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University Grants Commission

In research, University Grants Commission stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,531 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,395 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,314
of 28,054 · #24,758 all time
Rank in India
#1,352
of 1,840
Research works
414
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University Grants Commission 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,531 of 16,945 11.4%159
Physical SciencesDomain #18,395 of 21,541 7.9%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Grants Commission 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).

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: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.88× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.53× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.25× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.88× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Grants Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, Sukhadeo Thorat, Smith Jp and Naval Satarawala Chopra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Grants Commission.

  1. 1 Sukhadeo Thorat India · #513,154 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Smith Jp India · #633,684 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Naval Satarawala Chopra India · #1,267,113 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University Grants Commission

Which keywords describe research at University Grants Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Price Discrimination, Collusion, Competition, Globalization, India, Brain Development, Economic Reforms and Nanostructures.

▲ 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. Price Discrimination7▲ 236×2 topics
  2. Collusion6▲ 634×1 topic
  3. Competition6▲ 119×1 topic
  4. Globalization4▲ 2.6×9 topics
  5. Climate Change4▲ 1.62×16 topics
  6. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.2×10 topics
  7. Economic Growth2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  8. India2▲ 35×3 topics
  9. Nanostructures2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  10. Brain Development2▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Self-Assembly2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  12. Economic Reforms2▲ 84×2 topics
  13. Higher Education2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  14. Policy2▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Neurodegeneration2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  16. Platform Competition2▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Two-Sided Markets2▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Biomaterials2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  19. Neuroinflammation2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  21. Political Economy2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  22. Democracy2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  23. Development2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  24. Cytokines2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  25. Hydrogels2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  26. Anticancer Agents1▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Environmental Management1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  28. Industrialization1▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Innate Immunity1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  30. Fiscal Policy1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  31. International Trade1▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Nanofibers1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  33. Emotion Recognition1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  34. Microglia1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Peptide Amphiphiles1▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Professional Practices1▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Public Action1▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Supramolecular1▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Heterocyclic Compounds1▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Taxation1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does University Grants Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Merger and Competition Analysis, Digital Platforms and Economics, Indian Economic and Social Development and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials.

Merger and Competition A…6Merger and Competition Analysis: 6 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 2 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 1 fractional worksSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials: 1 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 1 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 1 fractional worksNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 1 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talent Management: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsStrategy and ManagementBiomaterialsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials Biomaterials 1 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Developmental Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Grants Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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