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Research in Mumbai

Science Explorer records 212 research institutions in Mumbai, India. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Homi Bhabha National Institute and Institute of Chemical Technology.

Research institutions
212
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
215k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.7%
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 Mumbai?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Indian Institute of Technology BombayUniversity 40,300 #683
2Bhabha Atomic Research CentreResearch facility 29,307 #1,814
3Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchUniversity 14,850 #1,510
4University of MumbaiUniversity 11,261 #2,095
5Institute of Chemical TechnologyUniversity 10,407 #1,226
6Homi Bhabha National InstituteUniversity 8,187 #995
7Tata Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 7,550 #4,323
8Narsee Monjee Institute of Management StudiesUniversity 5,967 #1,792
9King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical CollegeUniversity 4,730 #9,912
10Aditya Birla (India)Company 4,097 #3,602
11Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical CollegeHospital / health system 3,450 #17,170
12Shri Vile Parle Kelavani MandalUniversity 2,861 #3,138
13Tata Institute of Social SciencesUniversity 2,657 #11,300
14Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ghatkhed AmravatiUniversity 2,487 #9,311
15Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable HospitalUniversity 2,348 #17,229
16Bombay HospitalHospital / health system 2,256 #20,432
17Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of HospitalsUniversity 2,135 #19,863
18K J Somaiya Medical CollegeUniversity 2,115 #8,094
19Tata Steel (India)Company 1,994 #6,795
20Bhabha Atomic Research Center HospitalHospital / health system 1,880 #8,466
21Indian Institute of Management MumbaiUniversity 1,779 #10,417
22International Institute for Population SciencesUniversity 1,700 #3,986
23Mahindra Group (India)Company 1,646 #13,230
24Central Institute of Fisheries EducationUniversity 1,643 #3,424
25Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of EngineeringUniversity 1,631 #15,093
26P. D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research CentreHospital / health system 1,488 #13,813
27Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in CancerHospital / health system 1,384 #8,135
28Dow Chemical (India)Company 1,382 #24,380
29Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for ChildrenHospital / health system 1,258 #17,663
30Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's UniversityUniversity 1,252 #13,444
31National Institute for Research in Reproductive HealthResearch facility 1,207 #6,758
32Indira Gandhi Institute of Development ResearchUniversity 1,021 #20,893
33Jaslok HospitalHospital / health system 996 #17,375
34Reliance Industries (India)Company 995 #5,800
35Bombay College of PharmacyUniversity 970 #13,760
36Government of MaharashtraGovernment institution 953 #11,996
37Reserve Bank of IndiaInstitution 924 #15,160
38Tata Motors (India)Company 907 #22,593
39Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & ResearchResearch facility 888 #21,127
40INHS AsviniHospital / health system 878 #21,398
41Department of Atomic EnergyGovernment institution 853 #24,682
42St. George HospitalHospital / health system 731 #23,323
43Lilavati Hospital & Research CentreHospital / health system 722 #18,470
44ICMR - National Institute of ImmunohaemotologyResearch facility 718 #24,211
45Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani HospitalHospital / health system 711 #19,310
46Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health SciencesUniversity 672 #20,253
47Ion Exchange (India)Company 651 #18,786
48Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (India)Company 566 #17,333
49Cooper HospitalHospital / health system 559 #26,813
50Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research CentreHospital / health system 557 #20,424
51Piramal (India)Company 554 #17,766
52Larsen & Toubro (India)Company 502 #18,422
53GlaxoSmithKline (India)Company 502 #14,873
54Bloom Fertility CentreHospital / health system 477 #22,135
55Pain Clinic of IndiaHospital / health system 473 #18,238
56Dr. BMN College of Home ScienceUniversity 464 #26,399
57ICAR - Central Institute for Research on Cotton TechnologyResearch facility 455 #14,335
58Foundation for Medical ResearchHospital / health system 427 #22,958 all time
59HCG Cancer CentreHospital / health system 426 #20,548
60Center for Excellence in Basic SciencesUniversity 422 #10,270

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 Technology Bombay: 20.4%Bhabha Atomic Research Centre: 14.9%Tata Institute of Fundamental Research: 7.5%University of Mumbai: 5.7%56 others listed: 51.5%20%largest
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay40k · 20.4%Bhabha Atomic Research Centre29k · 14.9%Tata Institute of Fundamental Research15k · 7.5%University of Mumbai11k · 5.7%56 others listed101k · 51.5%

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

What is Mumbai strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mumbai is most concentrated in Pharmaceutical Science, Radiation and Metals and Alloys (5.3× the world share in Pharmaceutical Science).

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 289.8 works5.3×
  2. RadiationSubfield · 263.6 works3.8×
  3. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 60.8 works3.6×
  4. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 556.5 works3.5×
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 502.3 works2.8×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Mumbai?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Sustainability, Nanomaterials and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Machine Learning2,314▲ 1.38×97 topics
  2. Deep Learning2,274▲ 1.30×85 topics
  3. Epidemiology2,039◆ 1.01×138 topics
  4. Sustainability1,271◆ 1.02×114 topics
  5. Nanoparticles1,270▲ 1.98×44 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications1,055▲ 1.74×36 topics
  7. Climate Change1,030▼ 0.75×114 topics
  8. Inflammation922◆ 0.87×82 topics
  9. Environmental Impact902◆ 1.04×69 topics
  10. Nanomaterials880▲ 1.63×20 topics
  11. Neural Networks865◆ 1.10×40 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress804◆ 0.96×62 topics
  13. Renewable Energy731◆ 0.99×55 topics
  14. Treatment728▲ 1.18×52 topics
  15. Chemotherapy723▲ 2.0×25 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties712▲ 1.43×39 topics
  17. Cancer710◆ 1.04×59 topics
  18. Healthcare699▲ 1.21×38 topics
  19. Nanocomposites648▲ 1.58×22 topics
  20. Catalysis637▲ 1.87×29 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency598▲ 1.25×44 topics
  22. Drug Delivery581▲ 2.1×16 topics
  23. Convolutional Neural Networks580▲ 1.55×14 topics
  24. Diagnosis580▲ 1.22×41 topics
  25. Internet of Things574▲ 1.29×31 topics
  26. Antioxidant563▲ 1.61×50 topics
  27. Immunotherapy553▲ 1.52×19 topics
  28. Graphene550▲ 1.57×12 topics
  29. Security524▲ 1.57×28 topics
  30. Heat Transfer468▲ 1.85×20 topics
  31. Cancer Therapy466▲ 1.60×20 topics
  32. Clinical Practice Guidelines462▲ 1.66×14 topics
  33. Microstructure453▲ 1.71×19 topics
  34. Radiotherapy448▲ 2.3×13 topics
  35. Prognostic Factors445▲ 2.0×14 topics
  36. Surgical Management407▲ 1.94×20 topics
  37. Synthesis387▲ 2.0×37 topics
  38. Medicinal Chemistry365▲ 2.6×13 topics
  39. India290▲ 7.9×4 topics
  40. Production238▲ 5.5×2 topics

What research is done in Mumbai?

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 198 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 158 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 143 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 128 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 128 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 127 works
  7. 7 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 127 works
  8. 8 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 119 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 118 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 117 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.