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Oceanography research in India

National Institute of Oceanography ranks first in India for Oceanography research in 2022–2025 (#115 worldwide), followed by Ministry of Earth Sciences.

India's world rank
#7
of 43 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.2k
Top-10% rate
14.5%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Oceanography in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National Institute of OceanographyPanjim #1156.014.1%98
2Ministry of Earth SciencesNew Delhi #1283.911.6%80

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

Who are the top Oceanography researchers in India?

S. Mitra, S. Bose and David E. Cartwright rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1S. Mitra#4,128 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 15 works
  2. 2S. Bose#19,547 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 17 works
  3. 3David E. Cartwright#75,071 worldwide overall209 citations · 12 works
  4. 4S.W.A. Naqvi#118,785 worldwide overall240 citations · 15 works
  5. 5D. G. King‐Hele#138,451 worldwide overall226 citations · 16 works
  6. 6V. S. N. Murty#207,184 worldwide overall182 citations · 14 works
  7. 7M. Ravichandran#238,512 worldwide overall210 citations · 17 works
  8. 8Martin Angel#244,677 worldwide overall150 citations · 12 works
  9. 9M. C. Deo#255,379 worldwide overall217 citations · 10 works
  10. 10P. N. Vinayachandran#280,007 worldwide overall232 citations · 22 works
  11. 11V. V. S. S. Sarma#297,248 worldwide overall281 citations · 31 works
  12. 12S.R. Shetye#314,772 worldwide overall196 citations · 18 works
  13. 13M. Madhupratap#322,105 worldwide overall183 citations · 13 works
  14. 14Mangesh Gauns#346,092 worldwide overall166 citations · 18 works
  15. 15Palanisamy Shanmugam#426,412 worldwide overall126 citations · 14 works

How India compares with other countries in Oceanography