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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay vs Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

On research quality in 2022-now, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranks #809 in the world and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay #1,225, of 28,054 institutions. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay stands higher in 5 of the 16 fields both publish in, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 11.

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.

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India · New Delhi

World rank, 2022-now
#809
#1,291 all time
Works, 2022-now
11k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
17%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Polymers and Plastics.

Who leads in each field?

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay stands higher in 5 of 16 fields, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 11. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 511 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
  1. #1,451Agricultural and Biological Sciences#595
  2. #1,230Arts and Humanities-
  3. #1,320Business, Management and Accounting#240
  4. #383Chemistry#330
  5. #1,564Computer Science#779
  6. -Decision Sciences#176
  7. #451Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  8. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#522
  9. #411Energy-
  10. #479Engineering#270
  11. #494Environmental Science#587
  12. #1,011Materials Science#743
  13. #5,293Medicine#1,191
  14. #621Physics and Astronomy-
  15. #981Psychology#835
  16. #2,312Social Sciences#2,200

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. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.0× 0.7×
  2. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.2×
  3. Chemistry3.2× 2.2×
  4. Environmental Science1.4× 1.0×
  5. Mathematics2.1× 1.5×
  6. Psychology0.4× 0.3×
  7. Social Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  8. Physics and Astronomy2.2× 2.0×
  9. Computer Science1.2× 1.1×
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 0.7×
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 0.2×
  12. Chemical Engineering2.7× 2.8×
  13. Materials Science2.6× 2.8×
  14. Engineering2.6× 2.8×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.7×
  16. Neuroscience0.6× 0.6×
  17. Decision Sciences0.9× 1.0×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.5×
  19. Energy2.3× 3.0×
  20. Nursing0.3× 0.4×
  21. Medicine0.2× 0.2×
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.7×
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  24. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  25. Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 0.0×
Indian Institute of Technology BombayIndian Institute of Technology Delhi

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 Technology Bombay leans further are at the top, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

1k2k3kIndian Institute of Technology Delhi2,405 in 2025Indian Institute of Technology Bombay2,265 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi publishes 1.2× as much research as Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2022-now (11k against 9.1k fractional works).

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

15.6% of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 13.2% for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

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Which is stronger in research, IIT Bombay or IIT Delhi?

On research quality in 2022-now, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranks #809 in the world and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay #1,225, of 28,054 institutions. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay stands higher in 5 of the 16 fields both publish in, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 11.

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