617.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics91.1%
    4. Neuroscience60.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.3%
    1. Medicine627.7%
    2. Health Professions131.6%
    3. Nursing101.3%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.88× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.04× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.84× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 64 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 78 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 2.67× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.04×9 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.88×110 works
  3. Nursing2.67×10 works
  4. Environmental Science1.95×78 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.90×33 works
  6. Chemistry1.84×23 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.63×20 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.51×39 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.44×61 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.32×30 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.11×20 works
  12. Social Sciences1.05×106 works
  13. Computer Science1.03×64 works
  14. Psychology0.94×23 works
  15. Veterinary0.87×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.78×7 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.75×6 works
  18. Energy0.65×5 works
  19. Materials Science0.63×18 works
  20. Health Professions0.62×13 works
  21. Engineering0.45×55 works
  22. Neuroscience0.43×6 works
  23. Medicine0.40×62 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.31×1 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×2 works
  26. Dentistry0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sikkim University?

Ranked on the quality score, Dixita Chettri, Rebika Rai and Jyoti Prakash Tamang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sikkim University.

  1. 1 Dixita Chettri India · #367,990 worldwide 1.2k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Rebika Rai India · #511,647 worldwide 482 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jyoti Prakash Tamang India · #598,131 worldwide 8.4k citations · 163 works
  4. 4 Partha Pratim Bag India · #613,468 worldwide 1.9k citations · 102 works
  5. 5 Partha Pratim Ray India · #681,169 worldwide 7.2k citations · 233 works
  6. 6 Anil Kumar Verma India · #783,757 worldwide 6.6k citations · 211 works
  7. 7 N. Bijayalaxmi Devi India · #815,292 worldwide 764 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Sudarsan Tamang India · #1,014,171 worldwide 2.1k citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Sanghamitra Choudhury India · #1,135,951 worldwide 314 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Shailendra Kumar India · #1,175,217 worldwide 412 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Sikkim University

What are the most cited papers from Sikkim University?

The most cited paper from Sikkim University is "ChatGPT: A comprehensive review on background, applications, key challenges, bias, ethics, limitations and future scope" (Partha Pratim Ray, 2023), with 2,456 citations. Next come "A survey on Internet of Things architectures" (1,174) and "Review: Diversity of Microorganisms in Global Fermented Foods and Beverages" (814).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ChatGPT: A comprehensive review on background, applications, key challenges, bias, ethics, limitations and future scope Partha Pratim Ray · Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems Open access 2023 2,456
2 A survey on Internet of Things architectures Partha Pratim Ray · Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences Open access 11 Oct 2016 1,174
3 Review: Diversity of Microorganisms in Global Fermented Foods and Beverages Jyoti Prakash Tamang, Koichi Watanabe, Wilhelm Heinrich Holzapfel · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 24 Mar 2016 814
4 Fermented foods in a global age: East meets West Jyoti Prakash Tamang, Paul D. Cotter, Akihito Endo et al. · Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety Open access 2020 703
5 Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Focusing on Nontoxic and Earth-Abundant Materials Peter Reiß, Marie Carrière, Christophe Lincheneau et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 8 Jul 2016 634
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sikkim University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Conflict, Machine Learning, Human Rights, India, Artificial Intelligence and Development.

▲ 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-now 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 Change57▲ 2.6×54 topics
  2. Machine Learning44▲ 1.66×48 topics
  3. Sustainability40▲ 2.0×29 topics
  4. Deep Learning30◆ 1.07×43 topics
  5. Human Rights28▲ 3.5×17 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence28▲ 2.5×20 topics
  7. Globalization23▲ 1.47×29 topics
  8. Big Data23▲ 3.0×15 topics
  9. Remote Sensing22▲ 2.3×22 topics
  10. Healthcare21▲ 2.3×10 topics
  11. Sustainable Development21▲ 1.66×24 topics
  12. Conflict20▲ 15×6 topics
  13. Food Security20▲ 4.6×10 topics
  14. Biodiversity19▲ 3.0×16 topics
  15. Development18▲ 6.2×12 topics
  16. India17▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Colonialism17▲ 4.4×6 topics
  18. Antioxidant16▲ 2.9×33 topics
  19. Ethnicity16▲ 5.2×5 topics
  20. Medical Imaging15▲ 3.6×6 topics
  21. Precision Medicine15▲ 3.7×7 topics
  22. Agriculture15▲ 4.8×5 topics
  23. Policy14▲ 7.9×6 topics
  24. Federalism13▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Insurgency13▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Kashmir13▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Health Equity13▲ 5.5×4 topics
  28. Production12▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Prebiotics11▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Ethical Challenges11▲ 6.5×2 topics
  31. Health Benefits11▲ 4.2×11 topics
  32. Biogeography10▲ 4.5×12 topics
  33. Microbiota10▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Clinical Decision Support10▲ 7.9×1 topic
  35. Radiology10▲ 8.7×1 topic
  36. Economic Analysis9▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Immune Modulation9▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Gut Health9▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Lactic Acid Bacteria9▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Economic Reforms8▲ 35×3 topics

Which research topics does Sikkim University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Agricultural Economics and Practices.

  1. 1 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 10 works
  3. 3 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 9 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 works
  5. 5 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 6 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  8. 8 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 4 works
  10. 10 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 4 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sikkim University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sikkim University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0036% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Sikkim University0.0032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sikkim University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Sikkim University6.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 2016.

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