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Arts and Humanities research in India

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranks first in India for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#350 worldwide), followed by Ministry of Culture and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

India's world rank
#23
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
17k
Top-10% rate
8.5%
Ranked institutions
51

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

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #35022.416.4%62
2Ministry of CultureDelhi #48718.05.8%245
3Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #77011.912.7%75
4Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #9029.87.9%112
5English and Foreign Languages UniversityHyderabad #9289.55.8%101
6University of HyderabadHyderabad #9589.08.5%112
7Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #9998.515.0%97
8Seva MandirUdaipur #1,2875.15.7%123
9Flame UniversityPune #1,2955.111.6%107
10O. P. Jindal Global UniversitySonīpat #1,3074.913.9%75
11University of DelhiNew Delhi #1,3484.56.6%470
12Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #1,3574.411.3%202
13Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #1,4044.08.9%203
14Ashoka UniversityDelhi #1,4643.48.8%78
15Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #1,5512.715.4%225
16SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #1,5782.410.8%127
17Centre for the Study of Culture and SocietyBengaluru #1,6012.23.4%80
18University of AllahabadPrayagraj #1,6651.712.1%93
19National Institute of Fashion TechnologyNew Delhi #1,6711.710.0%67
20Annamalai UniversityChidambaram #1,6741.611.7%69
21Presidency UniversityKolkata #1,6891.510.9%61
22Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #1,707139.06.9%108
23Amity UniversityNoida #1,729122.08.1%154
24Mangalore UniversityMangaluru #1,740114.011.0%74
25Symbiosis International UniversityPune #1,78679.015.8%77
26Gauhati UniversityGuwahati #1,78878.08.7%68
27Christ UniversityBengaluru #1,79870.09.4%199
28Panjab UniversityChandigarh #1,80168.07.5%88
29University of CalcuttaKolkata #1,80367.05.5%116
30Banasthali UniversityJaipur #1,80565.03.6%88
31Sanskriti Samvardhan MandalNanded #1,80863.04.5%62
32Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research InstituteKolkata #1,80962.04.1%69
33Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #1,81459.010.8%113
34Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #1,81657.06.8%174
35University of KeralaThiruvananthapuram #1,81856.07.7%67
36Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #1,83245.016.7%74
37Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #1,84536.010.2%80
38Bharathidasan UniversityTiruchchirappalli #1,84735.04.5%132
39University of MumbaiMumbai #1,84933.011.5%75
40Vels UniversityChennai #1,85231.02.5%67
41University of RajasthanJaipur #1,85330.04.6%76
42Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #1,85430.09.1%71
43Chandigarh UniversityMohali #1,86224.012.9%64
44Manonmaniam Sundaranar UniversityTirunelveli #1,86323.01.4%119
45University of CalicutMalappuram #1,87118.07.6%70
46G.S. Science, Arts And Commerce CollegeAkola #1,87912.03.7%163
47Madurai Kamaraj UniversityMadurai #1,88210.01.4%74
48Gujarat UniversityAhmedabad #1,8839.04.5%63
49Assam UniversitySilchar #1,8876.06.9%60
50University of LucknowLucknow #1,8932.05.5%76
51All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi #1,8951.012.4%77

Institutions in India above the floor of 40 fractional works in Arts and Humanities, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in India?

Kewal Krishan, Tanuj Kanchan and Jennifer Seymour Whitaker rank highest among researchers based in India, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Kewal Krishan#74,474 worldwide overall20.1 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Tanuj Kanchan#1,341,770 worldwide overall20.0 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jennifer Seymour Whitaker#91,847 worldwide overall9.3 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Kumarasamy Thangaraj#942,402 worldwide overall8.0 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ashith B. Acharya#890,156 worldwide overall8.5 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ashis Kumar Nandy#782,164 worldwide overall6.8 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Lalji Singh#1,055,245 worldwide overall6.2 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Joseph M. Williams#922,815 worldwide overall6.5 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Vishal Sharma#2,627,817 worldwide overall11.4 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10S. Sreejesh#185,442 worldwide overall5.0 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Paul Gilroy#111,327 worldwide overall6.2 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12RANGASWAMY THARA#577,967 worldwide overall5.8 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Gyaneshwer Chaubey#2,273,805 worldwide overall8.2 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Arpita Khare#304,866 worldwide overall4.7 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Mohammad Javed Ali#5,133,921 worldwide overall12.3 of 16 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in India on their work in Arts and Humanities alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How India compares with other countries in Arts and Humanities