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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in India

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore ranks first in India for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in 2022–2025 (#126 worldwide), followed by Homi Bhabha National Institute and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

India's world rank
#10
of 59 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.9k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
25

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

What is the best university for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #12623.713.6%230
2Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai #24113.417.8%166
3Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #26312.114.4%163
4Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchMumbai #29810.115.7%123
5Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #3199.011.4%176
6Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #3348.36.0%261
7University of HyderabadHyderabad #3736.612.6%87
8Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #3905.812.2%132
9Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #4045.38.7%149
10Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #4075.210.2%129
11University of DelhiNew Delhi #4304.37.1%128
12Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #4563.416.0%70
13Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #4633.110.8%89
14Indian Institute of Science Education and Research MohaliMohali #4822.513.3%61
15Indian Institute of Science Education and Research KolkataKolkata #4882.39.8%97
16Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #4962.111.0%65
17S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic SciencesKolkata #5021.911.5%77
18Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #5051.89.5%75
19Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #5101.69.8%83
20Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #5111.610.5%66
21Bhabha Atomic Research CentreMumbai #5121.513.4%64
22Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #520131.05.9%120
23SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #54168.07.2%68
24Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #54266.08.0%66
25University of CalcuttaKolkata #55528.05.3%69

Institutions in India above the floor of 40 fractional works in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics researchers in India?

Shankar Kumar Selvaraja, Mohit Randeria and Debashis Mukherjee rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Shankar Kumar Selvaraja#10,369 worldwide overall946 citations · 30 works
  2. 2Mohit Randeria#61,892 worldwide overall689 citations · 30 works
  3. 3Debashis Mukherjee#63,040 worldwide overall580 citations · 45 works
  4. 4G. S. Agarwal#91,675 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 115 works
  5. 5G. S. Agarwal#100,380 worldwide overall460 citations · 49 works
  6. 6Τ. Padmanabhan#133,299 worldwide overall999 citations · 29 works
  7. 7Bimalendu Deb#180,317 worldwide overall410 citations · 53 works
  8. 8Ujjwal Sen#181,095 worldwide overall597 citations · 46 works
  9. 9D. Mathur#233,743 worldwide overall361 citations · 41 works
  10. 10Diptiman Sen#421,523 worldwide overall404 citations · 69 works
  11. 11Arun Kumar Pati#434,855 worldwide overall222 citations · 30 works
  12. 12Ashok Chatterjee#435,202 worldwide overall159 citations · 30 works
  13. 13N. Sathyamurthy#447,074 worldwide overall257 citations · 31 works
  14. 14Avinash Khare#472,307 worldwide overall458 citations · 37 works
  15. 15R. Palit#502,682 worldwide overall341 citations · 28 works

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