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Anna University, Chennai

In research, Anna University, Chennai stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,128 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#597 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#528 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Signal Processing and Biomaterials — Computer Networks and Communications is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,529
of 28,054 · #1,541 all time
Rank in India
#66
of 1,840
Research works
25k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
413k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Anna University, Chennai 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,128 of 12,888 12.3%4,020 #1157
EngineeringField #597 of 6,636 11.4%1,741 #548
Computer ScienceField #528 of 4,667 15.1%1,136 #929
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #87 of 705 17.4%247 #266
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #355 of 1,884 17.3%311 #602
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #546 of 2,318 8.7%527 #557
Health SciencesDomain #2,882 of 11,982 15.3%395 #4029
Materials ScienceField #625 of 2,468 8.5%465 #764
Social SciencesDomain #2,776 of 10,521 18.5%333 #3153
Information SystemsSubfield #348 of 1,291 17.2%172 #410

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Anna University, Chennai 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. Physical Sciences#1,157 #1,128
  2. Engineering#548 #597
  3. Computer Science#929 #528
  4. Computer Networks and Communications#266 #87
  5. Artificial Intelligence#602 #355
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#557 #546
  7. Health Sciences#4,029 #2,882
  8. Materials Science#764 #625
  9. Social Sciences#3,153 #2,776
  10. Information Systems#410 #348
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 Anna University, Chennai specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 247.1 works5.3×
  2. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 69.0 works4.4×
  3. BiomaterialsSubfield · 83.0 works3.8×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 78.3 works3.7×
  5. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 236.3 works3.6×
  6. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 46.3 works3.5×
  7. NeurologySubfield · 46.9 works3.3×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 186 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 139 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 96 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.40× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 102 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.81× its world share, 1,136 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.27× its world share, 108 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.23× its world share, 1,741 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 289 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.57× its world share, 466 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 44 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 55 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 299 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 93 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Anna University, Chennai?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Subramanian, S. Iniyan and V. Kavitha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Anna University, Chennai.

  1. 1 C. Subramanian India · #29,076 worldwide 582 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 S. Iniyan India · #29,822 worldwide 877 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 V. Kavitha India · #34,960 worldwide 591 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 V. Murugesan India · #68,089 worldwide 559 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 M. Pradeep Kumar India · #73,160 worldwide 330 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 A. Elayaperumal India · #109,198 worldwide 324 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 M. Palanichamy India · #115,153 worldwide 454 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Banumathi Arabindoo India · #136,117 worldwide 458 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 S. Sivanesan India · #136,247 worldwide 280 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 G. Nagarajan India · #151,467 worldwide 441 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Anna University, Chennai

Which keywords describe research at Anna University, Chennai?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Mechanical Properties, Convolutional Neural Networks, IoT Security, Wireless Sensor Networks and Security.

▲ 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. Deep Learning752▲ 4.2×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning602▲ 3.5×89 topics
  3. Neural Networks206▲ 2.6×39 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties199▲ 4.0×32 topics
  5. Internet of Things195▲ 4.3×27 topics
  6. Healthcare186▲ 3.2×15 topics
  7. Nanomaterials181▲ 3.3×18 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks178▲ 4.7×14 topics
  9. Security164▲ 4.8×20 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications154▲ 2.5×34 topics
  11. Environmental Impact150▲ 1.69×47 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks147▲ 6.3×22 topics
  13. Nanoparticles143▲ 2.2×38 topics
  14. Renewable Energy142▲ 1.91×35 topics
  15. Graphene142▲ 4.0×12 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency137▲ 2.8×35 topics
  17. IoT Security136▲ 8.2×3 topics
  18. Data Mining136▲ 3.5×20 topics
  19. Nanocomposites134▲ 3.2×21 topics
  20. Feature Extraction120▲ 5.0×10 topics
  21. Environmental Monitoring117▲ 5.9×12 topics
  22. IoT106▲ 5.5×17 topics
  23. Medical Imaging104▲ 3.9×9 topics
  24. Classification104▲ 4.4×10 topics
  25. Image Processing102▲ 4.5×13 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering94▲ 3.0×13 topics
  27. Microstructure91▲ 3.4×15 topics
  28. Smart Cities87▲ 6.5×8 topics
  29. Privacy85▲ 5.5×7 topics
  30. 5G Networks83▲ 7.8×5 topics
  31. Anomaly Detection83▲ 5.4×5 topics
  32. Cybersecurity76▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Security and Privacy75▲ 7.6×3 topics
  34. Transfer Learning71▲ 7.1×3 topics
  35. Feature Selection68▲ 5.9×6 topics
  36. Big Data Analytics68▲ 6.1×5 topics
  37. Intrusion Detection67▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Security Analysis65▲ 7.2×4 topics
  39. Mobile Edge Computing61▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. Smart Farming59▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Anna University, Chennai publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Smart Agriculture and AI and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing54IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 54 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…52Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 52 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 50 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…47Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 47 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…45Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 45 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 44 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …33Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 33 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 33 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 30 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsPlant ScienceInformation SystemsNeurology5 others

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

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 54 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 52 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 50 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 47 works
  5. 5 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 45 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 44 works
  7. 7 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 34 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 33 works
  9. 9 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 33 works
  10. 10 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 30 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 available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Anna University, Chennai's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.