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Oncology research in India

Vellore Institute of Technology University ranks first in India for Oncology research in 2022–2025 (#227 worldwide), followed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Saveetha University.

India's world rank
#7
of 67 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
12k
Top-10% rate
9.8%
Ranked institutions
21

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

What is the best university for Oncology in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #22718.427.7%124
2All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi #24217.57.7%375
3Saveetha UniversityChennai #27115.713.1%205
4Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #4358.616.9%103
5Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchChandigarh #4408.56.9%221
6Tata Memorial HospitalMumbai #4488.28.1%184
7SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #5016.515.1%102
8Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai #5166.110.4%132
9Cancer Institute (WIA)Chennai #5495.17.8%112
10Chandigarh UniversityMohali #5654.719.3%70
11Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #5963.918.6%64
12Institute of Medical SciencesVaranasi #6462.75.4%153
13Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #6692.216.7%62
14University of RajasthanJaipur #710126.00.5%297
15Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and ResearchPuducherry #73182.05.1%83
16Central University of RajasthanAjmer #73280.00.5%288
17All India Institute of Medical Sciences BhopalBhopal #74750.06.1%68
18All India Institute of Medical Sciences BhubaneswarBhubaneswar #75435.05.0%80
19Christian Medical College, VelloreVellore #75926.04.4%61
20King George's Medical UniversityLucknow #76220.03.6%74
21All India Institute of Medical Sciences RaipurRaipur #76416.03.8%63

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

Who are the top Oncology researchers in India?

M.R. Prathapachandra Kurup, Vijay Patil and Shailesh V. Shrikhande rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1M.R. Prathapachandra Kurup#136,797 worldwide overall251 citations · 17 works
  2. 2Vijay Patil#201,770 worldwide overall121 citations · 16 works
  3. 3Shailesh V. Shrikhande#250,035 worldwide overall108 citations · 18 works
  4. 4Animesh Chakravorty#268,224 worldwide overall414 citations · 21 works
  5. 5Sudeep Gupta#289,469 worldwide overall239 citations · 25 works
  6. 6Shouvik Chattopadhyay#297,285 worldwide overall285 citations · 24 works
  7. 7Akhil R. Chakravarty#365,510 worldwide overall281 citations · 20 works
  8. 8Kumar Prabhash#377,627 worldwide overall210 citations · 29 works
  9. 9Chittaranjan Sinha#479,771 worldwide overall354 citations · 21 works
  10. 10Tarlok S. Lobana#480,423 worldwide overall176 citations · 18 works
  11. 11Vanita Noronha#514,034 worldwide overall141 citations · 24 works
  12. 12Anant Ramaswamy#678,125 worldwide overall53 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Avanish Saklani#708,093 worldwide overall60 citations · 28 works
  14. 14Sulekh Chandra#734,846 worldwide overall85 citations · 16 works
  15. 15Samaresh Bhattacharya#795,139 worldwide overall160 citations · 17 works

How India compares with other countries in Oncology