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Psychology research in India

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranks first in India for Psychology research in 2022-now (#683 worldwide), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

India's world rank
#35
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
26k
Top-10% rate
5.2%
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
1Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #68314.83.1%70
2Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #71314.24.4%101
3Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #84612.012.9%113
4Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #86111.88.7%97
5Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #97010.25.6%68
6Tata Institute of Social SciencesMumbai #1,1967.56.9%75
7O. P. Jindal Global UniversitySonīpat #1,2796.67.2%107
8Symbiosis International UniversityPune #1,2826.68.4%235
9Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #1,2866.514.5%61
10Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #1,3376.013.6%79
11University of DelhiNew Delhi #1,5164.44.4%382
12Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #1,5324.24.6%356
13Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #1,5514.12.8%70
14University of HyderabadHyderabad #1,5713.94.6%61
15PES UniversityBengaluru #1,5803.82.7%95
16National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesBengaluru #1,5863.86.1%390
17Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana SamsthanaBengaluru #1,6133.63.9%75
18Christ UniversityBengaluru #1,6233.54.5%472
19SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #1,6313.44.9%392
20Institute of Mental HealthChennai #1,6853.03.9%89
21Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #1,6873.08.6%379
22University of KashmirSrinagar #1,7172.88.3%106
23Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and StudiesFaridabad #1,7542.53.9%82
24Institute of Management TechnologyGhaziabad #1,7572.58.8%74
25Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #1,7602.42.8%64
26Amity UniversityNoida #1,7712.34.0%296
27Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #1,7772.34.1%66
28Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #1,8072.113.8%108
29Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityNew Delhi #1,8152.03.6%62
30Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #1,8252.09.3%348
31Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #1,8262.05.6%118
32Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #1,8311.94.7%146
33Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #1,8411.95.9%88
34Pondicherry UniversityPuducherry #1,8701.64.4%104
35Chandigarh UniversityMohali #1,8831.53.8%207
36Sharda UniversityGreater Noida #1,8891.56.7%109
37Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #1,896146.06.7%177
38Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #1,925127.07.6%236
39Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #1,939117.08.4%93
40Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchWardha #1,948111.06.1%120
41University of JammuJammu #1,954107.03.0%98
42National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli #1,959104.09.0%60
43KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #1,960103.05.0%99
44University of CalcuttaKolkata #1,98984.03.1%86
45Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and ResearchPuducherry #2,00275.07.7%74
46Dr. Hari Singh Gour UniversitySaugor #2,00474.03.5%70
47Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and HearingBengaluru #2,00573.03.6%94
48Galgotias UniversityGreater Noida #2,01468.03.2%114
49Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #2,01666.09.1%128
50Karunya UniversityCoimbatore #2,02958.04.3%65
51Jain UniversityBengaluru #2,03455.02.0%137
52All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi #2,03554.05.3%627
53Christian Medical College, VelloreVellore #2,03753.02.9%84
54GITAM UniversityVisakhapatnam #2,04548.05.7%65
55Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research CentrePune #2,05144.02.4%78
56Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #2,05243.07.0%215
57Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #2,05343.04.9%71
58Siddhartha Medical CollegeVijayawada #2,05839.01.2%61
59Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, PunePune #2,06336.03.1%61
60Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed UniversityPune #2,06436.02.0%96

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in India?

Rahul Shidhaye, Lakshmi Vijayakumar and Soumitra Pathare rank highest among researchers based in India, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Rahul Shidhaye#40,829 worldwide overall27.6 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Lakshmi Vijayakumar#200,211 worldwide overall22.4 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Soumitra Pathare#63,214 worldwide overall18.7 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mathew Varghese#532,732 worldwide overall17.0 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Rajesh Sagar#136,596 worldwide overall21.6 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Pallab Kumar Maulik#47,245 worldwide overall13.7 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Shanmukh Vasant Kamble#751,484 worldwide overall19.2 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Abhinav Dhall#236,753 worldwide overall9.7 of 29 papers here in the top 10%

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