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Periyar University

In research, Periyar University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,282 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,327 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,930 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Organic Chemistry — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,806
of 28,054 · #6,733 all time
Rank in India
#252
of 1,840
Research works
3.8k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Periyar 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
Social SciencesField #1,282 of 6,365 9.7%80 #3381
Social SciencesDomain #2,327 of 10,521 10.4%233 #5784
Physical SciencesDomain #2,930 of 12,888 12.0%551 #4828
Computer ScienceField #1,670 of 4,667 12.6%107 #3281
EngineeringField #3,780 of 6,636 13.1%98 #6048
Life SciencesDomain #4,558 of 7,800 17.3%193 #7010
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,203 of 3,409 20.1%121 #2781
Materials ScienceField #1,702 of 2,468 14.0%128 #2428
Plant ScienceSubfield #986 of 1,395 24.6%62 #1425
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,212 of 1,556 16.9%69 #1842

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Periyar 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. Social Sciences#3,381 #1,282
  2. Social Sciences#5,784 #2,327
  3. Physical Sciences#4,828 #2,930
  4. Computer Science#3,281 #1,670
  5. Engineering#6,048 #3,780
  6. Life Sciences#7,010 #4,558
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,781 #2,203
  8. Materials Science#2,428 #1,702
  9. Plant Science#1,425 #986
  10. Materials Chemistry#1,842 #1,212
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 Periyar University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 32.0 works6.4×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 45.8 works5.5×
← 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: 2.30× its world share, 120 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.44× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.97× its world share, 69 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.22× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 98 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 68 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.31× its world share, 128 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.04× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 3.69× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Periyar University?

Ranked on the composite score, Thayumanavan Palvannan, L. Kavitha and Ramasamy Balagurunathan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Periyar University.

  1. 1 Thayumanavan Palvannan India · #410,442 worldwide 129 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 L. Kavitha India · #494,476 worldwide 126 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Ramasamy Balagurunathan India · #513,727 worldwide 117 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 S. Sukumaran India · #526,547 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 D. Gopi India · #671,449 worldwide 92 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Periasamy Viswanathamurthi India · #694,584 worldwide 144 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 V. Krishnakumar India · #836,754 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Muthugounder Subramanian Shivakumar India · #845,103 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 P. Thangavel India · #863,826 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 S. Murugesan India · #917,131 worldwide 65 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Periyar University

Which keywords describe research at Periyar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Machine Learning, Antimicrobial, Toxicity, Environmental Impact, Green Synthesis and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials89▲ 7.6×14 topics
  2. Machine Learning69▲ 1.91×54 topics
  3. Environmental Impact53▲ 2.8×29 topics
  4. Nanoparticles47▲ 3.4×26 topics
  5. Graphene46▲ 6.0×9 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications45▲ 3.4×26 topics
  7. Deep Learning42◆ 1.10×46 topics
  8. Energy Storage37▲ 5.2×5 topics
  9. Toxicity35▲ 7.2×15 topics
  10. Antimicrobial33▲ 11×13 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity33▲ 4.8×24 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks32▲ 6.9×4 topics
  13. Green Synthesis32▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Nanostructures29▲ 6.6×9 topics
  15. Water Splitting28▲ 7.0×4 topics
  16. Cytotoxicity26▲ 17×7 topics
  17. Antioxidant26▲ 3.4×39 topics
  18. Biosynthesis26▲ 15×7 topics
  19. Nanocomposites24▲ 2.8×18 topics
  20. Visible Light24▲ 9.3×2 topics
  21. Synthesis24▲ 5.8×23 topics
  22. Bioactive Compounds22▲ 7.9×11 topics
  23. Catalysis22▲ 3.0×21 topics
  24. Biological Synthesis22▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Silver22▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Tissue Engineering22▲ 3.2×11 topics
  27. Health Benefits21▲ 5.7×11 topics
  28. Antioxidant Properties20▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Anticancer Agents20▲ 12×9 topics
  30. Carbon-Based Materials19▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Electrochemical Capacitors19▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Phytochemicals19▲ 16×8 topics
  33. Medicinal Chemistry18▲ 6.0×8 topics
  34. Medicinal Plants18▲ 4.2×13 topics
  35. Hydrogen Production17▲ 5.7×4 topics
  36. CO2 Reduction17▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Rechargeable Batteries17▲ 5.6×2 topics
  38. Photocatalyst16▲ 8.3×1 topic
  39. Plasmonic16▲ 8.3×1 topic
  40. Heterocyclic Compounds14▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Periyar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Moringa oleifera research and applications.

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 22 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …16Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional worksMoringa oleifera researc…10Moringa oleifera research and applications: 10 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 9 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials i…9Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 9 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …9Advancements in Battery Materials: 9 fractional worksNonlinear Optical Materi…8Nonlinear Optical Materials Research: 8 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…8Advanced battery technologies research: 8 fractional works
Materials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 22 works
  2. 2 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 19 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  4. 4 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 10 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 9 works
  6. 6 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 9 works
  7. 7 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 9 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Nonlinear Optical Materials Research Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 8 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Periyar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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