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University of Calicut

In research, University of Calicut stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,621 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,120 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,745 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science — Polymers and Plastics is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,533
of 28,054 · #7,701 all time
Rank in India
#322
of 1,840
Research works
4.4k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is University of Calicut 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 #3,621 of 12,888 10.5%735 #6157
Social SciencesDomain #6,120 of 10,521 9.7%209 #9242
Life SciencesDomain #4,745 of 7,800 6.0%318 #7348
EngineeringField #4,276 of 6,636 9.6%146 #7515
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,305 of 3,409 6.3%192 #2729
Materials ScienceField #1,840 of 2,468 12.6%236 #3027
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,096 of 1,395 11.3%72 #1428
Polymers and PlasticsSubfield #198 of 250 20.5%64 #654
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,259 of 1,556 7.7%119 #2331
Health SciencesDomain #9,873 of 11,982 7.4%122 #16173

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Calicut 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#6,157 #3,621
  2. Social Sciences#9,242 #6,120
  3. Life Sciences#7,348 #4,745
  4. Engineering#7,515 #4,276
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,729 #2,305
  6. Materials Science#3,027 #1,840
  7. Plant Science#1,428 #1,096
  8. Polymers and Plastics#654 #198
  9. Materials Chemistry#2,331 #1,259
  10. Health Sciences#16,173 #9,873
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 Calicut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 63.6 works11×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 63.9 works9.8×
  3. Insect ScienceSubfield · 21.4 works5.5×
  4. Materials ScienceField · 235.7 works4.9×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 30.7 works4.9×
← 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: 2.93× its world share, 192 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 92 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.54× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.39× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.06× its world share, 66 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.05× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 146 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.88× its world share, 236 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.80× its world share, 29 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.30× its world share, 71 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 99 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Calicut?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Manimohan, K. P. DEEPNA LATHA and N.K. Renuka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Calicut.

  1. 1 P. Manimohan India · #263,404 worldwide 210 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 K. P. DEEPNA LATHA India · #386,358 worldwide 114 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 N.K. Renuka India · #642,887 worldwide 129 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Abraham Joseph India · #646,542 worldwide 170 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 B. R. S. Babu India · #855,986 worldwide 57 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 P. V. Madhusoodanan India · #914,820 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Kishore Sridharan India · #975,085 worldwide 137 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 K. Jayakumar India · #1,134,510 worldwide 74 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 P. P. Pradyumnan India · #1,148,705 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 S. Pradeep India · #1,174,842 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Calicut

Which keywords describe research at University of Calicut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials, Biogeography, Tissue Engineering, Phylogeny, Taxonomy 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. Nanocomposites89▲ 8.0×18 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications81▲ 4.9×23 topics
  3. Nanomaterials78▲ 5.3×15 topics
  4. Climate Change58▲ 1.56×61 topics
  5. Nanoparticles52▲ 3.0×26 topics
  6. Biogeography50▲ 14×18 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering48▲ 5.7×10 topics
  8. Graphene45▲ 4.8×9 topics
  9. Environmental Impact44▲ 1.87×27 topics
  10. Antioxidant44▲ 4.6×33 topics
  11. Biodiversity43▲ 4.2×15 topics
  12. Phylogeny39▲ 19×15 topics
  13. Nanostructures39▲ 7.0×11 topics
  14. Taxonomy36▲ 20×12 topics
  15. Nanofibers33▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Toxicity32▲ 5.4×16 topics
  17. Energy Storage32▲ 3.5×7 topics
  18. Green Synthesis32▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Nanocrystals31▲ 8.1×5 topics
  20. Bioimaging30▲ 9.5×6 topics
  21. Antimicrobial30▲ 7.7×12 topics
  22. Organic Electronics30▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Conducting Polymers29▲ 15×2 topics
  24. PEDOT:PSS29▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Polyaniline29▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Invasive Species29▲ 4.9×17 topics
  27. Semiconductors28▲ 6.6×4 topics
  28. DNA Barcoding28▲ 12×8 topics
  29. Medicinal Plants25▲ 4.5×14 topics
  30. Synthesis23▲ 4.5×23 topics
  31. Cytotoxicity22▲ 12×8 topics
  32. Chemical Sensors22▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Evolution21▲ 6.1×10 topics
  34. Metal Nanoparticles21▲ 9.0×3 topics
  35. Dielectric Properties20▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Biosynthesis19▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Molecular Phylogeny18▲ 8.6×9 topics
  38. Electrical Properties18▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Biological Synthesis18▲ 17×1 topic
  40. India18▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Calicut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conducting polymers and applications, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors.

Conducting polymers and …29Conducting polymers and applications: 29 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 18 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation: 14 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 12 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …10Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 10 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 10 fractional worksZnO doping and properties: 10 fractional worksPlant and animal studies10Plant and animal studies: 10 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 29 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 18 works
  3. 3 Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation Polymers and Plastics 14 works
  4. 4 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 12 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  8. 8 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  9. 9 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 10 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Calicut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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