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🎓 Top Research Universities in India

Universities and colleges in India ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇮🇳 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore91,688 papers
4,472,635
2
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research35,451 papers
4,264,976
3
All India Institute of Medical Sciences77,978 papers
3,927,838
4
University of Delhi86,303 papers
3,908,877
5
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur71,755 papers
3,584,094
6
Banaras Hindu University66,214 papers
3,537,036
7
Panjab University34,989 papers
3,197,683
8
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay67,033 papers
3,181,219
9
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi71,628 papers
3,158,259
10
Indian Institute of Technology Madras69,385 papers
2,738,090
11
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur51,350 papers
2,404,643
12
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research50,183 papers
2,379,310
13
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee50,542 papers
2,334,020
14
Vellore Institute of Technology University72,356 papers
2,228,153
15
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research37,463 papers
2,079,941
16
Aligarh Muslim University40,906 papers
2,007,938
17
Jadavpur University46,359 papers
1,940,952
18
Manipal Academy of Higher Education54,265 papers
1,698,281
19
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati34,416 papers
1,543,789
20
Anna University, Chennai40,643 papers
1,470,712
21
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham41,254 papers
1,184,034
22
University of Calcutta38,698 papers
1,179,550
23
SRM Institute of Science and Technology57,264 papers
1,148,378
24
Savitribai Phule Pune University35,784 papers
1,143,420
25
Jamia Millia Islamia23,765 papers
1,142,091
26
Jawaharlal Nehru University31,227 papers
1,069,779
27
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani26,650 papers
1,055,420
28
Homi Bhabha National Institute26,522 papers
1,053,691
29
Indian Institute of Technology BHU22,856 papers
1,042,932
30
University of Hyderabad23,970 papers
1,040,963
31
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science16,366 papers
1,032,556
32
National Institute of Technology Rourkela22,973 papers
1,017,181
33
Christian Medical College, Vellore19,629 papers
997,311
34
Saveetha University67,035 papers
970,663
35
University of Madras21,136 papers
923,309
36
Amity University43,639 papers
920,464
37
Annamalai University25,021 papers
907,618
38
Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad22,636 papers
886,501
39
Jamia Hamdard13,452 papers
883,366
40
Guru Nanak Dev University16,902 papers
877,603
41
Institute of Chemical Technology13,353 papers
876,765
42
Lovely Professional University37,680 papers
832,401
43
University of Rajasthan48,463 papers
772,613
44
Bharathiar University17,275 papers
716,030
45
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology17,903 papers
711,380
46
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune8,291 papers
707,035
47
University of Jammu8,739 papers
704,545
48
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli18,048 papers
697,307
49
National Institute of Science Education and Research7,446 papers
683,084
50
Indian Institute of Technology Indore13,205 papers
667,546

Highlights

Within India, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore ranks first in 2026 with 4,472,635, followed by Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (4,264,976) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (3,927,838).

Across 50 entries, values run from 4,472,635 (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore) to 667,546 (Indian Institute of Technology Indore), with a median of 1,105,935.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.