Indian Institute of Technology Madras: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 6th in India, 542nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 156 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 51,372 academic publications and 722,455 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 31 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#542 of 14,131 In the World
#91 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 876 In India
#1 of 53 In Tamil Nadu
#1 of 25 In Chennai
#35 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#76 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#78 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#1065 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#673 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 153 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 4th for Engineering in India and 239th in the World with 42,522 publications made and 630,917 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 488 In India
#72 of 2,809 In Asia
#239 of 6,684 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 279 942
1992 285 922
1993 345 1029
1994 324 1069
1995 336 1097
1996 352 1329
1997 344 1357
1998 324 1528
1999 319 1714
2000 313 1911
2001 282 2130
2002 461 3132
2003 445 3015
2004 462 3616
2005 699 4521
2006 742 5435
2007 921 6616
2008 983 8106
2009 1034 10371
2010 1113 12072
2011 1238 15867
2012 1300 17903
2013 1364 21180
2014 1589 24844
2015 1686 26901
2016 1952 29912
2017 2180 32265
2018 2475 38754
2019 2727 46225
2020 2810 55124
2021 2907 67574
2022 2990 73841
2023 2911 75743

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Madras in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 1 15 35
Nuclear Engineering 2 28 76
Automotive Engineering 4 35 78
Technical Drawing 1 32 96
Structural Engineering 1 34 106
Geotechnical Engineering 4 51 140
Mechanical Engineering 1 39 141
Aerospace Engineering 2 36 145
Metallurgical Engineering 3 61 150
Petroleum Engineering 2 58 153
Chemical Engineering 3 82 172
Automation and Control engineering 3 69 175
Materials Science 3 69 182
Transportation Engineering 2 46 183
Electronic Engineering 5 67 184
Computer Networking 2 60 191
Civil Engineering 4 60 192
Nanotechnology 3 80 193
Renewable Energy Engineering 9 62 194
Electrical Engineering 5 75 201
Telecommunications 4 69 208
Acoustical Engineering 2 62 208
Computer Engineering 5 65 209
Industrial Engineering 3 59 215
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 77 231
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 75 236
Environmental Engineering 8 89 256
Architectural Engineering 4 75 267
Optical Engineering 3 80 280
Construction Management 3 73 282
Aviation 3 53 287
Biomedical Engineering 4 84 327
Robotics 5 118 345
Operations Research 8 105 352
Systems Engineering 5 75 369
Biochemical Engineering 14 89 377
Agricultural Engineering 35 154 439
Mining Engineering 14 165 472
Remote Sensing 10 135 560
Firefighting and Fire Science 13 203 564
Product and Industrial Design 12 153 603
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 182 629
Architecture 13 157 701
Engineering Management 6 163 736
Human-Computer Interaction 8 186 819
Biotechnology 31 285 849

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 4th for Physics in India and 274th in the World with 39,762 publications made and 595,479 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 485 In India
#76 of 2,786 In Asia
#274 of 6,603 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 263 951
1992 269 962
1993 317 1005
1994 312 1030
1995 329 1085
1996 324 1245
1997 301 1258
1998 297 1355
1999 295 1552
2000 283 1775
2001 282 2012
2002 413 2640
2003 404 2734
2004 432 3318
2005 607 4177
2006 677 4982
2007 850 6131
2008 921 7380
2009 988 9426
2010 1051 11208
2011 1162 14711
2012 1203 16679
2013 1260 19687
2014 1489 23262
2015 1578 25451
2016 1798 28173
2017 2032 30398
2018 2319 36831
2019 2535 43598
2020 2553 51923
2021 2707 63964
2022 2792 69216
2023 2745 71777

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Madras in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 3 69 182
Nanotechnology 3 80 193
Acoustical Engineering 2 62 208
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 77 231
Quantum and Particle physics 4 77 259
Optical Engineering 3 80 280
Condensed Matter Physics 8 86 304
Astrobiology 3 60 336
Nuclear Physics 11 100 443
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 84 443
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 92 470
Theoretical Physics 11 107 506
Biophysics 13 182 704

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 4th for Chemistry in India and 379th in the World with 34,840 publications made and 555,962 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 482 In India
#91 of 2,750 In Asia
#379 of 6,447 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 244 861
1992 247 876
1993 296 916
1994 298 965
1995 311 1014
1996 294 1160
1997 280 1127
1998 280 1226
1999 276 1459
2000 281 1620
2001 258 1812
2002 312 2277
2003 337 2500
2004 340 2972
2005 517 3817
2006 577 4434
2007 740 5561
2008 810 6767
2009 853 8659
2010 925 10361
2011 1023 13599
2012 1064 15504
2013 1074 18385
2014 1267 21799
2015 1403 23818
2016 1588 26562
2017 1821 28893
2018 2011 34512
2019 2233 41360
2020 2227 49009
2021 2328 59829
2022 2434 65784
2023 2455 68453

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Madras in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 3 82 172
Inorganic Chemistry 3 69 179
Physical chemistry 3 72 181
Materials Science 3 69 182
Nanotechnology 3 80 193
Radiochemistry 14 110 197
Environmental Chemistry 4 65 225
Pharmacy 10 70 271
Organic Chemistry 4 84 306
Computational Chemistry 7 81 370
Biochemical Engineering 14 89 377
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 104 457
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 182 629
Biochemistry 10 185 633
Nutrition and Food Science 27 266 748

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 7th for Environmental Science in India and 426th in the World with 23,508 publications made and 369,769 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 489 In India
#91 of 2,811 In Asia
#426 of 6,798 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 142 453
1992 146 450
1993 158 497
1994 174 520
1995 185 575
1996 197 606
1997 187 641
1998 148 737
1999 172 831
2000 167 951
2001 138 1029
2002 215 1373
2003 209 1310
2004 236 1710
2005 359 2046
2006 376 2766
2007 483 3473
2008 543 4390
2009 590 5751
2010 604 6696
2011 671 8920
2012 709 9973
2013 790 12085
2014 858 14222
2015 961 15241
2016 1068 17099
2017 1217 18939
2018 1441 22666
2019 1529 27351
2020 1615 33433
2021 1729 41136
2022 1806 45165
2023 1739 46736

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Madras in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 37 134
Geotechnical Engineering 4 51 140
Environmental Management 6 65 219
Environmental Chemistry 4 65 225
Environmental Engineering 8 89 256
Oceanography 4 72 300
Geography and Cartography 4 66 335
Earth science and Geophysics 6 89 366
Geology 7 91 426
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 104 457
Mining Engineering 14 165 472
Hydrology and Water resources management 24 169 509
Ecology 10 128 567
Paleontology 9 130 589
Agricultural Science 24 196 651
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 58 484 1468
Forestry 79 450 1472

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 9th for Biology in India and 627th in the World with 22,720 publications made and 390,847 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 487 In India
#170 of 2,814 In Asia
#627 of 6,770 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 108 389
1992 104 352
1993 127 421
1994 145 482
1995 161 524
1996 170 656
1997 165 623
1998 138 697
1999 152 803
2000 162 919
2001 142 1057
2002 176 1356
2003 202 1498
2004 209 1889
2005 328 2309
2006 344 2860
2007 429 3604
2008 493 4631
2009 563 5954
2010 599 7220
2011 724 9823
2012 724 11323
2013 764 13669
2014 872 16076
2015 992 17674
2016 1104 19818
2017 1230 21051
2018 1399 24994
2019 1494 29910
2020 1616 36220
2021 1709 44452
2022 1799 48442
2023 1735 50349

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Madras in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 80 193
Astrobiology 3 60 336
Paleontology 9 130 589
Evolutionary Biology 4 106 591
Biochemistry 10 185 633
Agricultural Science 24 196 651
Biophysics 13 182 704
Nutrition and Food Science 27 266 748
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 239 843
Biotechnology 31 285 849
Botany 26 250 860
Genetics 20 291 908
Microbiology 46 321 992
Neuroscience 16 285 1051
Pharmacology 52 407 1055
Horticulture 65 389 1072
Oncology and Cancer research 36 408 1080
Molecular Biology 30 470 1257
Immunology 50 537 1441
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 58 484 1468
Forestry 79 450 1472
Zoology 47 443 1487
Virology 75 590 1653

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 6th for Computer Science in India and 438th in the World with 21,217 publications made and 260,355 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 487 In India
#89 of 2,809 In Asia
#438 of 6,752 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 77 331
1992 90 302
1993 119 389
1994 128 362
1995 136 419
1996 138 545
1997 155 615
1998 127 668
1999 144 674
2000 142 773
2001 117 818
2002 288 1778
2003 252 1387
2004 265 1690
2005 393 2004
2006 427 2617
2007 465 3077
2008 504 3690
2009 541 4757
2010 565 5223
2011 645 6651
2012 664 7717
2013 783 8927
2014 871 10285
2015 868 10832
2016 967 11406
2017 1039 12159
2018 1218 14773
2019 1415 17775
2020 1497 22279
2021 1540 28028
2022 1619 29975
2023 1443 30442

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Madras in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Networking 2 60 191
Telecommunications 4 69 208
Computer Engineering 5 65 209
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 62 216
Animation 1 66 224
Computational Linguistics 2 52 235
Computer Vision 4 81 276
Computer Graphics 5 83 325
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 87 326
Robotics 5 118 345
Machine Learning 10 103 376
Cyber Security 8 98 388
Cognitive Science 9 109 497
Software Engineering 8 109 609
Web Design and Development 17 179 650
Database Administration 17 169 658
Multimedia 7 150 721
Management Information Systems 5 125 731
Library and Information science 9 115 786
UX/UI Desgin 19 203 809
Human-Computer Interaction 8 186 819
Game Design and Development 6 197 826
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 239 843
Data Science 40 214 969
Neuroscience 16 285 1051

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 812th in the World with 12,723 publications made and 154,924 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 490 In India
#126 of 2,845 In Asia
#812 of 7,020 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 57 199
1992 69 183
1993 83 240
1994 83 243
1995 91 252
1996 93 325
1997 78 366
1998 75 422
1999 78 399
2000 87 450
2001 80 517
2002 140 970
2003 146 818
2004 172 949
2005 207 1162
2006 196 1449
2007 235 1651
2008 278 2092
2009 312 2731
2010 325 3146
2011 371 4024
2012 391 4588
2013 435 5346
2014 486 6161
2015 511 6374
2016 515 6475
2017 590 7102
2018 754 8829
2019 874 11270
2020 973 14333
2021 1007 18966
2022 985 20455
2023 937 21369

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Madras in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Archaeology 5 102 525
Linguistics 6 100 533
History 5 104 589
Aesthetics 6 127 741
Library and Information science 9 115 786
Publishing 21 134 792
Philosophy 7 127 819
Law 12 170 911
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 157 937
Classics and Ancient History 15 161 997
Journalism and Digital Media 36 245 1006
Communications and Public Relations 11 160 1025
Political Science 12 175 1061
Anthropology 15 181 1079
Art History 8 115 1132
Gender Studies 10 121 1150
Sociology 15 230 1194
Education Majors 9 260 1222
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 225 1235
Demography 45 455 1545

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 7th for Mathematics in India and 459th in the World with 10,578 publications made and 123,755 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 461 In India
#98 of 2,673 In Asia
#459 of 6,305 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 38 191
1992 48 172
1993 49 185
1994 59 183
1995 66 206
1996 71 246
1997 75 244
1998 70 356
1999 84 337
2000 80 392
2001 59 447
2002 141 920
2003 134 757
2004 144 937
2005 198 1128
2006 208 1428
2007 249 1633
2008 269 2044
2009 280 2405
2010 285 2788
2011 315 3275
2012 320 3815
2013 371 4379
2014 424 5178
2015 450 5372
2016 470 5520
2017 497 6104
2018 631 7332
2019 732 8908
2020 774 10796
2021 831 13339
2022 753 13775
2023 694 14240

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Madras in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 62 216
Operations Research 8 105 352
Applied Mathematics 9 98 385
Statistics 6 97 460
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 115 587
Math Teachers 4 172 890

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 6th for Business in India and 474th in the World with 7,154 publications made and 88,225 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 447 In India
#94 of 2,579 In Asia
#474 of 6,187 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 29 86
1992 41 87
1993 61 157
1994 66 161
1995 66 156
1996 51 218
1997 58 227
1998 42 302
1999 55 259
2000 42 279
2001 49 317
2002 96 603
2003 75 520
2004 64 638
2005 115 781
2006 132 947
2007 136 1142
2008 161 1448
2009 182 1800
2010 208 2089
2011 225 2504
2012 214 2852
2013 272 3404
2014 292 3849
2015 283 3823
2016 344 4124
2017 338 4353
2018 446 5462
2019 465 6326
2020 538 7750
2021 489 9472
2022 517 9970
2023 452 9767

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Madras in various areas of Business.

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 3 73 282
Management 5 69 307
Supply Chain Management 13 116 347
Operations Research 8 105 352
Marketing 5 92 518
Project Management 8 80 556
Risk Management 4 97 562
Finance 7 132 698
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 174 728
Management Information Systems 5 125 731
Engineering Management 6 163 736
Accounting 7 143 749
Advertising 11 159 872
Entertainment Industry Business 17 173 880
Human Resource Management 8 192 963
International Business 12 193 1068
International Trade 16 297 1328

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Photography 2 41 307
Music 3 48 397
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 130 461
Environmental Economics 15 149 555
Performing arts 4 68 569
Fashion Design 7 114 619
Social Psychology 4 91 647
Art & Design 6 114 672
Literature 4 90 675
Graphic Design 12 164 727
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 234 751
Orthodontics 17 209 785
Economics 12 153 788
Sports Medicine 5 158 830
Cinematography 17 99 832
Anatomy and Physiology 13 264 877
Psychology 13 221 896
Cardiology 14 292 911
International Economics 11 137 926
Development Studies 17 191 929
Dentistry 24 287 954
Dermatology 41 340 966
Ophthalmology 19 303 971
Medicine 23 306 1028
Physical Therapy 10 278 1082
Pathology 33 378 1163
Audiology 14 311 1177
Surgery 25 385 1179
Healthcare Management (MHA) 35 252 1221
Psychiatry 28 383 1290
Radiation Therapy 53 528 1299
Anesthesiology 35 454 1346
Veterinary 127 534 1379
Child Psychology 16 334 1491
Public Health 43 428 1498
Nursing 43 425 1662
Clinical Psychology 21 434 1666
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 42 468 1725
Critical Care Nursing 76 608 1868
Health Science 61 751 2537