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Alagappa University

In research, Alagappa University stands highest in Medicine (#1,769 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,272 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,655 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation — Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,722
of 28,054 · #3,657 all time
Rank in India
#162
of 1,840
Research works
5.8k
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Alagappa University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #1,769 of 10,443 13.9%129 #4585
Health SciencesDomain #2,272 of 11,982 13.3%192 #5023
Physical SciencesDomain #2,655 of 12,888 13.3%802 #3285
Social SciencesDomain #3,490 of 10,521 8.2%336 #4331
Life SciencesDomain #2,812 of 7,800 17.1%253 #3398
EngineeringField #2,497 of 6,636 14.0%221 #3435
Social SciencesField #2,553 of 6,365 10.9%127 #2848
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,766 of 3,409 20.2%108 #2425
Materials ScienceField #1,412 of 2,468 15.5%175 #1826
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,293 of 3,579 15.5%111 #3075

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alagappa University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#4,585 #1,769
  2. Health Sciences#5,023 #2,272
  3. Physical Sciences#3,285 #2,655
  4. Social Sciences#4,331 #3,490
  5. Life Sciences#3,398 #2,812
  6. Engineering#3,435 #2,497
  7. Social Sciences#2,848 #2,553
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,425 #1,766
  9. Materials Science#1,826 #1,412
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,075 #2,293
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Alagappa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 20.1 works6.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 108 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 111 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.03× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 171 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.36× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 221 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 85 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.17× its world share, 175 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 129 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 127 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alagappa University?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Shankar, Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian and L. Ganesan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alagappa University.

  1. 1 K. Shankar India · #19,969 worldwide 614 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian India · #154,266 worldwide 190 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 L. Ganesan India · #172,774 worldwide 189 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 C. Sanjeeviraja India · #200,114 worldwide 291 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Baskaralingam Vaseeharan India · #277,882 worldwide 172 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Kasi Pandima Devi India · #341,376 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 T. Vasudevan India · #357,479 worldwide 178 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 C. Ravidhas India · #370,115 worldwide 180 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 A. Gopalan India · #438,832 worldwide 417 citations · 92 works
  10. 10 S. Thanuskodi India · #440,897 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Alagappa University

Which keywords describe research at Alagappa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Biomedical Applications, Energy Storage, Nanoparticles, Machine Learning, Metal-Organic Frameworks 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 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Nanomaterials118▲ 7.0×15 topics
  2. Machine Learning86▲ 1.66×53 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications69▲ 3.7×26 topics
  4. Graphene68▲ 6.3×10 topics
  5. Deep Learning64▲ 1.19×57 topics
  6. Nanoparticles63▲ 3.2×34 topics
  7. Environmental Impact58▲ 2.2×36 topics
  8. Sustainability55▲ 1.42×51 topics
  9. Energy Storage54▲ 5.2×8 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks41▲ 6.2×6 topics
  11. Toxicity40▲ 5.9×16 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering37▲ 3.8×11 topics
  13. Antimicrobial36▲ 8.1×13 topics
  14. Nanocomposites36▲ 2.8×18 topics
  15. Green Synthesis33▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Nanostructures33▲ 5.2×8 topics
  17. Antioxidant30▲ 2.7×40 topics
  18. Cathode Materials29▲ 4.7×3 topics
  19. Electrochemistry29▲ 7.9×3 topics
  20. Cytotoxicity27▲ 13×8 topics
  21. Biosynthesis26▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Carbon Nanotubes26▲ 4.9×7 topics
  23. Fuzzy Sets26▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Water Splitting26▲ 4.4×4 topics
  25. Rechargeable Batteries25▲ 5.9×2 topics
  26. Nanocrystals25▲ 5.8×5 topics
  27. Nanostructured Materials25▲ 9.1×4 topics
  28. Biological Synthesis24▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Silver24▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Carbon-Based Materials22▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Electrochemical Capacitors22▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Semiconductors22▲ 4.6×3 topics
  33. Development22▲ 4.0×12 topics
  34. Biosensor Applications21▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Electrochemical Biosensors21▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Glucose Sensors21▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Policy20▲ 5.8×7 topics
  38. India20▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Rough Sets16▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Multi-criteria Decision Making15▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Alagappa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors and Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory.

Nanoparticles: synthesis…24Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 24 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…22Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 22 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …21Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 21 fractional worksFuzzy and Soft Set Theory15Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 15 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 15 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …12Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 12 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 12 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 12 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…12Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 12 fractional works
Materials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement Science and Operations Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 24 works
  2. 2 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 22 works
  3. 3 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  4. 4 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 15 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  6. 6 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 13 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 12 works
  9. 9 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 12 works
  10. 10 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 12 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alagappa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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