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Udaipur Solar Observatory

In research, Udaipur Solar Observatory stands highest in Astronomy and Astrophysics (#829 of 954 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#2,631 of 2,917 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,677 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,522
of 34,923
Rank in India
#1,516
of 1,754
Research works
498
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.1k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.66×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Udaipur Solar Observatory

What is Udaipur Solar Observatory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #829 of 954 1.6%280
Physics and AstronomyField #2,631 of 2,917 1.4%329
Physical SciencesDomain #16,677 of 17,446 1.7%442

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Udaipur Solar Observatory 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 fields of science does Udaipur Solar Observatory work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Udaipur Solar Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (46%), Engineering (12%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 73.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 46.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 16 fractional works · 44.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 11.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 10.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUdaipur SolarObservatory36fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences4%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy1646.0%
    2. Engineering411.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences27.0%
    4. Computer Science25.9%
    5. Energy01.2%
    6. Environmental Science01.1%
    7. Chemistry00.4%
    1. Medicine410.8%
    2. Health Professions00.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology37.3%
    2. Neuroscience12.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Social Sciences12.9%
    2. Psychology00.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.44× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 20.69× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 20.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy20.69×16 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.44×2 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.65×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.37×3 works
  5. Neuroscience1.34×1 works
  6. Energy1.27×0 works
  7. Engineering0.78×4 works
  8. Computer Science0.75×2 works
  9. Medicine0.56×4 works
  10. Health Professions0.34×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.28×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.23×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.23×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.19×0 works
  16. Psychology0.18×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Udaipur Solar Observatory?

Ranked on the quality score, Sushree S. Nayak, Sanjay Kumar and K. Sinha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Udaipur Solar Observatory.

  1. 1 Sushree S. Nayak India · #3,187,462 worldwide 104 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Sanjay Kumar India · #4,792,675 worldwide 730 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 K. Sinha India · #4,800,761 worldwide 126 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 L. M. Punetha India · #5,249,517 worldwide 12 citations · 14 works
  5. 5 C. D. Kandpal India · #5,570,489 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 K. R. Bondal India · #5,652,741 worldwide 5 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Rajendra N. Shelke India · #5,751,095 worldwide 53 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 T. D. Padalia India · #5,755,999 worldwide 62 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 S. D. Sinvhal India · #5,891,108 worldwide 49 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 U. S. Chaubey India · #5,939,247 worldwide 276 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Udaipur Solar Observatory

What are the most cited papers from Udaipur Solar Observatory?

The most cited paper from Udaipur Solar Observatory is "The Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) Project" (John W. Harvey, Frank F. Hill, Rob Hubbard et al., 1996), with 630 citations. Next come "Solar and interplanetary sources of major geomagnetic storms during 1996–2002" (187) and "On the 3-D reconstruction of Coronal Mass Ejections using coronagraph data" (149).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) Project John W. Harvey, Frank F. Hill, Rob Hubbard et al. · Science 31 May 1996 630
2 Solar and interplanetary sources of major geomagnetic storms during 1996–2002 Nandita Srivastava, P. Venkatakrishnan · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access Oct 2004 187
3 On the 3-D reconstruction of Coronal Mass Ejections using coronagraph data M. Mierla et al. · Annales Geophysicae Open access 20 Jan 2010 149
4 Evidence for shock acceleration and intergalactic magnetic fields in a large-scale filament of galaxies ZwCl 2341.1+0000 J. Bagchi, Torsten A. Enßlin, Francesco Miniati et al. · New Astronomy Open access Jul 2002 128
5 Ring Diagram Analysis of Near‐Surface Flows in the Sun Sarbani Basu, H. M. Antia, Sushanta C. Tripathy · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 10 Feb 1999 115
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Which keywords describe research at Udaipur Solar Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets and Geomagnetic Field.

▲ 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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Solar Wind12▲ 365×2 topics
  2. Coronal Mass Ejections7▲ 550×1 topic
  3. Solar Dynamics Observatory7▲ 550×1 topic
  4. Ionosphere5▲ 241×1 topic
  5. Magnetosphere5▲ 241×1 topic
  6. Solar System Abundances3▲ 160×1 topic
  7. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 160×1 topic
  8. Geomagnetic Field2▲ 258×1 topic
  9. Magnetosome Formation2▲ 258×1 topic
  10. Deep Learning2▲ 1.58×11 topics
  11. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.7×6 topics
  12. Ionospheric Anomalies1▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Seismic Electromagnetics1▲ 95×1 topic
  14. Form-Finding1▲ 104×1 topic
  15. Tensegrity1▲ 104×1 topic

Which research topics does Udaipur Solar Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies.

Solar and Space Plasma D…7Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 7 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…5Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 5 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…3Astro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleoma…2Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 2 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 1 fractional worksStructural Analysis and Optimization: 1 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 0 fractional worksVestibular and auditory disorders: 0 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsMolecular BiologyGeophysicsCivil and Structural Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Structural Analysis and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 0 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 0 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Udaipur Solar Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Udaipur Solar Observatory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Udaipur Solar Observatory0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Udaipur Solar Observatory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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