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Molecular Biology research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Molecular Biology research in 2022–2025 (#179 worldwide), followed by Banaras Hindu University and Vellore Institute of Technology University.

India's world rank
#5
of 87 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
40k
Top-10% rate
13.9%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Molecular Biology in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Saveetha UniversityChennai #17932.517.0%609
2Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #21929.919.8%450
3Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #22029.820.3%473
4Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #23029.222.5%283
5Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #28026.720.0%592
6Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #31525.119.4%357
7University of DelhiNew Delhi #37422.916.3%422
8SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #48019.716.5%407
9Jamia HamdardNew Delhi #60616.623.1%173
10All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi #62016.39.3%479
11Amity UniversityNoida #62616.218.2%217
12Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #64215.912.7%362
13Panjab UniversityChandigarh #64715.819.0%235
14University of KashmirSrinagar #66915.324.7%150
15Chandigarh UniversityMohali #70614.617.9%222
16Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #75213.815.9%274
17Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #77113.514.0%290
18Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #79013.220.1%158
19National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - AhmedabadAhmedabad #82112.725.7%163
20Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #82312.618.5%194
21National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #83012.528.5%114
22Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #84812.313.9%208
23Central University of PunjabBathinda #85712.124.7%133
24Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #86612.011.2%253
25Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #87011.921.8%155
26University of HyderabadHyderabad #87911.812.6%189
27Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchChandigarh #89011.69.7%258
28Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi #91711.220.3%165
29Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #93711.022.2%120
30Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicineBengaluru #1,0399.624.9%74
31GLA UniversityMathura #1,0489.522.9%117
32Indo Soviet Friendship College of PharmacyMoga #1,0679.324.5%113
33Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #1,0729.215.3%205
34Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #1,0929.014.5%173
35National Institute of Plant Genome ResearchNew Delhi #1,1098.831.9%70
36Institute of Himalayan Bioresource TechnologyPālampur #1,1288.527.9%86
37Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #1,1368.419.7%158
38Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #1,1408.416.3%123
39KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #1,1518.320.6%114
40Indian Institute of Technology BHUVaranasi #1,2097.625.3%78
41Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana #1,2177.613.7%151
42Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #1,2347.419.1%128
43University of CalcuttaKolkata #1,2417.310.5%185
44Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore #1,2457.310.0%193
45Narsee Monjee Institute of Management StudiesMumbai #1,2467.220.9%109
46Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #1,2517.212.0%175
47Integral UniversityLucknow #1,2547.225.7%81
48Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak #1,2577.120.8%108
49JSS Academy of Higher Education and ResearchMysuru #1,2737.014.3%157
50Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #1,2906.812.3%169
51Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai #1,2996.712.7%175
52Guru Nanak Dev UniversityAmritsar #1,3236.522.2%97
53Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #1,3506.215.8%148
54Institute of Medical SciencesVaranasi #1,3686.09.3%170
55Birla Institute of Technology, MesraRanchi #1,3736.019.9%83
56Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #1,3815.916.4%127
57Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchNew Delhi #1,3965.818.3%94
58University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #1,3995.727.1%75
59Department of BiotechnologyNew Delhi #1,4025.715.4%126
60Uttaranchal UniversityDehradun #1,4125.626.9%63

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

Who are the top Molecular Biology researchers in India?

Ashok Pandey, Gajendra P. S. Raghava and Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Ashok Pandey#30,002 worldwide overall2k citations · 39 works
  2. 2Gajendra P. S. Raghava#36,836 worldwide overall455 citations · 32 works
  3. 3Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay#69,699 worldwide overall730 citations · 26 works
  4. 4Ujjwal Maulik#84,241 worldwide overall799 citations · 34 works
  5. 5Prashant Kesharwani#95,473 worldwide overall888 citations · 34 works
  6. 6Dhruba K. Bhattacharyya#328,377 worldwide overall255 citations · 28 works
  7. 7Avadhesha Surolia#375,886 worldwide overall209 citations · 30 works
  8. 8Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy#422,179 worldwide overall182 citations · 30 works
  9. 9Tapas K. Kundu#487,066 worldwide overall186 citations · 32 works
  10. 10Arun Kumar Sharma#571,583 worldwide overall200 citations · 32 works
  11. 11Anil Kumar Sharma#573,640 worldwide overall544 citations · 27 works
  12. 12S. C. Lakhotia#606,549 worldwide overall132 citations · 31 works
  13. 13J. S. Yadav#618,446 worldwide overall899 citations · 41 works
  14. 14Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan#623,751 worldwide overall262 citations · 42 works
  15. 15B. V. Subba Reddy#628,232 worldwide overall659 citations · 30 works

How India compares with other countries in Molecular Biology