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Materials Science research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Materials Science research in 2022–2025 (#39 worldwide), followed by Vellore Institute of Technology University and Lovely Professional University.

India's world rank
#3
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
71k
Top-10% rate
14.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Saveetha UniversityChennai #3953.125.8%1,390
2Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #11639.118.0%1,254
3Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #14136.719.5%522
4Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #21331.415.0%905
5Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #21431.310.7%887
6Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #22630.615.0%608
7Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #23630.08.9%821
8Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #23730.013.8%772
9SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #23829.914.1%1,037
10Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #23929.917.7%863
11Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #24229.716.1%840
12Chandigarh UniversityMohali #24929.418.0%556
13Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #25129.311.1%846
14Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #26128.818.5%631
15University of DelhiNew Delhi #26628.513.2%665
16Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #29627.112.5%1,020
17Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #29827.121.7%306
18Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #30526.821.0%288
19Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #32126.114.8%703
20National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #37124.315.1%484
21Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #37524.119.1%399
22University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #40923.023.7%272
23Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur #42822.419.5%226
24Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #43822.112.7%415
25Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai #44322.08.9%660
26Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #45421.724.4%222
27Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #46421.417.7%398
28Amity UniversityNoida #46821.318.9%251
29Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #48520.814.3%460
30Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak #49720.523.6%249
31Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #49820.522.6%254
32Jain UniversityBengaluru #50620.319.0%290
33National Institute of Technology SrinagarSrinagar #51220.117.8%222
34Shoolini UniversitySolan #51420.136.9%130
35Christ UniversityBengaluru #52619.820.7%293
36Bhabha Atomic Research CentreMumbai #53019.79.4%593
37Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad #53819.514.3%347
38National Institute Of Technology SilcharSilchar #55419.120.1%244
39Panjab UniversityChandigarh #55819.017.5%316
40Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #56718.816.8%398
41KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #58118.517.1%229
42Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #59218.313.2%300
43Netaji Subhas University of TechnologyNew Delhi #59518.225.3%175
44GLA UniversityMathura #61717.817.0%204
45Anna University, ChennaiChennai #62517.68.5%466
46Indian Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #63417.412.8%260
47National Institute of Technology WarangalWarangal #63717.315.2%317
48National Institute of Technology KarnatakaMangaluru #64317.216.4%265
49Institute of Chemical TechnologyMumbai #66316.814.0%365
50Indian Institute of Technology BHUVaranasi #67916.515.2%262
51University of CalcuttaKolkata #72715.615.6%255
52Dr. Hari Singh Gour UniversitySaugor #73415.516.1%212
53Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #73515.515.8%217
54Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGandhinagar #74415.422.5%130
55Mahatma Gandhi UniversityKottayam #74515.315.8%298
56Indian Institute of Technology MandiMandi #74615.315.4%273
57Birla Institute of Technology, MesraRanchi #75115.217.1%224
58Shivaji UniversityKolhāpur #75715.123.1%246
59Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific ResearchBengaluru #76315.019.1%194
60Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #76515.014.1%275

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in India?

M.A. Quraishi, Murali Sastry and Thalappil Pradeep rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1M.A. Quraishi#7,630 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 54 works
  2. 2Murali Sastry#8,902 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 45 works
  3. 3Thalappil Pradeep#29,066 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 48 works
  4. 4Tejraj M. Aminabhavi#56,811 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 54 works
  5. 5K. L. Chopra#58,538 worldwide overall825 citations · 56 works
  6. 6C. N. R. Rao#68,990 worldwide overall3.9k citations · 254 works
  7. 7P. Raics#74,812 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 58 works
  8. 8B.S. Murty#75,865 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 45 works
  9. 9R. Vijayaraghavan#76,493 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 51 works
  10. 10C.K. Jayasankar#77,117 worldwide overall522 citations · 62 works
  11. 11K. M. Jadhav#83,938 worldwide overall535 citations · 44 works
  12. 12K. Marimuthu#93,194 worldwide overall497 citations · 67 works
  13. 13C.D. Lokhande#100,306 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 110 works
  14. 14N. Veeraiah#120,849 worldwide overall535 citations · 79 works
  15. 15Umesh V. Waghmare#123,819 worldwide overall644 citations · 61 works

How India compares with other countries in Materials Science