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University of Lucknow

In research, University of Lucknow stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,406 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,697 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,061 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Statistics and Probability and Complementary and alternative medicine — Organic Chemistry is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,965
of 28,054 · #3,654 all time
Rank in India
#103
of 1,840
Research works
9.6k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is University of Lucknow 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 #1,406 of 12,888 13.3%1,062 #2779
Social SciencesDomain #2,697 of 10,521 9.6%634 #5170
EngineeringField #2,061 of 6,636 13.2%235 #4184
Materials ScienceField #892 of 2,468 16.6%138 #1903
Environmental ScienceField #1,311 of 3,551 14.7%172 #2368
Life SciencesDomain #2,947 of 7,800 13.4%431 #4681
Social SciencesField #2,411 of 6,365 11.3%260 #4481
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,322 of 3,409 14.5%249 #1783
Health SciencesDomain #4,814 of 11,982 9.5%355 #5559
Plant ScienceSubfield #638 of 1,395 20.2%110 #849

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Lucknow 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#2,779 #1,406
  2. Social Sciences#5,170 #2,697
  3. Engineering#4,184 #2,061
  4. Materials Science#1,903 #892
  5. Environmental Science#2,368 #1,311
  6. Life Sciences#4,681 #2,947
  7. Social Sciences#4,481 #2,411
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,783 #1,322
  9. Health Sciences#5,559 #4,814
  10. Plant Science#849 #638
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 Lucknow specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 89.1 works4.8×
  2. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 24.4 works4.6×
  3. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 27.5 works3.8×
← 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: 2.11× its world share, 249 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 124 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.79× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.90× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.36× its world share, 131 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 160 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 235 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 172 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.59× its world share, 138 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.38× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 68 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 282 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 76 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 99 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 92 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 71 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 260 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Lucknow?

Ranked on the composite score, Indra Bir Singh, Hans‐Erich Reineck and Upendra N. Dwivedi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Lucknow.

  1. 1 Indra Bir Singh India · #175,232 worldwide 180 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Hans‐Erich Reineck India · #187,227 worldwide 152 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Upendra N. Dwivedi India · #240,136 worldwide 168 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Manisha Gupta India · #295,680 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 P. Santhana Gopala Krishnan India · #300,136 worldwide 85 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 V. K. Pandey India · #324,430 worldwide 63 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Shashi B. Singh India · #374,023 worldwide 52 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Chandkiram Gautam India · #442,110 worldwide 165 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Shashi Bala India · #483,161 worldwide 67 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 I. B. Singh India · #491,887 worldwide 149 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Lucknow

Which keywords describe research at University of Lucknow?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, India, Globalization, Oxidative Stress, Nanomaterials, Medicinal Chemistry, Anticancer Agents and Toxicity.

▲ 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 Change102▲ 1.53×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning88◆ 1.09×59 topics
  3. Globalization85▲ 1.75×63 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress78▲ 1.93×56 topics
  5. Deep Learning74◆ 0.87×60 topics
  6. Sustainability66◆ 1.10×54 topics
  7. Nanomaterials66▲ 2.5×17 topics
  8. Nanoparticles64▲ 2.1×38 topics
  9. Environmental Impact60▲ 1.41×43 topics
  10. Human Rights55▲ 2.2×34 topics
  11. Antioxidant52▲ 3.1×47 topics
  12. Biodiversity48▲ 2.6×24 topics
  13. Toxicity45▲ 4.2×20 topics
  14. India42▲ 23×3 topics
  15. Medicinal Chemistry41▲ 6.0×13 topics
  16. Development41▲ 4.7×13 topics
  17. Catalysis40▲ 2.4×25 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity40▲ 2.5×29 topics
  19. Nanostructures38▲ 3.8×16 topics
  20. Synthesis37▲ 4.0×29 topics
  21. Antimicrobial36▲ 5.2×12 topics
  22. Anticancer Agents36▲ 9.5×11 topics
  23. Food Security35▲ 2.6×13 topics
  24. Semiconductors35▲ 4.7×5 topics
  25. Antioxidants34▲ 3.0×16 topics
  26. Policy34▲ 6.2×8 topics
  27. Medicinal Plants32▲ 3.2×17 topics
  28. Invasive Species31▲ 3.0×19 topics
  29. Herbal Medicine30▲ 4.2×11 topics
  30. Economic Reforms28▲ 42×3 topics
  31. Biogeography28▲ 4.3×15 topics
  32. Drug Discovery28▲ 5.0×11 topics
  33. Heterocyclic Compounds27▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Chemical Sensors27▲ 4.5×3 topics
  35. Cytotoxicity25▲ 7.5×8 topics
  36. Conflict25▲ 6.2×7 topics
  37. Green Synthesis23▲ 4.9×4 topics
  38. Anticancer22▲ 5.7×14 topics
  39. Coumarins19▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Industrialization18▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Lucknow publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Synthesis and biological activity, Indian Economic and Social Development, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors.

Synthesis and biological…18Synthesis and biological activity: 18 fractional worksIndian Economic and Soci…17Indian Economic and Social Development: 17 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 17 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…17Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 17 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…16Indian History and Philosophy: 16 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 14 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 13 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…13Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 13 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 12 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 11 fractional works
Organic ChemistryEconomics and EconometricsMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 18 works
  2. 2 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 17 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 17 works
  4. 4 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 16 works
  6. 6 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 works
  8. 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 13 works
  9. 9 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 12 works
  10. 10 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 11 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lucknow's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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 Lucknow

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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.