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Anna University ranked 16th in India, 1024th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 152 research topics. Anna University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,025 academic publications and 644,961 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1024 of 14,131 In the World
#223 of 5,830 In Asia
#16 of 876 In India
#2 of 53 In Tamil Nadu
#2 of 25 In Chennai
#47 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#74 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#105 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#2894 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1666 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 149 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Anna University ranked 10th for Engineering in India and 429th in the World with 28,681 publications made and 543,877 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 492 In India
#125 of 2,841 In Asia
#429 of 6,795 In the World

Anna University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 246 697
2003 256 904
2004 319 1155
2005 341 1802
2006 500 2475
2007 534 3222
2008 583 4258
2009 608 4998
2010 836 6647
2011 1150 8607
2012 1356 10607
2013 1507 13464
2014 1673 16093
2015 1476 18280
2016 1544 20758
2017 1548 24001
2018 1673 29096
2019 1797 35465
2020 1905 46199
2021 1917 55921
2022 1899 60303
2023 1656 63077
2024 1347 58804
2025 642 48823

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 33 74
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 32 105
Environmental Engineering 4 57 151
Agricultural Engineering 13 55 153
Nuclear Engineering 6 65 162
Computer Engineering 7 76 238
Computer Networking 6 78 252
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 86 253
Electronic Engineering 9 93 254
Chemical Engineering 7 124 257
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 101 276
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 90 292
Technical Drawing 6 92 303
Automation and Control engineering 13 115 318
Metallurgical Engineering 9 113 320
Telecommunications 8 104 324
Electrical Engineering 9 113 325
Aviation 4 68 329
Mechanical Engineering 9 100 348
Architectural Engineering 7 116 369
Geotechnical Engineering 11 127 379
Structural Engineering 10 118 379
Nanotechnology 13 159 389
Materials Science 10 131 396
Operations Research 14 122 410
Aerospace Engineering 9 112 425
Systems Engineering 9 98 427
Industrial Engineering 14 119 429
Construction Management 11 130 493
Marine Engineering 9 154 497
Biochemical Engineering 24 139 500
Architecture 8 112 503
Optical Engineering 12 150 512
Remote Sensing 8 145 560
Mining Engineering 22 204 562
Acoustical Engineering 12 155 574
Civil Engineering 12 168 579
Transportation Engineering 14 166 597
Petroleum Engineering 15 201 621
Biomedical Engineering 20 203 636
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 219 703
Biotechnology 24 247 757
Engineering Management 12 214 882
Human-Computer Interaction 14 229 891
Robotics 26 376 957

Physics rankings

Anna University ranked 13th for Physics in India and 508th in the World with 23,371 publications made and 475,745 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 489 In India
#142 of 2,822 In Asia
#508 of 6,729 In the World

Anna University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 228 671
2003 245 879
2004 287 1106
2005 334 1711
2006 457 2405
2007 454 3097
2008 480 4035
2009 472 4677
2010 663 6085
2011 909 7860
2012 1054 9526
2013 1213 11799
2014 1353 14340
2015 1215 16147
2016 1284 18394
2017 1199 20818
2018 1330 25672
2019 1455 30974
2020 1533 39546
2021 1521 46509
2022 1492 50045
2023 1322 52438
2024 1022 49371
2025 498 40814

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 86 253
Nanotechnology 13 159 389
Materials Science 10 131 396
Optical Engineering 12 150 512
Quantum and Particle physics 13 152 516
Condensed Matter Physics 18 172 528
Acoustical Engineering 12 155 574
Nuclear Physics 27 242 806
Astrophysics and Astronomy 27 266 973
Theoretical Physics 35 289 1014
Astrobiology 30 298 1040
Atomic and Molecular physics 50 357 1103
Biophysics 40 387 1161

Chemistry rankings

Anna University ranked 12th for Chemistry in India and 595th in the World with 20,792 publications made and 486,476 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 485 In India
#180 of 2,785 In Asia
#595 of 6,561 In the World

Anna University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 206 668
2003 221 892
2004 270 1185
2005 307 1785
2006 423 2533
2007 409 3294
2008 460 4257
2009 453 4942
2010 560 6306
2011 742 8027
2012 874 9732
2013 1025 12171
2014 1109 14414
2015 1072 16097
2016 1060 18346
2017 1027 21233
2018 1189 25829
2019 1321 31337
2020 1451 40637
2021 1412 47950
2022 1351 51885
2023 1162 54025
2024 911 52955
2025 446 45028

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 3 38 47
Chemical Engineering 7 124 257
Physical chemistry 9 117 281
Environmental Chemistry 7 90 295
Inorganic Chemistry 13 143 389
Nanotechnology 13 159 389
Materials Science 10 131 396
Organic Chemistry 11 146 482
Biochemical Engineering 24 139 500
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 140 549
Computational Chemistry 24 167 612
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 219 703
Nutrition and Food Science 32 281 748
Pharmacy 48 290 806
Biochemistry 24 307 881

Computer Science rankings

Anna University ranked 10th for Computer Science in India and 542nd in the World with 18,233 publications made and 221,721 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 490 In India
#122 of 2,842 In Asia
#542 of 6,855 In the World

Anna University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 1264
2009 367 1637
2010 582 2147
2011 828 3027
2012 979 4138
2013 1017 5009
2014 1111 6685
2015 875 7587
2016 1010 8041
2017 993 9176
2018 1072 11365
2019 1118 13937
2020 1155 18654
2021 1267 24544
2022 1329 27333
2023 1192 29380
2024 979 24206
2025 586 18642

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

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 52 163
Web Design and Development 3 34 168
Cyber Security 2 55 202
Computer Engineering 7 76 238
Computer Networking 6 78 252
Telecommunications 8 104 324
Database Administration 6 86 335
Machine Learning 11 101 355
UX/UI Desgin 3 68 389
Computational Linguistics 12 94 393
Computer Vision 12 125 423
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 122 440
Cognitive Science 8 103 456
Data Science 20 113 618
Software Engineering 12 127 650
Multimedia 8 191 815
Human-Computer Interaction 14 229 891
Animation 13 334 905
Robotics 26 376 957
Computer Graphics 27 293 959
Management Information Systems 22 281 1178
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 67 440 1230
Library and Information science 38 289 1367
Neuroscience 49 577 1706

Biology rankings

Anna University ranked 21st for Biology in India and 866th in the World with 17,038 publications made and 391,822 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 490 In India
#276 of 2,838 In Asia
#866 of 6,841 In the World

Anna University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 146 468
2003 138 615
2004 209 893
2005 194 1389
2006 294 1935
2007 287 2510
2008 317 3241
2009 351 3819
2010 462 4974
2011 608 6310
2012 666 7602
2013 851 9583
2014 945 11288
2015 861 12881
2016 885 14741
2017 901 17178
2018 982 20571
2019 1102 25579
2020 1204 33216
2021 1272 40437
2022 1249 44422
2023 1090 46376
2024 810 43536
2025 445 36554

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 13 159 389
Agricultural Science 22 174 553
Nutrition and Food Science 32 281 748
Biotechnology 24 247 757
Paleontology 20 251 866
Toxicology 57 289 874
Biochemistry 24 307 881
Botany 33 283 889
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 262 945
Astrobiology 30 298 1040
Microbiology 50 359 1043
Oncology and Cancer research 34 411 1049
Horticulture 73 399 1058
Zoology 20 275 1071
Genetics 36 404 1118
Pharmacology 67 476 1150
Evolutionary Biology 21 317 1152
Biophysics 40 387 1161
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 67 440 1230
Molecular Biology 29 493 1281
Immunology 42 475 1283
Virology 44 452 1326
Forestry 85 440 1385
Neuroscience 49 577 1706

Environmental Science rankings

Anna University ranked 11th for Environmental Science in India and 612th in the World with 16,778 publications made and 368,770 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 494 In India
#155 of 2,841 In Asia
#612 of 6,888 In the World

Anna University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 140 415
2003 135 481
2004 162 685
2005 182 964
2006 273 1479
2007 319 2090
2008 369 2769
2009 359 3228
2010 487 4343
2011 642 5683
2012 737 6947
2013 818 8684
2014 917 10279
2015 842 11640
2016 919 13511
2017 872 15844
2018 962 18738
2019 1100 23283
2020 1201 30883
2021 1172 37985
2022 1203 41741
2023 1074 43593
2024 733 38127
2025 367 31132

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 4 34 113
Environmental Engineering 4 57 151
Environmental Management 4 63 198
Environmental Chemistry 7 90 295
Geotechnical Engineering 11 127 379
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 132 458
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 140 549
Ecology 10 130 552
Agricultural Science 22 174 553
Mining Engineering 22 204 562
Earth science and Geophysics 11 156 573
Oceanography 12 170 608
Geology 13 185 694
Geography and Cartography 12 165 712
Paleontology 20 251 866
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 262 945
Forestry 85 440 1385

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Anna University ranked 17th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 1162nd in the World with 10,118 publications made and 131,090 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#17 of 493 In India
#254 of 2,867 In Asia
#1162 of 7,088 In the World

Anna University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 14 31
1994 20 49
1995 13 48
1996 22 55
1997 32 51
1998 23 63
1999 20 54
2000 28 89
2001 16 68
2002 44 174
2003 45 176
2004 61 214
2005 90 284
2006 140 397
2007 162 556
2008 167 703
2009 211 948
2010 325 1376
2011 443 1866
2012 481 2556
2013 514 3332
2014 582 4117
2015 456 4531
2016 547 4892
2017 557 5784
2018 616 6902
2019 644 8495
2020 697 12118
2021 752 16144
2022 781 17985
2023 717 19790
2024 531 16512
2025 302 13210

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 14 124 578
Broadcast Journalism 13 106 622
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 110 644
Publishing 13 99 665
Linguistics 12 163 724
Archaeology 17 232 915
Law 11 185 920
History 19 247 1032
Political Science 14 212 1123
Philosophy 14 278 1258
Communications and Public Relations 17 300 1364
Library and Information science 38 289 1367
Media Studies 17 207 1381
Aesthetics 26 384 1467
Sociology 27 352 1492
Education Majors 21 452 1663
Demography 63 548 1715
Anthropology 43 445 1771
Classics and Ancient History 41 514 1918
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 34 545 2018

Mathematics rankings

Anna University ranked 13th for Mathematics in India and 666th in the World with 8,107 publications made and 110,357 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 469 In India
#170 of 2,725 In Asia
#666 of 6,434 In the World

Anna University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 76 223
2006 132 330
2007 130 440
2008 128 613
2009 175 781
2010 283 1090
2011 410 1459
2012 446 2110
2013 472 2683
2014 482 3462
2015 416 3796
2016 438 4110
2017 498 4782
2018 503 5810
2019 566 7118
2020 514 9689
2021 577 12453
2022 566 13228
2023 503 13330
2024 296 8732
2025 174 5959

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 52 163
Operations Research 14 122 410
Statistics 13 177 704
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 249 992
Applied Mathematics 29 318 1011
Math Teachers 28 569 1893

Business rankings

Anna University ranked 11th for Business in India and 739th in the World with 5,652 publications made and 71,580 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 463 In India
#158 of 2,654 In Asia
#739 of 6,366 In the World

Anna University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 92
2005 74 157
2006 103 257
2007 96 289
2008 106 409
2009 136 575
2010 207 867
2011 275 1124
2012 306 1526
2013 316 1923
2014 365 2512
2015 288 2780
2016 355 2930
2017 366 3310
2018 356 3925
2019 332 4697
2020 364 6139
2021 377 7868
2022 346 8420
2023 301 8770
2024 225 6554
2025 112 4604

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 14 122 410
Construction Management 11 130 493
Management 9 127 522
Marketing 9 136 638
Project Management 18 173 847
Supply Chain Management 47 319 855
Engineering Management 12 214 882
Management Information Systems 22 281 1178
Advertising 24 301 1181
Finance 32 379 1340
Accounting 35 395 1449
Investment Banking and Stock trading 58 554 1595

Art & Design rankings

Anna University ranked 10th for Art & Design in India and 844th in the World with 2,198 publications made and 24,990 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 417 In India
#171 of 2,450 In Asia
#844 of 6,010 In the World

Anna University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 49 165
2009 56 198
2010 96 234
2011 103 345
2012 120 487
2013 124 544
2014 129 735
2015 122 779
2016 121 800
2017 124 1010
2018 112 1156
2019 138 1546
2020 143 2144
2021 122 2412
2022 127 2976
2023 145 3187
2024 103 3076
2025 66 2671

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 68 389
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 77 483
Architecture 8 112 503
Fashion Design 9 146 717
Multimedia 8 191 815
Literature 10 152 820
Animation 13 334 905
Graphic Design 18 253 942
Computer Graphics 27 293 959
Aesthetics 26 384 1467

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Anna University

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 6 78 273
Sonography and Ultrasound 10 231 675
Optometry 23 215 762
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 11 285 884
Ophthalmology 25 322 978
Healthcare Management (MHA) 30 225 1075
Veterinary 98 415 1089
Psychology 23 313 1095
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 372 1096
Economics 21 268 1113
Development Studies 28 322 1228
Social Psychology 19 303 1260
Pathology 43 456 1279
Anatomy and Physiology 33 451 1309
Medicine 42 446 1311
Radiation Therapy 57 545 1324
Cardiology 40 467 1341
Sports Medicine 21 391 1419
Physical Therapy 26 439 1440
Dentistry 63 500 1461
Surgery 50 524 1493
Audiology 32 510 1566
Public Health 52 488 1568
Child Psychology 27 422 1613
Critical Care Nursing 72 533 1652
Dermatology 119 653 1664
Psychiatry 56 575 1719
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 77 716 1763
Orthodontics 82 613 1816
Nursing 63 544 1893
Anesthesiology 79 720 1929
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 67 640 2071
Family medicine 96 756 2320
Health Science 68 785 2492
Clinical Psychology 63 874 2615