Frontier
Research Engine
Research is 30% of the NIRF score and the slowest lever to move. This is the pipeline that moves it.
Research is 30% of the NIRF formula and our widest gap. The engine industrialises the pipeline: idea to funded proposal to Q1 publication to citation, with named owners at every step.
Open the Ranking Engine →Q1/Q2 papers per year
182
Target 300
Accountable
Academics & Accreditation
Dean — Academics & Accreditation
Papers
412
Citations
5,870
Patents
38
Funding won
₹24.6 Cr
Avg h-index
11.5
Publishing faculty
Publication output
Indexed papers per year
Volume is healthy; quality is not. Shifting 40 papers a year into Q1-Q2 venues is worth more than another 80 papers.
Journal quartiles
Papers by venue quality
Research clusters
Papers, SCI-indexed share and active grants
9 active grants
6 active grants
5 active grants
4 active grants
3 active grants
Top publishing faculty
| Faculty | Dept | Papers | h-index | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Anitha R. | CSE | 22 | 14 | 812 |
| Dr. Suresh N. | EEE | 18 | 11 | 546 |
| Dr. Meera J. | ECE | 16 | 12 | 604 |
| Dr. Vinod K. | Civil | 13 | 9 | 388 |
Grant pipeline
Proposals in flight and their owners
| Proposal | Agency | Amount | PI | Stage | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge AI for retinal screening | SERB CRG | ₹48L | Dr. Anitha R. | Drafting | 12 days |
| Second-life battery packs for rural microgrids | DST-SEED | ₹32L | Dr. Suresh N. | Internal review | 26 days |
| Campus prototyping infrastructure | AICTE IDEA Lab | ₹1.1Cr | Dr. Meera J. | Eligible | 41 days |
| Structural health monitoring for metro spans | BRNS | ₹64L | Dr. Vinod K. | Idea | 58 days |
Open funding calls
Matched to our clusters
SERB CRG
closes in 12 days₹48L · best fit: AI + healthcare imaging
DST-SEED
closes in 26 days₹32L · best fit: Rural energy storage
AICTE IDEA Lab
closes in 41 days₹1.1Cr · best fit: Prototyping infrastructure
Patent pipeline
Low-power gait sensor for prosthetics
2025
Adaptive traffic signal controller
2026
Solar dryer with phase-change storage
2026
Federated triage model for rural clinics
2026
Cluster output
Papers by cluster
What is holding output back
38% of output comes from 9 faculty. Broaden with a paired-writing programme.
Q3/Q4 heavy portfolio; shift 40 papers/year to Q1-Q2 venues.
Only 1 in 6 proposals funded — add a pre-submission review panel.
Signals at a glance
The four numbers this module is reviewed on weekly
Indexed papers
364
Citations
4,820
Patents filed
42
Active grants
₹12.4 Cr
Indexed publications
Scopus and Web of Science indexed output
Output by cluster
364 indexed papers this year
364
papers
- AI & data systems11832%
- Energy & EV7420%
- Health informatics5816%
- Materials6217%
- Sustainable civil5214%
RPC point contribution
Modelled NIRF research points by driver
Net +3.2
Publication quality mix
Quartile split by year
Funding vs output by cluster
Bubble size is faculty count
Department × research capability
Readiness across the research value chain
Principal investigators
Ranked by indexed output and funding won
| PI | Cluster | Papers | Citations | Grants | h-index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. S. Ramachandran | AI & data | 28 | 640 | ₹1.8 Cr | 21 |
| Dr. Meera Nayak | Energy | 22 | 410 | ₹1.2 Cr | 18 |
| Dr. A. Krishnan | Materials | 19 | 366 | ₹0.9 Cr | 16 |
| Dr. Farida Baig | Health | 17 | 284 | ₹0.7 Cr | 14 |
| Dr. P. Suresh | Civil | 12 | 158 | ₹0.4 Cr | 11 |
Research integrity
Score only counts what survives scrutiny
Delays cost a full submission cycle
Pre-submission gate on every paper
Wrong affiliation means zero credit
Required by most Q1 journals
Risk register
What could take the number backwards
Predatory journal submissions
30% likely · Score rejectionMitigation: Allow-list of journals per cluster
Grant utilisation lag
40% likely · Funding clawbackMitigation: Monthly utilisation review per PI
Faculty teaching load
55% likely · -60 papersMitigation: Protected research days for active PIs
Forecast scenarios
Modelled outcomes with confidence, reviewed each month
RPC 7.4 → 8.4
364 papers, current mix
RPC 9.6
Q1 share reaches 30%
RPC 10.9
Push plus two funded centres
Outcome ladder
Each rung has a current number, a target, an owner and a date
| Stage | Today | Target | Owner | By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papers published | 412 | 540 | Research Dean | Mar |
| Q1/Q2 share | 44% | 62% | Cluster leads | Jun |
| Grant proposals submitted | 34 | 70 | Grants office | Mar |
| Grant conversion | 1 in 6 | 1 in 3 | Pre-submission panel | Jun |
Levers
Where the movement actually comes from
38% of output comes from 9 faculty; pair-writing programme fixes this.
Shift 40 papers a year from Q3/Q4 to Q1/Q2 venues.
Preprints, ORCID hygiene and conference travel drive this.
IP cell can double throughput with one dedicated attorney.
Operating cadence
What the agent runs, and when
Open call scan
Agency calls matched to faculty expertise with a fit score and deadline.
Pre-submission panel
Every proposal reviewed before it leaves the campus.
Cluster scorecard
Papers, quartile mix, grants and citations per research cluster.
Data feeds
Nothing here is hand-entered
Scopus/WoS indexing
Publication and citation sync
Agency calls
SERB, DST, AICTE, BRNS feeds
Student research hours
SkillForge specialist tier
Unit economics
What a point of movement costs
Annual spend
₹3.4Cr / year
Unit cost
₹96k per indexed paper
Payback
3 years
Contribution
38% of goal
+5.7 NIRF points modelled from the research parameter alone