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Soil Science research in India

Indian Agricultural Research Institute ranks first in India for Soil Science research in 2022–2025 (#25 worldwide), followed by Punjab Agricultural University and Banaras Hindu University.

India's world rank
#3
of 43 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.7k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for Soil Science in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi #2534.821.1%145
2Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana #2931.814.6%194
3Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #4921.116.9%102
4Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchNew Delhi #5817.720.0%91
5Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #6116.710.9%97
6Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore #6216.44.4%247
7Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural UniversityHisar #6515.48.1%108
8Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and ForestrySolan #6814.515.2%69
9University of DelhiNew Delhi #7512.512.5%65
10Central Agricultural UniversityImphal #8011.212.0%68
11Bidhan Chandra Krishi ViswavidyalayaKrishnanagar #8410.210.5%70
12Odisha University of Agriculture and TechnologyBhubaneswar #889.38.0%70
13Sam Higginbottom Institute of AgricultureAllahabad #967.50.5%258
14Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ghatkhed AmravatiMumbai #996.93.8%90
15University of Agricultural Sciences, BangaloreBengaluru #1006.75.7%70
16Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaJabalpur #1016.53.9%84
17Assam Agricultural UniversityJorhāt #1036.15.5%64
18Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural UniversityHyderabad #1055.73.8%68
19University of Agricultural Sciences, DharwadHubli #1075.35.4%61
20Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural UniversityBikaner #1124.42.4%84
21Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural UniversityGuntur #1153.82.2%77
22Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and TechnologyKanpur #1163.71.5%98
23Kerala Agricultural UniversityThrissur #1173.52.0%83

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

Who are the top Soil Science researchers in India?

Bina Agarwal, Ashok Gulati and Olaf Erenstein rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Bina Agarwal#13,246 worldwide overall644 citations · 7 works
  2. 2Ashok Gulati#35,910 worldwide overall267 citations · 10 works
  3. 3Olaf Erenstein#58,968 worldwide overall355 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Himanshu Pathak#59,211 worldwide overall573 citations · 8 works
  5. 5Biswapati Mandal#79,883 worldwide overall267 citations · 10 works
  6. 6Gulshan Mahajan#84,435 worldwide overall280 citations · 6 works
  7. 7M. C. Manna#99,460 worldwide overall289 citations · 8 works
  8. 8Hifjur Raheman#113,328 worldwide overall266 citations · 7 works
  9. 9Bijay Sıngh#124,132 worldwide overall246 citations · 12 works
  10. 10S P Wani#128,827 worldwide overall622 citations · 36 works
  11. 11U. Surendran#161,477 worldwide overall149 citations · 6 works
  12. 12Pardeep Kumar#169,443 worldwide overall185 citations · 6 works
  13. 13K. L. Sahrawat#182,051 worldwide overall384 citations · 20 works
  14. 14Ramesh Chand#201,755 worldwide overall311 citations · 6 works
  15. 15Yashbir Singh Shivay#207,928 worldwide overall208 citations · 20 works

How India compares with other countries in Soil Science