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- Website: https://www.iitm.ac.in/
- Address: Sardar Patel Road,Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600036,India
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The Indian Institute of Technology Madras, also known as IIT Madras, is a public institution that was founded in 1959 with technical support from the German government. The university is located in Chennai, a coastal city and the capital of Tamil Nadu in southern India. In a recent year, more than 8,000 students attended the university. Most of the international students at IIT Madras are visiting the campus as part of short-term study abroad programs or to conduct research. IIT Madras is a residential school – nearly all of the institute's students live on campus, as do many faculty members.IIT Madras has more than a dozen academic departments, many of which offer studies in different types of engineering, including aerospace, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical and ocean engineering. Several departments also focus on other scientific fields – math, physics and chemistry – and the humanities. IIT Madras students can enroll in bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree programs, as well as dual-degree programs. The university uses a semester-based academic calendar, and English is the language of instruction. Research centers at the university include the Indo-German Centre for Sustainability, the Centre for Nanotechnology and the National Center for Catalysis Research. The IIT Madras Research Park helps companies gain access to university research and insights. Businesses can set up shop in the research park and work with IIT Madras on research and development projects.
- Total number of students 9,013
- Number of international students 56
- Total number of academic staff 571
- Number of international staff 11
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 776
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,197
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 218
- Number of research only staff 1,041
- Number of new undergraduate students 804
- Number of new master's students 1,003
- Number of new doctoral students 456
- Global score 39.3
- Global research reputation #248
- Regional research reputation #60
- Publications #563
- Books #663
- Conferences #199
- Normalized citation impact #1,111
- Total citations #713
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #739
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1,087
- International collaboration #211
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #1,018
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #1,001
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #1,251
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#352 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 49.0
- Chemistry global research reputation #291
- Chemistry regional research reputation #45
- Chemistry publications #217
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #657
- Chemistry total citations #315
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #367
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #714
- Chemistry international collaboration #768
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #846
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #577
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #791
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#195 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 59.2
- Engineering global research reputation #99
- Engineering regional research reputation #43
- Engineering publications #115
- Engineering normalized citation impact #588
- Engineering total citations #179
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #216
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #614
- Engineering international collaboration #164
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #649
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #338
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #588
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#210 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 42.7
- Materials Science global research reputation #181
- Materials Science regional research reputation #43
- Materials Science publications #141
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #409
- Materials Science total citations #221
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #206
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #383
- Materials Science international collaboration #198
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #409
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #340
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #427
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#454 Physics
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- Physics overall score 46.1
- Physics global research reputation #131
- Physics regional research reputation #31
- Physics publications #454
- Physics normalized citation impact #570
- Physics total citations #540
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #614
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #676
- Physics international collaboration #69
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #557
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #582
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #618