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Madras Diabetes Research Foundation

In research, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,112 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,246 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is 29.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,129
of 28,054 · #15,943 all time
Rank in India
#975
of 1,840
Research works
755
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
32.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Madras Diabetes Research Foundation 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,112 of 11,982 17.3%89 #7034
MedicineField #7,246 of 10,443 17.8%77 #6068

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Madras Diabetes Research Foundation 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).

What does Madras Diabetes Research Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism takes 29.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 23.2 works30×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.59× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.13× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.26× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.80× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 5.53× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Madras Diabetes Research Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Viswanathan Mohan, R Deepa and Ranjit Mohan Anjana lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Madras Diabetes Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Viswanathan Mohan India · #7,823 worldwide 2.7k citations · 268 works
  2. 2 R Deepa India · #87,750 worldwide 337 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Ranjit Mohan Anjana India · #280,479 worldwide 159 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Rajendra Pradeepa India · #286,003 worldwide 145 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Venkatesan Radha India · #298,177 worldwide 167 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 G. Premalatha India · #432,184 worldwide 89 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Mohan Kameswaran India · #480,838 worldwide 36 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Ranjit Unnikrishnan India · #761,045 worldwide 80 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Muthuswamy Balasubramanyam India · #1,277,193 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Vasudevan Sudha India · #1,573,030 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Madras Diabetes Research Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Madras Diabetes Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Glycemic Control, Type 1 Diabetes and Insulin Therapy.

▲ 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. Cardiovascular Disease23▲ 14×21 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 18×13 topics
  3. Diabetes18▲ 26×13 topics
  4. Epidemiology16▲ 2.8×39 topics
  5. Insulin Resistance14▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Obesity13▲ 12×14 topics
  7. Glycemic Control13▲ 57×4 topics
  8. Type 1 Diabetes12▲ 103×2 topics
  9. Inflammation12▲ 4.0×27 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress11▲ 4.6×17 topics
  11. Insulin Therapy10▲ 60×3 topics
  12. Glucose Metabolism8▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Type 2 Diabetes8▲ 25×6 topics
  14. Lifestyle Intervention8▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Atherosclerosis8▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Genetics7▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Cholesterol7▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Diabetes Mellitus7▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Immunotherapy7▲ 6.8×3 topics
  20. Global Prevalence7▲ 53×2 topics
  21. Autoimmunity7▲ 32×2 topics
  22. HLA Genes7▲ 119×1 topic
  23. Insulin Production7▲ 119×1 topic
  24. Complications6▲ 8.7×4 topics
  25. Depression6▲ 5.0×13 topics
  26. Quality of Life6▲ 2.9×20 topics
  27. Continuous Glucose Monitoring6▲ 89×1 topic
  28. Hypoglycemia6▲ 89×1 topic
  29. Public Health6▲ 2.7×17 topics
  30. Pancreatic Islets5▲ 91×1 topic
  31. ß-Cell Dysfunction5▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Hyperglycemia4▲ 27×4 topics
  34. Heart Failure4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  35. Hepatic Steatosis4▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Hypertension4▲ 9.3×6 topics
  37. Weight Loss4▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Cardiovascular Outcomes3▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Chronic Disease3▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Glucose Control3▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Madras Diabetes Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Diabetes and associated disorders, Diabetes Management and Research and Pancreatic function and diabetes.

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 7 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 7 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …6Diabetes Management and Research: 6 fractional worksPancreatic function and …5Pancreatic function and diabetes: 5 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…3Diabetes Treatment and Management: 3 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …3Nutritional Studies and Diet: 3 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…2Diet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 2 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGeneticsSurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  2. 2 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 7 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  6. 6 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  10. 10 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 2 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Madras Diabetes Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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