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University of Kota

In research, University of Kota stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,538 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,023 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,465 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,572
of 28,054 · #16,372 all time
Rank in India
#605
of 1,840
Research works
1k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Kota 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 #5,538 of 12,888 11.6%164 #10289
Social SciencesDomain #6,023 of 10,521 14.9%100 #10267
Life SciencesDomain #7,465 of 7,800 6.1%75 #13737

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kota 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#10,289 #5,538
  2. Social Sciences#10,267 #6,023
  3. Life Sciences#13,737 #7,465
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 Kota specialise in?

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

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 33.9 works5.0×
← 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: 3.11× its world share, 58 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.03× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.61× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.44× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kota?

Ranked on the composite score, Arvind Kumar Sharma and Ashu Rani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kota.

  1. 1 Arvind Kumar Sharma India · #1,222,912 worldwide 39 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Ashu Rani India · #1,491,777 worldwide 54 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kota

Which keywords describe research at University of Kota?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: COVID-19 Impact, Tourist Satisfaction, Sustainable Tourism, Economic Growth, Community Perceptions, Destination Image, Nanomaterials and Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability18▲ 1.94×31 topics
  2. Economic Growth15▲ 4.5×8 topics
  3. Nanomaterials15▲ 3.6×11 topics
  4. Environmental Impact14▲ 2.1×23 topics
  5. Machine Learning13◆ 1.04×36 topics
  6. Climate Change13▲ 1.25×29 topics
  7. COVID-19 Impact13▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Renewable Energy12▲ 2.2×18 topics
  9. Sustainable Tourism12▲ 26×2 topics
  10. Tourist Satisfaction12▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Community Perceptions11▲ 41×1 topic
  12. Destination Image11▲ 35×1 topic
  13. Development10▲ 7.6×6 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 7.5×9 topics
  15. Human Rights9▲ 2.2×16 topics
  16. Energy Storage9▲ 3.4×9 topics
  17. Graphene8▲ 3.0×8 topics
  18. Nanostructures8▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  20. Drought Tolerance8▲ 14×7 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 3.1×16 topics
  22. Policy8▲ 8.9×4 topics
  23. Catalysis7▲ 2.9×13 topics
  24. India7▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Herbal Medicine7▲ 5.9×8 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity7▲ 3.8×10 topics
  27. Solar Energy6▲ 5.2×4 topics
  28. Breeding6▲ 21×5 topics
  29. Synthesis6▲ 4.4×15 topics
  30. Toxicity6▲ 3.6×9 topics
  31. Nutritional Quality6▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Drug Discovery6▲ 6.5×6 topics
  33. Heavy Metals6▲ 6.1×5 topics
  34. Adsorption5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  35. Plant Growth5▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Political Economy5▲ 5.1×2 topics
  37. Marker Development5▲ 26×3 topics
  38. Economic Reforms4▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Rhizosphere Interactions4▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Industrialization4▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Kota publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Indian Economic and Social Development, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Diverse Aspects of Touri…11Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 11 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 4 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…3Digital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 3 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 3 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…3Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Science and Fertilization: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsWater Science and TechnologyAgronomy and Crop Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 4 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  6. 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 3 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 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 available51.4%not open48.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kota's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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