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Research in Coimbatore

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Coimbatore, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Karpagam Academy of Higher Education.

Research institutions
29
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
89k
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
845k
9.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Coimbatore

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Coimbatore?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamUniversity 24,241 #2,878
2Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityUniversity 11,912 #6,763
3Bharathiar UniversityUniversity 10,625 #7,409
4PSG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCHUniversity 8,341 #5,958
5Karunya UniversityUniversity 6,938 #6,401
6Karpagam Academy of Higher EducationUniversity 6,734 #4,531
7KPR Institute of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity 4,110 #2,545
8Avinashilingam UniversityUniversity 2,508 #5,884
9Coimbatore Medical College and HospitalUniversity 1,874 #9,096
10Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical SciencesHospital / health system 1,627 #8,747
11Orthopaedic Research GroupNonprofit 1,604 #5,684
12Ramakrishna Mission VidyalayaUniversity 1,543 #7,748
13PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & ResearchHospital / health system 1,308 #17,011
14Ganga HospitalHospital / health system 961 #14,847
15Kovai Medical Center and HospitalHospital / health system 698 #16,867
16KG HospitalHospital / health system 574 #13,490
17Materials Research CenterNonprofit 545 #18,447
18Gastroenterology Medical Center and HospitalHospital / health system 480 #17,063
19Wildlife Information Liaison DevelopmentNonprofit 372 #14,536
20G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 260 #22,128
21Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural HistoryInstitution 217 #34,491 all time
22Tamil Nadu Horticulture UniversityUniversity 191 #20,731
23UPASI Tea Research FoundationResearch facility 176 #29,199 all time
24Zoo Outreach OrganisationNonprofit 162 #33,732 all time
25DJ Academy of DesignUniversity 45 not ranked
26Suguna Holdings (India)Company 28 not ranked
27Isha FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
28VGM Gastro CentreHospital / health system 4 not ranked
29Consortium Clinical ResearchInstitution 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham: 27.5%Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: 13.5%Bharathiar University: 12.1%PSG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH: 9.5%24 others listed: 37.4%28%largest
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham24k · 27.5%Tamil Nadu Agricultural University12k · 13.5%Bharathiar University11k · 12.1%PSG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH8,341 · 9.5%24 others listed33k · 37.4%

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

Which fields of science does Coimbatore work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research in Coimbatore is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Computer Science (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24k fractional works · 57.1% of its workEngineering: 9,218 fractional works · 22.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,714 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,281 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,140 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 814 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 560 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 487 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 483 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 417 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 320 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 295 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 235 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 169 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 150 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 146 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 8,308 fractional works · 20.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,524 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,682 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,421 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1,300 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSignal Processing: 485 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 261 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 229 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 226 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2,082 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 961 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 415 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 342 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 278 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,858 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 345 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 306 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 257 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 226 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 201 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 191 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 114 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 103 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 686 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 261 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 178 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 107 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 536 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 478 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 299 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 212 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 268 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 98 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 170 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 210 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 97 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 105 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7,765 fractional works · 18.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5,165 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPlant Science: 3,091 fractional works · 7.5% of its workFood Science: 400 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 380 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 353 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 290 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 257 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 230 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 164 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,558 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 899 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 225 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 90 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 250 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 712 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 321 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 302 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 198 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 104 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 132 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,538 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMedicine: 4,364 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSurgery: 599 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 565 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 262 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 246 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 244 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 236 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 199 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 191 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 164 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 150 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 134 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 117 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 116 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 114 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 86 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 86 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 768 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 753 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 370 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 195 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 188 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 218 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 99 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 186 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 182 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,389 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,199 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 442 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 228 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 98 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 431 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,098 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 232 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 230 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 199 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 140 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 123 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 95 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 773 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 239 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 235 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 149 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 90 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 546 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 386 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 115 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 393 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 307 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 380 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 105 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 275 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKCoimbatore41kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9,21822.3%
    2. Computer Science8,30820.1%
    3. Materials Science2,0825.0%
    4. Environmental Science1,8584.5%
    5. Chemistry6861.7%
    6. Energy5361.3%
    7. Mathematics2990.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy2680.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences2100.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering1050.3%
  2. Life Sciences7,76518.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5,16512.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,5583.8%
    3. Neuroscience7121.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1980.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology1320.3%
  3. Health Sciences5,53813.4%
    1. Medicine4,36410.6%
    2. Health Professions7531.8%
    3. Dentistry2180.5%
    4. Nursing1860.5%
    5. Veterinary160.0%
  4. Social Sciences4,38910.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,1992.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1,0982.7%
    3. Psychology7731.9%
    4. Decision Sciences5461.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3931.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities3800.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Coimbatore strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Coimbatore is most concentrated in Hardware and Architecture, Plant Science and Signal Processing (4.7× the world share in Hardware and Architecture).

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 187.9 works4.7×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 2,811.7 works4.5×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 438.0 works4.1×
  4. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 1,222.7 works3.9×
  5. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 331.7 works3.6×
  6. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 1,460.2 works3.3×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 4,696 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 1,368 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 109 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 626 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 160 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 91 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 622 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.55× its world share, 7,046 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 183 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 473 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 8,077 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 1,604 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.47× its world share, 1,817 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 262 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 229 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.02× its world share, 176 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 641 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 3,697 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 165 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 281 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 835 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 432 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 345 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 611 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 936 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.78×4,696 works
  2. Computer Science2.55×7,046 works
  3. Engineering1.52×8,077 works
  4. Materials Science1.47×1,817 works
  5. Energy1.45×473 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.28×160 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.26×432 works
  8. Chemistry1.12×622 works
  9. Neuroscience1.09×626 works
  10. Dentistry1.02×176 works
  11. Nursing0.95×165 works
  12. Environmental Science0.91×1,604 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.73×91 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×835 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×1,368 works
  16. Health Professions0.68×641 works
  17. Mathematics0.63×262 works
  18. Psychology0.56×611 works
  19. Medicine0.54×3,697 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×345 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×183 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.31×109 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.29×229 works
  24. Veterinary0.27×13 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.27×281 works
  26. Social Sciences0.21×936 works

Which keywords describe research in Coimbatore?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Neural Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, 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-now 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 Learning5,869▲ 4.1×84 topics
  2. Machine Learning4,756▲ 3.5×97 topics
  3. Neural Networks1,650▲ 2.6×41 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks1,426▲ 4.8×14 topics
  5. Sustainability1,374▲ 1.36×97 topics
  6. Internet of Things1,329▲ 3.8×29 topics
  7. Healthcare1,300▲ 2.8×30 topics
  8. Security1,189▲ 4.3×26 topics
  9. Wireless Sensor Networks1,086▲ 5.9×23 topics
  10. Environmental Impact1,034▲ 1.47×65 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence1,026▲ 1.74×60 topics
  12. IoT996▲ 6.4×19 topics
  13. Data Mining965▲ 3.2×23 topics
  14. Feature Extraction906▲ 4.9×10 topics
  15. Environmental Monitoring896▲ 5.7×16 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties888▲ 2.2×38 topics
  17. Image Processing878▲ 4.9×14 topics
  18. Nanomaterials827▲ 1.91×21 topics
  19. IoT Security818▲ 6.5×3 topics
  20. Classification742▲ 4.0×13 topics
  21. Medical Imaging741▲ 3.4×9 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency725▲ 1.90×41 topics
  23. Anomaly Detection612▲ 5.2×5 topics
  24. Cybersecurity589▲ 5.7×5 topics
  25. Big Data Analytics552▲ 6.3×5 topics
  26. Smart Cities538▲ 4.9×8 topics
  27. Smart Farming537▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Feature Selection515▲ 5.8×6 topics
  29. Transfer Learning496▲ 6.2×3 topics
  30. Internet of Things (IoT)488▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Privacy476▲ 4.0×8 topics
  32. Crop Yield Prediction476▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Plant Disease Detection476▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Drought Tolerance468▲ 8.2×9 topics
  35. Intrusion Detection443▲ 7.5×4 topics
  36. Security Analysis439▲ 6.3×4 topics
  37. Medical Image Analysis429▲ 5.7×4 topics
  38. Smart Home393▲ 5.9×5 topics
  39. QTL Mapping389▲ 8.1×6 topics
  40. Botnet Detection353▲ 7.3×1 topic

What research is done in Coimbatore?

Smart Agriculture and AI422Smart Agriculture and AI: 422 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…311Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 311 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 304 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 260 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 254 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 254 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 227 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…224Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 224 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 215 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 209 fractional works
Plant ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsHealth Information ManagementGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 422 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 311 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 304 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 260 works
  5. 5 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 254 works
  6. 6 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 254 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 227 works
  8. 8 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 224 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 215 works
  10. 10 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 209 works

Research output over time

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Coimbatore11.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.6% in 2016.

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