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Indian Institute of Science ranked 3rd in India, 496th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 168 research topics. Indian Institute of Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 70,306 academic publications and 1,298,214 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 62 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#496 of 14,131 In the World
#78 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 876 In India
#1 of 59 In Karnataka
#1 of 22 In Bangalore
#67 of 3,091 For Condensed Matter Physics
#73 of 2,319 For Computational Chemistry
#85 of 3,083 For Inorganic Chemistry
#910 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#929 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 165 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 1st for Engineering in India and 162nd in the World with 51,461 publications made and 964,935 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 488 In India
#50 of 2,809 In Asia
#162 of 6,684 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 404 2454
1992 485 2692
1993 444 2975
1994 548 3061
1995 533 3141
1996 602 3836
1997 526 4030
1998 560 4464
1999 531 4922
2000 585 5400
2001 691 6211
2002 1046 8497
2003 957 8911
2004 906 10497
2005 1113 12906
2006 1153 14691
2007 1134 16713
2008 1197 19314
2009 1398 22475
2010 1354 25580
2011 1529 30447
2012 1733 33444
2013 2277 38522
2014 2014 43323
2015 1983 46486
2016 2076 49737
2017 2145 53509
2018 2355 59581
2019 2305 66029
2020 2519 74969
2021 2596 86181
2022 2543 87422
2023 2391 87430

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Metallurgical Engineering 1 40 100
Nanotechnology 1 58 105
Chemical Engineering 1 58 109
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 34 110
Geotechnical Engineering 3 42 120
Materials Science 1 45 121
Electrical Engineering 2 51 122
Structural Engineering 2 40 122
Aerospace Engineering 1 33 135
Electronic Engineering 2 47 135
Computer Engineering 2 44 149
Telecommunications 1 51 154
Acoustical Engineering 1 49 164
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 57 175
Computer Networking 1 56 176
Civil Engineering 2 54 176
Optical Engineering 1 57 178
Automation and Control engineering 4 71 178
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 57 190
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 44 191
Nuclear Engineering 7 71 194
Mechanical Engineering 5 62 202
Robotics 1 72 217
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 74 225
Aviation 1 46 251
Industrial Engineering 7 70 252
Technical Drawing 5 79 254
Mining Engineering 8 94 260
Architectural Engineering 3 74 266
Automotive Engineering 13 103 280
Product and Industrial Design 2 58 291
Systems Engineering 4 66 323
Environmental Engineering 10 113 347
Agricultural Engineering 26 125 358
Remote Sensing 4 90 377
Biomedical Engineering 6 96 383
Biochemical Engineering 16 96 396
Architecture 3 77 401
Construction Management 8 97 404
Transportation Engineering 7 108 405
Operations Research 14 125 441
Human-Computer Interaction 3 91 455
Marine Engineering 8 142 495
Petroleum Engineering 10 159 499
Biotechnology 29 277 830
Engineering Management 14 351 1140

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 1st for Physics in India and 161st in the World with 51,038 publications made and 981,355 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 485 In India
#47 of 2,786 In Asia
#161 of 6,603 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 422 2685
1992 503 2933
1993 471 3243
1994 560 3404
1995 548 3496
1996 640 4231
1997 546 4337
1998 585 4857
1999 546 5208
2000 622 5752
2001 734 6601
2002 984 8547
2003 931 9205
2004 877 10827
2005 1103 13278
2006 1121 14993
2007 1098 16958
2008 1167 19474
2009 1397 22578
2010 1321 25649
2011 1513 30497
2012 1709 33370
2013 2259 38172
2014 1933 43231
2015 1946 46460
2016 2029 49726
2017 2068 53169
2018 2253 59070
2019 2229 65417
2020 2462 74188
2021 2507 84609
2022 2492 85784
2023 2344 86110

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 1 22 67
Nanotechnology 1 58 105
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 34 110
Materials Science 1 45 121
Quantum and Particle physics 1 42 141
Acoustical Engineering 1 49 164
Optical Engineering 1 57 178
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 29 195
Nuclear Physics 1 37 199
Theoretical Physics 2 27 204
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 40 225
Astrobiology 1 39 262
Biophysics 1 50 316

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 1st for Chemistry in India and 238th in the World with 48,744 publications made and 975,325 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 482 In India
#49 of 2,750 In Asia
#238 of 6,447 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 423 2782
1992 492 2965
1993 455 3244
1994 565 3428
1995 565 3459
1996 618 4306
1997 533 4435
1998 576 5018
1999 549 5538
2000 638 6039
2001 749 6867
2002 898 8246
2003 915 9347
2004 836 10917
2005 1007 13346
2006 1014 14738
2007 1053 16942
2008 1112 19103
2009 1304 22112
2010 1262 25193
2011 1408 30115
2012 1596 32764
2013 2132 37410
2014 1741 42133
2015 1777 45301
2016 1870 48038
2017 1870 51177
2018 2093 56944
2019 2137 63221
2020 2289 72581
2021 2413 83242
2022 2427 86010
2023 2251 86412

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 1 10 73
Inorganic Chemistry 1 39 85
Nanotechnology 1 58 105
Chemical Engineering 1 58 109
Materials Science 1 45 121
Pharmacy 3 28 123
Physical chemistry 1 54 125
Organic Chemistry 1 39 150
Environmental Chemistry 1 46 156
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 44 191
Radiochemistry 16 113 204
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 51 265
Biochemistry 1 69 346
Biochemical Engineering 16 96 396
Nutrition and Food Science 24 236 674

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 2nd for Biology in India and 365th in the World with 37,090 publications made and 785,770 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 487 In India
#72 of 2,814 In Asia
#365 of 6,770 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 239 1752
1992 294 1924
1993 304 2153
1994 386 2268
1995 369 2299
1996 435 2864
1997 406 3015
1998 395 3303
1999 414 3895
2000 442 4235
2001 554 4991
2002 654 6074
2003 655 7032
2004 633 8189
2005 733 10221
2006 764 11315
2007 800 13217
2008 849 14882
2009 975 17721
2010 987 20284
2011 1073 24583
2012 1239 26963
2013 1646 31060
2014 1414 34598
2015 1460 37460
2016 1510 40021
2017 1469 42193
2018 1700 46755
2019 1755 52089
2020 1996 60888
2021 2169 70914
2022 2069 74029
2023 1924 73394

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 58 105
Astrobiology 1 39 262
Evolutionary Biology 1 41 314
Biophysics 1 50 316
Zoology 1 35 342
Biochemistry 1 69 346
Paleontology 1 64 357
Molecular Biology 1 89 363
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 71 408
Genetics 2 96 432
Microbiology 6 104 453
Forestry 7 78 454
Virology 4 109 467
Agricultural Science 13 128 469
Entomology 9 98 531
Botany 10 134 567
Immunology 6 191 630
Horticulture 27 201 644
Oncology and Cancer research 6 217 651
Neuroscience 5 143 666
Nutrition and Food Science 24 236 674
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 166 716
Pharmacology 24 257 736
Biotechnology 29 277 830
Toxicology 56 297 953
Animal Science 45 432 1366

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 1st for Environmental Science in India and 307th in the World with 28,270 publications made and 553,995 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 489 In India
#61 of 2,811 In Asia
#307 of 6,798 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 229 1305
1992 267 1532
1993 243 1617
1994 285 1712
1995 294 1768
1996 321 2058
1997 286 2181
1998 301 2471
1999 282 2680
2000 327 3036
2001 366 3194
2002 551 4402
2003 509 4925
2004 470 5720
2005 586 6897
2006 591 7976
2007 590 9222
2008 638 10796
2009 733 12701
2010 700 14601
2011 785 17276
2012 907 18891
2013 1346 21865
2014 1052 24445
2015 1074 25921
2016 1139 28155
2017 1198 30236
2018 1300 33863
2019 1286 38702
2020 1457 44889
2021 1594 52721
2022 1424 53508
2023 1420 53066

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Environmental Science.

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 1st for Computer Science in India and 310th in the World with 26,058 publications made and 414,186 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 487 In India
#62 of 2,809 In Asia
#310 of 6,752 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 153 836
1992 146 742
1993 163 1001
1994 193 1013
1995 220 1070
1996 236 1278
1997 217 1342
1998 215 1500
1999 246 1754
2000 260 1932
2001 281 2347
2002 571 4178
2003 490 4037
2004 535 4788
2005 600 5701
2006 655 6958
2007 610 7612
2008 585 9004
2009 711 10338
2010 738 11621
2011 794 13310
2012 868 14360
2013 1176 16303
2014 1111 18426
2015 1058 19075
2016 1097 20631
2017 1148 21735
2018 1241 24614
2019 1326 27960
2020 1501 32586
2021 1532 38479
2022 1506 38635
2023 1335 37545

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Computer Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 592nd in the World with 16,461 publications made and 281,555 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 490 In India
#75 of 2,845 In Asia
#592 of 7,020 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 117 610
1992 126 685
1993 132 728
1994 134 782
1995 125 737
1996 192 904
1997 187 965
1998 173 1060
1999 142 1074
2000 168 1234
2001 189 1500
2002 328 2358
2003 290 2476
2004 285 2794
2005 319 3505
2006 332 4018
2007 338 4657
2008 321 5162
2009 388 6452
2010 399 6858
2011 463 8092
2012 502 8971
2013 710 10411
2014 664 11650
2015 688 12289
2016 649 13166
2017 701 13756
2018 800 15800
2019 883 18200
2020 949 21640
2021 1014 26188
2022 937 25886
2023 843 25567

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 6 61 365
Linguistics 1 64 371
Library and Information science 2 39 405
Archaeology 3 88 466
Aesthetics 1 71 472
Publishing 7 63 508
History 4 85 510
Philosophy 1 71 579
Art History 1 42 633
Education Majors 1 101 652
Demography 8 111 653
Law 4 103 673
Sociology 5 103 765
Political Science 5 106 779
Classics and Ancient History 8 121 838
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 24 238 875
Anthropology 6 119 877
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 173 1037
Communications and Public Relations 30 411 1788

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 1st for Mathematics in India and 321st in the World with 12,431 publications made and 198,072 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 461 In India
#63 of 2,673 In Asia
#321 of 6,305 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 64 329
1992 74 350
1993 82 428
1994 89 444
1995 88 520
1996 151 601
1997 125 631
1998 109 728
1999 123 763
2000 130 885
2001 110 934
2002 270 1972
2003 247 1928
2004 283 2155
2005 314 2682
2006 355 3475
2007 326 3863
2008 320 4479
2009 387 5259
2010 368 5765
2011 394 6416
2012 433 6958
2013 579 7762
2014 545 8825
2015 525 8966
2016 526 9846
2017 546 10261
2018 586 11654
2019 636 13353
2020 668 14621
2021 701 17300
2022 628 16395
2023 601 16181

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 53 177
Applied Mathematics 3 54 223
Statistics 1 62 304
Operations Research 14 125 441
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 102 508
Math Teachers 2 118 702

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 5th for Business in India and 436th in the World with 7,463 publications made and 111,414 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 447 In India
#80 of 2,579 In Asia
#436 of 6,187 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 49 196
1992 56 246
1993 70 264
1994 94 294
1995 73 360
1996 76 434
1997 84 430
1998 82 429
1999 84 532
2000 78 572
2001 79 647
2002 226 1405
2003 148 1113
2004 146 1377
2005 189 1656
2006 172 2049
2007 193 2073
2008 191 2606
2009 225 3101
2010 204 3340
2011 186 3775
2012 234 4198
2013 337 5141
2014 287 5495
2015 254 5770
2016 291 6093
2017 329 6286
2018 333 7041
2019 343 7828
2020 410 8851
2021 423 10373
2022 361 9982
2023 345 9597

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Business.

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 4 60 273
Construction Management 8 97 404
Operations Research 14 125 441
Finance 4 96 525
Marketing 6 107 584
Entrepreneurship 5 61 584
Supply Chain Management 31 234 689
Accounting 8 149 786
Management Information Systems 11 181 932
Advertising 13 176 932
Project Management 24 198 976
International Business 11 185 1041
Engineering Management 14 351 1140

Economics rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 6th for Economics in India and 572nd in the World with 3,541 publications made and 65,724 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 431 In India
#96 of 2,461 In Asia
#572 of 5,995 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 18 111
1992 19 123
1993 23 128
1994 43 137
1995 24 167
1996 36 201
1997 28 196
1998 33 205
1999 33 249
2000 33 225
2001 30 285
2002 64 486
2003 56 465
2004 50 537
2005 78 624
2006 80 780
2007 90 950
2008 88 1077
2009 122 1474
2010 89 1547
2011 101 1860
2012 121 2002
2013 167 2341
2014 169 2673
2015 146 2756
2016 158 3029
2017 159 3107
2018 158 3494
2019 171 4140
2020 215 4845
2021 191 5576
2022 218 5517
2023 201 5587

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 4 55 222
Agricultural Economics 9 121 460
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 102 508
Finance 4 96 525
Development Studies 7 104 630
International Economics 10 133 917

Art & Design rankings

Indian Institute of Science ranked 1st for Art & Design in India and 444th in the World with 3,144 publications made and 60,779 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 375 In India
#66 of 2,302 In Asia
#444 of 5,720 In the World

Indian Institute of Science
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 26 122
1992 23 133
1993 28 127
1994 25 111
1995 42 153
1996 46 194
1997 20 163
1998 32 175
1999 28 206
2000 42 202
2001 32 247
2002 71 404
2003 54 446
2004 59 449
2005 55 563
2006 67 705
2007 64 772
2008 58 906
2009 64 1056
2010 82 1271
2011 83 1543
2012 89 1673
2013 168 1897
2014 150 2272
2015 117 2302
2016 132 2639
2017 163 2901
2018 159 3076
2019 153 3440
2020 185 3998
2021 168 4412
2022 174 4417
2023 149 4384

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Science in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 2 59 225
Music 2 33 306
Performing arts 1 34 316
Animation 3 88 324
Fashion Design 1 55 364
Architecture 3 77 401
Aesthetics 1 71 472
Literature 2 68 521
Art History 1 42 633
Graphic Design 13 171 743
UX/UI Desgin 20 207 820
Multimedia 10 189 878
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 221 885
Photography 18 269 1102

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Science

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Social Psychology 1 60 522
Veterinary 30 168 575
Urology 11 194 609
Orthodontics 12 169 642
Medicine 7 186 686
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 215 699
Public Health 9 124 702
Dentistry 15 183 702
Psychology 5 148 707
Pathology 10 218 740
Radiation Therapy 17 278 770
Anatomy and Physiology 9 227 788
Sonography and Ultrasound 17 298 829
Ophthalmology 15 278 906
Psychiatry 14 291 1045
Audiology 9 263 1045
Child Psychology 6 190 1051
Family medicine 20 278 1110
Dermatology 55 403 1129
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 31 431 1138
Physical Therapy 14 319 1168
Cardiology 26 388 1174
Surgery 26 389 1186
Pediatrics 27 370 1227
Anesthesiology 32 432 1282
Nursing 25 287 1310
Gerontology 11 264 1357
Sports Medicine 25 438 1544
Health Science 22 416 1628
Critical Care Nursing 62 513 1670
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 29 476 1701
Healthcare Management (MHA) 85 636 2119
Clinical Psychology 48 679 2272