Universities by Research Publications in India
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Indian Institute of Science Bangalore4,494,630 citations
91,738
2University of Delhi3,921,790 citations
86,400
3All India Institute of Medical Sciences3,940,171 citations
78,059
4Vellore Institute of Technology University2,243,939 citations
72,486
5Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur3,602,170 citations
71,816
6Indian Institute of Technology Delhi3,175,199 citations
71,680
7Indian Institute of Technology Madras2,753,720 citations
69,442
8Saveetha University978,043 citations
67,184
9Indian Institute of Technology Bombay3,198,349 citations
67,082
10Banaras Hindu University3,554,475 citations
66,292
11SRM Institute of Science and Technology1,156,194 citations
57,432
12Manipal Academy of Higher Education1,708,232 citations
54,386
13Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur2,418,867 citations
51,392
14Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee2,343,512 citations
50,581
15Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research2,385,812 citations
50,214
16University of Rajasthan773,921 citations
48,473
17Jadavpur University1,950,287 citations
46,376
18Amity University931,774 citations
43,722
19Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham1,196,602 citations
41,340
20Aligarh Muslim University2,018,125 citations
40,918
21Anna University, Chennai1,476,046 citations
40,672
22University of Calcutta1,183,993 citations
38,717
23Lovely Professional University840,761 citations
37,790
24Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research2,088,028 citations
37,536
25Savitribai Phule Pune University1,149,563 citations
35,834
26Tata Institute of Fundamental Research4,281,884 citations
35,442
27Panjab University3,207,370 citations
35,012
28Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati1,554,756 citations
34,446
29Chandigarh University413,576 citations
32,619
30Jawaharlal Nehru University1,075,154 citations
31,246
31Chitkara University478,655 citations
26,752
32Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani1,063,783 citations
26,695
33Homi Bhabha National Institute1,060,053 citations
26,570
34Annamalai University909,659 citations
25,043
35Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation351,401 citations
24,298
36University of Hyderabad1,043,658 citations
23,984
37Jamia Millia Islamia1,148,523 citations
23,796
38National Institute of Technology Rourkela1,023,809 citations
22,994
39Indian Institute of Technology BHU1,048,371 citations
22,894
40Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad890,568 citations
22,666
41Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur572,868 citations
21,869
42Symbiosis International University360,905 citations
21,681
43KIIT University516,399 citations
21,565
44University of Madras925,240 citations
21,137
45Indian Statistical Institute619,996 citations
21,074
46Graphic Era University292,133 citations
20,696
47Siksha O Anusandhan University483,340 citations
20,466
48University of Mumbai530,570 citations
20,213
49Christ University230,689 citations
20,210
50Jain University301,426 citations
20,131
Highlights
Within India, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore ranks first in 2026 with 91,738, followed by University of Delhi (86,400) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (78,059).
Across 50 entries, values run from 91,738 (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore) to 20,131 (Jain University), with a median of 35,638.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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