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Neuroscience research in India

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore ranks first in India for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#368 worldwide), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

India's world rank
#27
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
19k
Top-10% rate
5.9%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #36815.64.2%156
2Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #6487.56.2%95
3Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #6726.97.1%63
4Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #7425.59.0%67
5Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchNew Delhi #7485.47.5%133
6Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #7645.120.2%62
7Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #7734.910.7%61
8Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #7874.72.4%91
9Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #7924.66.0%63
10Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #8084.32.9%81
11Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #8094.37.8%103
12Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #8144.25.3%100
13SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #8413.75.7%497
14Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #8673.38.3%66
15Symbiosis International UniversityPune #8843.010.5%84
16Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #8982.85.2%254
17Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #9092.67.1%104
18KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #9192.57.4%91
19Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #9222.47.9%323
20Saveetha UniversityChennai #9242.410.1%430
21Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #9302.312.1%389
22Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #9392.28.1%122
23University of DelhiNew Delhi #9412.15.0%152
24Amity UniversityNoida #9452.17.8%135
25University of CalcuttaKolkata #9472.05.8%62
26Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #9591.96.7%215
27Jain UniversityBengaluru #9691.73.3%94
28Anna University, ChennaiChennai #9721.76.5%96
29Kalasalingam Academy of Research and EducationSrivilliputhur #9751.65.1%100
30National Institute of Technology RaipurRaipur #9761.65.6%63
31Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #9791.68.2%258
32Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and HearingBengaluru #983150.02.6%165
33Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #985147.012.0%94
34Galgotias UniversityGreater Noida #986146.06.7%90
35Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationVijayawada #989142.05.6%149
36Defence Research and Development OrganisationNew Delhi #990140.09.6%94
37Jawaharlal Nehru Medical CollegeAjmer #992137.08.8%62
38Vels UniversityChennai #996132.02.3%80
39Karpagam Academy of Higher EducationCoimbatore #998129.03.1%88
40Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #999127.07.4%67
41National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesBengaluru #1,000126.04.3%230
42Christ UniversityBengaluru #1,002123.02.9%122
43Annamalai UniversityChidambaram #1,003122.06.4%63
44Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #1,006117.06.7%85
45GITAM UniversityVisakhapatnam #1,007116.08.9%76
46Chandigarh UniversityMohali #1,009113.06.2%198
47Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #1,011110.04.7%150
48Siddhartha Medical CollegeVijayawada #1,017102.02.5%92
49Karunya UniversityCoimbatore #1,01999.02.6%108
50Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #1,02097.07.3%118
51King George's Medical UniversityLucknow #1,02295.02.7%66
52Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchPorur #1,02886.03.6%82
53Bharath UniversityChennai #1,03577.01.0%61
54Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed UniversityPune #1,03675.02.5%102
55Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #1,04267.08.1%118
56Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and ResearchPuducherry #1,04760.02.3%62
57Sharda UniversityGreater Noida #1,04859.03.5%63
58Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchWardha #1,05549.03.1%93
59Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchChandigarh #1,07029.03.6%110
60All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi #1,08411.02.5%533

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in India?

Sumantra Chattarji, Ram Bilas Pachori and Arun K. Shukla rank highest among researchers based in India, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Sumantra Chattarji#190,874 worldwide overall20.3 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ram Bilas Pachori#245,908 worldwide overall32.3 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Arun K. Shukla#88,601 worldwide overall10.6 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Supratim Ray#396,788 worldwide overall12.5 of 47 papers here in the top 10%

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