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Research in Madurai

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Madurai, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Madurai Medical College, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute and Madurai Kamaraj University.

Research institutions
11
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▲ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
188k
11.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Madurai

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 Madurai?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Madurai Kamaraj UniversityUniversity 6,592 #8,048
2Madurai Medical CollegeUniversity 4,283 #6,090
3Aravind Eye HospitalHospital / health system 2,565 #17,915
4Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research InstituteHospital / health system 1,761 #7,476
5American College, MaduraiUniversity 984 #10,109
6Government Rajaji HospitalHospital / health system 327 #18,084
7Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research CentreHospital / health system 326 #17,247
8Centre for Research in Medical EntomologyHospital / health system 145 #33,130 all time
9Association for Rural DevelopmentNonprofit 34 not ranked
10Muthu HospitalHospital / health system 16 not ranked
11Arthur Asirvatham HospitalHospital / health system 8 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.

Madurai Kamaraj University: 38.7%Madurai Medical College: 25.1%Aravind Eye Hospital: 15.1%Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute: 10.3%7 others listed: 10.8%39%largest
Madurai Kamaraj University6,592 · 38.7%Madurai Medical College4,283 · 25.1%Aravind Eye Hospital2,565 · 15.1%Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute1,761 · 10.3%7 others listed1,840 · 10.8%

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

Which fields of science does Madurai work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Madurai is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (15%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,679 fractional works · 42.3% of its workEngineering: 962 fractional works · 15.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 299 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 145 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 104 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 766 fractional works · 12.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 252 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 143 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 128 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 109 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 345 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 170 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 209 fractional works · 3.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 172 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 79 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 94 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 86 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,963 fractional works · 31.0% of its workMedicine: 1,734 fractional works · 27.4% of its workOphthalmology: 422 fractional works · 6.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 241 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 160 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 113 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 75 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 65 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 127 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 161 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 876 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 269 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 82 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 205 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 141 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 116 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 83 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 820 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 339 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 186 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 324 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 169 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 79 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 84 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMadurai6,338fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences14%

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. Engineering96215.2%
    2. Computer Science76612.1%
    3. Materials Science3455.4%
    4. Environmental Science2093.3%
    5. Chemistry1722.7%
    6. Energy941.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy480.8%
    8. Mathematics390.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences250.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering180.3%
  2. Health Sciences1,96331.0%
    1. Medicine1,73427.4%
    2. Health Professions1612.5%
    3. Dentistry410.6%
    4. Nursing200.3%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
    1. Social Sciences2694.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities2053.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1412.2%
    4. Psychology1161.8%
    5. Decision Sciences831.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance611.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3395.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3245.1%
    3. Neuroscience841.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology420.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics300.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Madurai strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Madurai is most concentrated in Ophthalmology, Health Information Management and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (24.8× the world share in Ophthalmology).

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 359.5 works25×
  2. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 59.9 works4.3×
  3. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 204.7 works4.2×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 59.1 works2.7×
  5. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 23.8 works2.7×
← 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: 1.17× its world share, 301 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 283 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 70 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.85× its world share, 158 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.48× its world share, 627 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.68× its world share, 84 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 846 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 179 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 298 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.32× its world share, 35 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 148 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 1,502 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 156 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 120 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 92 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 226 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry1.85×158 works
  2. Energy1.68×84 works
  3. Materials Science1.57×298 works
  4. Computer Science1.48×627 works
  5. Medicine1.44×1,502 works
  6. Dentistry1.32×35 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.31×69 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.17×301 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.14×22 works
  10. Engineering1.04×846 works
  11. Health Professions1.03×148 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.99×156 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×283 works
  14. Veterinary0.87×6 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.84×16 works
  16. Neuroscience0.80×70 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×120 works
  18. Environmental Science0.66×179 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×33 works
  20. Nursing0.59×16 works
  21. Psychology0.55×92 works
  22. Mathematics0.52×33 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×55 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.34×41 works
  25. Social Sciences0.33×226 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×20 works

Which keywords describe research in Madurai?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Glaucoma, Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Optic Nerve and Myopia.

▲ 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 Learning606▲ 2.8×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning527▲ 2.5×94 topics
  3. Epidemiology340▲ 1.35×127 topics
  4. Glaucoma204▲ 21×4 topics
  5. Healthcare171▲ 2.4×18 topics
  6. Nanomaterials160▲ 2.4×18 topics
  7. Neural Networks150▲ 1.54×38 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks150▲ 3.2×14 topics
  9. Intraocular Pressure130▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Risk Factors129▲ 1.85×34 topics
  11. Optical Coherence Tomography125▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Internet of Things123▲ 2.3×25 topics
  13. Data Mining120▲ 2.6×20 topics
  14. Optic Nerve111▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Wireless Sensor Networks110▲ 3.9×23 topics
  16. Security105▲ 2.5×20 topics
  17. Image Processing101▲ 3.6×13 topics
  18. Myopia101▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Environmental Monitoring100▲ 4.1×13 topics
  20. IoT98▲ 4.1×18 topics
  21. Intravitreal Injection93▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Macular Degeneration92▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Femtosecond Laser90▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Intraocular Lens Implantation90▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Neurodegeneration89▲ 4.6×9 topics
  26. Retinal Ganglion Cells87▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Ocular Hypertension84▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Visual Field Progression84▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Big Data Analytics77▲ 5.7×5 topics
  30. Diabetic Retinopathy76▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Feature Selection73▲ 5.4×6 topics
  32. Endophthalmitis72▲ 31×2 topics
  33. OCT Imaging72▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Smart Farming68▲ 9.2×2 topics
  35. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor66▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Macular Hole65▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Vitreoretinal Surgery65▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Internet of Things (IoT)61▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Crop Yield Prediction60▲ 9.1×1 topic
  40. Plant Disease Detection60▲ 9.1×1 topic

What research is done in Madurai?

Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 76 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 74 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI54Smart Agriculture and AI: 54 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…52Retinal and Macular Surgery: 52 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 51 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 40 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…39Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 39 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 36 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 35 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…34Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 34 fractional works
OphthalmologyPlant ScienceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingHealth Information Management

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

  1. 1 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 76 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 74 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 54 works
  4. 4 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 52 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 51 works
  6. 6 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 40 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 39 works
  8. 8 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 36 works
  9. 9 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 35 works
  10. 10 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 34 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Madurai8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.9% in 2008.

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