University of Madras: Rankings

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The University of Madras ranked 26th in India, 1446th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 99 research topics. The University of Madras ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,265 academic publications and 244,849 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 171 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1446 of 14,131 In the World
#406 of 5,830 In Asia
#26 of 876 In India
#4 of 53 In Tamil Nadu
#3 of 25 In Chennai
#191 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#262 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#379 of 3,471 For Pharmacology
#276 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3372 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 96 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The University of Madras ranked 22nd for Chemistry in India and 785th in the World with 12,159 publications made and 221,136 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 482 In India
#260 of 2,750 In Asia
#785 of 6,447 In the World

University of Madras
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 91 394
1992 104 466
1993 129 487
1994 122 520
1995 129 545
1996 139 603
1997 120 678
1998 130 689
1999 158 808
2000 166 938
2001 163 1107
2002 187 1327
2003 267 1632
2004 232 1857
2005 337 2197
2006 399 2729
2007 352 3575
2008 336 3962
2009 346 4756
2010 290 5445
2011 393 6750
2012 395 7390
2013 400 8368
2014 446 9097
2015 429 9517
2016 386 9751
2017 468 10892
2018 442 11825
2019 459 13682
2020 579 15829
2021 660 18554
2022 709 21055
2023 608 21347

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 13 106 191
Pharmacy 9 69 262
Inorganic Chemistry 22 199 564
Nutrition and Food Science 18 193 584
Organic Chemistry 18 185 596
Chemical Engineering 27 261 632
Nanotechnology 24 263 675
Biochemistry 13 202 677
Computational Chemistry 28 187 700
Environmental Chemistry 27 226 713
Physical chemistry 30 289 770
Materials Science 35 343 942
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 36 321 962
Petrology and Geochemistry 35 322 1076

Biology rankings

The University of Madras ranked 21st for Biology in India and 864th in the World with 11,519 publications made and 217,500 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 487 In India
#271 of 2,814 In Asia
#864 of 6,770 In the World

University of Madras
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 92 397
1992 99 426
1993 113 423
1994 107 442
1995 117 544
1996 126 556
1997 127 671
1998 123 637
1999 145 798
2000 155 959
2001 144 1102
2002 155 1323
2003 219 1562
2004 207 1860
2005 316 2198
2006 382 2804
2007 309 3671
2008 322 4080
2009 321 4935
2010 271 5671
2011 356 6963
2012 366 7819
2013 378 8693
2014 430 9348
2015 414 9780
2016 394 9838
2017 466 10891
2018 425 11731
2019 439 13580
2020 556 15795
2021 663 18407
2022 709 20815
2023 611 20961

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacology 7 91 379
Microbiology 8 125 504
Horticulture 15 154 506
Toxicology 26 137 531
Astrobiology 10 115 543
Nutrition and Food Science 18 193 584
Biotechnology 13 179 628
Oncology and Cancer research 7 225 666
Nanotechnology 24 263 675
Biochemistry 13 202 677
Botany 16 197 728
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 172 730
Entomology 23 176 765
Genetics 16 264 839
Molecular Biology 9 283 868
Zoology 13 199 892
Immunology 16 288 893
Virology 20 295 955
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 298 973
Paleontology 26 288 996
Agricultural Science 71 435 1213
Biophysics 40 423 1245
Neuroscience 29 406 1343
Animal Science 46 436 1377
Evolutionary Biology 35 492 1573
Forestry 94 510 1623

Physics rankings

The University of Madras ranked 35th for Physics in India and 1035th in the World with 8,488 publications made and 133,616 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#35 of 485 In India
#347 of 2,786 In Asia
#1035 of 6,603 In the World

University of Madras
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 55 323
1992 66 406
1993 100 422
1994 75 427
1995 79 462
1996 94 520
1997 81 518
1998 67 515
1999 95 543
2000 110 598
2001 113 691
2002 126 896
2003 164 1077
2004 139 1148
2005 167 1370
2006 171 1503
2007 193 2010
2008 200 2220
2009 230 2547
2010 186 2870
2011 273 3508
2012 256 3789
2013 239 4261
2014 292 4748
2015 306 5287
2016 262 5727
2017 332 6727
2018 314 7621
2019 363 9060
2020 420 10371
2021 521 12482
2022 541 14072
2023 481 14993

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrobiology 10 115 543
Nanotechnology 24 263 675
Theoretical Physics 20 180 753
Condensed Matter Physics 39 332 901
Materials Science 35 343 942
Quantum and Particle physics 29 307 952
Optical Engineering 35 334 988
Atomic and Molecular physics 41 314 1021
Nuclear Physics 42 368 1079
Applied/Engineering Physics 50 405 1082
Biophysics 40 423 1245
Astrophysics and Astronomy 54 437 1392
Acoustical Engineering 84 631 1659

Engineering rankings

The University of Madras ranked 49th for Engineering in India and 1160th in the World with 7,740 publications made and 131,162 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#49 of 488 In India
#410 of 2,809 In Asia
#1160 of 6,684 In the World

University of Madras
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 43 254
1992 64 324
1993 92 304
1994 66 342
1995 79 354
1996 86 396
1997 76 409
1998 59 365
1999 86 456
2000 97 514
2001 92 632
2002 93 787
2003 125 922
2004 120 1085
2005 167 1220
2006 148 1430
2007 153 1894
2008 160 2069
2009 170 2526
2010 158 2938
2011 222 3644
2012 222 3879
2013 212 4608
2014 267 5023
2015 282 5581
2016 240 5967
2017 315 7188
2018 332 8004
2019 366 9553
2020 429 10948
2021 536 13309
2022 564 15058
2023 496 15756

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 13 179 628
Chemical Engineering 27 261 632
Nanotechnology 24 263 675
Metallurgical Engineering 30 303 830
Materials Science 35 343 942
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 36 321 962
Optical Engineering 35 334 988
Environmental Engineering 50 378 1018
Biomedical Engineering 42 374 1063
Applied/Engineering Physics 50 405 1082
Geotechnical Engineering 77 542 1379
Electrical Engineering 94 648 1570
Telecommunications 101 655 1590
Acoustical Engineering 84 631 1659
Electronic Engineering 133 759 1707
Operations Research 97 791 1854
Civil Engineering 93 761 1928
Computer Engineering 155 893 1935
Aerospace Engineering 103 774 1948
Mechanical Engineering 113 839 2069
Remote Sensing 126 863 2100
Computer Networking 149 911 2123
Structural Engineering 135 956 2232

Medicine rankings

The University of Madras ranked 21st for Medicine in India and 1008th in the World with 6,395 publications made and 110,315 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Pharmacology, Immunology, Pharmacy, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#21 of 482 In India
#299 of 2,781 In Asia
#1008 of 6,680 In the World

University of Madras
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 46 128
1992 61 154
1993 74 166
1994 58 185
1995 77 235
1996 77 249
1997 78 280
1998 81 324
1999 102 381
2000 94 468
2001 89 561
2002 101 713
2003 149 910
2004 139 1055
2005 210 1241
2006 254 1675
2007 210 2141
2008 210 2554
2009 210 2863
2010 172 3418
2011 211 3999
2012 243 4544
2013 242 5114
2014 235 5517
2015 221 5506
2016 239 5426
2017 239 5732
2018 208 5931
2019 217 6647
2020 279 8110
2021 313 9166
2022 347 10422
2023 265 10175

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Madras in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 9 69 262
Pharmacology 7 91 379
Veterinary 21 106 416
Toxicology 26 137 531
Radiation Therapy 11 226 659
Oncology and Cancer research 7 225 666
Urology 12 223 676
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 268 736
Immunology 16 288 893
Dermatology 37 324 932
Virology 20 295 955
Biomedical Engineering 42 374 1063
Pathology 28 358 1113
Anesthesiology 26 379 1149
Cardiology 28 402 1210
Anatomy and Physiology 30 408 1238
Surgery 33 435 1310
Family medicine 28 365 1340
Psychiatry 40 469 1504
Dentistry 69 532 1599
Nursing 41 420 1654
Pediatrics 54 521 1666
Orthodontics 65 551 1711
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 71 668 1859
Public Health 78 606 1919
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 45 606 2063
Physical Therapy 77 933 2553
Clinical Psychology 68 872 2633

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Madras ranked 41st for Environmental Science in India and 1267th in the World with 5,597 publications made and 96,321 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#41 of 489 In India
#399 of 2,811 In Asia
#1267 of 6,798 In the World

University of Madras
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 48 199
1992 59 190
1993 60 195
1994 39 217
1995 57 257
1996 56 227
1997 66 291
1998 63 251
1999 60 301
2000 67 382
2001 58 441
2002 73 561
2003 76 609
2004 81 757
2005 129 847
2006 129 1097
2007 124 1598
2008 128 1780
2009 114 2068
2010 104 2526
2011 149 3336
2012 166 3464
2013 159 3895
2014 192 4344
2015 193 4427
2016 181 4484
2017 227 4996
2018 225 5623
2019 252 6694
2020 298 8148
2021 398 9382
2022 409 10585
2023 342 10858

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

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 27 226 713
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 172 730
Hydrology and Water resources management 49 256 739
Paleontology 26 288 996
Environmental Engineering 50 378 1018
Petrology and Geochemistry 35 322 1076
Earth science and Geophysics 41 388 1165
Geology 31 362 1166
Agricultural Science 71 435 1213
Ecology 43 379 1234
Oceanography 41 438 1329
Geotechnical Engineering 77 542 1379
Forestry 94 510 1623
Environmental Management 100 678 1717
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 108 736 1813
Geography and Cartography 94 736 2100

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Madras

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Applied Mathematics 28 322 1028
Library and Information science 19 175 1031
Literature 38 387 1573
Classics and Ancient History 29 369 1608
Finance 47 527 1714
Linguistics 49 592 1736
Demography 68 575 1835
Psychology 57 602 1837
Statistics 77 710 1879
Computer Science 101 729 1903
Computer Graphics 86 804 1905
Art History 24 349 1905
Mathematics 74 721 1912
Computer Vision 138 850 1978
Marketing 80 661 1984
Fashion Design 70 668 2040
Math Teachers 26 599 2047
Art & Design 61 626 2075
Archaeology 85 730 2095
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 127 871 2097
History 75 694 2131
Accounting 80 758 2290
Economics 85 802 2362
Machine Learning 158 1055 2381
Computational Linguistics 173 1062 2391
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 107 907 2400
Philosophy 52 707 2437
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 64 723 2444
Cognitive Science 172 1051 2523
Child Psychology 67 792 2527
Business 107 937 2536
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 62 785 2632
Development Studies 116 910 2637
Sociology 88 824 2690
Cyber Security 204 1149 2699
Social Psychology 91 918 2716
Aesthetics 100 1021 2873
Law 125 1030 2954
Management 159 1194 2985
Education Majors 59 1005 3029
Political Science 111 990 3111
Anthropology 125 1064 3253