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University of Allahabad

In research, University of Allahabad stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,205 of 12,888 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#224 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,567 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Philosophy — Organic Chemistry is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,335
of 28,054 · #2,049 all time
Rank in India
#51
of 1,840
Research works
10k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
142k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is University of Allahabad 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 #1,205 of 12,888 19.6%1,040 #1728
Arts and HumanitiesField #224 of 1,998 25.1%93 #756
Social SciencesDomain #1,567 of 10,521 13.7%455 #2632
Life SciencesDomain #1,376 of 7,800 18.9%421 #2785
EngineeringField #2,089 of 6,636 20.3%225 #1906
Environmental ScienceField #1,173 of 3,551 22.3%195 #1401
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,225 of 3,409 17.7%244 #1387
Health SciencesDomain #4,410 of 11,982 19.9%234 #6411
Computer ScienceField #1,787 of 4,667 16.9%162 #3142
Organic ChemistrySubfield #244 of 615 28.3%74 #610

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Allahabad 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#1,728 #1,205
  2. Arts and Humanities#756 #224
  3. Social Sciences#2,632 #1,567
  4. Life Sciences#2,785 #1,376
  5. Engineering#1,906 #2,089
  6. Environmental Science#1,401 #1,173
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,387 #1,225
  8. Health Sciences#6,411 #4,410
  9. Computer Science#3,142 #1,787
  10. Organic Chemistry#610 #244
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 University of Allahabad specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 74.1 works4.6×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 37.6 works4.1×
← 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: 2.39× its world share, 244 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 108 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.81× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.27× its world share, 110 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 162 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 225 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.83× its world share, 195 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.07× its world share, 155 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 67 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 172 worksMedicineNursing: 2.88× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 93 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 57 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 189 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Allahabad?

Ranked on the composite score, Vijay Pratap Singh, Sheo Mohan Prasad and Sudhir Kumar Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Allahabad.

  1. 1 Vijay Pratap Singh India · #31,218 worldwide 717 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Sheo Mohan Prasad India · #61,649 worldwide 570 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Sudhir Kumar Singh India · #84,143 worldwide 402 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Durgesh Kumar Tripathi India · #177,122 worldwide 291 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Parul Parihar India · #250,319 worldwide 358 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Devendra Kumar Chauhan India · #258,094 worldwide 217 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Ashish Khare India · #278,555 worldwide 145 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Bechan Sharma India · #283,872 worldwide 101 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Manoj K. Singh India · #333,091 worldwide 196 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Durganand Sinha India · #337,579 worldwide 88 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Allahabad

Which keywords describe research at University of Allahabad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Climate Change, Toxicity, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Activity, Antioxidant, Remote Sensing and Heavy Metals.

▲ 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. Climate Change103▲ 1.77×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning85▲ 1.21×61 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress83▲ 2.4×50 topics
  4. Nanomaterials74▲ 3.2×16 topics
  5. Deep Learning73◆ 0.99×62 topics
  6. Remote Sensing64▲ 2.4×28 topics
  7. Environmental Impact59▲ 1.61×36 topics
  8. Globalization59▲ 1.40×53 topics
  9. Nanoparticles58▲ 2.1×36 topics
  10. Sustainability58◆ 1.10×47 topics
  11. Antioxidant56▲ 3.8×45 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity55▲ 4.0×31 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications55▲ 2.1×31 topics
  14. Toxicity54▲ 5.7×17 topics
  15. Human Rights52▲ 2.3×32 topics
  16. Antioxidants36▲ 3.8×14 topics
  17. Graphene36▲ 2.4×10 topics
  18. Heavy Metals36▲ 7.0×7 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants35▲ 4.1×13 topics
  20. Antimicrobial33▲ 5.5×13 topics
  21. Philosophy32▲ 3.4×10 topics
  22. Gene Expression32▲ 2.4×14 topics
  23. Medicinal Chemistry29▲ 4.9×11 topics
  24. Organic Synthesis28▲ 11×9 topics
  25. Health Benefits28▲ 3.9×13 topics
  26. Green Synthesis26▲ 6.3×4 topics
  27. Spectroscopy24▲ 6.6×7 topics
  28. Conflict23▲ 6.7×7 topics
  29. Bioavailability22▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Environmental Ethics21▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Biosynthesis21▲ 6.3×8 topics
  32. Production21▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Peacebuilding20▲ 15×4 topics
  34. India19▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Conflict Resolution19▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Cytotoxicity19▲ 6.6×5 topics
  37. Gandhi19▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Nonviolence19▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Plant Responses18▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Biological Synthesis18▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Allahabad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian History and Philosophy, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma.

Indian History and Philo…19Indian History and Philosophy: 19 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…18Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 18 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 15 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 14 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 13 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 13 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 12 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofue…11Algal biology and biofuel production: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 10 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 10 fractional works
PhilosophyMaterials ChemistryPolitical Science and International RelationsMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 19 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 18 works
  3. 3 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 15 works
  4. 4 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 14 works
  5. 5 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 13 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 13 works
  7. 7 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  10. 10 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 10 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Allahabad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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