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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 5th in India, 513th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 176 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 53,678 academic publications and 894,036 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 55 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#513 of 14,131 In the World
#83 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 876 In India
#2 of 64 In Haryana
#2 of 24 In Delhi
#5 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#43 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#50 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#975 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#671 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 173 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Engineering in India and 207th in the World with 43,832 publications made and 736,252 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 488 In India
#67 of 2,809 In Asia
#207 of 6,684 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 295 1413
1992 263 1449
1993 251 1386
1994 304 1591
1995 256 1597
1996 274 1475
1997 253 1525
1998 290 1619
1999 305 1896
2000 290 2166
2001 277 2189
2002 584 3529
2003 496 3592
2004 560 3958
2005 668 5134
2006 852 6650
2007 836 7810
2008 889 9780
2009 915 12111
2010 1074 14582
2011 1047 18066
2012 1165 20814
2013 1398 25429
2014 1584 28860
2015 1656 31600
2016 2197 35689
2017 2208 39020
2018 2477 46312
2019 2565 55324
2020 2921 65715
2021 3158 79296
2022 3275 85457
2023 3472 89305

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 3 5
Automotive Engineering 1 21 43
Nuclear Engineering 1 22 50
Automation and Control engineering 1 34 88
Environmental Engineering 2 33 88
Biochemical Engineering 3 17 94
Electrical Engineering 1 40 102
Electronic Engineering 1 35 108
Agricultural Engineering 5 28 117
Structural Engineering 3 51 142
Mechanical Engineering 2 40 142
Construction Management 1 31 145
Operations Research 1 44 147
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 47 156
Telecommunications 2 53 156
Computer Engineering 3 49 157
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 51 161
Systems Engineering 1 31 161
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 35 162
Product and Industrial Design 1 31 166
Civil Engineering 1 47 166
Technical Drawing 3 51 167
Chemical Engineering 4 85 185
Industrial Engineering 2 54 196
Architectural Engineering 1 53 196
Computer Networking 4 65 203
Materials Science 4 78 207
Transportation Engineering 5 55 208
Metallurgical Engineering 4 78 209
Geotechnical Engineering 6 69 212
Acoustical Engineering 3 65 215
Nanotechnology 4 91 221
Marine Engineering 3 68 229
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 78 232
Aerospace Engineering 6 61 234
Petroleum Engineering 4 84 245
Optical Engineering 2 75 256
Mining Engineering 9 96 265
Robotics 6 125 370
Human-Computer Interaction 2 80 407
Biomedical Engineering 7 108 412
Architecture 4 86 435
Biotechnology 4 108 449
Remote Sensing 7 127 542
Engineering Management 2 99 549
Aviation 7 125 578

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Physics in India and 259th in the World with 40,057 publications made and 668,288 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 485 In India
#71 of 2,786 In Asia
#259 of 6,603 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 280 1317
1992 249 1392
1993 245 1321
1994 291 1503
1995 243 1567
1996 271 1515
1997 243 1514
1998 276 1555
1999 278 1813
2000 266 2098
2001 264 2092
2002 497 3241
2003 445 3393
2004 533 3654
2005 619 4749
2006 794 6221
2007 766 7203
2008 791 8779
2009 828 10805
2010 996 13063
2011 905 15924
2012 1051 18669
2013 1237 22231
2014 1416 25733
2015 1497 28214
2016 2004 31857
2017 2016 34684
2018 2253 41464
2019 2266 49126
2020 2624 58297
2021 2819 68891
2022 2947 74482
2023 3156 78678

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 4 78 207
Acoustical Engineering 3 65 215
Nanotechnology 4 91 221
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 78 232
Quantum and Particle physics 3 66 235
Optical Engineering 2 75 256
Condensed Matter Physics 9 87 305
Nuclear Physics 6 80 370
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 74 385
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 80 434
Astrobiology 14 123 575
Biophysics 11 174 673
Theoretical Physics 18 168 709
Medical Physics 18 268 941

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 5th for Chemistry in India and 380th in the World with 32,921 publications made and 598,734 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 482 In India
#92 of 2,750 In Asia
#380 of 6,447 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 248 1216
1992 221 1292
1993 204 1212
1994 256 1369
1995 199 1461
1996 255 1326
1997 213 1322
1998 240 1458
1999 249 1664
2000 212 1906
2001 250 1954
2002 379 2727
2003 365 2981
2004 429 3195
2005 479 4138
2006 584 5455
2007 618 6369
2008 672 7894
2009 657 9518
2010 756 11550
2011 743 14165
2012 856 16569
2013 1039 19987
2014 1144 22722
2015 1170 24548
2016 1489 27584
2017 1659 30873
2018 1718 35989
2019 1810 42945
2020 2122 51755
2021 2406 63767
2022 2610 70927
2023 2701 75317

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 17 94
Radiochemistry 8 84 140
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 35 162
Chemical Engineering 4 85 185
Materials Science 4 78 207
Nanotechnology 4 91 221
Physical chemistry 7 91 229
Environmental Chemistry 6 80 271
Inorganic Chemistry 9 96 272
Organic Chemistry 5 86 311
Nutrition and Food Science 10 101 343
Computational Chemistry 8 85 387
Pharmacy 20 126 436
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 116 506
Biochemistry 9 184 630

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in India and 330th in the World with 25,904 publications made and 477,085 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 489 In India
#66 of 2,811 In Asia
#330 of 6,798 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 155 747
1992 145 723
1993 142 671
1994 170 827
1995 162 840
1996 148 791
1997 135 830
1998 170 942
1999 154 1014
2000 155 1142
2001 160 1206
2002 304 1782
2003 254 1829
2004 298 2067
2005 354 2563
2006 472 3561
2007 449 4316
2008 503 5624
2009 511 7182
2010 580 8630
2011 622 11381
2012 698 13122
2013 801 16225
2014 907 18547
2015 982 20170
2016 1324 22806
2017 1324 25140
2018 1559 30326
2019 1541 36612
2020 1943 45022
2021 2074 55635
2022 2116 59859
2023 2233 62246

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

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 2nd for Computer Science in India and 334th in the World with 25,494 publications made and 391,734 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 487 In India
#67 of 2,809 In Asia
#334 of 6,752 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 106 444
1992 119 499
1993 111 499
1994 125 610
1995 112 537
1996 116 562
1997 119 541
1998 138 550
1999 158 708
2000 134 739
2001 128 756
2002 377 1747
2003 276 1625
2004 308 1857
2005 411 2455
2006 541 3296
2007 476 3647
2008 492 4586
2009 543 6035
2010 643 7240
2011 638 9094
2012 722 10793
2013 856 12512
2014 1015 14847
2015 1051 16468
2016 1401 18454
2017 1307 19843
2018 1634 24964
2019 1629 31072
2020 1934 37313
2021 1955 44627
2022 1927 45627
2023 1982 46692

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

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 7th for Biology in India and 583rd in the World with 24,082 publications made and 459,393 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 487 In India
#154 of 2,814 In Asia
#583 of 6,770 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 131 713
1992 131 782
1993 129 709
1994 133 832
1995 141 898
1996 139 780
1997 123 803
1998 148 948
1999 134 1034
2000 139 1205
2001 141 1238
2002 264 1754
2003 252 2014
2004 270 2138
2005 330 2662
2006 431 3749
2007 421 4562
2008 463 5801
2009 489 7167
2010 570 8762
2011 596 11002
2012 626 12809
2013 729 15602
2014 832 17768
2015 877 19194
2016 1118 21699
2017 1233 24256
2018 1384 28803
2019 1434 34929
2020 1765 43060
2021 1978 53741
2022 2131 59362
2023 2311 62942

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 91 221
Agricultural Science 7 57 246
Nutrition and Food Science 10 101 343
Biotechnology 4 108 449
Toxicology 25 127 511
Horticulture 18 160 529
Paleontology 7 112 535
Astrobiology 14 123 575
Evolutionary Biology 6 111 603
Botany 13 163 626
Biochemistry 9 184 630
Forestry 20 140 650
Biophysics 11 174 673
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 194 752
Genetics 12 254 817
Microbiology 28 252 829
Molecular Biology 13 349 1022
Zoology 21 271 1060
Virology 26 356 1088
Neuroscience 19 307 1100
Pharmacology 56 441 1120
Immunology 32 414 1189
Oncology and Cancer research 50 483 1233
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 51 440 1388
Animal Science 60 552 1653

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 657th in the World with 15,242 publications made and 254,565 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 490 In India
#90 of 2,845 In Asia
#657 of 7,020 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 55 259
1992 69 302
1993 91 262
1994 79 343
1995 87 340
1996 65 358
1997 74 351
1998 84 381
1999 85 454
2000 82 420
2001 87 458
2002 216 885
2003 155 777
2004 179 1016
2005 236 1263
2006 269 1794
2007 291 2194
2008 280 2613
2009 313 3563
2010 357 4535
2011 378 6100
2012 396 7040
2013 498 8320
2014 536 9191
2015 619 10046
2016 730 10954
2017 769 12356
2018 893 15688
2019 980 20234
2020 1160 24946
2021 1267 31507
2022 1256 32427
2023 1370 34240

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 2 46 276
Occupational Safety and Health 1 28 296
Broadcast Journalism 3 37 359
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 62 377
Archaeology 2 77 432
Linguistics 4 87 482
History 2 80 486
Urban and Regional planning 6 103 570
Aesthetics 3 93 582
Law 2 85 585
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 96 611
Military science 5 65 661
Anthropology 3 72 671
Political Science 2 82 680
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 85 684
Philosophy 4 103 714
Publishing 16 118 720
Communications and Public Relations 4 98 776
Library and Information science 11 131 837
Sociology 9 141 896
Media Studies 5 82 913
Classics and Ancient History 14 154 969
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 154 973
Education Majors 4 203 1063
Gender Studies 6 106 1102
Demography 24 276 1153
Art History 11 143 1249
Public Policy / Administration 6 240 1374

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 4th for Mathematics in India and 402nd in the World with 11,330 publications made and 174,912 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 461 In India
#82 of 2,673 In Asia
#402 of 6,305 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 56 231
1992 57 260
1993 68 244
1994 63 299
1995 59 285
1996 51 343
1997 63 356
1998 81 373
1999 78 364
2000 79 447
2001 76 460
2002 187 819
2003 118 809
2004 114 939
2005 164 1339
2006 212 1598
2007 230 2002
2008 246 2300
2009 242 3180
2010 266 3634
2011 288 4375
2012 308 4909
2013 385 6268
2014 417 6936
2015 470 7630
2016 592 8650
2017 625 9522
2018 697 11915
2019 777 14928
2020 753 17381
2021 837 21441
2022 833 21505
2023 923 21576

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 44 147
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 79 278
Applied Mathematics 7 93 365
Statistics 4 82 405
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 106 518
Actuarial Science 4 153 800
Math Teachers 7 240 1097

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 1st for Business in India and 278th in the World with 10,987 publications made and 177,968 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 447 In India
#48 of 2,579 In Asia
#278 of 6,187 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 39 144
1992 47 149
1993 54 145
1994 47 168
1995 50 180
1996 40 144
1997 48 217
1998 67 207
1999 48 257
2000 53 253
2001 47 283
2002 151 708
2003 101 573
2004 125 757
2005 172 970
2006 246 1473
2007 181 1562
2008 214 2206
2009 260 2779
2010 285 3523
2011 264 4435
2012 326 5143
2013 346 6174
2014 444 7318
2015 419 7872
2016 686 8853
2017 541 9078
2018 739 11681
2019 758 13701
2020 912 16617
2021 930 21013
2022 810 21552
2023 796 21770

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

Economics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 4th for Economics in India and 550th in the World with 4,068 publications made and 76,327 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 431 In India
#88 of 2,461 In Asia
#550 of 5,995 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 22 67
1992 22 100
1993 20 78
1994 19 105
1995 24 109
1996 23 102
1997 17 142
1998 17 118
1999 19 99
2000 20 149
2001 22 134
2002 47 216
2003 40 237
2004 42 247
2005 46 372
2006 53 478
2007 67 597
2008 73 829
2009 102 1064
2010 90 1348
2011 86 1824
2012 115 2086
2013 142 2642
2014 140 2878
2015 148 3108
2016 215 3472
2017 212 3776
2018 254 4992
2019 311 6034
2020 316 7467
2021 378 10123
2022 323 10571
2023 336 10951

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

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 22 91
Agricultural Economics 5 56 282
Finance 2 91 511
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 106 518
Development Studies 8 106 641
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 161 701
Actuarial Science 4 153 800
International Trade 10 172 1012
International Economics 13 192 1083

Art & Design rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Art & Design in India and 563rd in the World with 3,068 publications made and 38,500 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#3 of 375 In India
#93 of 2,302 In Asia
#563 of 5,720 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 19 84
1992 13 76
1993 18 74
1994 18 84
1995 17 104
1996 21 125
1997 26 112
1998 25 119
1999 17 108
2000 18 119
2001 19 87
2002 49 205
2003 24 194
2004 34 205
2005 41 262
2006 33 282
2007 47 366
2008 66 523
2009 56 677
2010 81 818
2011 68 1065
2012 90 1242
2013 110 1526
2014 134 1694
2015 138 1784
2016 177 2195
2017 153 2206
2018 191 2625
2019 184 3392
2020 220 4223
2021 231 5024
2022 234 4812
2023 256 5096

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

Art & Design subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 4 78 310
Graphic Design 3 73 399
Animation 6 107 403
Photography 5 60 427
Architecture 4 86 435
Fashion Design 3 86 486
Multimedia 2 102 554
Aesthetics 3 93 582
Performing arts 6 73 612
UX/UI Desgin 9 130 613
Literature 6 97 700
Entertainment Industry Business 12 129 763
Game Design and Development 11 269 958
Art History 11 143 1249
Creative Writing 11 254 1350

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Social Psychology 3 83 618
Optometry 15 182 719
Ophthalmology 12 232 762
Veterinary 47 240 767
Psychology 10 189 804
Neurosurgery 24 297 831
Pathology 12 261 838
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 18 272 861
Anatomy and Physiology 14 271 904
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 180 930
Medicine 16 281 963
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 365 975
Public Health 20 221 992
Cardiology 22 347 1046
Dentistry 33 326 1054
Orthodontics 30 310 1072
Healthcare Management (MHA) 23 194 1074
Radiation Therapy 37 417 1085
Child Psychology 8 202 1100
Nursing 14 208 1107
Surgery 23 365 1115
Physical Therapy 13 312 1150
Sports Medicine 12 287 1184
Psychiatry 33 422 1398
Critical Care Nursing 47 419 1427
Audiology 24 473 1494
Health Science 18 381 1541
Anesthesiology 62 619 1737
Family medicine 52 515 1751
Clinical Psychology 24 480 1791
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 83 769 1877
Pediatrics 68 623 1912
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 44 602 2049