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Pondicherry University

In research, Pondicherry University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,923 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,907 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,607 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Organic Chemistry is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,351
of 28,054 · #2,783 all time
Rank in India
#129
of 1,840
Research works
12k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
175k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Pondicherry 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 #1,923 of 12,888 12.5%1,374 #2168
Social SciencesDomain #1,907 of 10,521 19.3%447 #2342
EngineeringField #1,607 of 6,636 13.1%389 #1161
Social SciencesField #1,915 of 6,365 19.1%173 #1469
Life SciencesDomain #2,401 of 7,800 16.1%354 #3802
Health SciencesDomain #4,081 of 11,982 14.4%270 #5615
MedicineField #3,615 of 10,443 14.3%197 #6219
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,243 of 3,409 19.9%140 #1185
Environmental ScienceField #1,476 of 3,551 19.1%169 #2116
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,171 of 2,578 23.0%74 #1687

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pondicherry 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#2,168 #1,923
  2. Social Sciences#2,342 #1,907
  3. Engineering#1,161 #1,607
  4. Social Sciences#1,469 #1,915
  5. Life Sciences#3,802 #2,401
  6. Health Sciences#5,615 #4,081
  7. Medicine#6,219 #3,615
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,185 #1,243
  9. Environmental Science#2,116 #1,476
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#1,687 #1,171
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 Pondicherry University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 67.3 works3.6×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 36.5 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: 1.20× its world share, 140 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 156 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.55× its world share, 98 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 307 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 61 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.37× its world share, 53 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 389 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 169 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.18× its world share, 186 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 69 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 197 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 74 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 57 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 173 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pondicherry University?

Ranked on the composite score, S. A. Abbasi, G. Chandrasekaran and Ajeet Jaiswal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pondicherry University.

  1. 1 S. A. Abbasi · #45,428 worldwide 599 citations · 93 works
  2. 2 G. Chandrasekaran · #254,044 worldwide 271 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Ajeet Jaiswal · #357,995 worldwide 67 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 V.V. Ravi Kanth Kumar · #434,147 worldwide 53 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 S. Gajalakshmi · #455,203 worldwide 108 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 T. Senthilvelan · #460,734 worldwide 77 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 P. Dhavachelvan · #481,064 worldwide 127 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 R. Vasantha Jayakantha Raja · #490,936 worldwide 52 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 K. M. Tamizhmani · #493,415 worldwide 81 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 R. Sivakumar · #496,467 worldwide 122 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Pondicherry University

Which keywords describe research at Pondicherry University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Nanoparticles and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 Learning160▲ 1.91×71 topics
  2. Machine Learning155▲ 1.94×75 topics
  3. Nanomaterials83▲ 3.2×18 topics
  4. Climate Change74◆ 1.12×71 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications70▲ 2.4×30 topics
  6. Nanoparticles62▲ 2.0×39 topics
  7. Environmental Impact61▲ 1.47×43 topics
  8. Neural Networks52▲ 1.38×32 topics
  9. Healthcare52▲ 1.89×15 topics
  10. Energy Storage51▲ 3.2×10 topics
  11. Internet of Things49▲ 2.3×20 topics
  12. Graphene44▲ 2.6×11 topics
  13. Cathode Materials43▲ 4.5×3 topics
  14. Nanocomposites40▲ 2.0×19 topics
  15. Security39▲ 2.5×18 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency37▲ 1.60×24 topics
  17. Economic Growth37▲ 1.76×22 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks34▲ 3.4×6 topics
  19. Convolutional Neural Networks34▲ 1.92×13 topics
  20. IoT Security34▲ 4.4×3 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering34▲ 2.2×13 topics
  22. Antioxidant33▲ 1.97×40 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries33▲ 3.1×3 topics
  24. Synthesis32▲ 3.5×27 topics
  25. Nanostructures31▲ 3.2×11 topics
  26. Water Splitting31▲ 3.5×4 topics
  27. Toxicity30▲ 2.9×18 topics
  28. Medicinal Chemistry30▲ 4.4×11 topics
  29. Classification29▲ 2.6×11 topics
  30. Health Benefits28▲ 3.5×15 topics
  31. Antimicrobial28▲ 4.1×12 topics
  32. Rechargeable Batteries28▲ 4.2×2 topics
  33. Battery Technology24▲ 3.4×3 topics
  34. Security and Privacy23▲ 5.0×3 topics
  35. Green Synthesis23▲ 4.9×3 topics
  36. Decentralization22▲ 4.3×2 topics
  37. Cytotoxicity21▲ 6.5×10 topics
  38. Battery Materials20▲ 5.0×1 topic
  39. Nanostructured Anodes20▲ 5.0×1 topic
  40. India16▲ 9.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Pondicherry University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Advancements in Battery …20Advancements in Battery Materials: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…15Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 15 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 14 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 14 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 14 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 12 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…12Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 12 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 11 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 11 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryComputer Networks and CommunicationsAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 14 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 14 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 14 works
  6. 6 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 13 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityInformation Systems 12 works
  9. 9 Brain Tumor Detection and ClassificationNeurology 11 works
  10. 10 South Asian Studies and ConflictsPolitical Science and International Relations 11 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 available32.2%not open67.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pondicherry University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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.

Other research institutions in Puducherry

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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.