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Research in Chennai

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Chennai. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College and St. Joseph’s College of Engineering.

Research institutions
8
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.7%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Chennai?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of EngineeringUniversity 5,041 #3,100
2Rajalakshmi Engineering CollegeUniversity 2,503 #3,469
3St. Joseph’s College of EngineeringUniversity 1,046 #7,440
4R.M.D. Engineering CollegeUniversity 977 #8,630
5Jeppiaar Engineering CollegeUniversity 378 #21,640
6Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research InstituteUniversity 102 #24,921
7Society for Electronic Transactions and SecurityNonprofit 60 not ranked
8Easwari Engineering CollegeUniversity 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering: 49.9%Rajalakshmi Engineering College: 24.8%St. Joseph’s College of Engineering: 10.3%R.M.D. Engineering College: 9.7%4 others listed: 5.4%50%largest
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering5,041 · 49.9%Rajalakshmi Engineering College2,503 · 24.8%St. Joseph’s College of Engineering1,046 · 10.3%R.M.D. Engineering College977 · 9.7%4 others listed541 · 5.4%

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

What is Chennai strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chennai is most concentrated in Health Information Management, Signal Processing and Computer Networks and Communications (6.0× the world share in Health Information Management).

  1. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 65.7 works6.0×
  2. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 65.0 works5.0×
  3. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 176.2 works4.6×
  4. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 233.7 works4.3×
  5. NeurologySubfield · 47.8 works4.0×
  6. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 33.6 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Chennai?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Convolutional Neural Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks, Healthcare, IoT and Security.

▲ 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 city'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. Deep Learning777▲ 5.3×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning570▲ 4.1×93 topics
  3. Internet of Things208▲ 5.6×26 topics
  4. Neural Networks196▲ 3.0×37 topics
  5. Healthcare195▲ 4.0×14 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks189▲ 6.0×14 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties157▲ 3.8×36 topics
  8. Security156▲ 5.6×20 topics
  9. Wireless Sensor Networks148▲ 7.7×20 topics
  10. Nanomaterials139▲ 3.1×18 topics
  11. IoT138▲ 8.6×17 topics
  12. Feature Extraction133▲ 6.8×10 topics
  13. Renewable Energy133▲ 2.1×31 topics
  14. Data Mining124▲ 3.9×18 topics
  15. Image Processing121▲ 6.4×12 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence121▲ 2.0×37 topics
  17. Medical Imaging119▲ 5.4×8 topics
  18. Environmental Monitoring116▲ 7.1×13 topics
  19. Graphene108▲ 3.7×11 topics
  20. IoT Security106▲ 7.7×3 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency103▲ 2.5×30 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration102▲ 7.0×5 topics
  23. Power Electronics98▲ 6.9×8 topics
  24. Classification97▲ 4.9×10 topics
  25. Microstructure87▲ 3.9×18 topics
  26. Big Data Analytics86▲ 9.3×5 topics
  27. Feature Selection80▲ 8.4×6 topics
  28. Smart Cities80▲ 7.2×8 topics
  29. Transfer Learning74▲ 8.9×3 topics
  30. Anomaly Detection67▲ 5.4×5 topics
  31. Smart Home67▲ 9.2×5 topics
  32. Smart Farming64▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Security and Privacy64▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Logistic Regression60▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Classification Models60▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Medical Diagnosis60▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Internet of Things (IoT)58▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Crop Yield Prediction57▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Plant Disease Detection57▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Convolutional Neural Network56▲ 8.3×4 topics

What research is done in Chennai?

Artificial Intelligence …60Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 60 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI57Smart Agriculture and AI: 57 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 47 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…47Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 47 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing46IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 46 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 36 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…32Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 32 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 32 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 31 fractional works
Health Information ManagementPlant ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringNeurology4 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 60 works
  2. 2 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 57 works
  3. 3 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 47 works
  4. 4 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 47 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 46 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 36 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 34 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 32 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 32 works
  10. 10 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 31 works

Research output over time

2005201020152020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.