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University of Hyderabad

In research, University of Hyderabad stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,059 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,337 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,439 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,442
of 28,054 · #1,197 all time
Rank in India
#58
of 1,840
Research works
15k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
280k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is University of Hyderabad 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 #1,059 of 12,888 12.8%1,602 #878
Life SciencesDomain #1,337 of 7,800 18.3%488 #2070
Social SciencesDomain #2,439 of 10,521 17.6%653 #2513
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #852 of 3,579 13.6%265 #1436
EngineeringField #1,896 of 6,636 11.0%399 #2566
Physics and AstronomyField #518 of 1,646 16.0%223 #809
Health SciencesDomain #3,888 of 11,982 17.3%280 #7889
Computer ScienceField #1,535 of 4,667 15.6%324 #2018
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,347 of 3,409 26.2%153 #1502
Molecular BiologySubfield #879 of 2,175 12.6%189 #1305

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Hyderabad 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#878 #1,059
  2. Life Sciences#2,070 #1,337
  3. Social Sciences#2,513 #2,439
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,436 #852
  5. Engineering#2,566 #1,896
  6. Physics and Astronomy#809 #518
  7. Health Sciences#7,889 #3,888
  8. Computer Science#2,018 #1,535
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,502 #1,347
  10. Molecular Biology#1,305 #879
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 Hyderabad specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 74.3 works7.8×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 144.5 works6.3×
  3. ChemistryField · 213.3 works4.5×
  4. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 60.0 works4.3×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 86.7 works4.0×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 30.1 works3.5×
  7. Physics and AstronomyField · 222.9 works3.3×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 153 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 265 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.50× its world share, 213 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 324 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 399 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 83 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.22× its world share, 234 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 51 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.32× its world share, 223 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 227 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 112 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 82 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 302 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Hyderabad?

Ranked on the composite score, Gautam R. Desiraju, Vineet Padmanabhan and Anunay Samanta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Hyderabad.

  1. 1 Gautam R. Desiraju India · #28,302 worldwide 967 citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Vineet Padmanabhan India · #44,470 worldwide 722 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Anunay Samanta India · #65,032 worldwide 493 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Deevi Basavaiah India · #89,382 worldwide 549 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 G. S. Agarwal India · #100,380 worldwide 460 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad India · #108,449 worldwide 468 citations · 75 works
  7. 7 Subodh R. Shenoy India · #136,552 worldwide 323 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Karumuri Ashok India · #160,728 worldwide 261 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Pratap Kollu India · #201,865 worldwide 267 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Ashwini Nangia India · #210,407 worldwide 264 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at University of Hyderabad

Which keywords describe research at University of Hyderabad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Transition Metal Catalysis, Synthesis, Globalization, Heterocycles, Biomedical Applications and Dark Matter.

▲ 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. Deep Learning137▲ 1.33×71 topics
  2. Machine Learning127▲ 1.28×72 topics
  3. Globalization95▲ 1.60×65 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications71▲ 1.98×34 topics
  5. Nanoparticles70▲ 1.84×36 topics
  6. Synthesis52▲ 4.7×30 topics
  7. Nanomaterials49▲ 1.54×19 topics
  8. Human Rights49▲ 1.57×24 topics
  9. Transition Metal Catalysis45▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Biosensors44▲ 2.8×9 topics
  11. Catalysis42▲ 2.1×23 topics
  12. Colonialism42▲ 3.0×16 topics
  13. Nanocomposites42▲ 1.72×21 topics
  14. Heterocycles40▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Gene Expression40▲ 2.2×17 topics
  16. Security40▲ 2.0×20 topics
  17. Medicinal Chemistry39▲ 4.6×13 topics
  18. Crystal Growth35▲ 4.1×12 topics
  19. Dark Matter34▲ 9.8×4 topics
  20. Ethnicity34▲ 3.0×9 topics
  21. Self-Assembly34▲ 3.4×11 topics
  22. Enantioselective Synthesis33▲ 18×7 topics
  23. Particle Physics33▲ 15×2 topics
  24. IoT Security30▲ 3.1×3 topics
  25. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions29▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Conflict28▲ 5.7×8 topics
  27. Higgs Boson25▲ 16×1 topic
  28. High-Energy Collider25▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Anticancer Agents25▲ 5.4×11 topics
  30. C-C Bond Formation25▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Gold Nanoparticles24▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Hydrogen Bonding24▲ 9.3×5 topics
  33. Spectroscopy24▲ 4.7×7 topics
  34. India22▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Oxidative Coupling21▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation20▲ 15×1 topic
  37. C–H Activation20▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Nonlinear Optical Materials20▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Federalism19▲ 9.6×2 topics
  40. Diaspora18▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Hyderabad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Photonic and Optical Devices.

Particle physics theoret…25Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 25 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functional…20Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 20 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …18South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 18 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…17Photonic and Optical Devices: 17 fractional worksCatalytic Alkyne Reactions: 14 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 13 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research13Neutrino Physics Research: 13 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 12 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 12 fractional worksMultiferroics and relate…12Multiferroics and related materials: 12 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsOrganic ChemistryPolitical Science and International RelationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 25 works
  2. 2 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 20 works
  3. 3 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Alkyne Reactions Organic Chemistry 14 works
  6. 6 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 13 works
  7. 7 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  9. 9 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 12 works
  10. 10 Multiferroics and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 12 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Hyderabad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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 Hyderabad

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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.