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Plant Science research in India

Chitkara University ranks first in India for Plant Science research in 2022–2025 (#16 worldwide), followed by Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Aligarh Muslim University.

India's world rank
#2
of 92 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
54k
Top-10% rate
17.3%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Plant Science in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #1661.734.1%566
2Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi #2854.024.6%1,084
3Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #3351.740.4%328
4Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #3550.920.2%786
5Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #3750.132.3%428
6Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore #4348.011.7%1,721
7Saveetha UniversityChennai #4447.724.4%496
8Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #4946.227.0%532
9Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #5644.431.9%388
10Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana #6143.215.1%1,137
11University of DelhiNew Delhi #6342.832.2%379
12Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural UniversityHisar #6841.715.7%540
13Chandigarh UniversityMohali #9137.723.9%389
14Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchNew Delhi #9736.823.6%483
15SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #10735.520.2%446
16Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #11534.534.6%324
17Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #13732.030.7%155
18National Institute of Plant Genome ResearchNew Delhi #14031.847.6%208
19Amity UniversityNoida #19627.129.8%209
20Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of KashmirSrinagar #21725.716.3%418
21Assam UniversitySilchar #22025.538.9%88
22University of KashmirSrinagar #24024.326.7%202
23Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyHaldwani #26722.813.7%356
24GLA UniversityMathura #26922.734.0%104
25Indian Agricultural Statistics Research InstituteNew Delhi #28821.831.1%200
26Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and ForestrySolan #29121.615.1%406
27Central Agricultural UniversityImphal #29921.315.1%350
28Panjab UniversityChandigarh #30021.233.1%180
29Jamia HamdardNew Delhi #31020.836.9%93
30Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #31620.532.4%156
31Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi #31920.437.6%119
32Guru Nanak Dev UniversityAmritsar #32120.335.3%136
33ICAR-National Bureau Of Plant Genetic ResourcesNew Delhi #32420.224.9%221
34Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak #32720.032.7%133
35International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsPatancheru #35518.935.9%158
36Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #36718.422.8%257
37Institute of Himalayan Bioresource TechnologyPālampur #37218.232.8%126
38Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationVijayawada #37718.122.9%138
39Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaJabalpur #40817.09.7%410
40Symbiosis International UniversityPune #41816.628.8%103
41Forest Research InstituteDehra Dūn #43416.115.5%130
42Indian Institute of Pulses ResearchKanpur #44615.826.3%162
43Karunya UniversityCoimbatore #45715.415.9%133
44University of CalcuttaKolkata #45815.422.8%166
45Central Rice Research InstituteCuttack #46115.327.5%139
46National Botanical Research InstituteLucknow #47314.922.2%166
47Gauhati UniversityGuwahati #47614.920.8%124
48Assam Agricultural UniversityJorhāt #48014.78.7%370
49National Research Centre on Plant BiotechnologyNew Delhi #48414.629.9%129
50Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley ResearchKarnāl #48714.524.3%138
51Bidhan Chandra Krishi ViswavidyalayaKrishnanagar #48814.513.6%318
52Central Potato Research InstituteShimla #49314.431.8%104
53Kerala Agricultural UniversityThrissur #51513.89.3%410
54Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #51713.722.4%153
55University of Agricultural Sciences, BangaloreBengaluru #52713.410.6%384
56Presidency UniversityKolkata #53413.326.0%102
57Indian Institute of Horticultural ResearchBengaluru #55212.812.9%296
58University of AllahabadPrayagraj #55512.720.4%131
59Central Soil Salinity Research InstituteKarnāl #55712.736.1%96
60KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #57812.225.0%100

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

Who are the top Plant Science researchers in India?

Nagendra Kumar Singh, Vijay Pratap Singh and Anil Kumar Saxena rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Nagendra Kumar Singh#11,640 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 44 works
  2. 2Vijay Pratap Singh#31,218 worldwide overall717 citations · 26 works
  3. 3Anil Kumar Saxena#36,341 worldwide overall533 citations · 26 works
  4. 4Vincent Vadez#58,252 worldwide overall330 citations · 36 works
  5. 5R. S. Dubey#59,097 worldwide overall639 citations · 24 works
  6. 6Sheo Mohan Prasad#61,649 worldwide overall570 citations · 28 works
  7. 7Ravinder Kumar Kohli#70,742 worldwide overall295 citations · 25 works
  8. 8Renu Bhardwaj#79,234 worldwide overall642 citations · 51 works
  9. 9Gulshan Mahajan#84,435 worldwide overall280 citations · 28 works
  10. 10Y. P. S. Bajaj#86,422 worldwide overall238 citations · 27 works
  11. 11Neelam Yadav#89,965 worldwide overall310 citations · 24 works
  12. 12Nawal Kishore Dubey#93,246 worldwide overall391 citations · 29 works
  13. 13Daizy R. Batish#103,999 worldwide overall284 citations · 28 works
  14. 14R. Panneerselvam#105,046 worldwide overall325 citations · 22 works
  15. 15Vinay Kukreja#107,604 worldwide overall692 citations · 93 works

How India compares with other countries in Plant Science