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Physics and Astronomy research in India

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranks first in India for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#159 worldwide), followed by Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and Homi Bhabha National Institute.

India's world rank
#19
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
26k
Top-10% rate
6.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchMumbai #15930.16.8%744
2Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #25923.47.0%559
3Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai #36318.85.9%806
4Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #38917.88.6%415
5Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #44516.05.0%444
6Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #49814.46.0%363
7Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, BhopalBhopal #50614.26.7%165
8Indian Institute of Science Education and Research PunePune #51613.95.5%148
9Harish-Chandra Research InstituteAllahabad #55013.06.8%86
10Indian Institute of Science Education and Research MohaliMohali #57212.53.9%176
11Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #57712.45.6%396
12Indian Institute of Technology RoparRopar #58612.27.7%110
13Institute of Mathematical SciencesChennai #59412.08.5%100
14Physical Research LaboratoryAhmedabad #59611.93.8%269
15S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic SciencesKolkata #61411.54.2%207
16Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #62311.36.7%177
17Indian Association for the Cultivation of ScienceKolkata #63611.07.8%168
18Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #63811.015.5%363
19Saha Institute of Nuclear PhysicsKolkata #66610.46.5%138
20Indian Institute of Science Education and Research KolkataKolkata #67310.36.3%212
21Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific ResearchBengaluru #67410.29.5%62
22Institute of Physics, BhubaneshwarBhubaneswar #67510.26.4%89
23Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarGandhinagar #68610.011.4%158
24University of HyderabadHyderabad #7598.65.3%223
25Chennai Mathematical InstituteChennai #7618.610.7%97
26Indian Institute of Science Education and Research ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuram #7768.34.2%105
27Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and AstrophysicsPune #7808.26.0%195
28Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #7878.13.9%304
29Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #8277.44.6%466
30Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #8447.15.3%228
31Department of Atomic EnergyMumbai #8646.84.0%636
32Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma UniversityKoch Bihār #8666.87.7%62
33Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur #9006.35.5%133
34Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #9255.94.5%328
35National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #9495.511.3%129
36Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #9865.05.6%306
37Indian Institute of AstrophysicsBengaluru #9904.93.1%201
38Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational SciencesNainital #1,0044.83.2%81
39Raman Research InstituteBengaluru #1,0084.73.4%128
40Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #1,0254.516.3%125
41Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarBhubaneswar #1,0354.33.2%81
42SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #1,0364.36.6%234
43Kuvempu UniversityShivamogga #1,0494.115.3%60
44Shiv Nadar UniversityDadri #1,0554.13.0%73
45Central University of Himachal PradeshDharamsala #1,0584.04.5%76
46Dibrugarh UniversityDibrugarh #1,0793.813.2%126
47Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #1,0823.74.5%260
48University of AllahabadPrayagraj #1,1043.420.3%67
49Indian Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #1,1133.37.0%89
50Indian Statistical InstituteKolkata #1,1183.38.9%104
51Indian Institute of Technology MandiMandi #1,1223.25.0%89
52University of DelhiNew Delhi #1,1293.19.8%456
53University of Science and Technology, MeghalayaNongpoh #1,1333.113.9%97
54Vikram Sarabhai Space CentreThiruvananthapuram #1,1373.06.0%64
55University of MumbaiMumbai #1,1433.01.9%78
56Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology JalandharJalandhar #1,1462.95.9%105
57University of BurdwanBardhaman #1,1532.83.6%114
58Tezpur UniversityTezpur #1,1612.83.6%114
59Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchNew Delhi #1,1622.77.1%213
60Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad #1,1812.510.5%118

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in India?

J. B. Singh, Bedangadas Mohanty and A. Bhasin rank highest among researchers based in India, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1J. B. Singh#25,292 worldwide overall671.5 of 2,242 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Bedangadas Mohanty#10,904 worldwide overall356.2 of 1,031 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3A. Bhasin#11,069 worldwide overall341.0 of 975 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4A. A. P. Suaide#7,734 worldwide overall330.3 of 879 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5R. Raniwala#6,353 worldwide overall282.0 of 702 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ajay Kumar#12,794 worldwide overall286.4 of 781 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7S. Chattopadhyay#26,557 worldwide overall292.6 of 900 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8S. Banerjee#62,005 worldwide overall317.9 of 1,292 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Sanjit Mitra#61 worldwide overall219.3 of 322 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10P. Raics#53,511 worldwide overall283.7 of 836 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11S. Dash#22,038 worldwide overall222.2 of 484 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12D. Das#3,858 worldwide overall221.4 of 477 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Raghunath Sahoo#37,393 worldwide overall269.3 of 843 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14V. Grigoriev#8,318 worldwide overall205.8 of 493 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15E. Bruna#3,398 worldwide overall199.2 of 430 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in India on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy