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Psychology research in India

Symbiosis International University ranks first in India for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#422 worldwide), followed by Vellore Institute of Technology University and University of Delhi.

India's world rank
#10
of 109 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
26k
Top-10% rate
11.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Psychology in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Symbiosis International UniversityPune #42221.419.4%235
2Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #51118.918.7%348
3University of DelhiNew Delhi #58817.014.5%306
4Christ UniversityBengaluru #60816.619.6%472
5Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #61916.419.6%244
6Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #71414.511.4%86
7National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesBengaluru #77913.413.8%390
8Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #81112.914.8%215
9SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #85812.111.8%331
10Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchWardha #89511.613.5%120
11Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #97010.520.0%236
12All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi #1,00010.111.3%309
13Saveetha UniversityChennai #1,00910.08.8%279
14Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #1,0179.926.4%97
15O. P. Jindal Global UniversitySonīpat #1,0909.017.4%107
16Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #1,0968.915.8%177
17Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #1,1058.811.5%66
18Chandigarh UniversityMohali #1,1438.412.5%207
19Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #1,2647.123.3%113
20Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #1,2996.730.8%108
21Institute of Medical SciencesVaranasi #1,3256.56.0%200
22Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #1,3406.313.0%102
23Amity UniversityNoida #1,4115.715.5%159
24Sharda UniversityGreater Noida #1,4355.414.8%109
25Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #1,4495.313.7%154
26Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #1,4855.025.1%79
27Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #1,4934.917.1%128
28Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchChandigarh #1,5134.814.1%143
29Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #1,5284.619.7%76
30University of HyderabadHyderabad #1,5304.613.7%61
31University of CalcuttaKolkata #1,5434.512.0%76
32University of KashmirSrinagar #1,5534.419.1%85
33Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #1,6313.818.0%101
34Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #1,6473.718.9%60
35KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #1,6533.616.0%99
36Institute of Management TechnologyGhaziabad #1,6603.521.7%74
37National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli #1,7153.117.5%60
38All India Institute of Medical Sciences BhopalBhopal #1,7233.111.1%91
39PES UniversityBengaluru #1,7412.915.4%95
40Institute of Mental HealthChennai #1,7952.57.5%89
41SRM UniversitySonīpat #1,8042.518.3%61
42Tata Institute of Social SciencesMumbai #1,8092.416.6%75
43Galgotias UniversityGreater Noida #1,8122.48.9%114
44Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationVijayawada #1,8532.111.8%91
45Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and ResearchPuducherry #1,8712.016.8%74
46Jain UniversityBengaluru #1,8732.05.2%137
47All India Institute of Medical Sciences RaipurRaipur #1,8841.97.6%66
48King George's Medical UniversityLucknow #1,9001.88.4%115
49GITAM UniversityVisakhapatnam #1,9051.816.2%65
50Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #1,9181.716.3%70
51Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #1,9251.613.2%68
52Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and StudiesFaridabad #1,954143.09.6%82
53Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #1,958140.012.2%64
54Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityNew Delhi #1,973130.012.0%62
55Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #1,974130.012.2%70
56Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary UniversityGurgaon #1,978127.06.9%81
57Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed UniversityPune #1,982124.07.4%96
58Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchPorur #1,984123.07.1%68
59Bharathidasan UniversityTiruchchirappalli #2,004110.011.1%61
60Kasturba Medical College, ManipalManipal #2,008108.011.6%60

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in India?

Rajesh Sagar, Shirley Telles and Ganesan Venkatasubramanian rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Rajesh Sagar#591 worldwide overall4k citations · 39 works
  2. 2Shirley Telles#175,664 worldwide overall226 citations · 28 works
  3. 3Ganesan Venkatasubramanian#339,366 worldwide overall210 citations · 21 works
  4. 4Sandeep Grover#488,665 worldwide overall282 citations · 30 works
  5. 5Kamlesh Singh#508,147 worldwide overall135 citations · 21 works
  6. 6Pushpak Bhattacharyya#590,003 worldwide overall735 citations · 22 works
  7. 7Santosh K. Chaturvedi#705,625 worldwide overall107 citations · 23 works
  8. 8Ramesh Kumar Mishra#761,714 worldwide overall118 citations · 21 works
  9. 9Suresh Bada Math#787,453 worldwide overall56 citations · 26 works
  10. 10Søren Harnow Klausen#914,170 worldwide overall32 citations · 26 works
  11. 11Samir Kumar Praharaj#947,593 worldwide overall83 citations · 21 works
  12. 12Sujita Kumar Kar#998,767 worldwide overall79 citations · 44 works
  13. 13Shanmukh V. Kamble#1,077,219 worldwide overall78 citations · 25 works
  14. 14Avinash De Sousa#1,149,319 worldwide overall39 citations · 31 works
  15. 15Johs. Nørregaard Frandsen#1,266,543 worldwide overall5 citations · 20 works

How India compares with other countries in Psychology