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Medicine research in India

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ranks first in India for Medicine research in 2022-now (#620 worldwide), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

India's world rank
#30
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
254k
Top-10% rate
4.8%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchNew Delhi #62029.011.8%1,293
2Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #72427.37.5%412
3Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #74427.08.7%433
4Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #77826.511.7%501
5Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #88525.013.7%652
6Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #93124.510.3%218
7Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicineBengaluru #1,21821.514.8%102
8Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #1,30120.87.0%284
9Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #1,40519.913.8%366
10International Institute for Population SciencesMumbai #1,55218.819.1%210
11Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #1,58618.69.3%324
12Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, BhopalBhopal #1,65118.112.9%63
13Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #1,65818.111.4%422
14Indian Institute of Technology RoparRopar #1,71517.710.7%82
15Cancer Institute (WIA)Chennai #1,80517.24.3%597
16Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #1,86416.811.3%333
17Indian Council of Medical ResearchNew Delhi #1,87816.711.0%1,747
18Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai #1,93816.47.2%961
19National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #1,95016.311.4%220
20University of HyderabadHyderabad #1,95816.39.5%227
21Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #1,97816.216.0%466
22Regional Centre for BiotechnologyFaridabad #2,08015.614.6%98
23Asian Institute of GastroenterologyHyderabad #2,19615.010.4%344
24Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchMumbai #2,27614.67.0%102
25Indian Institute of Science Education and Research PunePune #2,35414.27.3%67
26Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #2,39414.114.2%269
27Public Health Foundation of IndiaNew Delhi #2,57313.213.9%102
28Translational Health Science and Technology InstituteGurgaon #2,57813.212.0%110
29Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #2,62013.113.4%1,465
30University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #2,63513.014.8%231
31L V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabad #2,68312.87.6%1,093
32Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #2,69712.77.6%3,807
33SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #2,87412.07.6%2,072
34Christian Medical College, VelloreVellore #3,12311.14.3%1,763
35Centre of Biomedical ResearchLucknow #3,14611.06.4%61
36Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities CentreChennai #3,16411.011.2%72
37Tata Memorial HospitalMumbai #3,24710.75.4%1,446
38Indian Institute of Technology BHUVaranasi #3,29610.510.2%179
39Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #3,42310.18.4%218
40Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic ScienceNew Delhi #3,5029.93.6%205
41Madras Diabetes Research FoundationChennai #3,5129.811.5%78
42Institute of Liver and Biliary SciencesNew Delhi #3,5919.67.1%489
43Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #3,6429.417.9%156
44Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur #3,7749.014.8%109
45Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research UniversityNew Delhi #3,7909.010.0%242
46National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - AhmedabadAhmedabad #3,7919.019.8%269
47Indian Institute of Technology MandiMandi #3,8418.813.3%97
48Central University of PunjabBathinda #3,8698.814.3%333
49Dayanand Medical College & HospitalLudhiana #3,8938.74.9%464
50National Institute of ImmunologyNew Delhi #3,8998.79.6%60
51University of DelhiNew Delhi #3,9178.63.8%3,468
52Indian Institute of Technology BhilaiBhilai #3,9338.68.9%94
53National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and ResearchMohali #3,9388.615.1%114
54Amity UniversityNoida #3,9928.47.4%792
55All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi #4,0538.23.8%16,248
56KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #4,0848.17.3%551
57Symbiosis International UniversityPune #4,0878.19.3%521
58Institute of Child HealthKolkata #4,1118.13.2%324
59Indian Institute of Technology PalakkadPalakkad #4,2287.89.5%92
60Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research InstituteChennai #4,2637.74.5%232

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in India?

Viswanathan Mohan, Shiv Kumar Sarin and Vivekanand Jha rank highest among researchers based in India, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Viswanathan Mohan#64,166 worldwide overall260.0 of 1,135 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Shiv Kumar Sarin#141,082 worldwide overall207.5 of 1,001 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Vivekanand Jha#53,909 worldwide overall180.7 of 744 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Dorairaj Prabhakaran#50,268 worldwide overall125.3 of 471 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Denis Xavier#6,609 worldwide overall85.1 of 159 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Anuradha Chowdhary#19,141 worldwide overall88.4 of 181 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Sheila Nainan Myatra#18,092 worldwide overall80.1 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Anoop Misra#114,541 worldwide overall109.3 of 382 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Padukudru Anand Mahesh#22,077 worldwide overall75.8 of 213 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Chittaranjan Sakerlal Yajnik#38,763 worldwide overall76.9 of 236 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jagadish Rao Padubidri#4,438 worldwide overall59.7 of 106 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in India on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine

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What are the best universities for medicine in India?

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ranks first in India for Medicine research in 2022-now (#620 worldwide), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

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