2020 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2020 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.

Table criteria

# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India 80.58 84.82 220 1.8%
2 Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), India 49.10 59.03 200 16.3%
3 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India 44.82 50.41 109 8.8%
4 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), India 40.87 42.62 172 0.9%
5 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata), India 20.54 35.05 64 65.1%
6 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), India 21.00 34.48 73 58.9%
7 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India 33.26 30.44 51 -11.4%
8 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune), India 36.92 25.53 116 -33.1%
9 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), India 26.28 23.76 40 -12.5%
10 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India 20.51 23.08 75 8.9%
11 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), India 32.71 22.85 28 -32.4%
12 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India 23.42 21.14 37 -12.6%
13 University of Hyderabad (UoH), India 16.11 18.24 45 9.5%
14 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IISER Mohali), India 11.37 17.12 38 45.7%
15 University of Delhi (DU), India 9.90 14.84 99 45.1%
16 Jadavpur University (JU), India 10.37 13.37 24 24.7%
17 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India 14.01 12.89 19 -10.9%
18 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India 16.55 12.64 25 -26.1%
19 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), India 10.24 11.52 15 8.8%
20 Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore), India 9.50 10.36 34 5.6%
21 Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar), India 6.85 9.61 28 35.8%
22 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India 3.40 7.75 18 120.4%
23 Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), India 2.88 7.53 18 153.0%
24 Tezpur University, India 1.74 5.49 10 206.3%
25 Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (IIEST Shibpur), India 1.53 5.47 9 246.9%
26 Shiv Nadar University (SNU), India 4.66 5.42 9 12.4%
27 Visva-Bharati University, India 3.02 5.25 41 68.2%
28 University of Calcutta (CU), India 10.46 5.24 15 -51.5%
29 National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR), India 3.42 4.86 7 37.7%
30 Siksha O Anusandhan University (SOA), India 3.42 4.83 5 36.9%
31 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar), India 2.28 4.81 7 104.0%
32 Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), India 1.30 4.66 6 248.1%
33 Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), India 0.68 4.22 12 497.2%
34 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, India 3.38 3.75 8 7.1%
35 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India 6.65 3.65 12 -46.8%
36 Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), India 2.17 3.51 14 56.7%
37 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), India 5.42 3.48 42 -37.8%
38 Ajmal College of Arts and Science, India 2.00 3.33 4 61.3%
39 Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT Patna), India 2.03 3.33 8 58.6%
40 Gauhati University, India 0.04 3.27 20 7044.9%
41 North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), India 1.50 3.22 6 107.4%
42 Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India 5.38 3.11 17 -44.1%
43 Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur), India 3.28 3.05 8 -10.0%
44 University of Burdwan, India 1.03 3.00 3 180.9%
45 Panjab University (PU), India 1.62 2.86 117 71.3%
46 Amity University, India 0.41 2.44 7 477.8%
47 Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India 1.05 2.30 15 111.9%
48 Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), India 2.62 2.22 5 -17.9%
49 University of North Bengal (NBU), India 0.63 2.10 5 224.7%
50 Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (MNIT Jaipur), India 0.97 2.03 8 102.2%
51 Pondicherry University, India 1.82 2.02 5 7.7%
52 Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), India 1.93 5 N/A
53 Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT Tirupati), India 0.46 1.88 4 294.6%
54 Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, India 0.80 1.75 2 110.7%
55 Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ), India 0.54 1.71 4 203.6%
56 Government General Degree College, India 1.67 3 N/A
57 Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (IIT BHU), India 2.00 1.58 6 -23.6%
58 Presidency University, India 0.84 1.50 5 71.8%
59 Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi), India 2.94 1.47 3 -51.5%
60 Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), India 2.58 1.42 3 -46.9%
61 Aliah University, India 0.40 1.40 3 238.7%
62 Bharathidasan University (BDU), India 0.93 1.38 2 42.8%
63 Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), India 1.56 1.35 9 -16.4%
64 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (NITJ), India 1.33 2 N/A
64 University of Kashmir, India 1.33 2 N/A
65 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), India 0.32 1.32 7 302.8%
66 SASTRA University, India 0.42 1.27 4 193.3%
67 University of Madras, India 2.25 1.25 2 -46.2%
68 Indian Institute of Technology - Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (IIT-ISM), India 0.76 1.21 2 54.4%
69 Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT-BBS), India 0.31 1.20 50 269.7%
70 Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), India 0.03 1.19 3 3247.5%
71 TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), India 0.59 1.13 2 85.9%
72 Mahatma Gandhi University (MG University), India 1.00 1.11 2 7.5%
73 Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), India 0.13 1.09 5 747.6%
74 Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), India 0.04 1.05 4 2338.5%
75 Indian Institute of Advanced Research (IIAR), India 0.00 1.01 9 21467.1%
76 Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women (HMMCW), India 1.00 1 N/A
76 Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), India 1.00 1 N/A
76 Vidyasagar University, India 1.00 1 N/A
77 Christ University, India 0.04 0.99 2 2577.2%
78 Kumaun University, India 0.88 3 N/A
79 University of Kalyani, India 1.81 0.83 2 -55.6%
79 University of Mumbai, India 3.58 0.83 2 -77.5%
79 CMR University (CMRU), India 0.83 2 N/A
80 National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (NIT Kurukshetra), India 0.22 0.80 1 248.4%
81 Ashoka University, India 0.77 3 N/A
82 Jain University (JU), India 0.74 4 N/A
83 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT University), India 1.68 0.72 5 -58.5%
84 Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra), India 0.71 3 N/A
85 Bharathiar University, India 0.00 0.67 2 24199.6%
86 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), India 0.36 0.67 2 78.6%
87 National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), India 0.25 0.65 2 151.6%
88 Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai (IIT Bhilai), India 0.42 0.63 3 47.1%
89 Manipur University, India 0.63 1 N/A
90 University of Rajasthan, India 1.36 0.61 20 -56.7%
91 B. Borooah College, India 0.60 1 N/A
92 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), India 0.10 0.59 4 470.0%
93 University of Jammu, India 0.18 0.57 24 212.3%
94 Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IIT PKD), India 0.33 0.56 2 63.3%
95 Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), India 1.00 0.53 3 -48.5%
96 Central University of Jammu, India 0.53 4 N/A
97 Andhra University, India 0.83 0.52 3 -39.5%
98 Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM), India 0.10 0.50 1 383.8%
98 Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR), India 0.50 1 N/A
98 Sister Nibedita Government General Degree College for Girls, India 0.50 1 N/A
98 GLA University, India 0.50 1 N/A
99 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy), India 1.00 0.49 3 -52.6%
100 University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), India 0.50 0.44 1 -14.0%
100 Goa University, India 1.11 0.44 2 -61.3%
101 Bhupal Nobles' University (BNU), India 0.08 0.42 1 383.8%
102 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (IISER Tirupati), India 0.33 0.41 3 19.5%
103 Ram Chandra Uniyal Government Post Graduate College, India 0.40 1 N/A
103 Assam University (AUS), India 0.40 1 N/A
104 National Institute of Technology Sikkim (NIT Sikkim), India 0.38 3 N/A
105 Anna University (AU), India 0.10 0.36 3 245.6%
105 Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, India 0.36 2 N/A
106 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University), India 1.67 0.35 3 -79.7%
107 Assam Don Bosco University, India 0.33 0.33 1 -3.2%
107 Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI), India 1.50 0.33 1 -78.5%
107 Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology (MIT Muzaffarpur), India 0.33 1 N/A
108 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGISPU), India 0.33 2 N/A
109 Sri Pratap College (SP College), India 0.31 2 N/A
110 Indian Institute of Technology Goa (IIT Goa), India 0.06 0.30 2 422.5%
111 Bishop Heber College, India 0.29 1 N/A
111 Presidency College Chennai, India 0.29 1 N/A
112 Marwadi University, India 0.27 2 N/A
113 King George's Medical University (KGMU), India 0.05 0.25 2 440.7%
114 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur (IISER Berhampur), India 0.25 2 N/A
115 Adamas University, India 0.07 0.25 1 256.4%
115 The LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNMIIT), India 0.20 0.25 1 21.0%
115 Dibrugarh University, India 0.20 0.25 1 21.0%
115 University of Allahabad, India 0.33 0.25 1 -27.4%
115 Netaji Nagar College for Women, India 1.00 0.25 1 -75.8%
115 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India 0.25 1 N/A
115 GMR Institute of Technology (GMRIT), India 0.25 1 N/A
115 Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), India 0.25 1 N/A
115 Surendranath College, India 0.25 1 N/A
115 Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala RD Institute of Science and Technology (Vel Tech), India 0.25 1 N/A
116 Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), India 0.20 0.23 2 13.1%
117 Indian School of Business (ISB), India 0.14 0.22 1 50.5%
117 National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), India 1.14 0.22 1 -81.2%
117 Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (IIITM Gwalior), India 0.22 1 N/A
118 JIS University, India 0.21 2 N/A
119 Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology (GCECT), India 0.53 0.20 1 -63.1%
119 Saurashtra University, India 0.20 1 N/A
119 Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU), India 0.20 1 N/A
119 Government General Degree College Kalna–1, India 0.20 1 N/A
119 Women's College, Calcutta, India 0.20 1 N/A
119 Patna University, India 0.20 1 N/A
119 Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), India 0.20 1 N/A
119 SRR and CVR Government Degree College (SRR & CVR Vijayawada), India 0.20 1 N/A
119 Darjeeling Polytechnic College, India 0.20 1 N/A
120 Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), India 0.33 0.17 1 -51.6%
120 MVGR College of Engineering, India 0.17 1 N/A
120 Raghunathpur College, India 0.17 1 N/A
120 M.S. Ramaiah Medical College (RMC), India 0.17 1 N/A
120 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTU Hyderabad), India 0.17 1 N/A
120 Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), India 0.17 1 N/A
120 MES Abasaheb Garware College, India 0.17 1 N/A
120 St. Anthony’s College, India 0.17 1 N/A
120 Bennett University, India 0.17 1 N/A
120 St. Stephen's College, India 0.17 1 N/A
120 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), India 0.17 1 N/A
121 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India 1.19 0.14 6 -88.3%
122 Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (SGBAU), India 0.14 1 N/A
123 Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India 2.22 0.14 19 -93.8%
124 National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand (NITUK), India 0.13 2 N/A
125 Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, India 0.00 0.13 1 2633.7%
125 Cotton University, India 0.14 0.13 1 -15.3%
125 Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India 0.55 0.13 1 -77.9%
125 Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry (VCSG UUHF), India 0.13 1 N/A
125 Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), India 0.13 1 N/A
125 Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), India 0.13 1 N/A
125 Imphal College, India 0.13 1 N/A
125 D. M. College of Science, India 0.13 1 N/A
126 Central University of Kerala (CUK), India 0.12 3 N/A
127 Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU), India 0.10 0.11 1 12.9%
127 Central University of Punjab Bathinda (CUPB), India 0.56 0.11 1 -80.8%
128 Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), India 0.05 0.10 1 112.9%
128 National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW), India 0.10 1 N/A
128 K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering (KJSCE), India 0.10 1 N/A
128 Kakatiya University, India 0.10 1 N/A
128 Gujarat Vidyapeeth, India 0.10 1 N/A
128 Acharya Institute of Technology (AIT), India 0.10 1 N/A
128 Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), India 0.10 1 N/A
128 Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad (MNNIT), India 0.10 1 N/A
129 Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), India 0.05 0.09 11 82.9%
130 Delhi Technological University (DTU), India 1.00 0.08 3 -91.9%
131 ICFAI University, Tripura (ICFAI Tripura), India 0.08 1 N/A
131 St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, India 0.08 1 N/A
131 Kurukshetra University (KUK), India 0.08 1 N/A
132 Central University of Karnataka (CUK), India 0.04 0.07 1 65.9%
132 The University of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), India 0.14 0.07 1 -50.4%
132 Thiruvalluvar University, India 0.25 0.07 1 -72.4%
132 Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMC Vellore), India 0.62 0.07 1 -88.9%
132 Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (CBPBU), India 0.07 1 N/A
132 Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (GGU), India 0.07 1 N/A
132 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, India 0.07 1 N/A
133 Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A), India 0.07 1 N/A
134 University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), India 0.06 2 N/A
135 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), India 0.06 1 N/A
135 Central University of Haryana (CUH), India 0.06 1 N/A
135 Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), India 0.06 1 N/A
135 C.I. College, India 0.06 1 N/A
135 Central University of South Bihar (CUSB), India 0.06 1 N/A
136 Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), India 0.06 0.06 1 2.5%
137 Osmania University, India 1.22 0.05 2 -96.0%
138 Bidhannagar College, India 0.05 1 N/A
138 Darjeeling Government College, India 0.05 1 N/A
139 Ramanarain Ruia Autonomous College, India 0.05 1 N/A
140 Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU), India 2.01 0.04 1 -98.0%
140 Acharya Nagarjuna University, India 0.04 1 N/A
141 Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, India 0.34 0.04 35 -88.6%
142 Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad (IIT Dharwad), India 0.02 0.04 1 145.6%
142 Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (RVSKVV), India 0.04 1 N/A
143 National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (NITDGP), India 1.90 0.04 1 -98.2%
144 Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (GNIPST), India 0.03 1 N/A
145 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB), India 0.63 0.02 1 -96.3%
146 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), India 0.03 0.02 2 -32.3%
147 Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India 0.95 0.02 2 -97.7%
148 Dr. Harisingh Gour University (Sagar University), India 0.02 2 N/A
149 Assam Medical College, India 0.02 1 N/A
150 International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), India 0.01 2 N/A
151 Mangalore University, India 0.02 0.01 1 -40.2%
152 Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, India 0.01 1 N/A
153 Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), India 0.00 0.01 2 79.0%
154 Deccan College of Medical Sciences, India 0.14 0.01 1 -94.2%
155 Pachhunga University College (PUC), India 0.01 1 N/A
155 Pocker Sahib Memorial Orphanage College (PSMO), India 0.01 1 N/A
155 Khalsa College Amritsar, India 0.01 1 N/A
156 Suraj Eye Institute, India 0.01 0.01 3 -50.0%
157 Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), India 0.01 1 N/A
158 JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, India 0.00 2 N/A
159 School of Preventive Oncology, India 0.00 2 N/A
160 Utkal University, India 0.00 1 N/A
161 Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal (GMC), India 0.00 2 N/A
162 Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ), India 0.50 0.00 1 -99.6%
163 Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), India 0.01 0.00 1 -86.2%
163 A.C.S Medical College and Hospital, India 0.00 1 N/A
164 D.Y. Patil University, India 0.00 1 N/A
164 Global Institute of Public Health (GIPH), AHRI, India 0.00 1 N/A
164 Rajasthan University for Health Sciences (RUHS), India 0.00 1 N/A
164 Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences Technology (MGUMST), India 0.00 1 N/A
165 Symbiosis International University (SIU), India 0.05 0.00 1 -97.6%
165 Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI), India 0.00 1 N/A
166 Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (DPU), India 0.22 0.00 1 -99.6%
166 IIHMR University, India 0.00 1 N/A
167 B.J. Medical College, India 0.00 1 N/A
167 Chirayu Medical College, India 0.00 1 N/A
167 Government Medical College Bhavnaga, India 0.00 1 N/A

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