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Madurai Kamaraj University

In research, Madurai Kamaraj University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,461 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,187 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,576 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemistry — Chemistry is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,931
of 28,054 · #3,850 all time
Rank in India
#263
of 1,840
Research works
6.6k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
99k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Madurai Kamaraj 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,461 of 12,888 10.8%698 #2496
EngineeringField #3,187 of 6,636 12.5%173 #4505
Social SciencesDomain #5,576 of 10,521 5.7%295 #7458
ChemistryField #732 of 1,330 13.4%94 #741
Health SciencesDomain #7,244 of 11,982 9.7%128 #11452
MedicineField #6,927 of 10,443 11.1%82 #9966
Life SciencesDomain #5,543 of 7,800 9.1%220 #5336
Materials ScienceField #1,875 of 2,468 11.2%150 #2088
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,783 of 2,318 12.5%75 #2474
Social SciencesField #5,057 of 6,365 9.3%88 #5152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Madurai Kamaraj 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. Physical Sciences#2,496 #2,461
  2. Engineering#4,505 #3,187
  3. Social Sciences#7,458 #5,576
  4. Chemistry#741 #732
  5. Health Sciences#11,452 #7,244
  6. Medicine#9,966 #6,927
  7. Life Sciences#5,336 #5,543
  8. Materials Science#2,088 #1,875
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,474 #1,783
  10. Social Sciences#5,152 #5,057
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 Madurai Kamaraj University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemistry takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ChemistryField · 93.9 works4.5×
← 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: 1.51× its world share, 96 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 99 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.42× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.46× its world share, 94 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 137 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.21× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 173 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.21× its world share, 150 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Madurai Kamaraj University?

Ranked on the composite score, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, T. J. Pandian and Seenivasan Rajagopal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Madurai Kamaraj University.

  1. 1 Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy India · #76,114 worldwide 642 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 T. J. Pandian India · #159,251 worldwide 194 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Seenivasan Rajagopal India · #385,742 worldwide 166 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 K. Jeyasubramanian India · #421,586 worldwide 192 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Mariappan Rajan India · #480,337 worldwide 122 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 S. Kannan India · #507,473 worldwide 95 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 G. Kulandaivelu India · #569,423 worldwide 102 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 S. Natarajan India · #595,821 worldwide 85 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Kasi Pitchumani India · #610,462 worldwide 204 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 M. P. Marian India · #620,200 worldwide 106 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Madurai Kamaraj University

Which keywords describe research at Madurai Kamaraj University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Machine Learning, Nanostructures, Deep Learning, Bioimaging, Synthesis and Electrochemistry.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials86▲ 6.0×15 topics
  2. Machine Learning86▲ 1.95×59 topics
  3. Deep Learning71▲ 1.55×58 topics
  4. Graphene54▲ 5.9×9 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications42▲ 2.7×24 topics
  6. Nanoparticles42▲ 2.5×33 topics
  7. Nanostructures40▲ 7.4×11 topics
  8. Nanocomposites32▲ 2.9×19 topics
  9. Synthesis31▲ 6.3×24 topics
  10. Energy Storage31▲ 3.5×8 topics
  11. Healthcare30▲ 2.0×14 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks30▲ 5.3×5 topics
  13. Bioimaging29▲ 9.3×5 topics
  14. Catalysis28▲ 3.2×23 topics
  15. Electrochemistry27▲ 8.6×3 topics
  16. Data Mining26▲ 2.6×11 topics
  17. Water Splitting26▲ 5.3×4 topics
  18. Semiconductors26▲ 6.3×4 topics
  19. Chemical Sensors25▲ 7.8×3 topics
  20. Nanocrystals24▲ 6.6×5 topics
  21. Visible Light23▲ 7.3×3 topics
  22. Carbon Nanotubes23▲ 5.0×5 topics
  23. Semiconductor22▲ 4.9×6 topics
  24. Biosensors21▲ 3.1×10 topics
  25. Solar Energy21▲ 5.0×4 topics
  26. Philosophy21▲ 3.5×6 topics
  27. Nanostructured Materials20▲ 8.6×4 topics
  28. Antimicrobial19▲ 5.1×12 topics
  29. Anticancer Agents19▲ 9.4×9 topics
  30. Green Synthesis19▲ 7.2×4 topics
  31. Biosensor Applications18▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Electrochemical Biosensors18▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Feature Selection18▲ 6.0×5 topics
  34. Glucose Sensors18▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Hydrogen Production18▲ 4.9×3 topics
  36. Supramolecular Chemistry18▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Photocatalyst16▲ 6.5×1 topic
  38. Plasmonic16▲ 6.5×1 topic
  39. India16▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Room Temperature15▲ 7.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Madurai Kamaraj University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Electrochemical sensors …18Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …16Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 13 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…13Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 13 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Io…12Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 12 fractional worksZnO doping and properties: 11 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 10 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…10Indian History and Philosophy: 10 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 10 fractional worksFuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 10 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSpectroscopy5 others

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

  1. 1 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  3. 3 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 13 works
  5. 5 Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Spectroscopy 12 works
  6. 6 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 11 works
  7. 7 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 10 works
  8. 8 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 10 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 10 works
  10. 10 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 10 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Madurai Kamaraj University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.