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Vels University

In research, Vels University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,959 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Information Management (#26 of 111 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,628 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Information Management, Analytical Chemistry and Computer Networks and Communications — Health Information Management is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,461
of 28,054 · #8,221 all time
Rank in India
#218
of 1,840
Research works
5.6k
▲ 403% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Vels 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 #2,959 of 12,888 8.3%1,574 #6299
Health Information ManagementSubfield #26 of 111 11.4%81 #100
EngineeringField #1,628 of 6,636 7.6%478 #3514
Health SciencesDomain #3,129 of 11,982 8.0%492 #8104
Computer ScienceField #1,418 of 4,667 8.5%752 #3068
Social SciencesDomain #3,390 of 10,521 8.0%604 #7222
Health ProfessionsField #665 of 1,928 9.7%138 #2057
MedicineField #5,213 of 10,443 7.4%336 #11666
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,732 of 3,409 12.8%143 #4046
Social SciencesField #3,354 of 6,365 9.1%162 #6713

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vels 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#6,299 #2,959
  2. Health Information Management#100 #26
  3. Engineering#3,514 #1,628
  4. Health Sciences#8,104 #3,129
  5. Computer Science#3,068 #1,418
  6. Social Sciences#7,222 #3,390
  7. Health Professions#2,057 #665
  8. Medicine#11,666 #5,213
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,046 #1,732
  10. Social Sciences#6,713 #3,354
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 Vels University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Information Management takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 81.0 works10×
  2. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 38.0 works6.5×
  3. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 159.7 works5.9×
  4. NeurologySubfield · 44.4 works5.3×
  5. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 48.5 works5.3×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 39.2 works3.7×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 143 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 95 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 80 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.66× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.05× its world share, 98 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.18× its world share, 752 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 478 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 104 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 138 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 336 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 67 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 167 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 78 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vels University?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Chandrasekaran, K. Kalaiselvi and E. N. Ganesh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vels University.

  1. 1 M. Chandrasekaran India · #235,686 worldwide 276 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 K. Kalaiselvi India · #655,781 worldwide 38 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 E. N. Ganesh India · #827,902 worldwide 49 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 R. Chandrasekaran India · #854,073 worldwide 71 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 S. Sathesh Kumar India · #864,660 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 R. Hemalatha India · #904,746 worldwide 43 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 V. Jayaseelan India · #927,401 worldwide 61 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 P. Shanmugasundaram India · #994,725 worldwide 54 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 R. Devi India · #1,024,527 worldwide 33 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 S. Suman Rajest India · #1,195,469 worldwide 40 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Vels University

Which keywords describe research at Vels University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Healthcare, Data Mining, Internet of Things, IoT Security, Big Data Analytics and Convolutional Neural Networks.

▲ 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 Learning527▲ 5.1×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning526▲ 5.3×82 topics
  3. Healthcare219▲ 6.4×19 topics
  4. Internet of Things162▲ 6.1×24 topics
  5. Data Mining160▲ 7.1×18 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks120▲ 5.4×13 topics
  7. Security116▲ 5.9×21 topics
  8. IoT Security115▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Big Data Analytics114▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence112▲ 2.7×41 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management101▲ 3.6×19 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks100▲ 7.3×18 topics
  13. Feature Selection95▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Feature Extraction92▲ 6.6×10 topics
  15. Big Data92▲ 3.3×24 topics
  16. Classification91▲ 6.5×11 topics
  17. Neural Networks91▲ 1.94×32 topics
  18. Medical Imaging89▲ 5.7×7 topics
  19. Smart Cities86▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Nanoparticles85▲ 2.2×35 topics
  21. Image Processing77▲ 5.8×12 topics
  22. Logistic Regression76▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Classification Models75▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Medical Diagnosis75▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Cybersecurity74▲ 10×5 topics
  26. IoT68▲ 6.0×15 topics
  27. Environmental Monitoring66▲ 5.8×10 topics
  28. Transfer Learning66▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Anomaly Detection63▲ 7.0×4 topics
  30. Privacy62▲ 6.9×6 topics
  31. Cloud Computing58▲ 6.9×14 topics
  32. Smart Farming54▲ 15×2 topics
  33. 5G Networks52▲ 8.5×5 topics
  34. Convolutional Neural Network50▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Intrusion Detection50▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Security and Privacy48▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Medical Image Analysis47▲ 8.3×4 topics
  38. Image Segmentation46▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Edge Computing45▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Network Security45▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Vels University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Smart Agriculture and AI and Brain Tumor Detection and Classification.

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 75 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 44 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI43Smart Agriculture and AI: 43 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…43Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 43 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 42 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 33 fractional worksAI in cancer detection28AI in cancer detection: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 28 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 23 fractional worksAnalytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals: 22 fractional works
Health Information ManagementComputer Networks and CommunicationsPlant ScienceNeurology5 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 75 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 44 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 43 works
  4. 4 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 43 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 42 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 33 works
  7. 7 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 28 works
  8. 8 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 28 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 23 works
  10. 10 Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Analytical Chemistry 22 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vels University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 403% 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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