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Indian Institute of Science Bangalore vs Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

On research quality in 2022-now, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore ranks #782 in the world and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay #1,225, of 28,054 institutions. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 8.

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

India · Bengaluru

World rank, 2022-now
#782
#887 all time
Works, 2022-now
8.1k
fractional
Top-10% rate
14.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
24%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Condensed Matter Physics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India · Mumbai

World rank, 2022-now
#1,225
#1,125 all time
Works, 2022-now
9.1k
fractional
Top-10% rate
13.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
21%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Algebra and Number Theory, Computational Mechanics, Metals and Alloys.

Who leads in each field?

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore stands higher in 8 of 16 fields, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 88 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  1. #1,239Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,451
  2. -Arts and Humanities#1,230
  3. #1,398Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-
  4. -Business, Management and Accounting#1,320
  5. #107Chemistry#383
  6. #959Computer Science#1,564
  7. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#451
  8. -Energy#411
  9. #613Engineering#479
  10. #1,319Environmental Science#494
  11. #884Materials Science#1,011
  12. #308Mathematics-
  13. #1,747Medicine#5,293
  14. #366Physics and Astronomy#621
  15. -Psychology#981
  16. #3,651Social Sciences#2,312

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Veterinary0.2× 0.0×
  2. Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 0.2×
  3. Neuroscience1.2× 0.6×
  4. Medicine0.3× 0.2×
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 0.8×
  6. Physics and Astronomy3.1× 2.2×
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  8. Mathematics2.8× 2.1×
  9. Materials Science3.1× 2.6×
  10. Nursing0.3× 0.3×
  11. Computer Science1.3× 1.2×
  12. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  13. Health Professions0.1× 0.1×
  14. Decision Sciences0.9× 0.9×
  15. Engineering2.3× 2.6×
  16. Chemistry2.6× 3.2×
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.7×
  18. Psychology0.3× 0.4×
  19. Chemical Engineering1.9× 2.7×
  20. Environmental Science0.9× 1.4×
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.3× 2.0×
  22. Social Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 0.5×
  24. Energy1.2× 2.3×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.3×
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.4×
Indian Institute of Science BangaloreIndian Institute of Technology Bombay

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Indian Institute of Science Bangalore leans further are at the top, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

1k2k3kIndian Institute of Technology Bombay2,265 in 2025Indian Institute of Science Bangalore2,110 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore or Indian Institute of Technology Bombay?

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay publishes 1.1× as much research as Indian Institute of Science Bangalore in 2022-now (9.1k against 8.1k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore or Indian Institute of Technology Bombay?

14.1% of Indian Institute of Science Bangalore's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 13.2% for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

Questions people ask

Which is stronger in research, IISc or IIT Bombay?

On research quality in 2022-now, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore ranks #782 in the world and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay #1,225, of 28,054 institutions. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 8.

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