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Tata Institute of Social Sciences

In research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,406 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,486 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,428 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management — Gender Studies is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,300
of 28,054 · #16,924 all time
Rank in India
#803
of 1,840
Research works
2.7k
▲ 95% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Tata Institute of Social Sciences 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 #3,406 of 10,521 19.8%578 #3849
Social SciencesField #2,486 of 6,365 20.7%326 #2479
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,428 of 2,578 18.4%123 #2016
Health SciencesDomain #7,433 of 11,982 14.4%130 #12288
MedicineField #6,700 of 10,443 16.8%74 #13436
PsychologyField #1,809 of 2,181 16.7%75 #2801
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,474 of 1,775 19.4%66 #2341
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,158 of 2,578 14.6%68 #2782
Physical SciencesDomain #10,830 of 12,888 14.0%122 #16012

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tata Institute of Social Sciences 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#3,849 #3,406
  2. Social Sciences#2,479 #2,486
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,016 #1,428
  4. Health Sciences#12,288 #7,433
  5. Medicine#13,436 #6,700
  6. Psychology#2,801 #1,809
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,341 #1,474
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#2,782 #2,158
  9. Physical Sciences#16,012 #10,830
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 Tata Institute of Social Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 22.5 works7.1×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 25.6 works6.1×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 2.10× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.43× its world share, 68 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.51× its world share, 66 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.83× its world share, 75 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 326 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tata Institute of Social Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Waquar Ahmed, Sharit K. Bhowmik and Gordhan K. Saini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

  1. 1 Waquar Ahmed India · #501,174 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Sharit K. Bhowmik India · #721,918 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Gordhan K. Saini India · #728,870 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 S. Parasuraman India · #858,697 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Bino Paul India · #1,031,318 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Yogesh Atal India · #1,033,225 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Priya Nayar India · #1,033,396 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Ashwani Kumar India · #1,036,290 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Samta P. Pandya India · #1,093,140 worldwide 33 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Kanchan Mukherjee India · #1,191,665 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Tata Institute of Social Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Human Rights, Vulnerability, Social Capital, Sustainable Development, India and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization67▲ 3.9×44 topics
  2. Mental Health55▲ 4.3×30 topics
  3. Sustainability48▲ 2.2×38 topics
  4. Human Rights47▲ 5.3×22 topics
  5. Sustainable Development44▲ 3.1×27 topics
  6. Climate Change39▲ 1.65×42 topics
  7. Social Capital33▲ 7.2×13 topics
  8. COVID-1933▲ 2.8×19 topics
  9. Vulnerability32▲ 16×8 topics
  10. Colonialism29▲ 6.9×11 topics
  11. Economic Development28▲ 4.0×16 topics
  12. India27▲ 43×3 topics
  13. Social Support25▲ 5.2×14 topics
  14. Social Networks25▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Ethnicity24▲ 7.4×9 topics
  16. Economic Reforms24▲ 99×2 topics
  17. Food Security24▲ 5.0×7 topics
  18. Democracy23▲ 7.5×9 topics
  19. Gender Bias23▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Neoliberalism22▲ 7.1×14 topics
  21. Conflict22▲ 15×6 topics
  22. Agriculture21▲ 6.1×3 topics
  23. Decentralization21▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Resilience21▲ 5.0×11 topics
  25. Poverty Alleviation21▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Leadership20▲ 4.8×9 topics
  27. Gender Inequality20▲ 17×6 topics
  28. Risk Management20▲ 4.7×9 topics
  29. Entrepreneurship19▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Social Impact18▲ 5.3×9 topics
  31. Agricultural Livelihoods18▲ 159×1 topic
  32. Kerala18▲ 159×1 topic
  33. Poverty18▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Policy18▲ 9.2×9 topics
  35. Labor Market17▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Federalism17▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Kashmir17▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Health Equity16▲ 6.9×6 topics
  39. Insurance16▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Household Resilience15▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does Tata Institute of Social Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Economic Development in India, South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Agricultural risk and resilience and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development.

Social and Economic Deve…18Social and Economic Development in India: 18 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …17South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 17 fractional worksAgricultural risk and re…15Agricultural risk and resilience: 15 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…11Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 11 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 10 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 10 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…10Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 10 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Diaspora: 10 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 10 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopol…9Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsSoil ScienceBusiness and International Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  2. 2 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  3. 3 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 15 works
  4. 4 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 11 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  6. 6 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  7. 7 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 10 works
  8. 8 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 10 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 10 works
  10. 10 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 9 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tata Institute of Social Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 95% 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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