Top-cited scientists by institution in India

152 institutions with 10 or more listed authors · India

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152 universities and institutes in India have 10 or more researchers in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list. Indian Institute of Science has the most (113), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (104) and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (84). Each institution’s page has its top fields and subfields and its first 100 scientists.

#	Institution	Listed authors	Top 100k
1	Indian Institute of Science	113	30
2	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	104	31
3	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	84	30
4	Vellore Institute of Technology	78	27
5	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	73	16
6	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	72	16
7	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi	61	13
8	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	61	18
9	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	59	27
10	Saveetha School of Engineering	59	29
11	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi	57	14
12	Lovely Professional University	56	14
13	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)	55	10
14	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh	55	14
15	Amity University	54	17
16	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	52	14
17	Banaras Hindu University	51	20
18	Chitkara University, Punjab	51	13
19	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani	50	16
20	Graphic Era (Deemed to be University)	50	21
21	Jadavpur University	50	16
22	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	49	14
23	Aligarh Muslim University	46	21
24	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad	45	10
25	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	45	15
26	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies	45	17
27	University of Delhi	44	10
28	Chandigarh University	42	13
29	GLA University, Mathura	41	7
30	Panjab University	39	14
31	Jamia Millia Islamia	36	13
32	ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi	35	12
33	Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University)	35	15
34	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre	34	7
35	Jamia Hamdard	34	7
36	Institute of Chemical Technology	30	15
37	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	30	13
38	Delhi Technological University	29	8
39	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar	28	6
40	Manipal Institute of Technology	28	6
41	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	27	8
42	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	27	5
43	Central University of Punjab	25	8
44	Maharshi Dayanand University	25	5
45	Shoolini University	25	13
46	Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology	24	9
47	Christ University	23	5
48	Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur	23	5
49	Indian Council of Medical Research	22	5
50	National Institute of Technology Raipur	22	3
51	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	22	9
52	University of Hyderabad	22	8
53	Guru Nanak Dev University	21	3
54	Homi Bhabha National Institute	21	2
55	Jawaharlal Nehru University	21	6
56	L.V. Prasad Eye Institute India	21	6
57	Manipal University Jaipur	21	8
58	Pandit Deendayal Energy University	21	9
59	Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai	21	3
60	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology	20	5
61	Galgotias University	20	6
62	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	20	4
63	Marwadi University	20	11
64	National Institute of Technology Silchar	20	8
65	Central University of Haryana	19	9
66	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	19	5
67	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation	19	6
68	The University of Burdwan	19	9
69	University of Kashmir	19	4
70	Bennett University	18	5
71	Savitribai Phule Pune University	18	6
72	University of Allahabad	18	5
73	University of Calcutta	18	1
74	Anna University	17	1
75	Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad	17	3
76	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali	17	2
77	Netaji Subhas University of Technology	17	1
78	Pondicherry University	17	4
79	Punjab Agricultural University	17	5
80	Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science	16	5
81	Karpagam Academy of Higher Education	16	3
82	National Institute of Technology, Warangal	16	5
83	Alagappa University	15	4
84	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	15	8
85	Bharathiar University	15	7
86	Central University of Rajasthan	15	6
87	JAIN (Deemed-to-be University)	15	4
88	National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra	15	8
89	National Institute of Technology Patna	15	6
90	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences	15	3
91	Christian Medical College, Vellore	14	3
92	Indian Institute of Chemical Technology	14	3
93	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	14	7
94	SASTRA Deemed University	14	3
95	SR University	14	3
96	SRM University-AP	14	6
97	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	14	4
98	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai	14	5
99	University of Lucknow	14	1
100	Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology	13	0
101	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	13	4
102	Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata	13	7
103	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	13	0
104	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	13	7
105	Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology	13	5
106	National Institute of Technology Karnataka	13	2
107	Punjabi University	13	2
108	Saveetha Dental College And Hospitals	13	5
109	Sharda University	13	8
110	Amity University Punjab	12	3
111	Annamalai University	12	3
112	Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra	12	6
113	CSIR-National Physical Laboratory	12	4
114	Central Electrochemical Research Institute India	12	5
115	Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM)	12	3
116	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal	12	2
117	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	12	4
118	Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology	12	3
119	Shivaji University	12	3
120	Dr. H. S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar	11	3
121	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata	11	1
122	Jaypee Institute of Information Technology	11	0
123	Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana	11	4
124	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	11	2
125	National Metallurgical Laboratory India	11	3
126	Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology	11	2
127	Saveetha Medical College and Hospital	11	3
128	Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir	11	2
129	Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed to be University), Mumbai	11	0
130	VIT-AP University	11	1
131	VSS University of Technology	11	3
132	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur	10	4
133	Alliance University	10	3
134	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	10	2
135	Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	10	2
136	Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology India	10	3
137	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research	10	4
138	Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore	10	2
139	Kasturba Medical College, Manipal	10	0
140	King George's Medical University	10	3
141	Mizoram University	10	2
142	National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology	10	4
143	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad	10	0
144	National Institute of Technology Calicut	10	2
145	National Institute of Technology, Durgapur	10	1
146	S. V. National Institute of Technology	10	4
147	Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences	10	3
148	The Gandhigram Rural Institute	10	1
149	University of Madras	10	2
150	Uttaranchal University	10	3
151	Visva-Bharati University	10	4
152	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	10	3

Institution names are only recorded for large institutions. The 1,603 in India with fewer than 10 listed authors are not listed here; the authors table finds them by name.