Universities by Research i10-index in India
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Indian Institute of Science Bangalore91,738 works
87,859
2All India Institute of Medical Sciences78,059 works
79,978
3Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur71,816 works
73,264
4University of Delhi86,400 works
70,294
5Banaras Hindu University66,292 works
68,972
6Indian Institute of Technology Delhi71,680 works
63,790
7Indian Institute of Technology Bombay67,082 works
62,607
8Indian Institute of Technology Madras69,442 works
58,408
9Tata Institute of Fundamental Research35,442 works
56,496
10Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research50,214 works
53,456
11Panjab University35,012 works
51,939
12Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research37,536 works
48,941
13Vellore Institute of Technology University72,486 works
46,905
14Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur51,392 works
46,434
15Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee50,581 works
46,095
16Jadavpur University46,376 works
42,300
17Manipal Academy of Higher Education54,386 works
38,343
18Aligarh Muslim University40,918 works
38,286
19Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati34,446 works
33,510
20Anna University, Chennai40,672 works
30,655
21Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham41,340 works
27,770
22University of Calcutta38,717 works
27,750
23SRM Institute of Science and Technology57,432 works
27,101
24Homi Bhabha National Institute26,570 works
26,815
25Savitribai Phule Pune University35,834 works
23,502
26Indian Institute of Technology BHU22,894 works
23,119
27Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science16,381 works
22,725
28Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani26,695 works
22,493
29National Institute of Technology Rourkela22,994 works
22,105
30Saveetha University67,184 works
21,635
31University of Hyderabad23,984 works
21,615
32Christian Medical College, Vellore19,631 works
21,559
33Jawaharlal Nehru University31,246 works
21,228
34Jamia Millia Islamia23,796 works
20,979
35Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad22,666 works
20,236
36Amity University43,722 works
19,823
37University of Madras21,137 works
18,810
38Annamalai University25,043 works
17,757
39Guru Nanak Dev University16,919 works
17,512
40Lovely Professional University37,790 works
17,434
41Institute of Chemical Technology13,360 works
17,222
42Jamia Hamdard13,473 works
15,417
43Indian Institute of Technology Indore13,221 works
15,041
44National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli18,054 works
14,773
45Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology17,925 works
14,215
46Bharathiar University17,287 works
14,169
47Punjab Agricultural University18,709 works
14,005
48Bharathidasan University18,001 works
13,761
49Shivaji University11,496 works
13,246
50Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune8,290 works
12,884
Highlights
Within India, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore ranks first in 2026 with 87,859, followed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (79,978) and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (73,264).
Across 50 entries, values run from 87,859 (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore) to 12,884 (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune), with a median of 23,311.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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