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Dentistry research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Dentistry research in 2022–2025 (#4 worldwide), followed by Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research and Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

India's world rank
#5
of 64 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
15k
Top-10% rate
6.1%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Dentistry in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Saveetha UniversityChennai #476.510.6%1,303
2Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchWardha #2843.68.8%337
3Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #7127.811.1%270
4King George's Medical UniversityLucknow #10221.78.2%123
5Kamineni Institute of Dental SciencesNalgonda #11519.63.4%494
6KLE UniversityBelgaum #11919.19.5%112
7Nitte UniversityMangaluru #12318.56.1%152
8Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, PunePune #12817.87.6%172
9All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi #13017.610.3%206
10Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed UniversityPune #13317.24.8%269
11Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #13616.89.4%83
12SRM Dental CollegeChennai #14815.44.3%281
13Ragas Dental College & HospitalChennai #15614.55.3%250
14Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #17312.711.0%90
15Dr D Y Patil Dental College & HospitalPimpri #18311.87.6%128
16Government Dental College and HospitalAhmedabad #19510.73.7%407
17Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchPorur #2049.96.7%134
18Maulana Azad Institute of Dental SciencesNew Delhi #2059.99.6%69
19MNR Dental College and HospitalMedak #2099.53.8%237
20Narayana Dental College and HospitalNellore #2278.16.1%63
21Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and HospitalKolkata #2367.55.3%82
22KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #2377.45.5%143
23Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #2546.210.6%66
24M S Ramaiah University of Applied SciencesBengaluru #2595.98.7%76
25SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #2645.69.4%103
26Manubhai Patel Dental College and HospitalVadodara #2695.33.8%163
27Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchChandigarh #2705.212.7%66
28Yenepoya UniversityMangaluru #2715.13.6%107
29Noorul Islam College of Dental ScienceThiruvananthapuram #2754.93.9%118
30Govt. Dental College & HospitalNagpur #2794.62.4%233
31Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary UniversityGurgaon #2894.14.9%92
32Bapuji Dental College and HospitalDavangere #2913.91.9%98
33Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and StudiesFaridabad #2943.86.9%101
34Institute of Medical SciencesVaranasi #2963.63.4%108
35KM Shah Dental College and HospitalVadodara #2993.54.7%83
36Kothiwal Dental College and Research CentreMorādābād #3023.35.5%83
37People’s UniversityBhopal #3063.13.4%86
38JSS Dental College and HospitalMysuru #3142.62.3%107
39Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Dental College and HospitalNavi Mumbai #3152.65.4%69
40Santosh UniversityGhaziabad #3172.53.7%83
41Rajasthan Dental College and HospitalJaipur #3182.42.5%130
42Vinayaka Missions UniversitySalem #3232.25.8%73
43D.Y. Patil UniversityNavi Mumbai #3242.15.2%94
44Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #3272.06.2%66
45Chettinad Health CityChennai #3351.53.7%73
46Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences and HospitalBengaluru #336149.04.2%79
47ACPM Dental College and HospitalDhule #341124.03.6%90
48Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and HospitalChennai #342119.02.2%70
49Teerthanker Mahaveer UniversityMorādābād #346100.03.1%82
50Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical SciencesLucknow #34795.02.0%80
51Rama Dental College Hospital & Research CentreKanpur #34890.03.0%61
52Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences & HospitalHubli #34985.03.5%76
53Pacific Dental College and HospitalUdaipur #35652.03.5%63
54Rajarajeswari Dental College and HospitalBengaluru #35747.01.1%70
55Sree Balaji Dental College and HospitalChennai #35937.04.4%64
56Swami Vivekanand Subharti UniversityMeerut #36128.03.7%70
57Chhattisgarh Dental College & Research InstituteRāj-Nāndgaon #36223.03.7%80
58Oxford Dental College and HospitalBengaluru #36319.04.1%61
59Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #36414.06.2%78
60Saraswati Dental College and HospitalLucknow #3659.01.0%73

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

Who are the top Dentistry researchers in India?

Sachin C. Sarode, Gargi S. Sarode and Raghu Radhakrishnan rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Sachin C. Sarode#8,926 worldwide overall644 citations · 12 works
  2. 2Gargi S. Sarode#14,928 worldwide overall637 citations · 12 works
  3. 3Raghu Radhakrishnan#126,599 worldwide overall316 citations · 10 works
  4. 4R. Sandhya#151,483 worldwide overall221 citations · 11 works
  5. 5Om Prakash Kharbanda#211,112 worldwide overall102 citations · 16 works
  6. 6Priya Subramaniam#314,921 worldwide overall66 citations · 11 works
  7. 7Harris J. Keene#321,670 worldwide overall116 citations · 11 works
  8. 8Amit Kumar#383,642 worldwide overall142 citations · 10 works
  9. 9Anil Chandra#418,349 worldwide overall64 citations · 13 works
  10. 10Rama Krishna Alla#476,559 worldwide overall78 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Nikhilesh R. Vaid#509,717 worldwide overall46 citations · 9 works
  12. 12Shashidhar Acharya#520,016 worldwide overall40 citations · 14 works
  13. 13K. M. K. Masthan#549,106 worldwide overall72 citations · 14 works
  14. 14Manoj Shetty#587,746 worldwide overall34 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Arathi Rao#591,667 worldwide overall42 citations · 17 works

How India compares with other countries in Dentistry