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University of Madras

In research, University of Madras stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,387 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,812 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,532 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,801
of 28,054 · #3,375 all time
Rank in India
#251
of 1,840
Research works
13k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
228k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is University of Madras 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 #2,387 of 12,888 10.2%1,140 #2556
EngineeringField #2,812 of 6,636 12.6%245 #4142
Life SciencesDomain #3,532 of 7,800 9.9%342 #2860
ChemistryField #710 of 1,330 9.0%159 #882
Social SciencesDomain #5,754 of 10,521 8.7%288 #5833
Health SciencesDomain #7,033 of 11,982 13.1%240 #6617
Materials ScienceField #1,475 of 2,468 9.5%268 #1693
MedicineField #6,622 of 10,443 14.1%188 #6559
Environmental ScienceField #2,259 of 3,551 13.6%126 #2862
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,608 of 2,318 14.8%93 #2484

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Madras 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#2,556 #2,387
  2. Engineering#4,142 #2,812
  3. Life Sciences#2,860 #3,532
  4. Chemistry#882 #710
  5. Social Sciences#5,833 #5,754
  6. Health Sciences#6,617 #7,033
  7. Materials Science#1,693 #1,475
  8. Medicine#6,559 #6,622
  9. Environmental Science#2,862 #2,259
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,484 #1,608
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 University of Madras specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 95.9 works6.3×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 56.1 works6.1×
  3. ChemistryField · 159.0 works5.0×
← 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: 1.29× its world share, 123 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 150 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.64× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.68× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.04× its world share, 159 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 173 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.57× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 245 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 126 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.82× its world share, 268 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.58× its world share, 61 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 188 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Madras?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Balasubramanian, K. Venkatesan and S. Muthu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Madras.

  1. 1 M. Balasubramanian India · #105,599 worldwide 115 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 K. Venkatesan India · #155,399 worldwide 344 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 S. Muthu India · #187,511 worldwide 339 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 S. Ramasamy India · #232,412 worldwide 211 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 A. Stephen India · #292,822 worldwide 354 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Antonio Navareño Mateos India · #318,323 worldwide 30 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Thiruvengadam Devaki India · #322,972 worldwide 70 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 P. T. Kalaichelvan India · #351,417 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Thangam Menon India · #356,471 worldwide 53 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 R. Sahadevan India · #356,958 worldwide 139 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Madras

Which keywords describe research at University of Madras?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Graphene, Tissue Engineering, Synthesis, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles and Medicinal Chemistry.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials135▲ 6.4×14 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications110▲ 4.6×31 topics
  3. Graphene87▲ 6.3×10 topics
  4. Machine Learning87▲ 1.32×65 topics
  5. Deep Learning72◆ 1.04×61 topics
  6. Nanoparticles70▲ 2.8×36 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering69▲ 5.6×13 topics
  8. Environmental Impact68▲ 1.98×39 topics
  9. Nanocomposites63▲ 3.9×19 topics
  10. Antioxidant51▲ 3.7×48 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress51▲ 1.54×54 topics
  12. Catalysis50▲ 3.8×23 topics
  13. Synthesis49▲ 6.6×30 topics
  14. Toxicity47▲ 5.4×18 topics
  15. Drug Delivery46▲ 4.3×15 topics
  16. Energy Storage42▲ 3.2×9 topics
  17. Nanostructures42▲ 5.2×13 topics
  18. Medicinal Chemistry42▲ 7.5×11 topics
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks41▲ 4.9×5 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity40▲ 3.1×31 topics
  21. Green Synthesis40▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Antimicrobial38▲ 6.6×12 topics
  23. Water Splitting37▲ 5.0×4 topics
  24. Cancer Therapy36▲ 3.2×16 topics
  25. Anticancer Agents33▲ 11×11 topics
  26. Electrochemistry33▲ 7.1×3 topics
  27. Visible Light32▲ 6.8×3 topics
  28. Semiconductor31▲ 4.5×7 topics
  29. Carbon Nanotubes29▲ 4.3×8 topics
  30. Biomaterials29▲ 6.1×7 topics
  31. Nanocrystals28▲ 5.1×5 topics
  32. Cytotoxicity28▲ 10×11 topics
  33. Crystal Growth28▲ 4.9×9 topics
  34. Drug Discovery27▲ 6.0×11 topics
  35. CO2 Reduction25▲ 5.7×2 topics
  36. Photocatalyst24▲ 6.7×1 topic
  37. Plasmonic24▲ 6.7×1 topic
  38. Nanostructured Materials24▲ 7.0×4 topics
  39. Molecular Docking24▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Biosensor Applications22▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Madras publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications.

Advanced Photocatalysis …24Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 24 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …21Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 21 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 19 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 18 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 16 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 16 fractional worksGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications: 15 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…15Synthesis and biological activity: 15 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 14 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 14 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
  2. 2 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 19 works
  4. 4 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 18 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 16 works
  6. 6 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications Biomedical Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 15 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 14 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Madras's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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