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University of Delhi

In research, University of Delhi stands highest in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (#3 of 172 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#281 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#443 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Bioengineering, Numerical Analysis and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry — Bioengineering is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#355
of 28,054 · #781 all time
Rank in India
#6
of 1,840
Research works
47k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
616k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Delhi 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
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield #3 of 172 41.2%102 #104
Physical SciencesDomain #281 of 12,888 16.3%4,451 #725
Social SciencesDomain #443 of 10,521 17.1%3,319 #642
Plant ScienceSubfield #63 of 1,395 32.1%379 #191
Environmental ScienceField #205 of 3,551 24.5%588 #580
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #201 of 3,409 25.5%714 #383
Life SciencesDomain #463 of 7,800 21.1%1,520 #969
ChemistryField #90 of 1,330 13.9%487 #355
Social SciencesField #436 of 6,365 16.8%1,389 #538
MathematicsField #74 of 1,053 12.6%337 #382

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Delhi 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. Statistical and Nonlinear Physics#104 #3
  2. Physical Sciences#725 #281
  3. Social Sciences#642 #443
  4. Plant Science#191 #63
  5. Environmental Science#580 #205
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#383 #201
  7. Life Sciences#969 #463
  8. Chemistry#355 #90
  9. Social Sciences#538 #436
  10. Mathematics#382 #74
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 Delhi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Bioengineering takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BioengineeringSubfield · 34.6 works5.0×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 38.6 works4.4×
  3. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 33.2 works4.0×
  4. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 66.8 works3.9×
  5. PhilosophySubfield · 165.9 works3.7×
  6. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 24.5 works3.7×
  7. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 283.5 works3.6×
← 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: 1.45× its world share, 714 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 617 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 59 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 93 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.17× its world share, 78 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.00× its world share, 487 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 665 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 131 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 114 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 940 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 588 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.84× its world share, 665 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.76× its world share, 336 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.94× its world share, 447 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 162 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 815 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 68 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 449 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 531 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 154 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.22× its world share, 491 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 306 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1,389 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Delhi?

Ranked on the composite score, N. Parashar, R. K. Shivpuri and Radhey Shyam Sharma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Delhi.

  1. 1 N. Parashar · #19,139 worldwide 897 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 R. K. Shivpuri · #20,511 worldwide 1.1k citations · 86 works
  3. 3 Radhey Shyam Sharma · #50,340 worldwide 403 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Poonam Batra · #72,824 worldwide 547 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 K. Ranjan · #75,232 worldwide 510 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 R. K. Shivpuri · #82,098 worldwide 758 citations · 80 works
  7. 7 Pawan Gupta · #89,875 worldwide 288 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Alok C. Bharti · #92,627 worldwide 520 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 André Béteille · #93,303 worldwide 108 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Sant S. Bhojwani · #120,923 worldwide 152 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Delhi

Which keywords describe research at University of Delhi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Conflict, Nanomaterials, Colonialism, Climate Change, India and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Globalization391▲ 1.93×107 topics
  2. Climate Change354▲ 1.27×99 topics
  3. Machine Learning330◆ 0.97×82 topics
  4. Sustainability297▲ 1.18×80 topics
  5. Human Rights296▲ 2.8×55 topics
  6. Nanomaterials264▲ 2.4×19 topics
  7. Environmental Impact243▲ 1.38×47 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications218▲ 1.78×33 topics
  9. Nanoparticles217▲ 1.67×41 topics
  10. Economic Growth201▲ 2.3×32 topics
  11. COVID-19197▲ 1.39×28 topics
  12. Colonialism192▲ 3.9×34 topics
  13. Pandemic165▲ 1.49×12 topics
  14. Catalysis163▲ 2.4×28 topics
  15. Graphene162▲ 2.3×12 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior161▲ 2.5×17 topics
  17. Conflict158▲ 9.3×9 topics
  18. Social Justice155▲ 2.5×33 topics
  19. Philosophy154▲ 3.4×19 topics
  20. Nanocomposites152▲ 1.83×22 topics
  21. Ethnicity148▲ 3.8×15 topics
  22. Development135▲ 3.8×17 topics
  23. Toxicity124▲ 2.8×20 topics
  24. Synthesis114▲ 3.0×34 topics
  25. Nanostructures114▲ 2.7×16 topics
  26. India110▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Green Chemistry106▲ 5.8×10 topics
  28. Stock Market101▲ 4.1×2 topics
  29. Environmental Ethics98▲ 16×5 topics
  30. Federalism98▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Insurgency93▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Kashmir93▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Vulnerability93▲ 4.0×8 topics
  34. Peacebuilding92▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Green Synthesis89▲ 4.5×5 topics
  36. Economic Reforms83▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Conflict Resolution82▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Gandhi82▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Nonviolence82▲ 48×1 topic
  40. business impact73▲ 7.2×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Delhi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Indian History and Philosophy, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and South Asian Cinema and Culture.

South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 93 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 82 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts73COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 73 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…51South Asian Cinema and Culture: 51 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 46 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 43 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…42Social and Economic Development in India: 42 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 41 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 41 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…39Corporate Finance and Governance: 39 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyEconomics and EconometricsVisual Arts and Performing Arts5 others

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

  1. 1 South Asian Studies and ConflictsPolitical Science and International Relations 93 works
  2. 2 Indian History and PhilosophyPhilosophy 82 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics and Econometrics 73 works
  4. 4 South Asian Cinema and CultureVisual Arts and Performing Arts 51 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 46 works
  6. 6 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 43 works
  7. 7 Social and Economic Development in IndiaSociology and Political Science 42 works
  8. 8 Agricultural risk and resilienceSoil Science 41 works
  9. 9 Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics and Econometrics 41 works
  10. 10 Corporate Finance and GovernanceAccounting 39 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Delhi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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.

Other research institutions in New Delhi

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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.