2020 tables: Institutions - biological sciences - academic

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

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# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India 15.60 18.79 37 19.8%
2 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IISER Mohali), India 3.92 3.60 4 -8.6%
3 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune), India 3.31 3.45 8 3.7%
4 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India 2.46 2.58 6 4.5%
5 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), India 1.67 2.51 5 49.6%
6 University of Hyderabad (UoH), India 0.27 2.50 4 833.5%
7 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), India – 2.00 2 N/A
8 Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India 0.72 1.99 12 176.0%
9 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), India 0.05 1.34 2 2563.5%
10 University of Delhi (DU), India 0.74 1.29 6 73.4%
11 Amity University, India 0.24 1.00 3 312.6%
12 University of Kashmir, India – 1.00 1 N/A
13 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India 2.01 0.91 4 -55.2%
14 University of Calcutta (CU), India 0.28 0.90 4 222.8%
15 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India 1.71 0.80 1 -53.4%
16 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India 1.07 0.61 3 -42.9%
17 Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), India 0.04 0.61 3 1345.6%
18 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar), India – 0.60 1 N/A
19 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), India 0.10 0.59 4 485.9%
20 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India 3.25 0.49 6 -84.9%
21 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata), India – 0.47 2 N/A
22 Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), India 0.35 0.44 3 26.3%
23 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (IISER Tirupati), India 0.33 0.40 1 19.4%
24 Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), India 1.24 0.37 3 -70.1%
25 Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, India – 0.36 2 N/A
26 Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ), India 0.03 0.33 1 1093.6%
26 Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), India 0.11 0.33 1 190.9%
27 Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar), India – 0.31 2 N/A
28 King George's Medical University (KGMU), India 0.05 0.25 2 455.7%
29 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India 3.14 0.25 1 -92.1%
29 University of Allahabad, India – 0.25 1 N/A
30 Visva-Bharati University, India – 0.23 1 N/A
31 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT University), India 0.46 0.23 2 -50.9%
32 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), India – 0.23 2 N/A
33 Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), India – 0.22 4 N/A
34 Indian School of Business (ISB), India 0.14 0.22 1 54.7%
34 National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), India 1.14 0.22 1 -80.7%
35 Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra), India – 0.21 1 N/A
35 JIS University, India – 0.21 2 N/A
36 SRR and CVR Government Degree College (SRR & CVR Vijayawada), India – 0.20 1 N/A
37 Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), India 0.03 0.19 2 456.3%
38 M.S. Ramaiah Medical College (RMC), India – 0.17 1 N/A
38 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), India – 0.17 1 N/A
39 Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India 0.03 0.16 2 431.0%
40 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGISPU), India – 0.13 1 N/A
41 Central University of Kerala (CUK), India – 0.12 3 N/A
42 North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), India 0.50 0.11 1 -77.9%
42 Central University of Punjab Bathinda (CUPB), India – 0.11 1 N/A
43 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India 0.69 0.11 5 -84.4%
44 Panjab University (PU), India – 0.11 4 N/A
45 Delhi Technological University (DTU), India – 0.08 3 N/A
46 St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, India – 0.08 1 N/A
47 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India – 0.08 2 N/A
48 The University of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), India 0.14 0.07 1 -49.0%
48 SASTRA University, India 0.42 0.07 1 -83.1%
48 Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMC Vellore), India 0.62 0.07 1 -88.6%
48 Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (CBPBU), India – 0.07 1 N/A
48 Thiruvalluvar University, India – 0.07 1 N/A
49 Jadavpur University (JU), India – 0.07 1 N/A
49 Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A), India – 0.07 1 N/A
50 University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), India – 0.06 2 N/A
51 Central University of Haryana (CUH), India – 0.06 1 N/A
52 Gauhati University, India – 0.06 2 N/A
53 Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), India 0.06 0.06 1 5.3%
53 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India 0.96 0.06 1 -93.9%
54 Osmania University, India 0.02 0.05 2 190.3%
55 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University), India – 0.05 1 N/A
56 Bidhannagar College, India – 0.05 1 N/A
56 Darjeeling Government College, India – 0.05 1 N/A
57 Ramanarain Ruia Autonomous College, India – 0.05 1 N/A
58 Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU), India 0.01 0.04 1 256.4%
58 Acharya Nagarjuna University, India – 0.04 1 N/A
59 Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), India 0.02 0.04 2 87.9%
60 Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad (IIT Dharwad), India 0.02 0.04 1 152.5%
60 Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (RVSKVV), India – 0.04 1 N/A
61 Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (GNIPST), India – 0.03 1 N/A
61 Tezpur University, India – 0.03 1 N/A
61 National Institute of Technology Sikkim (NIT Sikkim), India – 0.03 1 N/A
62 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), India 0.03 0.03 3 21.3%
63 Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), India – 0.03 2 N/A
64 Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai (IIT Bhilai), India – 0.02 1 N/A
65 Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), India 0.35 0.02 3 -94.2%
66 Dr. Harisingh Gour University (Sagar University), India – 0.02 2 N/A
67 Ashoka University, India – 0.02 1 N/A
68 Assam Medical College, India – 0.02 1 N/A
69 International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), India – 0.01 2 N/A
70 Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India 0.84 0.01 1 -98.3%
71 Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, India – 0.01 1 N/A
72 Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), India 0.00 0.01 2 84.0%
73 Deccan College of Medical Sciences, India 0.14 0.01 1 -94.0%
74 Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India – 0.01 1 N/A
75 Pachhunga University College (PUC), India – 0.01 1 N/A
75 Khalsa College Amritsar, India – 0.01 1 N/A
75 Pocker Sahib Memorial Orphanage College (PSMO), India – 0.01 1 N/A
76 Suraj Eye Institute, India 0.01 0.01 3 -48.6%
77 JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, India – 0.00 2 N/A
78 School of Preventive Oncology, India – 0.00 2 N/A
79 Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal (GMC), India – 0.00 2 N/A
80 Pondicherry University, India 0.06 0.00 1 -95.9%
80 Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ), India – 0.00 1 N/A
81 Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), India 0.01 0.00 1 -85.8%
81 A.C.S Medical College and Hospital, India – 0.00 1 N/A
82 Rajasthan University for Health Sciences (RUHS), India – 0.00 1 N/A
82 D.Y. Patil University, India – 0.00 1 N/A
82 Global Institute of Public Health (GIPH), AHRI, India – 0.00 1 N/A
82 Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences Technology (MGUMST), India – 0.00 1 N/A
83 Symbiosis International University (SIU), India – 0.00 1 N/A
83 Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI), India – 0.00 1 N/A
84 Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (DPU), India 0.22 0.00 1 -99.6%
84 IIHMR University, India – 0.00 1 N/A
85 Government Medical College Bhavnaga, India – 0.00 1 N/A
85 B.J. Medical College, India – 0.00 1 N/A
85 Chirayu Medical College, India – 0.00 1 N/A

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