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Indian History and Philosophy

Indian History and Philosophy is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 14.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the philosophy and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, focusing on nonviolent resistance, social justice, environmental ethics, and global politics. It delves into Gandhian principles of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and civil resistance, examining their relevance in contemporary society and their impact on human rights.

  • Gandhi
  • Nonviolence
  • Philosophy
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Global Politics
  • Social Justice
  • Environmental Ethics
  • Peacebuilding
  • Civil Resistance
  • Human Rights
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+59%
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Which countries lead Indian History and Philosophy research?

By volume, India and the United States publish the most (2k and 504 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 2k works
  2. 2 United States 504 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 126 works
  4. 4 Pakistan 99 works
  5. 5 Nepal 76 works
  6. 6 Canada 42 works
  7. 7 Russia 38 works
  8. 8 Australia 37 works
  9. 9 China 35 works
  10. 10 Germany 32 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.

India: 66.9%United States: 16.9%United Kingdom: 4.2%Pakistan: 3.3%6 others listed: 8.7%67%largest
India2,001 · 66.9%United States504 · 16.9%United Kingdom126 · 4.2%Pakistan99 · 3.3%6 others listed260 · 8.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Indian History and Philosophy research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Delhi publishes the most Indian History and Philosophy research, followed by Tribhuvan University and Jawaharlal Nehru University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of DelhiIndia 82 works
  2. 2 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 44 works
  3. 3 Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia 40 works
  4. 4 Bharathidasan UniversityIndia 26 works
  5. 5 G.S. Science, Arts And Commerce CollegeIndia 25 works
  6. 6 Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia 21 works
  7. 7 Manonmaniam Sundaranar UniversityIndia 19 works
  8. 8 University of AllahabadIndia 19 works
  9. 9 University of RajasthanIndia 19 works
  10. 10 Jamia Millia IslamiaIndia 18 works

Who are the leading researchers in Indian History and Philosophy?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Indian History and Philosophy include Johan Galtung and Martha C. Nussbaum.

  1. 1 Johan Galtung Norway 2.3k citations
  2. 2 Martha C. Nussbaum United States 1.6k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Indian History and Philosophy research done?

The largest centres of Indian History and Philosophy research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Kolkata (India), Bengaluru (India) and Chennai (India).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 New Delhi India 210 works
  2. 2 Kolkata India 98 works
  3. 3 Bengaluru India 78 works
  4. 4 Chennai India 58 works
  5. 5 Jaipur India 57 works
  6. 6 Kathmandu Nepal 56 works
  7. 7 Pune India 42 works
  8. 8 Guwahati India 41 works
  9. 9 New York United States 40 works
  10. 10 Mumbai India 38 works
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Where is the best place to study Indian History and Philosophy?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Allahabad, Annamalai University and Tribhuvan 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.

0%20%40%mean 22.08%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Allahabad: 19, 28.7%Annamalai University: 17, 39.6%Tribhuvan University: 44, 12.6%University of Delhi: 82, 13.4%Elizabethtown College: 14, 8.3%Jawaharlal Nehru University: 40, 19.5%Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research: 10, 32.8%University of Hyderabad: 10, 21.0%Aligarh Muslim University: 9, 18.5%University of Calcutta: 14, 26.4%Annamalai UniversityUniversity of Allaha…University of DelhiTribhuvan University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of AllahabadIndia 70.328.7%53.8×19 +217.6%
2 Annamalai UniversityIndia 67.239.6%25.6×17 +30.0%
3 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 65.912.6%30.0×44 +533.3%
4 University of DelhiIndia 65.713.4%48.4×82 +104.9%
5 Elizabethtown CollegeUnited States 60.48.3%282.7×14 +410.0%
6 Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia 60.019.5%61.3×40 +38.2%
7 Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific ResearchIndia 58.532.8%181.7×10 —
8 University of HyderabadIndia 57.821.0%20.8×10 +175.9%
9 Aligarh Muslim UniversityIndia 57.818.5%9.9×9 +219.4%
10 University of CalcuttaIndia 57.726.4%21.8×14 +62.8%

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 History and Philosophy research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Indian History and Philosophy.

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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.

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.