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Research in Bengaluru

Science Explorer records 239 research institutions in Bengaluru, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Christ University and Jain University.

Research institutions
239
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
235k
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.1%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Bengaluru?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Indian Institute of Science BangaloreUniversity 55,401 #505
2Christ UniversityUniversity 13,617 #747
3Jain UniversityUniversity 9,147 #1,236
4National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesHospital / health system 9,110 #2,553
5Bangalore UniversityUniversity 7,249 #3,468
6Indian Space Research OrganisationGovernment institution 6,203 #4,021
7PES UniversityUniversity 5,859 #5,179
8M S Ramaiah University of Applied SciencesUniversity 5,361 #2,686
9Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific ResearchResearch facility 4,997 #1,791
10REVA UniversityUniversity 4,455 #3,431
11International Institute of Information Technology BangaloreUniversity 3,707 #5,148
12CMR UniversityUniversity 3,473 #4,105
13University of Agricultural Sciences, BangaloreUniversity 3,454 #6,710
14St.John's Medical College HospitalUniversity 3,368 #10,983
15Bangalore Medical College and Research InstituteUniversity 3,015 #10,665
16Indian Institute of Management BangaloreUniversity 2,756 #6,930
17Narayana HealthHospital / health system 2,705 #7,869
18Raman Research InstituteResearch facility 2,578 #7,900
19Indian Institute of Horticultural ResearchResearch facility 2,562 #8,829
20National Aerospace LaboratoriesResearch facility 2,515 #9,406
21Rajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesUniversity 2,515 #9,335
22M.S. Ramaiah Medical CollegeUniversity 2,469 #9,672
23Indian Institute of AstrophysicsResearch facility 2,448 #9,430
24Electronics and Radar Development EstablishmentResearch facility 2,295 #21,218
25Manipal HospitalHospital / health system 2,145 #10,790
26Alliance UniversityUniversity 2,025 #4,980
27Infosys (India)Company 1,793 #10,452
28Samsung (India)Company 1,501 #19,483
29National Centre for Biological SciencesResearch facility 1,492 #8,928
30Government of KarnatakaGovernment institution 1,393 #11,605
31Rajarajeswari Medical College and HospitalUniversity 1,379 #9,880
32Kidwai Memorial Institute of OncologyResearch facility 1,369 #21,363
33Institute of Public Health BengaluruNonprofit 1,288 #13,530
34Centre for Artificial Intelligence and RoboticsResearch facility 1,283 #10,114
35Centre for the Study of Culture and SocietyNonprofit 1,159 #17,185
36Airbus (India)Company 1,130 #19,862
37Department of SpaceGovernment institution 1,129 #10,226
38Bharat Electronics (India)Company 1,107 #11,671
39Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and HearingNonprofit 1,105 #13,549
40Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and ResearchUniversity 1,096 #24,703
41Narayana NethralayaHospital / health system 1,085 #12,276
42Al-Ameen College of PharmacyUniversity 1,074 #15,666
43Oxford Dental College and HospitalUniversity 1,069 #9,648
44National Institute of Advanced StudiesUniversity 1,046 #9,855
45Command Hospital Air ForceHospital / health system 962 #17,032
46Institute of Wood Science and TechnologyResearch facility 929 #13,584
47Kempegowda Institute of Medical SciencesHospital / health system 921 #21,327
48Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (India)Company 908 #21,539
49Microsoft Research (India)Company 908 #10,495
50Institute of BioinformaticsNonprofit 908 #7,904
51Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana SamsthanaUniversity 895 #18,627
52Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicineResearch facility 891 #3,363
53Robert Bosch (India)Company 889 #11,457
54Aeronautical Development AgencyGovernment institution 881 #10,158
55Central Power Research InstituteGovernment institution 877 #23,877
56Institute for Social and Economic ChangeResearch facility 831 #17,843
57Nethradhama Superspeciality Eye HospitalHospital / health system 783 #19,721
58Dayananda Sagar UniversityUniversity 771 #6,718
59Gas Turbine Research EstablishmentResearch facility 761 #11,270
60Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical SciencesHospital / health system 745 #25,603

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore: 27.5%Christ University: 6.7%Jain University: 4.5%National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences: 4.5%56 others listed: 56.7%27%largest
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore55k · 27.5%Christ University14k · 6.7%Jain University9,147 · 4.5%National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences9,110 · 4.5%56 others listed115k · 56.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Bengaluru strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bengaluru is most concentrated in Drug Discovery, Hardware and Architecture and Computer Networks and Communications (4.8× the world share in Drug Discovery).

  1. Drug DiscoverySubfield · 28.5 works4.8×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 297.8 works3.8×
  3. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 1,786.6 works2.9×
  4. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 602.6 works2.8×
  5. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 453.1 works2.5×
  6. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 1,979.8 works2.2×
  7. OphthalmologySubfield · 396.9 works2.1×
  8. PeriodonticsSubfield · 199.8 works2.1×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Bengaluru?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Neural Networks, Healthcare, Security, Convolutional Neural Networks and Epidemiology.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning6,199▲ 2.6×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning5,126▲ 2.2×97 topics
  3. Epidemiology2,556◆ 0.92×137 topics
  4. Neural Networks2,062▲ 1.90×41 topics
  5. Healthcare1,779▲ 2.2×38 topics
  6. Sustainability1,774◆ 1.04×122 topics
  7. Internet of Things1,694▲ 2.8×33 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks1,466▲ 2.9×14 topics
  9. Climate Change1,464▼ 0.77×121 topics
  10. Security1,438▲ 3.1×29 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence1,392▲ 1.44×65 topics
  12. Big Data1,129▲ 1.77×37 topics
  13. Data Mining1,122▲ 2.1×25 topics
  14. COVID-191,065◆ 1.11×34 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management1,062▲ 1.62×27 topics
  16. Nanoparticles1,056▲ 1.19×44 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency1,056▲ 1.60×44 topics
  18. Wireless Sensor Networks982▲ 3.1×23 topics
  19. Nanomaterials938▲ 1.26×21 topics
  20. Feature Extraction911▲ 2.8×10 topics
  21. IoT Security897▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. Mechanical Properties887▲ 1.30×39 topics
  23. IoT880▲ 3.4×19 topics
  24. Medical Imaging840▲ 2.3×9 topics
  25. Classification806▲ 2.5×13 topics
  26. Image Processing782▲ 2.5×14 topics
  27. Environmental Monitoring774▲ 2.9×17 topics
  28. Heat Transfer678▲ 1.94×20 topics
  29. Privacy672▲ 3.2×10 topics
  30. Smart Cities665▲ 3.7×8 topics
  31. Anomaly Detection638▲ 3.1×5 topics
  32. Big Data Analytics620▲ 4.1×5 topics
  33. Feature Selection585▲ 3.8×6 topics
  34. Cybersecurity580▲ 3.4×6 topics
  35. 5G Networks537▲ 3.8×5 topics
  36. Decentralization507▲ 3.4×6 topics
  37. Transfer Learning495▲ 3.6×3 topics
  38. Smart Farming451▲ 5.6×2 topics
  39. Crop Yield Prediction387▲ 5.3×1 topic
  40. India362▲ 7.2×4 topics

What research is done in Bengaluru?

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityInformation Systems 402 works
  2. 2 Smart Agriculture and AIPlant Science 387 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareHealth Information Management 361 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 361 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Networks and Communications 332 works
  6. 6 Brain Tumor Detection and ClassificationNeurology 244 works
  7. 7 IoT-based Smart Home SystemsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 244 works
  8. 8 AI in cancer detectionArtificial Intelligence 218 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 diagnosis using AIRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 210 works
  10. 10 Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesSignal Processing 204 works

Research output over time

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