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Tumkur University

In research, Tumkur University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,117 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,492 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,850 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry — Materials Chemistry is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,900
of 28,054 · #10,732 all time
Rank in India
#494
of 1,840
Research works
2k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Tumkur 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 #4,117 of 12,888 9.8%457 #6870
Social SciencesDomain #7,492 of 10,521 7.4%142 #6408
EngineeringField #4,850 of 6,636 7.5%137 #7814
Materials ScienceField #1,907 of 2,468 15.7%76 #2929
Computer ScienceField #3,780 of 4,667 7.7%144 #5508
Health SciencesDomain #10,438 of 11,982 5.5%93 #18866
Life SciencesDomain #7,025 of 7,800 9.8%75 #12151
MedicineField #9,618 of 10,443 5.5%75 #17269

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tumkur 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#6,870 #4,117
  2. Social Sciences#6,408 #7,492
  3. Engineering#7,814 #4,850
  4. Materials Science#2,929 #1,907
  5. Computer Science#5,508 #3,780
  6. Health Sciences#18,866 #10,438
  7. Life Sciences#12,151 #7,025
  8. Medicine#17,269 #9,618
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 Tumkur University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 51.6 works3.4×
← 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: 1.01× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.47× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.41× its world share, 144 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.49× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 137 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.82× its world share, 76 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tumkur University?

Ranked on the composite score, S.C. Prashantha, H.P. Nagaswarupa and B. Daruka Prasad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tumkur University.

  1. 1 S.C. Prashantha India · #132,172 worldwide 298 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 H.P. Nagaswarupa India · #162,454 worldwide 272 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 B. Daruka Prasad India · #165,816 worldwide 253 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 R.B. Basavaraj India · #172,788 worldwide 201 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 G.P. Darshan India · #262,038 worldwide 177 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 S.C. Sharma India · #329,487 worldwide 445 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 H. Nagabhushana India · #343,095 worldwide 520 citations · 74 works
  8. 8 H. Nagabhushana India · #356,154 worldwide 318 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 V. Suneetha India · #580,324 worldwide 39 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 H.B. Premkumar India · #580,461 worldwide 147 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Tumkur University

Which keywords describe research at Tumkur University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Security, Heat Transfer, Nanostructures and IoT 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. Deep Learning94▲ 3.6×63 topics
  2. Machine Learning73▲ 2.9×61 topics
  3. Nanomaterials36▲ 4.5×14 topics
  4. Neural Networks25▲ 2.1×27 topics
  5. Nanoparticles25▲ 2.6×28 topics
  6. Graphene25▲ 4.7×10 topics
  7. Healthcare23▲ 2.7×8 topics
  8. Security22▲ 4.4×18 topics
  9. Internet of Things21▲ 3.2×16 topics
  10. Data Mining21▲ 3.6×12 topics
  11. Heat Transfer20▲ 5.2×9 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications20▲ 2.2×23 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks18▲ 3.3×14 topics
  14. Classification18▲ 5.1×10 topics
  15. Nanostructures18▲ 5.8×10 topics
  16. Wireless Sensor Networks17▲ 4.9×14 topics
  17. Feature Extraction17▲ 4.8×10 topics
  18. IoT Security16▲ 6.7×3 topics
  19. Synthesis15▲ 5.2×20 topics
  20. Water Splitting14▲ 5.1×4 topics
  21. Environmental Monitoring14▲ 4.8×9 topics
  22. Visible Light13▲ 7.2×2 topics
  23. India12▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Chemical Sensors12▲ 6.6×3 topics
  25. Smart Cities12▲ 6.1×7 topics
  26. Semiconductors12▲ 5.1×4 topics
  27. Solar Energy12▲ 4.7×4 topics
  28. Experimental Investigation11▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Applications11▲ 5.1×5 topics
  30. Cybersecurity11▲ 5.7×4 topics
  31. Big Data Analytics10▲ 6.3×4 topics
  32. Green Synthesis10▲ 7.0×4 topics
  33. Solar Cell Efficiency10▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Photocatalyst10▲ 7.0×1 topic
  35. Plasmonic10▲ 7.0×1 topic
  36. Solid-State Lighting10▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Luminescent Materials9▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Room Temperature9▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Nanocrystal Synthesis9▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Upconversion Nanoparticles9▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Tumkur University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare.

Advanced Photocatalysis …10Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 10 fractional worksLuminescence Properties …9Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 9 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 8 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 7 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 7 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 7 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…6Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 5 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 5 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringHealth Information Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  2. 2 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 9 works
  3. 3 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 7 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 7 works
  6. 6 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 7 works
  7. 7 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  10. 10 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tumkur University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.