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Research in Vellore

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Vellore, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Vellore Institute of Technology University, Thiruvalluvar University and Christian Medical College, Vellore.

Research institutions
7
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
60k
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
753k
12.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Vellore

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 Vellore?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityUniversity 46,747 #1,400
2Christian Medical College, VelloreUniversity 13,730 #10,930
3Thiruvalluvar UniversityUniversity 1,807 #8,913
4Government Vellore Medical CollegeUniversity 322 #18,917
5Schieffelin Institute of Health Research and Leprosy CentreHospital / health system 208 #34,518 all time
6Sri Narayani Hospital & Research CentreHospital / health system 121 #34,654 all time
7Apollo KH HospitalHospital / health system 28 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.

Vellore Institute of Technology University: 74.2%Christian Medical College, Vellore: 21.8%Thiruvalluvar University: 2.9%Government Vellore Medical College: 0.5%3 others listed: 0.6%74%largest
Vellore Institute of Technology University47k · 74.2%Christian Medical College, Vellore14k · 21.8%Thiruvalluvar University1,807 · 2.9%Government Vellore Medical College322 · 0.5%3 others listed357 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Vellore work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research in Vellore is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Computer Science (19%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17k fractional works · 64.7% of its workEngineering: 7,233 fractional works · 27.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,133 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,064 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 945 fractional works · 3.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 553 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 455 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 427 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 365 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 260 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 243 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 209 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 197 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 190 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5,071 fractional works · 19.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,582 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,048 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 880 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems: 728 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 304 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 287 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1,570 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 790 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 269 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 240 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 211 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,011 fractional works · 3.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 179 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 174 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 160 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 123 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 735 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 410 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 89 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 531 fractional works · 2.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 141 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 126 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 463 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 407 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 337 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 170 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 144 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4,085 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMedicine: 3,436 fractional works · 12.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 404 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 323 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 263 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 228 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 214 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 214 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 168 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 148 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 99 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 93 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 66 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 499 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 479 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 235 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 130 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2,670 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,061 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 646 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 193 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 851 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 535 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 136 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 180 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 496 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 212 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 209 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 166 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 99 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,668 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 760 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 273 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 309 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 587 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 146 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 112 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 478 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 158 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 112 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 315 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 239 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 301 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 227 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 167 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVellore27kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences10%

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. Engineering7,23327.1%
    2. Computer Science5,07119.0%
    3. Materials Science1,5705.9%
    4. Environmental Science1,0113.8%
    5. Chemistry7352.8%
    6. Mathematics5312.0%
    7. Energy4631.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy3371.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1700.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering1440.5%
  2. Health Sciences4,08515.3%
    1. Medicine3,43612.9%
    2. Health Professions4791.8%
    3. Nursing840.3%
    4. Dentistry760.3%
    5. Veterinary100.0%
  3. Life Sciences2,67010.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,0614.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8513.2%
    3. Neuroscience4961.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1660.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics960.4%
  4. Social Sciences2,66810.0%
    1. Social Sciences7602.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting5872.2%
    3. Psychology4781.8%
    4. Decision Sciences3151.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities3011.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2270.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Vellore strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vellore is most concentrated in Modeling and Simulation, Computer Networks and Communications and Signal Processing (3.8× the world share in Modeling and Simulation).

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 123.3 works3.8×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 778.4 works3.7×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 263.0 works3.7×
  4. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 216.5 works3.6×
  5. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 62.3 works3.4×
  6. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 416.0 works3.3×
  7. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 910.9 works3.1×
  8. NeurologySubfield · 187.5 works2.9×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 729 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 912 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 143 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 432 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 84 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.58× its world share, 129 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.78× its world share, 652 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.43× its world share, 4,418 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 146 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.91× its world share, 409 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.84× its world share, 6,430 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 864 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 1,370 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.69× its world share, 465 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 268 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 64 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 437 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 2,997 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 72 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 258 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 523 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 276 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 205 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 409 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 635 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science2.43×4,418 works
  2. Energy1.91×409 works
  3. Engineering1.84×6,430 works
  4. Chemistry1.78×652 works
  5. Mathematics1.69×465 works
  6. Materials Science1.68×1,370 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.58×129 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.23×276 works
  9. Neuroscience1.14×432 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×84 works
  11. Environmental Science0.75×864 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×912 works
  13. Health Professions0.71×437 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×523 works
  15. Medicine0.67×2,997 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×729 works
  17. Nursing0.63×72 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×143 works
  19. Psychology0.58×409 works
  20. Dentistry0.56×64 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.52×268 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×205 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×146 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.38×258 works
  25. Veterinary0.28×9 works
  26. Social Sciences0.22×635 works

Which keywords describe research in Vellore?

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, Healthcare, Internet of Things, Security and Wireless Sensor Networks.

▲ 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 Learning3,631▲ 3.9×84 topics
  2. Machine Learning2,795▲ 3.1×97 topics
  3. Neural Networks1,063▲ 2.6×41 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks912▲ 4.7×14 topics
  5. Healthcare881▲ 2.9×29 topics
  6. Internet of Things788▲ 3.5×28 topics
  7. Security680▲ 3.8×24 topics
  8. Nanomaterials625▲ 2.2×19 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties624▲ 2.4×38 topics
  10. Environmental Impact623▲ 1.37×63 topics
  11. Renewable Energy615▲ 1.59×45 topics
  12. Data Mining597▲ 3.0×21 topics
  13. Wireless Sensor Networks584▲ 4.9×23 topics
  14. Feature Extraction576▲ 4.8×10 topics
  15. Heat Transfer561▲ 4.3×19 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency543▲ 2.2×41 topics
  17. Medical Imaging541▲ 3.9×8 topics
  18. Nanoparticles537▲ 1.60×44 topics
  19. IoT Security518▲ 6.3×3 topics
  20. Classification508▲ 4.2×12 topics
  21. Image Processing497▲ 4.3×14 topics
  22. IoT484▲ 4.8×19 topics
  23. Environmental Monitoring467▲ 4.6×14 topics
  24. Graphene445▲ 2.5×12 topics
  25. Transfer Learning356▲ 6.9×3 topics
  26. Anomaly Detection355▲ 4.6×5 topics
  27. Renewable Energy Integration350▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Feature Selection345▲ 6.0×6 topics
  29. Smart Cities342▲ 4.8×8 topics
  30. Electric Vehicles322▲ 4.2×5 topics
  31. Applications322▲ 4.4×8 topics
  32. Big Data Analytics319▲ 5.6×5 topics
  33. Cybersecurity311▲ 4.7×6 topics
  34. Medical Image Analysis296▲ 6.0×4 topics
  35. Security and Privacy284▲ 5.7×3 topics
  36. Experimental Investigation276▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Smart Farming265▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Internet of Things (IoT)240▲ 7.7×3 topics
  39. Crop Yield Prediction235▲ 8.4×1 topic
  40. Plant Disease Detection235▲ 8.4×1 topic

What research is done in Vellore?

Smart Agriculture and AI207Smart Agriculture and AI: 207 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …203Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 203 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 186 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 182 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…172Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 172 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 166 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 150 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …146Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 146 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 144 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 136 fractional works
Plant ScienceHealth Information ManagementComputer Networks and CommunicationsNeurology5 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 207 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 203 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 186 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 182 works
  5. 5 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 172 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 166 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 150 works
  8. 8 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 146 works
  9. 9 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 144 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 136 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%Vellore19.0% 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 19.8% in 2024.

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