How does India rank in Energy research?

India ranks #3 of 73 countries on research quality in Energy (2022–2025), with 17k works.

Energy research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Energy research in 2022–2025 (#71 worldwide), followed by Vellore Institute of Technology University and SRM Institute of Science and Technology.

India's world rank: #3
Works, 2022–2025: 17k
Top-10% rate: 13.4%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Energy in India?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Saveetha UniversityChennai	#71	34.8	21.8%	318
2	Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore	#117	27.2	15.9%	376
3	SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai	#175	21.1	12.1%	343
4	Graphic Era UniversityDehradun	#184	20.3	23.8%	99
5	Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur	#195	19.4	17.2%	214
6	University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun	#213	18.0	19.4%	95
7	National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela	#249	15.7	23.3%	121
8	Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi	#253	15.4	11.6%	288
9	Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar	#258	15.1	26.1%	103
10	Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee	#280	13.9	14.4%	188
11	Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad	#297	13.0	17.5%	197
12	Chandigarh UniversityMohali	#308	12.4	15.2%	153
13	Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati	#326	11.6	12.1%	146
14	National Institute Of Technology SilcharSilchar	#338	11.0	23.0%	139
15	University of DelhiNew Delhi	#350	10.5	17.3%	114
16	Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi	#351	10.4	27.8%	83
17	Shoolini UniversitySolan	#352	10.4	30.1%	66
18	Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore	#373	9.5	12.3%	122
19	Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra	#384	9.1	19.3%	107
20	Jadavpur UniversityKolkata	#399	8.5	13.6%	96
21	Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi	#400	8.4	14.4%	164
22	Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal	#414	7.9	18.8%	87
23	Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai	#426	7.5	9.2%	195
24	Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi	#451	6.6	11.1%	147
25	Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad	#456	6.4	13.5%	115
26	GLA UniversityMathura	#473	5.9	15.4%	98
27	Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGandhinagar	#490	5.3	13.9%	105
28	Visvesvaraya National Institute of TechnologyNagpur	#492	5.3	13.0%	91
29	Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur	#503	4.9	14.7%	108
30	Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurJaipur	#504	4.9	11.9%	114
31	Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyBhopal	#506	4.8	18.9%	81
32	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni	#510	4.7	18.7%	74
33	Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai	#524	4.3	8.0%	164
34	Chitkara UniversityChandigarh	#528	4.2	17.4%	66
35	Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune	#534	4.0	9.8%	88
36	Jain UniversityBengaluru	#536	4.0	13.0%	100
37	Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore	#543	3.8	17.3%	90
38	Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh	#544	3.7	16.7%	81
39	Christ UniversityBengaluru	#554	3.4	17.9%	78
40	Amity UniversityNoida	#555	3.4	12.9%	95
41	National Institute of Technology KarnatakaMangaluru	#562	3.2	19.1%	73
42	Netaji Subhas University of TechnologyNew Delhi	#566	3.1	16.6%	72
43	KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar	#583	2.7	11.4%	82
44	Indian Institute of Technology RoparRopar	#589	2.5	20.4%	66
45	National Institute of Technology WarangalWarangal	#596	2.3	10.2%	93
46	National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli	#599	2.2	9.4%	130
47	Indian Institute of Technology MandiMandi	#607	2.0	19.3%	61
48	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology SuratSurat	#617	1.8	14.0%	90
49	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology JalandharJalandhar	#626	1.6	12.4%	84
50	National Institute of Technology SrinagarSrinagar	#628	1.5	11.2%	81
51	National Institute of Technology KurukshetraKurukshetra	#629	150.0	8.4%	62
52	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai	#632	143.0	9.8%	70
53	Thapar Institute of Engineering & TechnologyPatiāla	#636	133.0	12.3%	72
54	Bharathidasan UniversityTiruchchirappalli	#644	114.0	11.1%	86
55	Anna University, ChennaiChennai	#646	110.0	7.4%	108
56	Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi	#647	107.0	9.1%	87
57	Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai	#649	102.0	12.7%	64
58	Karpagam Academy of Higher EducationCoimbatore	#659	79.0	10.8%	72
59	Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai	#661	74.0	9.4%	72
60	Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru	#662	72.0	8.0%	90

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

Who are the top Energy researchers in India?

S.C. Kaushik, S. Iniyan and Gaurav Sharma rank highest among researchers based in India.

1S.C. Kaushik#11,121 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 22 works
2S. Iniyan#29,822 worldwide overall877 citations · 16 works
3Gaurav Sharma#37,178 worldwide overall975 citations · 11 works
4Sushil Kumar Kansal#40,683 worldwide overall703 citations · 15 works
5Tejraj M. Aminabhavi#56,811 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 13 works
6Thanikanti Sudhakar Babu#73,371 worldwide overall539 citations · 16 works
7Subrata Kundu#75,152 worldwide overall633 citations · 11 works
8Arun Kumar Tiwari#95,590 worldwide overall562 citations · 12 works
9G.N. Tiwari#98,509 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 90 works
10C.D. Lokhande#100,306 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 14 works
11R.P. Saini#100,694 worldwide overall495 citations · 12 works
12Soumen Basu#110,293 worldwide overall620 citations · 13 works
13Nagaraj P. Shetti#112,300 worldwide overall530 citations · 10 works
14N. Rajasekar#114,257 worldwide overall530 citations · 23 works
15Kulamani Parida#138,857 worldwide overall1k citations · 23 works

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