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Which institutions in India have the most top-cited scientists in Physics & Astronomy?

686 researchers in India whose main field is Physics & Astronomy are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 9.9% of all listed authors in India, and 8th of 105 countries in the field. 133 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Indian Institute of Science has the most (30), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (16) and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (13). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors

686

9.9% of all in India

In the global top 100,000

133

19.4% of them

Country rank in the field

of 105 countries in Physics & Astronomy

Highest-ranked

#3,957

Padmanabhan, T.

#	Institution	Listed authors	Top 100k	Rank worldwide	Highest-ranked author
1	Indian Institute of Science	30	6	#109	Dasgupta, Chandan I. #4,098
2	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	16	1	#282	Gupta, B. D. #71,888
3	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	13	3	#344	Bagchi, Arjun #35,320
4	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai	11	4	#400	Sen, Ashoke #5,282
5	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	11	1	#441	Jain, Ankit #82,726
6	Saveetha School of Engineering	9	1	#558	Jothi Arunachalam, S. Jothi #77,977
7	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre	9	0	#561	Hassan, Puthusserickal Abdulrahiman #165,023
8	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	8	2	#613	Thomale, Ronny #45,667
9	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)	8	1	#614	Choudhary, Shobhna #46,341
10	Maharshi Dayanand University	8	1	#627	Kumar, Naveen #77,189
11	Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India	7	6	#643	Padmanabhan, T. #3,957
12	International Centre for Theoretical Sciences	7	4	#670	Ajith, Parameswaran #22,184
13	Jadavpur University	7	2	#683	Rahaman, Farook #36,840
14	Delhi Technological University	7	1	#708	Mehata, Mohan Singh #76,421
15	Homi Bhabha National Institute	7	1	#710	Mohanty, Bedangadas #78,364
16	Banaras Hindu University	7	0	#718	Singh, Shri Krishna #146,947
17	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	6	3	#736	Rao, Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra #4,103
18	University of Delhi	6	1	#748	Kumar, Sachin #11,698
19	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	6	1	#756	Chakraborty, Suman Kumar #14,589
20	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	6	2	#773	Meyyappan, Meyya #25,728
21	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani	6	4	#774	Sahoo, Pradyumn Kumar #26,378
22	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	6	2	#798	Yadav, Anshul #40,571
23	GLA University, Mathura	6	2	#829	Pradhan, Anirudh C. #86,908
24	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	6	0	#835	Navaneethan, M. #107,871
25	Lovely Professional University	5	1	#902	Gupta, R. K. #32,828
26	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies	5	1	#913	Kumar, Shalendra Karthick #38,076
27	Panjab University	5	3	#923	Shama, Vishal #44,594
28	Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University)	5	2	#956	Ray, Sekhar Chandra #76,785
29	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad	5	1	#962	Rai, Vineet Kumar #82,975
30	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	5	1	#963	Kumar, Mahesh Bharath #83,544
31	University of Hyderabad	5	1	#975	Samanta, Anunay K. #92,434
32	Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science	4	1	#1,078	Ghosh, Aswini #38,786
33	Savitribai Phule Pune University	4	1	#1,112	Gadre, Shridhar R. #60,539
34	S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences	4	1	#1,136	Saha-Dasgupta, Tanusri #79,456
35	Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad	4	1	#1,141	Yadav, Pramod Kumar #82,677
36	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	4	1	#1,150	Sahoo, Harekrushna #98,574
37	Guru Nanak Dev University	4	0	#1,171	Narang, Sukhleen Bindra #128,582
38	Raman Research Institute	4	0	#1,175	Pancharatnam, S. #142,833
39	University of Allahabad	4	0	#1,188	Singh, Harendra #166,965
40	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University	4	0	#1,189	Shirsat, Mahendara Dasharath #168,363
41	Annamalai University	4	0	#1,195	Jothibas, M. #187,854
42	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	3	1	#1,251	Khan, S. Sudheer #20,382
43	Chennai Mathematical Institute	3	1	#1,264	Arun, K. G. #24,476
44	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	3	2	#1,273	Kar, Tapan Kumar #27,389
45	Institute of Mathematical Sciences India	3	1	#1,322	Simon, Rajiah #50,775
46	National Institute of Technology Delhi	3	2	#1,323	Sharma, Anuj Kumar #51,564
47	National Institute of Technology Patna	3	1	#1,325	Varshney, Gaurav #53,061
48	Chitkara University, Punjab	3	1	#1,348	Madan, Jaya #63,014
49	CSIR-National Physical Laboratory	3	2	#1,352	Kotnala, Ravinder Kumar #65,516
50	Christ University	3	1	#1,364	Veeresha, P. #74,556
51	Tumkur University	3	1	#1,385	Nagabhushana, H. #83,083
52	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	3	0	#1,421	Desai, Shantanu #107,674
53	Banasthali Vidyapith	3	0	#1,426	Alvi, P. A. #112,416
54	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation	3	0	#1,435	Kumar, Atul #117,828
55	Jaypee Institute of Information Technology	3	0	#1,437	Kumar, Ajay #118,661
56	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi	3	0	#1,446	Das, S. #128,171
57	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amaravati Campus	3	0	#1,448	Jayasankar, Chalicheemalapalli Kulala #128,888
58	SASTRA Deemed University	3	0	#1,456	Chandiramouli, Ramanathan #135,304
59	Shivaji University	3	0	#1,469	Moholkar, Annnasaheb Vitthal #155,603
60	SRM University-AP	3	0	#1,478	Sk, Mukaddar #160,022
61	Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology	3	0	#1,487	Singh, Shivam Kumar #169,698
62	Amity University	3	0	#1,496	Kumar, Vinit Suresh #183,908
63	Aligarh Muslim University	3	0	#1,506	Khan, Wasi M. #197,093
64	Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics	3	0	#1,524	Mandal, P. #226,783
65	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	3	0	#1,527	Kar, Manoranjan #238,078

The top 100 in Physics & Astronomy in India, in order

1
Padmanabhan, T.
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India
2
Dasgupta, Chandan I.
Indian Institute of Science
3
Rao, Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
4
Sen, Ashoke
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
5
Ramaswamy, Sriram
Indian Institute of Science
6
Ghosh, Sushant G.
Jamia Millia Islamia
7
Kumar, Ajay Vinod
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
8
Sharma, Ashutosh
Amity University Jharkhand
9
Philip, John
Cochin University of Science and Technology
10
Kumar, Sachin
University of Delhi
11
Philip, Daizy
Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
12
Chattaraj, Pratim Kumar
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
13
Chakraborty, Suman Kumar
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
14
Ahuja, Rajeev B.
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
15
Sahni, Varun
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India
16
Bhar, Piyali
Government General Degree College, Singur
17
Khan, S. Sudheer
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
18
Ajith, Parameswaran
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences
19
Ayodhya, Dasari
Osmania University
20
Arun, K. G.
Chennai Mathematical Institute
21
Meyyappan, Meyya
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
22
Sahoo, Pradyumn Kumar
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
23
Sengwa, R. J.
Jai Narain Vyas University
24
Patel, Shobhit K.
Marwadi University
25
Kar, Tapan Kumar
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
26
More, Surhud Shrikant
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India
27
Khajanchi, Subhas
Presidency University, Kolkata
28
Lakshmanan, Muthusamy
Bharathidasan University
29
Ogale†, S. B.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
30
Sarma, Dipankar Das
Indian Institute of Science
31
Iyer, Balar R.
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences
32
Gupta, R. K.
Lovely Professional University
33
Ajayan, J.
SR University
34
Raj, Balwinder
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology
35
Verma, Ajay Singh
Graphic Era (Deemed to be University)
36
Bagchi, Arjun
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
37
Rahaman, Farook
Jadavpur University
38
Kumar, Mamidala Jagadesh
IETE Technical Review
39
Kumar, Shalendra Karthick
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
40
Ghosh, Aswini
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
41
Mittal, Sanjay
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
42
Yadav, Anshul
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
43
Waghmare, Umesh Vasudeo
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
44
Bagchi, Biman
Indian Institute of Science
45
Sastry, Srikanth
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
46
Shama, Vishal
Panjab University
47
Bhattarai, Sagar
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
48
Thomale, Ronny
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
49
Pati, Arun Kumar
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
50
Behera, Debidatta
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
51
Choudhary, Shobhna
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
52
Shekhar, Chandra
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
53
Dhoble, S. J.
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
54
Murugadoss, Govindhasamy
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
55
Raju, Suvrat
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences
56
Mukherjee, Suvodip
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
57
Kumar, Suresh
Plaksha University
58
Chakrabarti, Sandip Kumar
Indian Centre for Space Physics
59
Simon, Rajiah
Institute of Mathematical Sciences India
60
Sharma, Anuj Kumar
National Institute of Technology Delhi
61
Ahmed, Faizuddin
The Assam Royal Global University
62
Varshney, Gaurav
National Institute of Technology Patna
63
Manikandan, Ayyar
Karpagam Academy of Higher Education
64
Aswal, Dinesh K.
Govt. of India
65
Dogra, Sunil M.
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
66
Pandey, Rahul
National Institute of Technology Delhi
67
Barshilia, Harish C.
National Aerospace Laboratories India
68
Gadre, Shridhar R.
Savitribai Phule Pune University
69
Dhar, Abhishek
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences
70
Madan, Jaya
Chitkara University, Punjab
71
Dhurandhar, Sanjeev V.
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India
72
Kotnala, Ravinder Kumar
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory
73
Joshi, Pankaj S.
Ahmedabad University
74
Ghosh, Dibakar
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
75
Debnath, Ujjal
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
76
Sharma, Manoj Kumar
Bennett University
77
Alam, Shadab
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
78
Punith Gowda, Ramanahalli Jayadevamurthy
JSS Science and Technology University
79
Panja, Prabir
Haldia Institute of Technology
80
Subramanian, Kandaswamy
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India
81
Kumar, Ashok S.k.
Punjabi University
82
Gupta, B. D.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
83
Jha, Prafulla K.
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
84
Dasgupta, Basudeb
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
85
Veeresha, P.
Christ University
86
Tripathi, Surya Kant
Panjab University
87
Tripathy, Sunil Kumar
Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang
88
Mehata, Mohan Singh
Delhi Technological University
89
Ray, Sekhar Chandra
Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University)
90
Moulik, Satya Priya
Jadavpur University
91
Kumar, Naveen
Maharshi Dayanand University
92
Jothi Arunachalam, S. Jothi
Saveetha School of Engineering
93
Mohanty, Bedangadas
Homi Bhabha National Institute
94
Naveen Kumar, R.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Bangalore
95
Choudhary, Ram Naresh Prasad
Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University)
96
Saha-Dasgupta, Tanusri
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
97
Karthikeyan, Balasubramanian
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
98
Muthu, S.
Arignar Anna Government Arts College
99
Karthikeyan, Rajagopal R.
Easwari Engineering College
100
Sujith, R. I.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras

686 listed scientists in Physics & Astronomy in India

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