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Materials Chemistry research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Materials Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#39 worldwide), followed by Vellore Institute of Technology University and Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

India's world rank
#3
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
38k
Top-10% rate
14.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Materials Chemistry in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Saveetha UniversityChennai #3950.225.4%670
2Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #9637.917.5%631
3Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #16730.411.0%547
4Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #18229.216.7%473
5University of DelhiNew Delhi #19128.514.2%378
6Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #19328.422.9%179
7Chandigarh UniversityMohali #19528.318.7%306
8Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #19828.013.5%443
9SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #19928.012.6%584
10Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #20427.618.2%267
11Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #22226.514.1%466
12Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #23825.515.7%426
13Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #24225.38.3%545
14Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #24525.123.1%192
15Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #24924.915.4%362
16Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #26224.211.0%483
17Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #27323.721.2%232
18Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #27523.613.1%513
19Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #27723.513.2%383
20Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #29522.617.8%289
21Christ UniversityBengaluru #38918.920.5%171
22Bhabha Atomic Research CentreMumbai #39718.69.7%438
23Amity UniversityNoida #39918.520.9%132
24Panjab UniversityChandigarh #40018.516.7%202
25Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai #41018.18.9%462
26National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #42217.815.6%269
27University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #43117.522.5%141
28Jain UniversityBengaluru #43217.419.7%170
29Netaji Subhas University of TechnologyNew Delhi #43717.330.7%98
30Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #44517.018.4%186
31Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #46516.414.9%249
32Shoolini UniversitySolan #47116.332.8%82
33Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #47516.122.5%132
34National Institute of Technology SrinagarSrinagar #50515.319.4%119
35Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific ResearchBengaluru #51215.120.3%133
36Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak #51315.122.9%159
37Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #51515.012.8%223
38University of CalcuttaKolkata #52214.918.4%136
39Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #52614.826.7%104
40Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGandhinagar #53214.623.7%90
41Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #53714.510.7%240
42National Institute of Technology KarnatakaMangaluru #56513.818.9%144
43Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Hyderabad CampusHyderabad #57813.521.2%127
44Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #57913.411.9%174
45Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad #59413.114.1%225
46Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology SuratSurat #60912.814.6%175
47KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #62112.517.8%127
48Institute of Chemical TechnologyMumbai #63312.212.0%152
49Mahatma Gandhi UniversityKottayam #64911.914.8%153
50National Institute of Technology WarangalWarangal #66111.612.9%176
51Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #66711.517.8%119
52Indian Association for the Cultivation of ScienceKolkata #67611.312.1%205
53National Institute Of Technology SilcharSilchar #67811.321.1%144
54Shivaji UniversityKolhāpur #69311.021.4%117
55Birla Institute of Technology, MesraRanchi #69511.014.8%118
56Bharathidasan UniversityTiruchchirappalli #69710.911.5%241
57Indian Institute of Technology BHUVaranasi #70010.914.8%143
58Indian Institute of Technology MandiMandi #70710.715.6%154
59Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur #71410.616.0%131
60Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #72110.511.4%182

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

Who are the top Materials Chemistry researchers in India?

M.A. Quraishi, Thalappil Pradeep and A. Govindaraj rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1M.A. Quraishi#7,630 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 33 works
  2. 2Thalappil Pradeep#29,066 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 32 works
  3. 3A. Govindaraj#42,678 worldwide overall750 citations · 30 works
  4. 4K. L. Chopra#58,538 worldwide overall825 citations · 32 works
  5. 5C. N. R. Rao#68,990 worldwide overall3.9k citations · 154 works
  6. 6P. Raics#74,812 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 31 works
  7. 7B.S. Murty#75,865 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 32 works
  8. 8C.K. Jayasankar#77,117 worldwide overall522 citations · 38 works
  9. 9K. Marimuthu#93,194 worldwide overall497 citations · 41 works
  10. 10C.D. Lokhande#100,306 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 65 works
  11. 11N. Veeraiah#120,849 worldwide overall535 citations · 46 works
  12. 12Umesh V. Waghmare#123,819 worldwide overall644 citations · 46 works
  13. 13R.K. Kotnala#128,566 worldwide overall415 citations · 28 works
  14. 14Kulamani Parida#138,857 worldwide overall1k citations · 39 works
  15. 15Panchanan Pramanik#180,169 worldwide overall586 citations · 34 works

How India compares with other countries in Materials Chemistry