Indian Economic and Social Development
Indian Economic and Social Development is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1951. 13.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the economic reforms, globalization, and development policies in India since 1991. It explores the impact of liberalization, industrialization, and the role of information technology on India's economy. The papers also delve into the political economy and neo-liberalism in the context of Indian economic growth.
- India
- Economic Reforms
- Globalization
- Development
- Policy
- Industrialization
- Democracy
- Information Technology
- Political Economy
- Neo-liberalism
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 1.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Indian Economic and Social Development research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (1.8k and 276 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 1.8k works
- 2 United States 276 works
- 3 United Kingdom 101 works
- 4 Pakistan 86 works
- 5 Australia 76 works
- 6 Indonesia 63 works
- 7 China 57 works
- 8 Russia 50 works
- 9 Nigeria 48 works
- 10 Bangladesh 39 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Indian Economic and Social Development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Mangalore University publishes the most Indian Economic and Social Development research, followed by Department of Commerce and University of Delhi.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Mangalore UniversityIndia 52 works
- 2 Department of CommerceAustralia 50 works
- 3 University of DelhiIndia 41 works
- 4 Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia 38 works
- 5 G.S. Science, Arts And Commerce CollegeIndia 24 works
- 6 Galgotias UniversityIndia 23 works
- 7 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 18 works
- 8 University of LucknowIndia 17 works
- 9 Indian Institute of Foreign TradeIndia 16 works
- 10 Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadIndia 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Indian Economic and Social Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Indian Economic and Social Development include Amartya Sen and Raghuram G. Rajan.
- 1 Amartya Sen United States 4.9k citations
- 2 Raghuram G. Rajan United States 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Indian Economic and Social Development research done?
The largest centres of Indian Economic and Social Development research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Bengaluru (India), Mangaluru (India) and Canberra (Australia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Akola and Mangaluru.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AkolaIN · 24.0 works39×
- MangaluruIN · 55.6 works33×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Indian Economic and Social Development than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Indian Economic and Social Development?
Among universities, judged by research, Mangalore University, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Jawaharlal Nehru University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangalore UniversityIndia | 90.3 | 27.4% | 142.1× | 52 | +1222.5% |
| 2 | Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadIndia | 70.2 | 16.3% | 118.6× | 16 | +305.2% |
| 3 | Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia | 69.3 | 19.2% | 66.7× | 38 | +72.4% |
| 4 | University of DelhiIndia | 62.9 | 11.0% | 27.5× | 41 | +96.1% |
| 5 | Punjabi UniversityIndia | 55.9 | 14.5% | 31.2× | 8 | +198.5% |
| 6 | Aligarh Muslim UniversityIndia | 54.9 | 7.6% | 13.9× | 11 | +280.7% |
| 7 | O. P. Jindal Global UniversityIndia | 54.6 | 8.9% | 41.5× | 11 | +108.3% |
| 8 | Amity UniversityUnited Arab Emirates | 54.0 | 6.0% | 22.8× | 11 | +112.9% |
| 9 | Symbiosis International UniversityIndia | 53.5 | 16.5% | 17.9× | 18 | -9.4% |
| 10 | Graphic Era UniversityIndia | 53.5 | 19.9% | 9.4× | 10 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Indian Economic and Social Development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Indian Economic and Social Development.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.