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Philosophy research in India

Jawaharlal Nehru University ranks first in India for Philosophy research in 2022–2025 (#140 worldwide), followed by University of Delhi.

India's world rank
#9
of 49 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.7k
Top-10% rate
13.3%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Philosophy in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #14012.819.3%88
2University of DelhiNew Delhi #15111.512.0%166

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

Who are the top Philosophy researchers in India?

S. Chattopadhyay, David E. Cartwright and Michael Hancher rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1S. Chattopadhyay#67,711 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 11 works
  2. 2David E. Cartwright#75,071 worldwide overall209 citations · 7 works
  3. 3Michael Hancher#103,094 worldwide overall82 citations · 8 works
  4. 4T. N. Madan#235,634 worldwide overall48 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Makarand Paranjape#413,595 worldwide overall10 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Lene Kühle#425,365 worldwide overall33 citations · 8 works
  7. 7Anne‐Marie Søndergaard Christensen#479,230 worldwide overall1 citations · 8 works
  8. 8André Stanguennec#486,076 worldwide overall0 citations · 28 works
  9. 9Ananta Kumar Giri#487,986 worldwide overall30 citations · 7 works
  10. 10Bidyut Chakrabarty#495,974 worldwide overall32 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Benjamin Boysen#630,176 worldwide overall1 citations · 8 works
  12. 12M. Swaminathan#751,320 worldwide overall333 citations · 12 works
  13. 13Madhu Khanna#786,452 worldwide overall199 citations · 8 works
  14. 14B. S. Bhatia#834,744 worldwide overall9 citations · 7 works
  15. 15Nils Gunder Hansen#897,078 worldwide overall2 citations · 7 works

How India compares with other countries in Philosophy