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Research in Salem

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Salem, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Vinayaka Missions University, Periyar University and Vinayaka Missions Medical College and Hospitals.

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.9k
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
76k
9.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Salem

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 Salem?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Periyar UniversityUniversity 3,831 #8,699
2Vinayaka Missions UniversityUniversity 2,666 #7,819
3Vinayaka Missions Medical College and HospitalsUniversity 850 #15,205
4Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical CollegeUniversity 389 #17,700
5Sri Gokulam HospitalHospital / health system 141 #30,538 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.

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.

Periyar University: 48.6%Vinayaka Missions University: 33.8%Vinayaka Missions Medical College and Hospitals: 10.8%Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College: 4.9%1 other listed: 1.8%49%largest
Periyar University3,831 · 48.6%Vinayaka Missions University2,666 · 33.8%Vinayaka Missions Medical College and Hospitals850 · 10.8%Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College389 · 4.9%1 other listed141 · 1.8%

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

Which fields of science does Salem work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Salem is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (16%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,498 fractional works · 42.8% of its workEngineering: 562 fractional works · 16.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 173 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 105 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 94 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 290 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 87 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 62 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 52 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 241 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 122 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 42 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 131 fractional works · 3.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 111 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 70 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 71 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 66 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,057 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMedicine: 820 fractional works · 23.4% of its workSurgery: 114 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 57 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 54 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 42 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 104 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 88 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOral Surgery: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 472 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 166 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 88 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 84 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 60 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 471 fractional works · 13.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 197 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 101 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 166 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 89 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSalem3,499fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences30%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. Engineering56216.1%
    2. Computer Science2908.3%
    3. Materials Science2416.9%
    4. Environmental Science1313.7%
    5. Chemistry1113.2%
    6. Energy712.0%
    7. Mathematics341.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering240.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences180.5%
    10. Physics and Astronomy170.5%
  2. Health Sciences1,05730.2%
    1. Medicine82023.4%
    2. Health Professions1043.0%
    3. Dentistry882.5%
    4. Nursing381.1%
    5. Veterinary60.2%
    1. Social Sciences1664.7%
    2. Psychology882.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting842.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities601.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance391.1%
    6. Decision Sciences361.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1975.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1664.8%
    3. Neuroscience501.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics331.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology250.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Salem strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Salem is most concentrated in Oral Surgery, Dentistry and Periodontics (6.1× the world share in Oral Surgery).

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 35.2 works6.1×
  2. DentistryField · 79.0 works5.4×
  3. PeriodonticsSubfield · 20.8 works5.1×
← 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: 1.22× its world share, 174 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 136 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.64× its world share, 28 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.80× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.14× its world share, 101 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 262 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.26× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 491 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 117 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.02× its world share, 212 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 29 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.41× its world share, 79 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 93 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 683 worksMedicineNursing: 2.44× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 76 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 131 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.41×79 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.64×28 works
  3. Nursing2.44×36 works
  4. Energy2.26×62 works
  5. Chemistry2.14×101 works
  6. Materials Science2.02×212 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.80×19 works
  8. Veterinary1.23×5 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.22×174 works
  10. Health Professions1.18×93 works
  11. Medicine1.18×683 works
  12. Computer Science1.12×262 works
  13. Decision Sciences1.10×32 works
  14. Engineering1.09×491 works
  15. Neuroscience0.89×44 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×136 works
  17. Mathematics0.82×29 works
  18. Psychology0.82×76 works
  19. Environmental Science0.78×117 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.71×69 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×20 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.58×50 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×35 works
  24. Social Sciences0.34×131 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×13 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.19×13 works

Which keywords describe research in Salem?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Nanoparticles, Deep Learning, Environmental Impact, Graphene and Antimicrobial.

▲ 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. Machine Learning208▲ 1.78×87 topics
  2. Epidemiology185▲ 1.32×116 topics
  3. Deep Learning169▲ 1.40×79 topics
  4. Nanomaterials138▲ 3.8×16 topics
  5. Environmental Impact120▲ 2.0×42 topics
  6. Nanoparticles118▲ 2.7×37 topics
  7. Inflammation89▲ 1.19×76 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications88▲ 2.1×35 topics
  9. Graphene84▲ 3.6×11 topics
  10. Renewable Energy82▲ 1.61×35 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties79▲ 2.3×33 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress77▲ 1.34×59 topics
  13. Healthcare74▲ 1.85×14 topics
  14. COVID-1973▲ 1.60×21 topics
  15. Treatment72▲ 1.68×42 topics
  16. Quality of Life71▲ 1.40×47 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity63▲ 2.9×30 topics
  18. Internet of Things63▲ 2.1×27 topics
  19. Toxicity63▲ 4.1×20 topics
  20. Antioxidant60▲ 2.5×45 topics
  21. Energy Storage58▲ 2.5×11 topics
  22. Antimicrobial56▲ 5.7×14 topics
  23. Nanocomposites56▲ 2.0×21 topics
  24. Green Synthesis49▲ 7.5×5 topics
  25. Herbal Medicine47▲ 4.8×9 topics
  26. Emissions46▲ 6.7×5 topics
  27. Renewable Energy Integration45▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Power Electronics45▲ 4.0×8 topics
  29. Metal-Organic Frameworks44▲ 3.0×6 topics
  30. Cytotoxicity43▲ 9.0×9 topics
  31. Water Splitting42▲ 3.3×4 topics
  32. Biosynthesis42▲ 7.6×8 topics
  33. Solar Energy41▲ 3.8×5 topics
  34. Bioactive Compounds38▲ 4.3×11 topics
  35. Visible Light37▲ 4.5×3 topics
  36. Biological Synthesis35▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Silver35▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Biodiesel34▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Catalyst30▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Feedstock28▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Salem?

Nanoparticles: synthesis…32Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 32 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…22Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …22Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 22 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and…22Biodiesel Production and Applications: 22 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 22 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 17 fractional worksAI in cancer detection16AI in cancer detection: 16 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 15 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 14 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI14Smart Agriculture and AI: 14 fractional works
Materials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 32 works
  2. 2 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 22 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 22 works
  4. 4 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 22 works
  6. 6 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 17 works
  7. 7 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  8. 8 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 14 works
  10. 10 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 14 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%Salem11.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.9% in 2010.

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