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Social Sciences research in India

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranks first in India for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#1,031 worldwide), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and O. P. Jindal Global University.

India's world rank
#36
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
61k
Top-10% rate
7.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #1,03120.214.2%348
2Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #1,26117.98.4%225
3O. P. Jindal Global UniversitySonīpat #1,29317.69.3%628
4Symbiosis International UniversityPune #1,35817.19.6%757
5Ministry of CultureDelhi #1,52515.75.0%311
6Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #1,55415.57.5%118
7Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #1,65414.87.4%131
8Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #1,71114.411.7%239
9Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #1,75214.111.0%321
10Jaipuria Institute of ManagementNoida #1,79713.825.2%102
11Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #1,91813.111.7%138
12International Institute for Population SciencesMumbai #1,99012.717.7%192
13Tata Institute of Social SciencesMumbai #2,03212.46.9%326
14Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #2,08212.16.5%939
15Indian Institute of Management BangaloreBengaluru #2,15411.816.0%116
16Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadAhmedabad #2,17511.613.6%157
17University of HyderabadHyderabad #2,18511.66.5%302
18Martin Luther Christian UniversityShillong #2,27211.18.2%168
19Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #2,31510.99.3%165
20Seva MandirUdaipur #2,38710.67.8%434
21Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #2,43510.410.7%276
22University of DelhiNew Delhi #2,6299.55.5%1,469
23School of Planning and Architecture DelhiNew Delhi #2,8998.33.6%162
24International Management InstituteNew Delhi #2,9628.116.2%103
25Flame UniversityPune #3,1437.48.0%127
26Management Development InstituteGurgaon #3,3176.815.5%70
27Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityNew Delhi #3,4256.44.4%182
28IMS Unison UniversityDehradun #3,4746.38.1%140
29Ashoka UniversityDelhi #3,6215.86.3%201
30Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #3,6775.67.8%547
31Bennett UniversityGreater Noida #3,7145.57.5%123
32Centre for the Study of Culture and SocietyBengaluru #3,7775.35.0%103
33Institute for Social and Economic ChangeBengaluru #3,9004.92.7%63
34Woxsen School of BusinessHyderabad #3,9134.99.8%72
35Indian Institute of Management CalcuttaKolkata #3,9284.811.8%73
36South Asian UniversityNew Delhi #3,9864.77.3%123
37Christ UniversityBengaluru #3,9924.76.9%1,101
38Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi VishwavidyalayaWardha #4,0224.64.1%66
39Xavier School of ManagementJamshedpur #4,0644.515.5%63
40SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #4,0784.46.6%528
41Institute of Development StudiesJaipur #4,0794.410.8%94
42National Law School of India UniversityBengaluru #4,2024.14.5%102
43Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #4,2543.96.9%128
44English and Foreign Languages UniversityHyderabad #4,2673.93.1%120
45Institute for Human DevelopmentNew Delhi #4,3003.83.2%66
46Indian Institute of Management KozhikodeKozhikode #4,3373.712.8%78
47University of KashmirSrinagar #4,3423.712.7%306
48Amity UniversityNoida #4,4513.45.2%803
49Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #4,4633.44.5%263
50Sambalpur UniversitySambalpur #4,4833.38.2%117
51Gujarat National Law UniversityGandhinagar #4,5103.34.3%77
52Azim Premji UniversityBengaluru #4,5923.07.6%96
53Mangalore UniversityMangaluru #4,6323.07.5%236
54Indian Institute of Management RohtakRohtak #4,6482.99.4%66
55Jain UniversityBengaluru #4,6832.84.9%284
56Indian Institute of Management IndoreIndore #4,6942.811.7%88
57Indian Institute of Management RanchiRanchi #4,7082.822.1%61
58Department of Higher EducationNew Delhi #4,7152.84.9%63
59National Law University, DelhiNew Delhi #4,7442.75.1%127
60Ahmedabad UniversityAhmedabad #4,8032.56.9%79

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in India?

Jennifer Seymour Whitaker, Satish Kumar and Sheshadri Chatterjee rank highest among researchers based in India, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jennifer Seymour Whitaker#91,847 worldwide overall79.7 of 260 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Satish Kumar#3,289 worldwide overall31.5 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Sheshadri Chatterjee#2,944 worldwide overall26.3 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Abhishek Behl#3,892 worldwide overall21.8 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Arpan Kumar Kar#40,140 worldwide overall29.2 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Chandni Singh#11,045 worldwide overall20.1 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Paul Gilroy#111,327 worldwide overall22.7 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Shalini Srivastava#158,395 worldwide overall23.1 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Mukta Kulkarni#85,574 worldwide overall18.3 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10T. Muhammad#160,262 worldwide overall26.5 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Rajesh Sagar#136,596 worldwide overall17.5 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Amit Shankar#17,656 worldwide overall19.8 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Zillur Rahman#42,437 worldwide overall16.9 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Bina Agarwal#40,556 worldwide overall16.7 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Lavanya Rajamani#51,227 worldwide overall14.4 of 21 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in India on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences