Nature Index 2022- Highlights

The Nature Index 2022 was recently released. Survey for the index was conducted based on research articles published in chemistry, life sciences, physical sciences and earth & environment. Rankings were provided on the basis of information secured during April 1, 2021, to march 31, 2022.

Highlights of Nature Index 2022:

• In the index, University of Hyderabad has secured first position among Indian Universities while has been placed at 16^th position among all institutions in academic sector.
• Hyderabad was ranked first with 72 research papers and a share of 19.46 in academic sector.

Ranking of other Indian universities can be summed up as;

• Rank 23^rd– Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad.
• Rank 26^th– Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati.
• Rank 54^th-Amity University.
• Rank 76^th– National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad.
• Rank 82^nd– International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad
• Rank 92^nd– Andhra University
• Rank 108^th– Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada
• Rank 122^nd– Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT) Tirupati.

University of Hyderabad:

University of Hyderabad is among major higher education institutions in country. It was set up in 1974 as a central university through an act of parliament.

The Nature Index:

This index is a database of affiliations of author and relationships of institution. It records contributions to research articles, published across 82 high-quality natural science journals. These journals are selected by an independent group of researchers. This database is compiled by Nature Research. It provides real-time proxy of high-quality research output. It is updated monthly.

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs