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Environmental Science research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Environmental Science research in 2022–2025 (#73 worldwide), followed by Lovely Professional University and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

India's world rank
#3
of 125 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
65k
Top-10% rate
17.2%
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
1Saveetha UniversityChennai #7347.521.9%741
2Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #10343.326.3%494
3Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #10443.224.3%817
4Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #16737.419.5%817
5Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #18036.524.3%838
6Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #18935.925.0%668
7University of DelhiNew Delhi #20534.924.5%588
8Chandigarh UniversityMohali #22333.919.1%493
9Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #24132.921.6%487
10SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #26431.814.2%727
11Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #28830.724.7%491
12Amity UniversityNoida #29530.424.7%331
13National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #29630.427.2%302
14Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #31029.826.0%374
15Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #31829.521.9%362
16University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #38927.025.8%282
17Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #39526.918.0%418
18Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #43125.823.6%399
19Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #43525.733.2%248
20Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #46025.018.9%616
21Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #46225.020.8%528
22University of BurdwanBardhaman #51623.627.3%246
23National Environmental Engineering Research InstituteNagpur #53823.129.6%226
24University of KashmirSrinagar #61021.528.7%266
25Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #61821.417.5%432
26Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #62321.322.6%269
27University of CalcuttaKolkata #67220.417.8%339
28Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #69619.918.0%419
29Forest Research InstituteDehra Dūn #69819.927.6%149
30Christ UniversityBengaluru #71319.621.9%240
31Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad #71619.621.8%284
32Sharda UniversityGreater Noida #73619.224.9%164
33Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #74219.117.1%376
34Symbiosis International UniversityPune #75818.917.9%283
35Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #76018.917.4%243
36North Bengal UniversitySiliguri #77718.635.6%127
37National Institute of Technology KarnatakaMangaluru #81018.120.8%255
38National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli #82017.921.0%246
39Vidyasagar UniversityMedinīpur #86017.423.8%227
40Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #87517.119.8%282
41Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi #87717.123.9%206
42Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyHaldwani #87817.121.8%182
43Panjab UniversityChandigarh #90316.821.8%203
44National Institute of Technology RaipurRaipur #93316.421.8%215
45SRM UniversitySonīpat #95916.026.0%142
46Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of KashmirSrinagar #97715.815.7%166
47Central University of JharkhandRanchi #97915.822.6%144
48Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarGandhinagar #98315.730.4%137
49Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurJaipur #1,00215.520.3%221
50Anna University, ChennaiChennai #1,02315.215.0%289
51Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana #1,04415.016.4%256
52Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #1,06414.732.6%172
53Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationVijayawada #1,06614.717.1%161
54National Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #1,06714.722.4%195
55Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGandhinagar #1,07414.619.6%173
56Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyBhopal #1,08714.517.4%178
57Central University of RajasthanAjmer #1,09214.427.9%113
58Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore #1,09314.49.1%358
59Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarBhubaneswar #1,09814.418.5%190
60G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and DevelopmentAlmora #1,10614.333.6%106

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in India?

N. H. Ravindranath, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi and Govindasamy Bala rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1N. H. Ravindranath#10,332 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 43 works
  2. 2Tejraj M. Aminabhavi#56,811 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 44 works
  3. 3Govindasamy Bala#65,406 worldwide overall462 citations · 42 works
  4. 4Sudhir Kumar Singh#84,143 worldwide overall402 citations · 37 works
  5. 5Alok Prasad Das#92,332 worldwide overall522 citations · 38 works
  6. 6Syed Ainul Hussain#112,244 worldwide overall347 citations · 41 works
  7. 7S. Venkata Mohan#156,942 worldwide overall686 citations · 44 works
  8. 8Imran Ali#162,241 worldwide overall787 citations · 37 works
  9. 9K. Krishna Moorthy#176,463 worldwide overall403 citations · 38 works
  10. 10Devendra Narain Singh#220,038 worldwide overall663 citations · 40 works
  11. 11Subodh Chandra Pal#234,854 worldwide overall407 citations · 56 works
  12. 12Rakesh Kumar#302,400 worldwide overall295 citations · 55 works
  13. 13Rajiv Sinha#317,567 worldwide overall282 citations · 41 works
  14. 14Mihir Kumar Purkait#359,551 worldwide overall625 citations · 44 works
  15. 15Prashant K. Srivastava#360,394 worldwide overall365 citations · 57 works

How India compares with other countries in Environmental Science