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Anna University ranked 17th in India, 1050th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 145 research topics. Anna University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,262 academic publications and 408,034 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 11 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1050 of 14,131 In the World
#254 of 5,830 In Asia
#17 of 876 In India
#2 of 53 In Tamil Nadu
#2 of 25 In Chennai
#57 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#76 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#112 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#2545 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1779 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 142 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Anna University ranked 10th for Engineering in India and 460th in the World with 23,066 publications made and 351,647 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 488 In India
#130 of 2,809 In Asia
#460 of 6,684 In the World

Anna University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 43 66
1992 51 73
1993 49 75
1994 58 125
1995 59 121
1996 94 141
1997 99 147
1998 97 159
1999 131 280
2000 138 324
2001 145 341
2002 226 533
2003 231 690
2004 275 963
2005 309 1473
2006 447 2016
2007 481 2690
2008 541 3741
2009 552 4544
2010 692 5734
2011 960 7354
2012 1114 8733
2013 1306 11315
2014 1407 13305
2015 1302 14904
2016 1250 16674
2017 1353 19024
2018 1434 22660
2019 1484 27775
2020 1635 35227
2021 1688 43736
2022 1623 48749
2023 1376 48289

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 76
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 34 112
Nuclear Engineering 6 58 159
Environmental Engineering 5 61 168
Agricultural Engineering 9 58 177
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 80 236
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 90 262
Electronic Engineering 9 94 268
Computer Engineering 8 86 278
Chemical Engineering 8 125 283
Aviation 4 58 296
Computer Networking 7 89 296
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 89 304
Technical Drawing 8 100 319
Electrical Engineering 10 116 349
Metallurgical Engineering 11 119 356
Telecommunications 8 107 360
Architectural Engineering 7 102 361
Automation and Control engineering 14 127 365
Mechanical Engineering 9 104 378
Structural Engineering 9 123 414
Materials Science 11 136 420
Nanotechnology 13 166 425
Geotechnical Engineering 12 137 435
Systems Engineering 9 98 442
Aerospace Engineering 9 112 443
Operations Research 15 131 456
Industrial Engineering 15 125 492
Optical Engineering 12 154 550
Biochemical Engineering 22 139 557
Architecture 7 113 575
Construction Management 13 148 592
Acoustical Engineering 13 166 613
Remote Sensing 11 149 617
Transportation Engineering 12 171 633
Civil Engineering 12 181 643
Marine Engineering 13 198 644
Biomedical Engineering 19 197 648
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 195 680
Petroleum Engineering 17 222 707
Mining Engineering 24 252 718
Biotechnology 27 266 808
Human-Computer Interaction 11 239 967
Robotics 29 413 1067

Physics rankings

Anna University ranked 13th for Physics in India and 525th in the World with 18,983 publications made and 314,326 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 485 In India
#142 of 2,786 In Asia
#525 of 6,603 In the World

Anna University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 47 68
1992 53 73
1993 45 68
1994 59 120
1995 57 111
1996 96 139
1997 95 144
1998 104 169
1999 130 285
2000 132 315
2001 135 336
2002 207 505
2003 220 678
2004 247 913
2005 301 1410
2006 408 1932
2007 423 2602
2008 449 3621
2009 435 4303
2010 553 5296
2011 776 6780
2012 877 8033
2013 1042 10098
2014 1154 12027
2015 1088 13390
2016 1037 15089
2017 1048 16755
2018 1131 20301
2019 1215 24602
2020 1285 30398
2021 1359 37044
2022 1283 40826
2023 1100 40826

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 4 80 236
Materials Science 11 136 420
Nanotechnology 13 166 425
Quantum and Particle physics 13 150 527
Optical Engineering 12 154 550
Condensed Matter Physics 18 176 561
Acoustical Engineering 13 166 613
Nuclear Physics 26 233 811
Theoretical Physics 35 290 1012
Astrophysics and Astronomy 29 279 1023
Astrobiology 31 298 1048
Atomic and Molecular physics 49 359 1112
Biophysics 41 425 1250

Chemistry rankings

Anna University ranked 11th for Chemistry in India and 627th in the World with 16,855 publications made and 320,139 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 482 In India
#186 of 2,750 In Asia
#627 of 6,447 In the World

Anna University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 43 64
1992 45 64
1993 48 69
1994 56 120
1995 61 118
1996 90 127
1997 97 153
1998 98 170
1999 134 292
2000 132 333
2001 141 353
2002 187 502
2003 195 675
2004 229 967
2005 276 1453
2006 376 2032
2007 386 2777
2008 425 3824
2009 417 4528
2010 480 5535
2011 626 6983
2012 727 8264
2013 869 10558
2014 951 12228
2015 977 13520
2016 883 15198
2017 885 17343
2018 995 20551
2019 1088 25039
2020 1204 31318
2021 1222 38175
2022 1168 42554
2023 990 42634

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 4 44 57
Chemical Engineering 8 125 283
Physical chemistry 10 119 313
Environmental Chemistry 8 92 323
Inorganic Chemistry 15 147 418
Materials Science 11 136 420
Nanotechnology 13 166 425
Organic Chemistry 13 153 512
Biochemical Engineering 22 139 557
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 141 571
Computational Chemistry 24 170 652
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 195 680
Nutrition and Food Science 33 276 773
Pharmacy 50 302 859
Biochemistry 24 301 897

Computer Science rankings

Anna University ranked 11th for Computer Science in India and 590th in the World with 14,222 publications made and 131,925 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 487 In India
#129 of 2,809 In Asia
#590 of 6,752 In the World

Anna University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 15 17
1992 20 24
1993 17 30
1994 17 38
1995 15 34
1996 32 36
1997 30 29
1998 31 37
1999 45 65
2000 46 98
2001 49 83
2002 101 163
2003 97 199
2004 133 292
2005 162 384
2006 257 600
2007 261 744
2008 265 1012
2009 327 1406
2010 460 1710
2011 666 2348
2012 766 2989
2013 891 3653
2014 927 4969
2015 735 5444
2016 803 5745
2017 865 6387
2018 927 7972
2019 968 9822
2020 992 13361
2021 1126 18045
2022 1085 20471
2023 928 20105

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 36 175
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 59 194
Cyber Security 3 67 272
Computer Engineering 8 86 278
Computer Networking 7 89 296
Telecommunications 8 107 360
Database Administration 7 91 386
Machine Learning 11 107 391
UX/UI Desgin 3 76 433
Computational Linguistics 12 102 460
Computer Vision 12 130 471
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 129 495
Cognitive Science 10 112 507
Data Science 18 132 727
Software Engineering 12 140 728
Multimedia 8 158 760
Computer Graphics 23 283 942
Human-Computer Interaction 11 239 967
Animation 17 381 995
Robotics 29 413 1067
Management Information Systems 16 236 1111
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 65 417 1213
Library and Information science 38 291 1381
Neuroscience 52 606 1844

Biology rankings

Anna University ranked 23rd for Biology in India and 882nd in the World with 13,660 publications made and 254,292 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#23 of 487 In India
#282 of 2,814 In Asia
#882 of 6,770 In the World

Anna University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 20 35
1992 24 35
1993 25 38
1994 38 66
1995 33 77
1996 65 72
1997 72 110
1998 66 132
1999 81 185
2000 92 234
2001 88 232
2002 138 341
2003 129 456
2004 171 706
2005 175 1088
2006 253 1536
2007 280 2159
2008 279 2903
2009 308 3461
2010 392 4288
2011 500 5396
2012 563 6420
2013 722 8242
2014 795 9353
2015 784 10773
2016 735 11971
2017 767 13882
2018 837 16288
2019 924 20259
2020 1030 25682
2021 1090 31791
2022 1077 36010
2023 891 36210

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 13 166 425
Agricultural Science 17 176 586
Nutrition and Food Science 33 276 773
Biotechnology 27 266 808
Paleontology 21 251 893
Biochemistry 24 301 897
Toxicology 49 269 900
Botany 35 301 964
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 285 1029
Zoology 18 257 1029
Astrobiology 31 298 1048
Oncology and Cancer research 38 412 1084
Horticulture 74 418 1129
Genetics 33 395 1144
Microbiology 59 399 1149
Evolutionary Biology 21 312 1155
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 65 417 1213
Pharmacology 72 495 1226
Virology 37 411 1237
Biophysics 41 425 1250
Molecular Biology 28 466 1253
Immunology 40 449 1257
Forestry 107 556 1711
Neuroscience 52 606 1844

Environmental Science rankings

Anna University ranked 11th for Environmental Science in India and 630th in the World with 13,499 publications made and 237,347 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 489 In India
#152 of 2,811 In Asia
#630 of 6,798 In the World

Anna University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 24 34
1992 32 39
1993 38 47
1994 41 78
1995 33 63
1996 52 70
1997 57 99
1998 57 108
1999 66 134
2000 84 184
2001 82 204
2002 132 301
2003 123 333
2004 129 563
2005 165 721
2006 243 1173
2007 289 1678
2008 336 2457
2009 331 2941
2010 400 3689
2011 534 4858
2012 612 5750
2013 708 7374
2014 796 8597
2015 742 9442
2016 755 10968
2017 751 12469
2018 808 14686
2019 907 18182
2020 1009 23553
2021 1035 29434
2022 1012 33549
2023 878 33197

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 34 128
Environmental Engineering 5 61 168
Environmental Management 4 60 202
Environmental Chemistry 8 92 323
Geotechnical Engineering 12 137 435
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 128 466
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 141 571
Agricultural Science 17 176 586
Earth science and Geophysics 11 159 588
Ecology 11 142 598
Oceanography 12 175 655
Mining Engineering 24 252 718
Geology 13 190 724
Geography and Cartography 13 164 733
Paleontology 21 251 893
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 285 1029
Forestry 107 556 1711

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Anna University ranked 17th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 1214th in the World with 7,752 publications made and 73,607 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#17 of 490 In India
#246 of 2,845 In Asia
#1214 of 7,020 In the World

Anna University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 7 8
1992 16 19
1993 12 20
1994 19 32
1995 10 36
1996 17 43
1997 24 37
1998 17 35
1999 16 37
2000 26 65
2001 18 45
2002 39 101
2003 39 119
2004 58 184
2005 77 215
2006 121 296
2007 142 404
2008 140 537
2009 186 759
2010 251 1032
2011 342 1408
2012 394 1799
2013 435 2423
2014 495 2988
2015 385 3177
2016 440 3401
2017 478 3823
2018 534 4841
2019 535 5820
2020 564 8290
2021 644 11425
2022 631 13505
2023 546 13334

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
Radio and Television broadcasting 6 91 592
Journalism and Digital Media 16 123 601
Broadcast Journalism 13 94 633
Publishing 15 117 717
Linguistics 13 160 740
Archaeology 18 236 980
Law 17 220 1072
History 21 249 1092
Political Science 17 227 1247
Philosophy 15 265 1265
Communications and Public Relations 16 257 1341
Library and Information science 38 291 1381
Aesthetics 22 368 1449
Sociology 33 400 1673
Education Majors 20 421 1689
Demography 57 513 1700
Anthropology 37 392 1712
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 35 528 2028

Mathematics rankings

Anna University ranked 13th for Mathematics in India and 678th in the World with 6,622 publications made and 69,306 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 461 In India
#166 of 2,673 In Asia
#678 of 6,305 In the World

Anna University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 3
1992 10 11
1993 10 9
1994 2 15
1995 7 22
1996 12 27
1997 17 17
1998 16 24
1999 16 37
2000 29 35
2001 20 29
2002 38 76
2003 34 106
2004 56 125
2005 61 161
2006 124 261
2007 118 338
2008 118 490
2009 153 687
2010 231 871
2011 337 1163
2012 366 1564
2013 412 2001
2014 419 2726
2015 346 2841
2016 370 3048
2017 430 3472
2018 465 4198
2019 490 5317
2020 439 7089
2021 518 9522
2022 476 10358
2023 418 9765

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 4 59 194
Operations Research 15 131 456
Statistics 14 187 740
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 237 978
Applied Mathematics 25 317 1016
Math Teachers 25 560 1954

Business rankings

Anna University ranked 11th for Business in India and 789th in the World with 4,589 publications made and 43,319 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 447 In India
#166 of 2,579 In Asia
#789 of 6,187 In the World

Anna University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 6
1992 11 9
1993 7 12
1994 1 12
1995 7 18
1996 4 17
1997 10 10
1998 11 19
1999 16 22
2000 18 31
2001 9 26
2002 36 50
2003 28 71
2004 44 88
2005 59 115
2006 86 208
2007 85 235
2008 95 316
2009 122 470
2010 161 674
2011 228 889
2012 254 1068
2013 279 1407
2014 315 1819
2015 247 2000
2016 270 2103
2017 328 2307
2018 309 2783
2019 291 3418
2020 323 4526
2021 358 5794
2022 289 6606
2023 239 6227

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 15 131 456
Management 10 138 585
Construction Management 13 148 592
Marketing 11 151 742
Supply Chain Management 45 320 853
Project Management 20 176 885
Management Information Systems 16 236 1111
Advertising 19 238 1131
Finance 30 349 1331
Accounting 34 360 1402
Investment Banking and Stock trading 58 589 1641

Art & Design rankings

Anna University ranked 11th for Art & Design in India and 869th in the World with 1,691 publications made and 14,968 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics.

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
#11 of 375 In India
#165 of 2,302 In Asia
#869 of 5,720 In the World

Anna University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 4
1992 2 2
1993 2 1
1994 0 3
1995 3 2
1996 6 10
1997 3 4
1998 8 11
1999 6 8
2000 5 15
2001 5 7
2002 14 24
2003 12 14
2004 14 37
2005 25 46
2006 26 64
2007 33 99
2008 43 127
2009 53 157
2010 76 201
2011 72 241
2012 88 334
2013 112 399
2014 107 564
2015 99 537
2016 95 529
2017 112 694
2018 99 793
2019 116 1000
2020 109 1410
2021 109 1767
2022 102 2200
2023 106 2035

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

Art & Design subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 49 394
UX/UI Desgin 3 76 433
Architecture 7 113 575
Fashion Design 9 145 732
Multimedia 8 158 760
Literature 10 154 884
Computer Graphics 23 283 942
Animation 17 381 995
Aesthetics 22 368 1449

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Anna University

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 8 78 300
Sonography and Ultrasound 11 245 723
Optometry 16 197 758
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 13 284 945
Ophthalmology 23 312 991
Veterinary 89 366 1033
Economics 20 263 1130
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 225 1154
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 29 389 1166
Psychology 23 344 1213
Social Psychology 15 269 1242
Development Studies 29 314 1274
Pathology 44 462 1325
Medicine 43 445 1339
Anatomy and Physiology 34 456 1348
Cardiology 39 475 1384
Sports Medicine 18 363 1385
Radiation Therapy 63 586 1420
Physical Therapy 26 427 1439
Dentistry 63 514 1557
Surgery 51 552 1606
Critical Care Nursing 56 496 1636
Public Health 52 490 1639
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 67 691 1721
Child Psychology 26 438 1743
Psychiatry 56 594 1811
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 54 575 1956
Nursing 60 539 1959
Anesthesiology 85 759 2087
Health Science 49 630 2242
Clinical Psychology 54 737 2386