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West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

In research, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,163 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,608 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Political Science and International Relations is 12.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,026
of 28,054 · #35,236 all time
Rank in India
#1,593
of 1,840
Research works
565
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences 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
Social SciencesField #5,163 of 6,365 10.4%94 #5537
Social SciencesDomain #8,608 of 10,521 9.0%129 #9808

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences 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 West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 35.0 works12×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 27.4 works4.0×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.40× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.67× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.95× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Arup Poddar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences.

  1. 1 Arup Poddar India · #1,612,986 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Global Governance, Sovereignty, Security Council, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law and Environmental Law.

▲ 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. Human Rights42▲ 22×29 topics
  2. International Law20▲ 35×15 topics
  3. Global Governance18▲ 42×10 topics
  4. Sovereignty15▲ 87×4 topics
  5. Security Council14▲ 144×2 topics
  6. Globalization11▲ 2.9×18 topics
  7. International Criminal Law10▲ 237×1 topic
  8. International Humanitarian Law10▲ 237×1 topic
  9. Machine Learning9▲ 1.51×20 topics
  10. Climate Change9▲ 1.78×16 topics
  11. Environmental Law8▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 3.1×15 topics
  13. Social Inequality7▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Federalism7▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Colonialism6▲ 6.6×5 topics
  16. Space Policy6▲ 213×1 topic
  17. Space Tourism6▲ 213×1 topic
  18. Development5▲ 8.2×4 topics
  19. Ethnicity5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  20. Refugees5▲ 22×3 topics
  21. State Sovereignty5▲ 57×2 topics
  22. Health Impacts5▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Vulnerability5▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Supreme Court5▲ 85×2 topics
  25. Conflict5▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Genocide5▲ 45×3 topics
  27. Indigenous Rights5▲ 134×2 topics
  28. Diplomacy4▲ 25×3 topics
  29. Democracy4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  30. Legal Education4▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Humanitarian Intervention4▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Responsibility to Protect4▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Surveillance4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  34. International Cooperation4▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Copyright4▲ 77×2 topics
  36. Indicators4▲ 124×1 topic
  37. Millennium Development Goals4▲ 124×1 topic
  38. Transnational Corporations4▲ 83×2 topics
  39. Rule of Law4▲ 104×2 topics
  40. Aviation4▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Law and Human Rights, Space exploration and regulation, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Human Rights and Development.

International Law and Hu…10International Law and Human Rights: 10 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 6 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 4 fractional worksInternational Law and Aviation: 4 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutional Studies: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …3South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 3 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 3 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAstronomy and AstrophysicsSociology and Political ScienceLaw

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

  1. 1 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  2. 2 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 3 works
  7. 7 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 3 works
  9. 9 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 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 available64.6%not open35.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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