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University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya

In research, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,674 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,538 of 3,409 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#846 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physics and Astronomy and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,786
of 28,054 · #11,818 all time
Rank in India
#248
of 1,840
Research works
705
▲ 573% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya 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 #2,674 of 12,888 23.4%235 #7937
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,538 of 3,409 14.9%71 —
Physics and AstronomyField #846 of 1,646 36.2%97 —
Life SciencesDomain #5,315 of 7,800 14.8%106 #11218
Social SciencesDomain #7,740 of 10,521 10.3%70 #14984

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya 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#7,937 #2,674
  2. Life Sciences#11,218 #5,315
  3. Social Sciences#14,984 #7,740
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 Science and Technology, Meghalaya specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 38.6 works12×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 97.3 works9.6×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 20.3 works8.6×
← 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: 3.26× its world share, 71 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.44× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.72× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.30× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.61× its world share, 97 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya?

Ranked on the composite score, Minaxi Sharma, Yugal Kishore Mohanta and Faizuddin Ahmed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya.

  1. 1 Minaxi Sharma India · #373,584 worldwide 160 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Yugal Kishore Mohanta India · #1,100,803 worldwide 84 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Faizuddin Ahmed India · #1,203,543 worldwide 38 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya

Which keywords describe research at University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Optical Lattices, Microcavities, Quantum Entanglement, Quantum Mechanics, Non-Hermitian Physics, PT-Symmetry and Black Holes.

▲ 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. Quantum Gravity27▲ 72×4 topics
  2. Climate Change25▲ 2.1×36 topics
  3. Sustainability22▲ 1.97×26 topics
  4. Environmental Impact20▲ 2.6×24 topics
  5. Optical Lattices17▲ 58×3 topics
  6. Antioxidant16▲ 5.3×33 topics
  7. Microcavities16▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Quantum Entanglement16▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Quantum Mechanics15▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Non-Hermitian Physics15▲ 248×1 topic
  11. PT-Symmetry15▲ 248×1 topic
  12. Black Holes15▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Nanoparticles14▲ 2.5×20 topics
  14. General Relativity14▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Field Theories14▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Holographic14▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Food Security13▲ 5.1×10 topics
  18. Dark Energy12▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Cosmic Microwave Background11▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Cosmological Parameters11▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 3.9×19 topics
  22. Medicinal Plants11▲ 6.1×12 topics
  23. Lorentz Violation11▲ 160×1 topic
  24. Noncommutative Field Theory11▲ 160×1 topic
  25. Toxicity11▲ 5.5×13 topics
  26. Agriculture10▲ 5.5×4 topics
  27. Development10▲ 6.1×6 topics
  28. Antimicrobial10▲ 7.5×10 topics
  29. Colonialism10▲ 4.4×7 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 6.9×9 topics
  31. Conflict9▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Policy9▲ 9.3×5 topics
  33. Ethnicity9▲ 5.1×6 topics
  34. India9▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Federalism8▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Kashmir8▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Biogeography8▲ 6.6×10 topics
  38. Flavonoids8▲ 6.6×10 topics
  39. Production8▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Economic Analysis7▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories.

Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics: 15 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 14 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…11Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 11 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quant…11Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 11 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 8 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 7 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…5Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 5 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 5 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 14 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  4. 4 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 11 works
  5. 5 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 works
  7. 7 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 5 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 5 works
  9. 9 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  10. 10 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 4 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 573% 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.

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.