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Environmental Science research in India

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranks first in India for Environmental Science research in 2022-now (#210 worldwide), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

India's world rank
#18
of 122 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
65k
Top-10% rate
7.7%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Environmental Science in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #21034.110.9%817
2Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #37027.18.2%617
3Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #37826.88.0%434
4Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchNew Delhi #41325.810.3%1,327
5Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #49323.68.0%487
6Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #50123.411.4%838
7Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #52222.98.2%376
8Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #54022.49.8%528
9Indian Institute of Technology RoparRopar #55622.111.1%130
10SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #63820.47.4%869
11Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #64620.211.3%491
12Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, BhopalBhopal #65520.112.4%103
13Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #71918.99.5%716
14Indian Institute of Science Education and Research KolkataKolkata #72918.711.4%77
15Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchNew Delhi #73918.68.0%2,014
16University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #74418.512.7%282
17Saveetha UniversityChennai #76218.214.8%741
18Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #82617.214.4%172
19Visva-Bharati UniversityShānti Niketan #86016.712.6%148
20Indian Institute of Science Education and Research MohaliMohali #86816.69.5%65
21Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarGandhinagar #87416.515.1%137
22National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #89516.212.4%302
23Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #91915.96.3%273
24Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #94215.66.9%426
25University of KashmirSrinagar #94715.511.2%277
26University of Gour BangaMalda #1,03514.413.2%122
27Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchMumbai #1,12613.47.0%63
28Indian Institute of Technology MandiMandi #1,12813.49.5%111
29University of BurdwanBardhaman #1,13513.312.0%246
30O. P. Jindal Global UniversitySonīpat #1,16213.011.3%82
31Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad #1,16413.011.0%284
32Chandigarh UniversityMohali #1,18812.77.3%493
33Amity UniversityNoida #1,20112.66.9%479
34St. Joseph's Institute of TechnologyChennai #1,21212.54.7%66
35University of DelhiNew Delhi #1,22412.49.0%630
36Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #1,28411.811.0%269
37Mizoram UniversityAizawl #1,29011.78.4%187
38Wildlife Institute of IndiaDehra Dūn #1,38310.95.5%236
39Vidyasagar UniversityMedinīpur #1,41410.67.2%230
40Ministry of Earth SciencesNew Delhi #1,46910.15.9%620
41Gurukul Kangri VishwavidyalayaHaridwar #1,47610.010.2%102
42Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #1,48410.06.4%165
43Visvesvaraya National Institute of TechnologyNagpur #1,4969.95.9%187
44Nagaland UniversityKohima #1,5039.88.6%100
45Shoolini UniversitySolan #1,5059.818.9%93
46Indian Council of Forestry Research and EducationDehradun #1,5319.66.8%337
47Central Agricultural UniversityImphal #1,5509.48.7%125
48Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #1,5899.18.6%330
49Department of SpaceBengaluru #1,6438.75.5%546
50National Institute of Technology KurukshetraKurukshetra #1,6468.78.7%90
51Central Pollution Control BoardNew Delhi #1,6548.69.4%112
52G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and DevelopmentAlmora #1,6568.612.4%106
53Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal UniversitySrīnagar #1,6588.68.8%137
54Sidho-Kanho-Birsha UniversityPuruliya #1,6598.614.0%83
55Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #1,6648.610.6%817
56Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #1,6738.511.6%407
57National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli #1,6808.411.5%246
58Tamil Nadu Dr. J Jayalalitha Fisheries UniversityNagapattinam #1,6958.36.8%87
59Shiv Nadar UniversityDadri #1,7088.212.3%88
60Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #1,7158.27.0%228

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in India?

Subodh Chandra Pal, Vimal Kant Mishra and Sunil Kumar rank highest among researchers based in India, on their papers in Environmental Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Subodh Chandra Pal#25,916 worldwide overall87.1 of 193 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Vimal Kant Mishra#8,468 worldwide overall67.0 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Sunil Kumar#24,474 worldwide overall66.0 of 179 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Sunita Varjani#2,003 worldwide overall55.6 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Chaitanya B. Pande#8,004 worldwide overall50.4 of 91 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Tejraj Malleshappa Aminabhavi#12,112 worldwide overall47.8 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Harini Nagendra#47,556 worldwide overall47.0 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Vinod Kumar Gupta#371,774 worldwide overall93.2 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ashok D. Pandey#14,917 worldwide overall39.4 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Manish Kumar#27,850 worldwide overall37.8 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Puthiya Veetil Nidheesh#13,321 worldwide overall39.4 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Rabin Chakrabortty#49,164 worldwide overall47.4 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Indrajit Chowdhuri#25,480 worldwide overall34.9 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Dinesh Mohan#100,938 worldwide overall49.1 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15S. N. Tripathi#69,141 worldwide overall39.2 of 126 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in India on their work in Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science