Indian Institute of Technology Madras: #325 in the world for Physics & Astronomy collaboration

Indian Institute of Technology Madras stands at #325 of 1,195 universities worldwide on the Physics & Astronomy collaboration index, the strongest of its 26 subject standings in the 2026 Research Collaboration Index, published today.

The standing rests on the open scholarly record: 817 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 412 collaborating institutions across 53 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 3.35.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras holds None standing overall, at #835 in the world.

The full index, all 26 subject rankings and complete methodology are now public.

Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.