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Life Sciences research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#208 worldwide), followed by Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Vellore Institute of Technology University.

India's world rank
#5
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
218k
Top-10% rate
13.8%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Saveetha UniversityChennai #20840.418.8%2,549
2Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #24438.720.5%1,310
3Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #27037.524.0%1,915
4Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #27837.220.5%2,066
5Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #36534.221.1%2,043
6Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #37733.825.9%1,277
7University of DelhiNew Delhi #46331.521.1%1,520
8Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #52430.124.8%1,611
9Chandigarh UniversityMohali #53429.918.9%1,320
10All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi #56129.48.3%1,745
11SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #58728.916.5%1,895
12Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi #75726.022.0%2,082
13Jamia HamdardNew Delhi #78925.626.1%564
14Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #79625.526.5%950
15Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchChandigarh #79725.59.9%966
16Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #80725.316.6%928
17Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #83425.024.6%854
18Panjab UniversityChandigarh #84124.923.0%816
19National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesBengaluru #86724.59.4%429
20Amity UniversityNoida #93723.621.6%856
21University of KashmirSrinagar #93923.624.4%735
22Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchNew Delhi #94223.619.6%1,226
23Institute of Medical SciencesVaranasi #95923.48.0%776
24Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #1,01622.724.6%911
25Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #1,02322.723.5%477
26Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana #1,05422.314.2%2,334
27Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #1,06222.222.4%611
28GLA UniversityMathura #1,08622.024.5%458
29Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore #1,09521.99.8%3,368
30Central University of PunjabBathinda #1,11421.726.0%404
31Assam UniversitySilchar #1,13121.524.3%312
32Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and ForestrySolan #1,19121.015.7%849
33Indo Soviet Friendship College of PharmacyMoga #1,24320.526.1%317
34Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #1,25720.424.2%394
35Central Institute of Fisheries EducationMumbai #1,27020.219.7%342
36Central Agricultural UniversityImphal #1,27120.214.9%926
37National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #1,28920.130.7%442
38Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #1,29220.117.7%772
39Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #1,31319.918.9%718
40Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #1,32419.819.9%923
41Guru Nanak Dev UniversityAmritsar #1,32619.825.5%455
42University of HyderabadHyderabad #1,33719.718.3%488
43Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural UniversityHisar #1,34519.613.1%1,193
44Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicineBengaluru #1,35519.526.9%141
45University of AllahabadPrayagraj #1,37619.418.9%421
46Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #1,37819.318.7%481
47KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #1,37919.320.0%485
48Narsee Monjee Institute of Management StudiesMumbai #1,40419.120.2%410
49National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - AhmedabadAhmedabad #1,47618.626.2%393
50JSS Academy of Higher Education and ResearchMysuru #1,51018.313.8%539
51Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak #1,51118.324.7%440
52Integral UniversityLucknow #1,51218.323.5%361
53Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #1,52318.214.2%587
54Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #1,54618.123.9%424
55Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #1,59317.711.5%721
56Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of KashmirSrinagar #1,67217.215.1%1,130
57Jawaharlal Nehru Medical CollegeAjmer #1,67817.113.9%285
58Maharishi Markandeshwar University, MullanaAmbāla #1,68717.116.1%362
59Indian Institute of Science Education and Research MohaliMohali #1,69017.120.2%210
60Shoolini UniversitySolan #1,69417.032.7%268

Institutions in India above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in India?

Viswanathan Mohan, Ashok Pandey and Kuldeep Dhama rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Viswanathan Mohan#7,823 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 75 works
  2. 2Ashok Pandey#30,002 worldwide overall2k citations · 104 works
  3. 3Kuldeep Dhama#64,903 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 119 works
  4. 4Renu Bhardwaj#79,234 worldwide overall642 citations · 73 works
  5. 5Vinay Kukreja#107,604 worldwide overall692 citations · 105 works
  6. 6S P Wani#128,827 worldwide overall622 citations · 97 works
  7. 7Pooran M. Gaur#135,418 worldwide overall220 citations · 70 works
  8. 8Hari D. Upadhyaya#137,601 worldwide overall416 citations · 139 works
  9. 9V.K. Gupta#157,246 worldwide overall880 citations · 77 works
  10. 10Ajar Nath Yadav#182,209 worldwide overall659 citations · 112 works
  11. 11Farhan Jalees Ahmad#187,522 worldwide overall456 citations · 74 works
  12. 12Ramesh Chand#201,755 worldwide overall311 citations · 72 works
  13. 13M. S. Swaminathan#215,584 worldwide overall187 citations · 67 works
  14. 14Ajit Varma#219,452 worldwide overall563 citations · 106 works
  15. 15Arun Kumar Joshi#220,251 worldwide overall201 citations · 67 works

How India compares with other countries in Life Sciences