How does India rank in Aerospace Engineering research?

India ranks #3 of 67 countries on research quality in Aerospace Engineering (2022–2025), with 16k works.

Subfield · Aerospace Engineering · India

Aerospace Engineering research in India

Vellore Institute of Technology University ranks first in India for Aerospace Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#68 worldwide), followed by Saveetha University and Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

India's world rank: #3
Works, 2022–2025: 16k
Top-10% rate: 25.4%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Aerospace Engineering in India?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore	#68	36.8	32.2%	357
2	Saveetha UniversityChennai	#117	28.7	30.3%	236
3	Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal	#132	26.9	34.5%	152
4	Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur	#138	26.2	27.8%	342
5	Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee	#162	23.8	30.6%	227
6	Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi	#175	22.7	28.9%	205
7	Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore	#232	18.4	25.0%	144
8	Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore	#259	16.8	28.4%	185
9	Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai	#267	16.3	21.4%	309
10	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationVijayawada	#274	15.9	32.8%	138
11	Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai	#275	15.9	24.0%	260
12	National Institute of Technology WarangalWarangal	#287	15.3	29.4%	142
13	Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur	#310	14.1	24.7%	231
14	University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun	#313	14.0	38.0%	78
15	Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru	#314	13.9	25.2%	241
16	Chandigarh UniversityMohali	#319	13.7	26.0%	140
17	Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi	#320	13.6	34.2%	102
18	Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra	#327	13.3	33.8%	112
19	Indian Space Research OrganisationBengaluru	#330	13.2	14.2%	352
20	National Institute Of Technology SilcharSilchar	#339	12.8	41.1%	88
21	Indian Institute of Technology PalakkadPalakkad	#345	12.5	44.1%	65
22	SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai	#352	12.2	27.5%	195
23	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai	#390	10.7	28.2%	120
24	Chitkara UniversityChandigarh	#399	10.3	35.3%	90
25	Indian Institute of Technology BHUVaranasi	#400	10.3	33.8%	84
26	Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad	#415	9.7	31.7%	99
27	Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi	#432	9.1	28.4%	96
28	National Institute of Technology KarnatakaMangaluru	#445	8.7	27.4%	111
29	National Institute of Technology DurgapurDurgapur	#451	8.5	35.7%	96
30	SRM UniversitySonīpat	#455	8.4	30.7%	80
31	Anna University, ChennaiChennai	#473	7.8	31.7%	116
32	KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar	#479	7.6	31.1%	107
33	Motilal Nehru National Institute of TechnologyPrayagraj	#482	7.5	40.0%	80
34	Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati	#498	7.0	28.7%	121
35	Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi	#504	6.8	29.8%	95
36	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni	#509	6.7	29.6%	88
37	Indian Institute of Space Science and TechnologyTrivandrum	#511	6.6	27.7%	88
38	National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela	#520	6.4	25.2%	132
39	National Institute of Technology PatnaPatna	#525	6.2	25.6%	90
40	Birla Institute of Technology, MesraRanchi	#532	6.0	33.9%	85
41	National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli	#535	5.9	28.6%	109
42	Defence Institute of Advanced TechnologyPune	#542	5.7	22.1%	106
43	Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur	#548	5.6	30.4%	70
44	Thapar Institute of Engineering & TechnologyPatiāla	#561	5.2	34.2%	67
45	Graphic Era UniversityDehradun	#563	5.2	27.8%	69
46	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology SuratSurat	#567	5.1	33.2%	75
47	Galgotias UniversityGreater Noida	#573	4.9	24.8%	73
48	University of Engineering & ManagementKolkata	#574	4.9	32.7%	70
49	Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyBhopal	#575	4.8	29.2%	72
50	Indian Institute of Technology JammuJammu	#576	4.8	34.9%	62
51	GITAM UniversityVisakhapatnam	#598	4.3	28.6%	77
52	Visvesvaraya National Institute of TechnologyNagpur	#604	4.1	35.5%	67
53	Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurJaipur	#630	3.5	27.4%	77
54	Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & ResearchGuntur	#657	2.8	25.5%	61
55	Jadavpur UniversityKolkata	#659	2.8	21.2%	82
56	Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai	#670	2.6	20.0%	96
57	University of DelhiNew Delhi	#672	2.5	22.4%	74
58	Karunya UniversityCoimbatore	#675	2.5	24.3%	68
59	Hindustan Institute of Technology and ScienceChennai	#677	2.4	23.0%	83
60	Siddhartha Medical CollegeVijayawada	#686	2.2	20.4%	78

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

Who are the top Aerospace Engineering researchers in India?

Kumar Vaibhav Srivastava, K. P. Ray and Ashwini Ratnoo rank highest among researchers based in India.

1Kumar Vaibhav Srivastava#123,832 worldwide overall340 citations · 50 works
2K. P. Ray#225,399 worldwide overall355 citations · 74 works
3Ashwini Ratnoo#238,215 worldwide overall195 citations · 41 works
4Rowdra Ghatak#310,319 worldwide overall178 citations · 42 works
5Debatosh Guha#337,444 worldwide overall201 citations · 51 works
6P. Mohanan#410,949 worldwide overall354 citations · 52 works
7Debasish Ghose#489,308 worldwide overall396 citations · 60 works
8Binod Kumar Kanaujia#578,470 worldwide overall256 citations · 54 works
9Bhaskar Gupta#619,000 worldwide overall209 citations · 41 works
10Raghvendra Kumar Chaudhary#628,933 worldwide overall159 citations · 59 works
11Mahesh P. Abegaonkar#755,153 worldwide overall136 citations · 55 works
12Durbadal Mandal#761,533 worldwide overall165 citations · 50 works
13Shiban K. Koul#762,922 worldwide overall171 citations · 57 works
14Partha Pratim Sarkar#780,701 worldwide overall88 citations · 37 works
15C. K. Aanandan#795,017 worldwide overall127 citations · 39 works

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