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Chemistry research in India

Vellore Institute of Technology University ranks first in India for Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#66 worldwide), followed by Saveetha University and University of Delhi.

India's world rank
#3
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
38k
Top-10% rate
13.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #6641.820.4%588
2Saveetha UniversityChennai #8837.823.2%367
3University of DelhiNew Delhi #9037.413.9%487
4Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #9137.319.2%335
5Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #9936.120.1%339
6Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #13132.220.6%346
7Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #13631.711.9%760
8SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #14830.517.3%367
9Indian Institute of Science Education and Research KolkataKolkata #15130.219.8%270
10Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #15729.715.9%442
11Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #16229.312.2%458
12Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #18027.815.4%455
13Chandigarh UniversityMohali #19127.016.3%232
14Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #19826.524.5%191
15Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #20526.011.0%424
16Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #21425.419.8%277
17Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #21625.315.5%302
18Institute of Chemical TechnologyMumbai #21925.112.2%279
19Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #24023.815.3%292
20Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #24123.823.9%189
21Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #26222.622.0%134
22Jain UniversityBengaluru #29520.921.0%165
23Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and TechnologyHisar #31420.137.7%103
24Panjab UniversityChandigarh #33119.317.5%258
25Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, BhopalBhopal #33519.219.0%204
26Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #35018.615.1%357
27Bhabha Atomic Research CentreMumbai #36018.28.7%228
28Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai #40216.610.2%271
29University of RajasthanJaipur #41816.13.3%492
30Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #45115.015.8%212
31Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurJaipur #46414.617.9%124
32Central University of PunjabBathinda #46714.622.7%100
33Indian Association for the Cultivation of ScienceKolkata #47014.510.7%197
34National Institute Of Technology SilcharSilchar #47414.333.2%82
35National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #48114.119.6%111
36Amity UniversityNoida #50513.522.3%126
37Christ UniversityBengaluru #50613.421.4%134
38Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #51013.317.8%178
39Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #51213.317.7%151
40Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #52113.025.4%177
41University of MysoreMysuru #52412.917.7%162
42Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #53112.820.3%66
43Indian Institute of Science Education and Research PunePune #53912.610.1%138
44Mahatma Gandhi UniversityKottayam #54412.417.6%137
45National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli #54612.416.4%112
46Guru Ghasidas VishwavidyalayaBilāspur #55512.125.8%73
47Indian Institute of Technology MandiMandi #55612.117.8%74
48University of AllahabadPrayagraj #56212.021.8%110
49University of KashmirSrinagar #56511.926.1%68
50Indian Institute of Technology RoparRopar #56811.816.4%123
51Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific ResearchBengaluru #58811.416.4%75
52Sardar Patel UniversityVallabh Vidyanagar #59011.318.2%98
53GLA UniversityMathura #59611.218.3%127
54Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad #59811.116.5%150
55Indian Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #59911.117.8%90
56Indian Institute of Chemical TechnologyHyderabad #62310.58.4%271
57National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - AhmedabadAhmedabad #63210.315.6%162
58Kurukshetra UniversityKurukshetra #63810.217.3%99
59Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #6529.910.5%217
60Indian Institute of Science Education and Research ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuram #6539.918.6%158

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in India?

Vinod Kumar Gupta, Gautam R. Desiraju and C. N. R. Rao rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Vinod Kumar Gupta#13,711 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 41 works
  2. 2Gautam R. Desiraju#28,302 worldwide overall967 citations · 92 works
  3. 3C. N. R. Rao#68,990 worldwide overall3.9k citations · 111 works
  4. 4Deevi Basavaiah#89,382 worldwide overall549 citations · 82 works
  5. 5Satya P. Moulik#111,383 worldwide overall502 citations · 43 works
  6. 6Hiriyakkanavar Ila#146,702 worldwide overall353 citations · 125 works
  7. 7P. R. Vasudeva Rao#156,228 worldwide overall458 citations · 40 works
  8. 8Imran Ali#162,241 worldwide overall787 citations · 40 works
  9. 9Jayaraman Chandrasekhar#181,236 worldwide overall324 citations · 51 works
  10. 10S. Muthu#187,511 worldwide overall339 citations · 53 works
  11. 11Tayur N. Guru Row#223,401 worldwide overall318 citations · 44 works
  12. 12Asit K. Chakraborti#248,036 worldwide overall262 citations · 48 works
  13. 13Vadapalli Chandrasekhar#250,751 worldwide overall432 citations · 61 works
  14. 14Pratap Bahadur#264,923 worldwide overall258 citations · 43 works
  15. 15Animesh Chakravorty#268,224 worldwide overall414 citations · 45 works

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