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Complementary and alternative medicine research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Complementary and alternative medicine research in 2022–2025 (#10 worldwide), followed by Banaras Hindu University and SRM Institute of Science and Technology.

India's world rank
#2
of 36 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
10k
Top-10% rate
9.5%
Ranked institutions
26

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Complementary and alternative medicine in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Saveetha UniversityChennai #1046.521.6%152
2Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #3318.815.6%97
3SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #3716.120.0%63
4National Institute of AyurvedaJaipur #4312.62.3%358
5Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and HospitalAmloh #4611.11.6%330
6Ministry of AYUSHNew Delhi #4810.14.4%146
7Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda CollegeMalappuram #499.61.2%306
8Government Ayurvedic College and HospitalGuwahati #509.10.6%306
9Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic ScienceNew Delhi #518.65.4%103
10Patanjali Research FoundationHaridwar #528.27.5%61
11Government Ayurved College, NandedNanded #537.80.5%255
12Hindu College of PharmacySonīpat #547.37.0%63
13Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed UniversityPune #556.96.3%67
14Gujarat Ayurved UniversityJamnagar #624.12.4%86
15Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical CollegeMangaluru #633.70.5%138
16Central Council for Research in HomoeopathyNew Delhi #643.41.9%91
17KLE Ayur WorldBelgaum #653.02.6%76
18Parul UniversityVadodara #662.72.9%63
19Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchWardha #672.31.5%87
20Goverment Siddha Medical CollegeChennai #682.01.8%68
21Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Ayurveda and HospitalHassan #691.60.2%130
22Uttarakhand Ayurved UniversityDehra Dūn #70129.00.7%96
23Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved UniversityJodhpur #7196.00.4%74
24J. S. Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and P.D. Patel Ayurveda HospitalNadiād #7264.00.3%94
25Podar Ayurved Medical CollegeMumbai #7332.01.1%61
26Dhanvantari Ayurveda College Hospital and Research CentreSiddāpur #740.00.4%68

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

Who are the top Complementary and alternative medicine researchers in India?

Sumitra Chanda, Kuldeep Dhama and Shailendra Saraf rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Sumitra Chanda#44,951 worldwide overall472 citations · 4 works
  2. 2Kuldeep Dhama#64,903 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 6 works
  3. 3Shailendra Saraf#67,213 worldwide overall351 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Bhushan Patwardhan#73,810 worldwide overall186 citations · 8 works
  5. 5Shashi B. Mahato#76,471 worldwide overall308 citations · 4 works
  6. 6Ganesh Chandra Jagetia#79,667 worldwide overall187 citations · 7 works
  7. 7Nirmal Singh#93,466 worldwide overall291 citations · 4 works
  8. 8Fayaz Malik#119,193 worldwide overall291 citations · 6 works
  9. 9P. Pushpangadan#139,662 worldwide overall189 citations · 11 works
  10. 10H. S. Dhaliwal#153,081 worldwide overall244 citations · 4 works
  11. 11Rajesh Kumar Goel#165,449 worldwide overall211 citations · 6 works
  12. 12Yamini Bhusan Tripathi#172,376 worldwide overall132 citations · 7 works
  13. 13R. S. Sangwan#177,335 worldwide overall196 citations · 5 works
  14. 14K. K. Srinivasan#180,825 worldwide overall359 citations · 5 works
  15. 15Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga#190,405 worldwide overall134 citations · 10 works

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