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Anna University ranked 18th in India, 1045th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 151 research topics. Anna University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,134 academic publications and 596,674 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 11 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1045 of 14,131 In the World
#249 of 5,830 In Asia
#18 of 876 In India
#2 of 53 In Tamil Nadu
#2 of 25 In Chennai
#47 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#73 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#104 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#2787 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1779 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 148 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Anna University ranked 10th for Engineering in India and 437th in the World with 28,123 publications made and 503,610 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 492 In India
#124 of 2,835 In Asia
#437 of 6,782 In the World

Anna University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 55 97
1993 60 96
1994 75 158
1995 72 148
1996 117 185
1997 118 172
1998 111 218
1999 146 339
2000 155 409
2001 154 415
2002 246 695
2003 256 902
2004 319 1154
2005 341 1802
2006 500 2475
2007 534 3222
2008 583 4261
2009 607 4996
2010 835 6652
2011 1146 8606
2012 1355 10613
2013 1507 13476
2014 1671 16092
2015 1478 18282
2016 1544 20728
2017 1547 24006
2018 1672 29091
2019 1802 35487
2020 1906 46246
2021 1917 56003
2022 1903 60366
2023 1658 63125
2024 1282 58349

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Automotive Engineering 3 34 73
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 32 104
Agricultural Engineering 13 52 151
Environmental Engineering 4 57 152
Nuclear Engineering 6 62 159
Computer Engineering 7 77 241
Electronic Engineering 9 90 250
Computer Networking 6 77 252
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 83 254
Chemical Engineering 7 121 257
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 94 258
Reliability and Quality Engineering 9 88 290
Technical Drawing 6 89 301
Metallurgical Engineering 9 113 323
Automation and Control engineering 13 115 325
Aviation 4 64 325
Telecommunications 8 105 327
Electrical Engineering 9 111 328
Mechanical Engineering 9 99 350
Architectural Engineering 6 115 365
Structural Engineering 10 118 379
Geotechnical Engineering 12 129 385
Nanotechnology 13 155 388
Materials Science 10 130 401
Operations Research 14 122 421
Aerospace Engineering 9 109 425
Systems Engineering 9 93 429
Industrial Engineering 14 126 470
Marine Engineering 9 149 497
Biochemical Engineering 22 132 499
Architecture 7 111 513
Optical Engineering 12 150 516
Construction Management 12 143 550
Remote Sensing 8 139 558
Acoustical Engineering 12 154 575
Civil Engineering 12 166 582
Transportation Engineering 13 167 600
Mining Engineering 24 217 601
Petroleum Engineering 15 200 626
Biomedical Engineering 19 196 632
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 213 699
Biotechnology 24 249 767
Engineering Management 12 214 892
Human-Computer Interaction 14 233 914
Robotics 26 365 952

Physics rankings

Anna University ranked 13th for Physics in India and 509th in the World with 22,954 publications made and 441,057 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 487 In India
#139 of 2,817 In Asia
#509 of 6,713 In the World

Anna University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 58 87
1993 54 88
1994 76 155
1995 71 134
1996 119 182
1997 109 176
1998 114 225
1999 147 342
2000 147 387
2001 143 413
2002 228 670
2003 245 877
2004 287 1105
2005 334 1710
2006 457 2405
2007 454 3097
2008 481 4035
2009 471 4677
2010 663 6089
2011 905 7852
2012 1056 9530
2013 1212 11804
2014 1353 14338
2015 1214 16154
2016 1283 18387
2017 1202 20824
2018 1333 25689
2019 1458 31023
2020 1535 39577
2021 1522 46635
2022 1493 50095
2023 1321 52459
2024 984 49028

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 83 254
Nanotechnology 13 155 388
Materials Science 10 130 401
Quantum and Particle physics 13 145 515
Optical Engineering 12 150 516
Condensed Matter Physics 17 168 532
Acoustical Engineering 12 154 575
Nuclear Physics 27 240 810
Astrophysics and Astronomy 27 267 981
Theoretical Physics 34 286 1010
Astrobiology 30 290 1029
Atomic and Molecular physics 50 356 1107
Biophysics 39 397 1196

Chemistry rankings

Anna University ranked 12th for Chemistry in India and 599th in the World with 20,441 publications made and 449,010 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 485 In India
#176 of 2,781 In Asia
#599 of 6,545 In the World

Anna University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 50 82
1993 57 90
1994 77 158
1995 76 149
1996 112 181
1997 114 186
1998 111 227
1999 150 365
2000 148 420
2001 150 434
2002 206 667
2003 221 889
2004 270 1184
2005 307 1785
2006 423 2533
2007 409 3294
2008 460 4259
2009 452 4941
2010 560 6309
2011 740 8027
2012 875 9735
2013 1025 12180
2014 1109 14413
2015 1072 16093
2016 1060 18332
2017 1027 21231
2018 1190 25848
2019 1326 31379
2020 1451 40685
2021 1414 48053
2022 1357 51968
2023 1163 54057
2024 889 52653

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 3 37 47
Chemical Engineering 7 121 257
Physical chemistry 9 116 281
Environmental Chemistry 7 87 297
Inorganic Chemistry 13 136 385
Nanotechnology 13 155 388
Materials Science 10 130 401
Organic Chemistry 11 140 477
Biochemical Engineering 22 132 499
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 136 548
Computational Chemistry 23 165 618
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 213 699
Nutrition and Food Science 31 277 753
Pharmacy 48 288 809
Biochemistry 23 298 875

Computer Science rankings

Anna University ranked 10th for Computer Science in India and 540th in the World with 17,688 publications made and 206,470 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 490 In India
#119 of 2,840 In Asia
#540 of 6,845 In the World

Anna University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 20 35
1993 21 44
1994 18 47
1995 16 54
1996 41 62
1997 39 50
1998 36 61
1999 51 91
2000 52 122
2001 54 139
2002 106 245
2003 105 287
2004 141 333
2005 180 506
2006 286 773
2007 280 968
2008 290 1266
2009 367 1637
2010 583 2149
2011 826 3029
2012 979 4142
2013 1017 5007
2014 1113 6696
2015 879 7587
2016 1009 8021
2017 991 9176
2018 1072 11347
2019 1122 13937
2020 1155 18649
2021 1269 24609
2022 1329 27347
2023 1193 29363
2024 881 23775

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 3 34 166
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 52 167
Cyber Security 2 55 200
Computer Engineering 7 77 241
Computer Networking 6 77 252
Telecommunications 8 105 327
Database Administration 5 83 331
Machine Learning 10 98 353
UX/UI Desgin 3 68 392
Computational Linguistics 12 94 402
Computer Vision 12 121 422
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 122 444
Cognitive Science 8 100 458
Data Science 17 109 613
Software Engineering 12 125 648
Multimedia 6 185 809
Animation 12 330 905
Human-Computer Interaction 14 233 914
Computer Graphics 25 283 944
Robotics 26 365 952
Management Information Systems 19 269 1164
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 65 427 1214
Library and Information science 38 282 1366
Neuroscience 50 575 1722

Biology rankings

Anna University ranked 20th for Biology in India and 866th in the World with 16,681 publications made and 360,802 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 490 In India
#274 of 2,834 In Asia
#866 of 6,833 In the World

Anna University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 27 46
1993 33 52
1994 44 85
1995 42 111
1996 76 108
1997 88 138
1998 74 184
1999 92 245
2000 103 313
2001 96 317
2002 146 469
2003 138 616
2004 209 893
2005 194 1389
2006 294 1936
2007 287 2510
2008 317 3243
2009 351 3818
2010 463 4971
2011 608 6313
2012 666 7609
2013 852 9583
2014 945 11294
2015 862 12887
2016 884 14724
2017 901 17192
2018 981 20575
2019 1106 25607
2020 1207 33261
2021 1279 40572
2022 1248 44492
2023 1092 46417
2024 779 43175

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 13 155 388
Agricultural Science 21 173 559
Nutrition and Food Science 31 277 753
Biotechnology 24 249 767
Toxicology 53 276 864
Paleontology 20 248 865
Biochemistry 23 298 875
Botany 32 277 890
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 258 943
Astrobiology 30 290 1029
Microbiology 52 351 1035
Oncology and Cancer research 33 403 1042
Horticulture 73 396 1057
Zoology 20 270 1060
Genetics 34 394 1110
Pharmacology 62 459 1132
Evolutionary Biology 20 309 1139
Biophysics 39 397 1196
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 65 427 1214
Immunology 42 466 1272
Molecular Biology 29 487 1276
Virology 42 440 1313
Forestry 86 443 1418
Neuroscience 50 575 1722

Environmental Science rankings

Anna University ranked 11th for Environmental Science in India and 609th in the World with 16,494 publications made and 340,103 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 494 In India
#147 of 2,838 In Asia
#609 of 6,876 In the World

Anna University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 32 49
1993 49 60
1994 56 102
1995 41 81
1996 59 103
1997 69 120
1998 62 139
1999 76 175
2000 96 246
2001 85 268
2002 140 413
2003 135 480
2004 162 684
2005 182 963
2006 273 1479
2007 319 2090
2008 369 2769
2009 359 3228
2010 486 4343
2011 641 5686
2012 738 6950
2013 819 8698
2014 917 10272
2015 840 11633
2016 917 13495
2017 875 15869
2018 966 18742
2019 1102 23285
2020 1205 30946
2021 1184 38164
2022 1211 41766
2023 1077 43611
2024 696 37793

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 36 115
Environmental Engineering 4 57 152
Environmental Management 4 61 195
Environmental Chemistry 7 87 297
Geotechnical Engineering 12 129 385
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 128 459
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 136 548
Ecology 10 125 555
Agricultural Science 21 173 559
Earth science and Geophysics 11 157 582
Mining Engineering 24 217 601
Oceanography 12 168 609
Geology 13 183 697
Geography and Cartography 12 159 711
Paleontology 20 248 865
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 258 943
Forestry 86 443 1418

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Anna University ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 1155th in the World with 9,845 publications made and 120,979 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 492 In India
#248 of 2,864 In Asia
#1155 of 7,081 In the World

Anna University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 21 36
1993 14 31
1994 20 49
1995 13 48
1996 23 57
1997 32 51
1998 23 63
1999 20 54
2000 28 89
2001 16 68
2002 44 174
2003 45 176
2004 61 213
2005 90 284
2006 140 397
2007 162 556
2008 166 701
2009 211 947
2010 325 1378
2011 441 1863
2012 482 2554
2013 513 3335
2014 582 4112
2015 456 4523
2016 545 4893
2017 558 5795
2018 618 6893
2019 642 8502
2020 695 12124
2021 749 16152
2022 781 17968
2023 717 19755
2024 500 16292

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 14 123 579
Broadcast Journalism 14 106 621
Radio and Television broadcasting 6 108 633
Publishing 13 97 658
Linguistics 12 158 719
Law 11 182 919
Archaeology 17 233 928
History 19 248 1048
Political Science 13 204 1114
Philosophy 14 270 1260
Communications and Public Relations 16 289 1348
Library and Information science 38 282 1366
Media Studies 17 196 1379
Aesthetics 25 370 1451
Sociology 26 347 1481
Education Majors 19 442 1650
Demography 59 528 1690
Anthropology 41 437 1768
Classics and Ancient History 42 524 1950
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 34 543 2028

Mathematics rankings

Anna University ranked 13th for Mathematics in India and 666th in the World with 7,950 publications made and 102,752 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 468 In India
#168 of 2,718 In Asia
#666 of 6,418 In the World

Anna University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 12 24
1993 9 15
1994 3 20
1995 7 27
1996 14 31
1997 24 26
1998 25 39
1999 18 47
2000 32 55
2001 19 44
2002 41 112
2003 36 144
2004 61 154
2005 76 222
2006 132 330
2007 130 440
2008 127 613
2009 175 782
2010 283 1087
2011 410 1459
2012 445 2112
2013 471 2685
2014 481 3463
2015 416 3797
2016 439 4107
2017 495 4790
2018 502 5809
2019 569 7128
2020 515 9736
2021 578 12559
2022 568 13286
2023 501 13356
2024 270 8533

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 52 167
Operations Research 14 122 421
Statistics 13 174 704
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 243 989
Applied Mathematics 26 312 1005
Math Teachers 27 571 1912

Business rankings

Anna University ranked 11th for Business in India and 734th in the World with 5,544 publications made and 67,015 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 462 In India
#156 of 2,646 In Asia
#734 of 6,339 In the World

Anna University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 11 12
1993 10 16
1994 1 15
1995 7 22
1996 11 24
1997 17 16
1998 11 27
1999 18 36
2000 21 39
2001 11 38
2002 37 74
2003 33 92
2004 41 93
2005 74 157
2006 103 258
2007 96 289
2008 106 410
2009 136 574
2010 206 867
2011 273 1123
2012 303 1529
2013 318 1920
2014 364 2516
2015 286 2786
2016 353 2927
2017 367 3318
2018 360 3934
2019 330 4708
2020 367 6148
2021 379 7886
2022 346 8426
2023 299 8780
2024 204 6434

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 14 122 421
Management 9 125 522
Construction Management 12 143 550
Marketing 9 129 627
Project Management 17 164 829
Supply Chain Management 46 313 843
Engineering Management 12 214 892
Management Information Systems 19 269 1164
Advertising 24 303 1195
Finance 31 373 1337
Accounting 35 396 1455
Investment Banking and Stock trading 55 546 1582

Art & Design rankings

Anna University ranked 10th for Art & Design in India and 846th in the World with 2,133 publications made and 23,269 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#10 of 409 In India
#164 of 2,428 In Asia
#846 of 5,966 In the World

Anna University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 4
1993 3 2
1994 0 4
1995 3 7
1996 8 12
1997 5 8
1998 9 14
1999 9 9
2000 5 18
2001 6 10
2002 17 37
2003 14 22
2004 15 42
2005 23 50
2006 24 88
2007 40 98
2008 49 167
2009 56 198
2010 97 235
2011 103 345
2012 120 488
2013 123 543
2014 129 733
2015 120 776
2016 120 804
2017 123 1009
2018 112 1148
2019 136 1540
2020 143 2137
2021 122 2398
2022 127 2957
2023 145 3193
2024 96 3053

The following table provides academic rankings for Anna University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 3 68 392
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 77 477
Architecture 7 111 513
Fashion Design 9 140 712
Multimedia 6 185 809
Literature 9 146 822
Animation 12 330 905
Graphic Design 17 244 926
Computer Graphics 25 283 944
Aesthetics 25 370 1451

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Anna University

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 7 77 274
Sonography and Ultrasound 10 219 660
Optometry 20 207 760
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 11 274 880
Ophthalmology 24 317 980
Veterinary 97 406 1083
Psychology 22 305 1084
Healthcare Management (MHA) 32 227 1098
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 370 1110
Economics 21 267 1115
Development Studies 28 324 1250
Social Psychology 19 300 1262
Pathology 40 447 1273
Anatomy and Physiology 33 443 1302
Medicine 42 441 1313
Radiation Therapy 56 541 1326
Cardiology 40 458 1341
Physical Therapy 26 435 1447
Sports Medicine 24 406 1462
Dentistry 63 503 1487
Surgery 51 523 1501
Audiology 30 494 1536
Public Health 52 479 1569
Critical Care Nursing 64 498 1605
Dermatology 119 646 1655
Child Psychology 27 433 1656
Psychiatry 54 571 1719
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 75 712 1754
Orthodontics 79 614 1823
Anesthesiology 76 701 1902
Nursing 62 540 1905
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 68 622 2047
Family medicine 94 747 2308
Health Science 65 766 2472
Clinical Psychology 60 835 2547