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Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre

In research, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,070 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,350 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 98.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,282
of 28,054 · #5,461 all time
Rank in India
#653
of 1,840
Research works
1.7k
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre 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 #5,070 of 12,888 18.4%164 #3358
Physics and AstronomyField #1,350 of 1,646 25.5%94 #1700

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre 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).

What does Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 98.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 53.3 works98×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 94.0 works25×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.73× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 24.55× its world share, 94 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 24.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Raniwala, Y. Miake and T. Kollegger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre.

  1. 1 R. Raniwala India · #8,102 worldwide 2.6k citations · 169 works
  2. 2 Y. Miake India · #8,146 worldwide 1.4k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 T. Kollegger India · #9,568 worldwide 1.3k citations · 69 works
  4. 4 M. Šumbera India · #9,815 worldwide 2.8k citations · 186 works
  5. 5 D. Das India · #10,777 worldwide 2.2k citations · 137 works
  6. 6 S. K. Pal India · #14,002 worldwide 1.3k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 C. Suire India · #14,962 worldwide 1.3k citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Tapan K. Nayak India · #18,313 worldwide 1.1k citations · 75 works
  9. 9 A. A. P. Suaide India · #20,736 worldwide 2.4k citations · 214 works
  10. 10 A. G. Knospe India · #21,906 worldwide 1.4k citations · 118 works
All ranked researchers at Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre

Which keywords describe research at Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lattice QCD, Nucleosynthesis, Heavy-Ion Collisions, Quark-Gluon Plasma, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Structure, Renormalization Group 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. Lattice QCD22▲ 217×2 topics
  2. Nucleosynthesis17▲ 200×3 topics
  3. Heavy-Ion Collisions12▲ 287×1 topic
  4. Quark-Gluon Plasma12▲ 287×1 topic
  5. Nuclear Forces11▲ 362×1 topic
  6. Nuclear Structure11▲ 362×1 topic
  7. Renormalization Group10▲ 110×2 topics
  8. Dark Matter10▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Particle Physics10▲ 80×2 topics
  10. QCD10▲ 166×1 topic
  11. charmonium10▲ 166×1 topic
  12. Higgs Boson9▲ 104×1 topic
  13. High-Energy Collider9▲ 104×1 topic
  14. Tomography8▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Gravitational Waves8▲ 79×2 topics
  16. Nanostructures7▲ 11×9 topics
  17. Data Analysis7▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Neutron Activation Analysis7▲ 117×1 topic
  19. Neutron Imaging7▲ 117×1 topic
  20. Small-Angle Scattering7▲ 77×2 topics
  21. Binary Black Hole5▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Neutron Star5▲ 108×1 topic
  23. Crystal Growth5▲ 10.0×5 topics
  24. Photon Counting4▲ 36×2 topics
  25. CMOS Technology4▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Detector Performance4▲ 76×2 topics
  27. Supernovae4▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Density Functional Theory4▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Particle Detectors4▲ 115×1 topic
  30. Silicon Detectors4▲ 115×1 topic
  31. Radiation Detection4▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Atomic Weights4▲ 116×2 topics
  33. Inorganic Scintillators4▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Scintillation Detectors4▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Mass Measurements3▲ 473×1 topic
  36. Nuclear Masses3▲ 473×1 topic
  37. Molecular Imaging3▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Spintronics3▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. High Temperature Behavior3▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: High-Energy Particle Collisions Research, Nuclear physics research studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies.

High-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 12 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 11 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…10Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 10 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…9Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 9 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 7 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 5 fractional worksParticle Detector Develo…4Particle Detector Development and Performance: 4 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 4 fractional worksAstronomical and nuclear sciences: 3 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 3 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiationAstronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace Engineering

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

  1. 1 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12 works
  2. 2 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  3. 3 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  4. 4 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 7 works
  6. 6 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  7. 7 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  8. 8 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 4 works
  9. 9 Astronomical and nuclear sciences Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  10. 10 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 3 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 available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% lower 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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