Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 1st in India, 437th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 173 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 54,661 academic publications and 932,204 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 52 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#437 of 14,131 In the World
#64 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 876 In India
#1 of 42 In West Bengal
#22 of 1,021 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#45 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#59 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#1033 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#444 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 170 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Engineering in India and 195th in the World with 43,805 publications made and 787,597 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 488 In India
#62 of 2,809 In Asia
#195 of 6,684 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 261 931
1992 274 986
1993 278 1010
1994 283 1086
1995 257 1131
1996 298 1230
1997 290 1204
1998 266 1274
1999 370 1547
2000 325 1760
2001 373 2193
2002 541 2909
2003 460 3095
2004 619 3708
2005 750 4950
2006 989 6301
2007 1056 8336
2008 1204 10709
2009 1270 12932
2010 1389 15905
2011 1307 20391
2012 1463 23508
2013 1501 27810
2014 1718 31906
2015 1923 35069
2016 2131 39146
2017 2186 42824
2018 2413 49997
2019 2580 58685
2020 2700 68949
2021 2953 83914
2022 2977 91508
2023 2855 93189

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 3 13 45
Mining Engineering 2 28 59
Geotechnical Engineering 1 23 77
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 15 82
Environmental Engineering 3 37 96
Nuclear Engineering 3 38 101
Chemical Engineering 2 59 110
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 33 111
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 38 122
Biochemical Engineering 4 23 127
Automotive Engineering 6 48 130
Computer Engineering 1 42 135
Nanotechnology 2 68 144
Metallurgical Engineering 2 59 148
Operations Research 2 45 149
Electronic Engineering 3 54 155
Materials Science 2 60 158
Structural Engineering 4 55 159
Industrial Engineering 1 46 162
Electrical Engineering 3 67 175
Telecommunications 3 64 181
Mechanical Engineering 3 56 182
Marine Engineering 2 56 187
Transportation Engineering 4 51 194
Civil Engineering 5 61 196
Aerospace Engineering 4 52 198
Computer Networking 3 64 199
Automation and Control engineering 7 83 209
Acoustical Engineering 4 66 217
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 67 218
Construction Management 2 69 258
Biomedical Engineering 2 61 262
Remote Sensing 3 67 263
Systems Engineering 3 56 266
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 85 270
Optical Engineering 4 81 281
Technical Drawing 7 89 295
Petroleum Engineering 6 113 314
Architecture 2 59 317
Architectural Engineering 6 100 354
Product and Industrial Design 7 94 440
Robotics 10 172 514
Human-Computer Interaction 4 102 539
Engineering Management 4 113 590
Biotechnology 11 175 613
Aviation 10 148 674

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Physics in India and 245th in the World with 39,281 publications made and 716,630 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 485 In India
#67 of 2,786 In Asia
#245 of 6,603 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 256 939
1992 266 993
1993 273 992
1994 270 1099
1995 241 1118
1996 278 1234
1997 273 1219
1998 255 1269
1999 360 1538
2000 307 1799
2001 356 2173
2002 504 2856
2003 453 3039
2004 581 3683
2005 702 4919
2006 895 6144
2007 971 8227
2008 1107 10389
2009 1129 12290
2010 1259 15156
2011 1174 19222
2012 1295 22063
2013 1371 26129
2014 1529 29321
2015 1682 32423
2016 1886 35850
2017 1923 39267
2018 2120 45359
2019 2256 52605
2020 2335 61195
2021 2461 72757
2022 2458 78936
2023 2502 81114

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 68 144
Materials Science 2 60 158
Acoustical Engineering 4 66 217
Quantum and Particle physics 2 65 233
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 85 270
Optical Engineering 4 81 281
Condensed Matter Physics 7 85 302
Nuclear Physics 7 82 379
Theoretical Physics 7 76 411
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 77 428
Astrobiology 8 98 490
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 108 507
Biophysics 6 133 579
Medical Physics 13 181 749

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Chemistry in India and 330th in the World with 34,577 publications made and 678,288 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 482 In India
#79 of 2,750 In Asia
#330 of 6,447 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 223 870
1992 248 907
1993 235 893
1994 247 1031
1995 224 1057
1996 245 1094
1997 255 1080
1998 249 1196
1999 331 1458
2000 296 1676
2001 342 2031
2002 419 2420
2003 410 2753
2004 524 3326
2005 610 4595
2006 793 5636
2007 879 7850
2008 967 9879
2009 1060 11799
2010 1131 14575
2011 1030 18572
2012 1145 21360
2013 1225 25231
2014 1335 28565
2015 1460 31164
2016 1586 34284
2017 1611 37632
2018 1784 42915
2019 1973 50007
2020 2029 58357
2021 2190 70752
2022 2204 77701
2023 2213 79467

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 15 82
Radiochemistry 7 60 89
Chemical Engineering 2 59 110
Biochemical Engineering 4 23 127
Nanotechnology 2 68 144
Physical chemistry 2 62 150
Materials Science 2 60 158
Inorganic Chemistry 4 75 205
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 38 219
Environmental Chemistry 3 64 222
Organic Chemistry 2 67 250
Nutrition and Food Science 3 73 261
Computational Chemistry 3 54 264
Pharmacy 12 93 356
Biochemistry 5 160 564

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 6th for Biology in India and 495th in the World with 27,371 publications made and 565,642 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

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

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 117 451
1992 128 468
1993 136 541
1994 151 605
1995 150 638
1996 155 609
1997 163 654
1998 139 743
1999 198 870
2000 191 1023
2001 191 1214
2002 262 1548
2003 269 1827
2004 376 2291
2005 445 3241
2006 558 4093
2007 605 5791
2008 696 7192
2009 800 8925
2010 900 11242
2011 853 14528
2012 938 16690
2013 1011 20068
2014 1127 23045
2015 1253 25544
2016 1333 28131
2017 1405 31375
2018 1517 36108
2019 1700 42623
2020 1782 50064
2021 1954 61913
2022 2135 68585
2023 2091 69889

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 68 144
Nutrition and Food Science 3 73 261
Agricultural Science 9 64 267
Paleontology 2 69 369
Horticulture 12 112 411
Forestry 8 81 459
Astrobiology 8 98 490
Botany 7 120 522
Biochemistry 5 160 564
Biophysics 6 133 579
Biotechnology 11 175 613
Evolutionary Biology 7 117 619
Genetics 7 229 762
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 192 782
Microbiology 26 235 788
Toxicology 44 251 859
Molecular Biology 12 301 899
Pharmacology 38 348 937
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 285 943
Neuroscience 13 249 954
Oncology and Cancer research 26 354 958
Zoology 22 275 1067
Immunology 36 427 1222
Virology 38 413 1239
Animal Science 40 385 1256

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in India and 335th in the World with 26,637 publications made and 500,064 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 489 In India
#67 of 2,811 In Asia
#335 of 6,798 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 153 492
1992 149 486
1993 124 521
1994 151 622
1995 141 602
1996 155 666
1997 178 626
1998 154 724
1999 224 860
2000 186 1000
2001 201 1259
2002 295 1518
2003 248 1605
2004 339 2017
2005 400 2778
2006 532 3597
2007 546 4811
2008 635 6024
2009 707 7508
2010 780 9284
2011 736 12108
2012 824 13964
2013 835 16436
2014 1029 18700
2015 1141 20532
2016 1279 22845
2017 1353 25543
2018 1513 30324
2019 1650 36713
2020 1758 44460
2021 2056 56404
2022 2176 63627
2023 1971 64844

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

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Computer Science in India and 345th in the World with 23,777 publications made and 352,096 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 487 In India
#68 of 2,809 In Asia
#345 of 6,752 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 109 291
1992 106 325
1993 111 376
1994 94 383
1995 119 366
1996 122 475
1997 112 474
1998 108 466
1999 143 540
2000 117 626
2001 117 685
2002 341 1420
2003 200 1285
2004 299 1572
2005 399 1965
2006 538 2573
2007 493 3329
2008 665 4195
2009 651 5206
2010 749 6210
2011 773 8024
2012 902 9677
2013 876 11516
2014 986 13368
2015 1155 15123
2016 1273 16373
2017 1263 17954
2018 1365 22100
2019 1438 25804
2020 1553 31217
2021 1698 38682
2022 1796 41788
2023 1639 42788

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 626th in the World with 15,957 publications made and 240,312 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

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

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 75 176
1992 72 243
1993 67 236
1994 63 284
1995 60 296
1996 69 334
1997 75 304
1998 63 271
1999 75 324
2000 65 354
2001 79 451
2002 155 789
2003 121 743
2004 164 894
2005 218 1187
2006 274 1522
2007 272 2066
2008 360 2453
2009 361 3180
2010 434 3733
2011 447 4987
2012 544 6207
2013 537 6950
2014 616 8321
2015 725 9407
2016 858 10003
2017 841 11098
2018 927 14464
2019 1087 17987
2020 1193 22133
2021 1361 30332
2022 1402 33496
2023 1289 34424

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 25 205
Journalism and Digital Media 1 34 214
Library and Information science 1 35 377
Linguistics 2 73 417
Archaeology 1 76 425
Occupational Safety and Health 4 52 438
Publishing 4 50 452
History 1 77 474
Urban and Regional planning 4 78 481
Forensic Science 46 121 537
Aesthetics 4 98 606
Law 3 90 612
Military science 3 57 632
Broadcast Journalism 14 95 635
Philosophy 2 90 667
Political Science 3 91 711
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 97 732
Law Enforcement 2 86 736
International Law 4 114 775
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 110 823
Anthropology 5 103 825
Communications and Public Relations 5 113 829
Classics and Ancient History 10 132 870
Demography 17 196 921
Sociology 10 155 926
Education Majors 6 242 1171
Gender Studies 22 193 1471
Art History 17 197 1471

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Mathematics in India and 375th in the World with 12,385 publications made and 181,909 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 461 In India
#75 of 2,673 In Asia
#375 of 6,305 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 46 130
1992 54 127
1993 51 122
1994 49 170
1995 66 176
1996 55 210
1997 63 195
1998 42 179
1999 79 241
2000 69 244
2001 75 309
2002 149 646
2003 105 572
2004 121 639
2005 184 926
2006 227 1211
2007 275 1568
2008 343 1967
2009 339 2645
2010 381 3071
2011 397 3970
2012 440 4615
2013 435 5632
2014 516 6470
2015 605 7252
2016 638 8156
2017 684 9110
2018 705 11247
2019 804 13523
2020 841 16237
2021 880 20714
2022 1131 22353
2023 944 22711

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 45 149
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 46 156
Applied Mathematics 6 84 326
Statistics 3 75 375
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 77 436
Actuarial Science 8 216 990
Math Teachers 6 236 1082

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Business in India and 407th in the World with 8,411 publications made and 123,116 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 447 In India
#75 of 2,579 In Asia
#407 of 6,187 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 48 134
1992 34 90
1993 37 91
1994 29 103
1995 49 117
1996 44 135
1997 44 134
1998 34 131
1999 56 184
2000 46 223
2001 36 219
2002 103 485
2003 60 450
2004 67 506
2005 125 621
2006 162 883
2007 144 1019
2008 218 1402
2009 211 1763
2010 269 2089
2011 261 2723
2012 274 3060
2013 281 3773
2014 321 4321
2015 370 5029
2016 456 5700
2017 483 6176
2018 501 7818
2019 590 9369
2020 635 11665
2021 686 15159
2022 695 16570
2023 600 16913

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

Economics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 5th for Economics in India and 560th in the World with 4,229 publications made and 64,646 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 431 In India
#91 of 2,461 In Asia
#560 of 5,995 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 21 46
1992 14 38
1993 16 29
1994 10 48
1995 13 47
1996 16 49
1997 16 41
1998 7 51
1999 20 76
2000 14 94
2001 11 76
2002 27 107
2003 22 153
2004 27 159
2005 45 197
2006 43 319
2007 56 418
2008 74 478
2009 80 663
2010 110 794
2011 97 1055
2012 102 1345
2013 142 1602
2014 180 2012
2015 199 2278
2016 253 2823
2017 255 3041
2018 282 3938
2019 304 4870
2020 374 6344
2021 396 8982
2022 461 10352
2023 395 10962

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

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 5 64 243
Agricultural Economics 8 83 354
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 77 436
Finance 3 94 521
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 114 541
Development Studies 6 99 609
International Economics 9 127 895
Actuarial Science 8 216 990
International Trade 11 197 1067

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 4 82 441
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 82 487
Fashion Design 4 89 499
Social Psychology 2 68 550
Art & Design 5 99 594
Literature 5 92 681
Veterinary 45 237 757
Pathology 11 230 767
Psychology 8 172 772
Dentistry 17 219 776
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 258 810
Music 9 159 832
Sonography and Ultrasound 18 302 836
Ophthalmology 14 257 847
Public Health 15 170 860
Medicine 12 251 867
Anatomy and Physiology 12 259 868
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 140 874
Cardiology 13 278 878
Performing arts 11 141 881
Cinematography 19 108 884
Creative Writing 4 111 915
Radiation Therapy 26 362 951
Singing and Vocal Performance 11 293 1056
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 15 235 1069
Orthodontics 31 318 1087
Sports Medicine 9 259 1120
Child Psychology 9 209 1121
Nursing 17 215 1127
Audiology 10 304 1153
Urology 37 429 1195
Surgery 27 396 1207
Physical Therapy 15 339 1215
Psychiatry 23 355 1231
Dermatology 77 478 1324
Critical Care Nursing 46 404 1393
Clinical Psychology 14 348 1438
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 22 436 1590
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 65 678 1697
Anesthesiology 61 616 1727
Family medicine 71 632 2050
Health Science 43 598 2164