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Research in Karaikudi

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Karaikudi, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Alagappa University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.8k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
215k
22.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Karaikudi

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 Karaikudi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Alagappa UniversityUniversity 5,767 #4,064
2Shanmuganathan Engineering CollegeUniversity 580 #30,458 all time

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.

Which fields of science does Karaikudi work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research in Karaikudi is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Materials Science (13%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,350 fractional works · 56.9% of its workEngineering: 425 fractional works · 17.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 219 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 73 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 312 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 164 fractional works · 6.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 61 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 207 fractional works · 8.7% of its workInformation Systems: 61 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 46 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 113 fractional works · 4.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 105 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 101 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 95 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectrochemistry: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 459 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 174 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEducation: 59 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 53 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 97 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMarketing: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 58 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 54 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 314 fractional works · 13.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 143 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 95 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 126 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 49 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 250 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 171 fractional works · 7.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 61 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKaraikudi2,373fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering42517.9%
    2. Materials Science31213.2%
    3. Computer Science2078.7%
    4. Environmental Science1134.8%
    5. Energy1054.4%
    6. Chemistry954.0%
    7. Mathematics391.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering231.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy160.7%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences140.6%
    1. Social Sciences1747.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting974.1%
    3. Psychology582.4%
    4. Decision Sciences542.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance401.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities351.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1436.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1265.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology200.9%
    4. Neuroscience130.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.5%
    1. Medicine1717.2%
    2. Health Professions612.6%
    3. Nursing90.4%
    4. Dentistry80.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Karaikudi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Karaikudi is most concentrated in Electrochemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (20.9× the world share in Electrochemistry).

  1. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 31.0 works21×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 56.4 works6.1×
  3. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 91.0 works5.8×
  4. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 20.1 works5.4×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 111 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 125 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.84× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.80× its world share, 89 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 181 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.03× its world share, 94 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 386 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 96 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.98× its world share, 282 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.42× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 137 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 130 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy5.03×94 works
  2. Materials Science3.98×282 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.84×20 works
  4. Chemistry2.80×89 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.09×41 works
  6. Mathematics1.42×34 works
  7. Engineering1.27×386 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.21×9 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×125 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.15×111 works
  11. Computer Science1.15×181 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×72 works
  13. Environmental Science0.96×96 works
  14. Health Professions0.92×50 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×18 works
  16. Nursing0.84×8 works
  17. Dentistry0.77×8 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.77×34 works
  19. Psychology0.61×38 works
  20. Social Sciences0.50×130 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.49×29 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×13 works
  23. Veterinary0.37×1 works
  24. Medicine0.35×137 works
  25. Neuroscience0.34×11 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.29×13 works

Which keywords describe research in Karaikudi?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Energy Storage, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Water Splitting, Cathode Materials, Biomedical Applications and Rechargeable Batteries.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials241▲ 9.7×16 topics
  2. Graphene138▲ 8.7×10 topics
  3. Energy Storage134▲ 8.7×11 topics
  4. Metal-Organic Frameworks116▲ 12×6 topics
  5. Machine Learning113▲ 1.43×63 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications110▲ 3.9×29 topics
  7. Nanoparticles94▲ 3.1×40 topics
  8. Water Splitting87▲ 9.9×4 topics
  9. Cathode Materials85▲ 9.2×3 topics
  10. Environmental Impact76▲ 1.87×39 topics
  11. Rechargeable Batteries70▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Nanocomposites68▲ 3.6×20 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering63▲ 4.3×12 topics
  14. Electrocatalysis62▲ 9.2×5 topics
  15. Electrochemistry61▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Nanostructures54▲ 5.6×12 topics
  17. Carbon Nanotubes53▲ 6.7×7 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries52▲ 5.2×3 topics
  19. Catalysts50▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Nanostructured Materials47▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Fuel Cells47▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Carbon-Based Materials46▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Electrochemical Capacitors46▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Toxicity46▲ 4.5×17 topics
  25. Energy Conversion45▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Hydrogen Evolution45▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Oxygen Reduction45▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Nanocrystals44▲ 7.2×5 topics
  29. Biosensor Applications43▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Electrochemical Biosensors42▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Glucose Sensors42▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Visible Light42▲ 7.5×2 topics
  33. Green Synthesis42▲ 9.3×4 topics
  34. Antimicrobial41▲ 6.1×13 topics
  35. Detection39▲ 5.9×7 topics
  36. Battery Technology38▲ 5.8×3 topics
  37. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries37▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Zinc Anode37▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Battery Materials34▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Nanostructured Anodes34▲ 8.6×1 topic

What research is done in Karaikudi?

Supercapacitor Materials…42Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 42 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…41Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 41 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …39Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 39 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…34Advanced battery technologies research: 34 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 31 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …28Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 28 fractional worksConducting polymers and …25Conducting polymers and applications: 25 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…25Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 25 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…16Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 16 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectrochemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 42 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 41 works
  3. 3 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 34 works
  5. 5 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 31 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 28 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 25 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 25 works
  10. 10 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%30%Karaikudi13.7% 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 26.8% in 2015.

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