Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 10th in India, 857th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 156 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,693 academic publications and 643,661 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#857 of 14,131 In the World
#182 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 876 In India
#1 of 33 In Uttarakhand
#1 of 2 In Roorkee
#26 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#45 of 2,765 For Environmental Engineering
#45 of 1,021 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#2192 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1591 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 153 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 7th for Engineering in India and 322nd in the World with 30,119 publications made and 551,290 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 488 In India
#97 of 2,809 In Asia
#322 of 6,684 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 115 451
1992 105 503
1993 92 484
1994 105 471
1995 97 473
1996 105 461
1997 104 517
1998 100 529
1999 128 539
2000 130 647
2001 122 755
2002 153 986
2003 166 1220
2004 237 1404
2005 331 1933
2006 483 2772
2007 527 3667
2008 565 4798
2009 632 6356
2010 707 8457
2011 944 11201
2012 1083 15057
2013 1060 17386
2014 1321 20904
2015 1498 24131
2016 1717 28424
2017 1731 32029
2018 1790 37546
2019 1754 43208
2020 2005 50862
2021 2233 61864
2022 2685 69341
2023 2742 72933

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 1 19 45
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 19 50
Mining Engineering 4 35 70
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 34 104
Geotechnical Engineering 2 40 115
Automotive Engineering 7 59 174
Remote Sensing 1 44 179
Civil Engineering 3 56 184
Transportation Engineering 3 47 185
Automation and Control engineering 6 76 187
Operations Research 3 59 198
Nuclear Engineering 8 77 208
Biochemical Engineering 7 44 217
Metallurgical Engineering 5 79 218
Structural Engineering 7 71 226
Marine Engineering 4 70 232
Industrial Engineering 5 64 232
Electronic Engineering 7 83 238
Electrical Engineering 7 90 253
Architectural Engineering 2 70 253
Mechanical Engineering 7 82 256
Chemical Engineering 7 118 260
Technical Drawing 6 82 264
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 99 292
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 71 294
Materials Science 7 92 296
Nanotechnology 7 118 307
Aerospace Engineering 7 88 337
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 105 352
Construction Management 5 88 354
Computer Engineering 9 104 354
Computer Networking 9 105 360
Agricultural Engineering 27 127 365
Telecommunications 9 109 368
Systems Engineering 6 76 374
Product and Industrial Design 5 84 403
Acoustical Engineering 7 108 423
Petroleum Engineering 9 148 459
Optical Engineering 9 131 476
Biomedical Engineering 15 175 586
Biotechnology 10 172 604
Robotics 13 213 623
Aviation 13 160 708
Architecture 16 163 720
Human-Computer Interaction 13 254 1003

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 7th for Physics in India and 364th in the World with 26,854 publications made and 497,433 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 485 In India
#96 of 2,786 In Asia
#364 of 6,603 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 107 454
1992 83 474
1993 81 472
1994 95 432
1995 86 449
1996 96 445
1997 102 503
1998 95 508
1999 108 497
2000 120 592
2001 112 712
2002 144 905
2003 157 1155
2004 210 1330
2005 287 1762
2006 437 2655
2007 473 3468
2008 507 4494
2009 567 5910
2010 611 7911
2011 825 10453
2012 967 14036
2013 962 16313
2014 1202 19370
2015 1329 22220
2016 1541 26408
2017 1538 29713
2018 1595 34337
2019 1575 39428
2020 1748 45381
2021 1979 54170
2022 2305 59613
2023 2369 63272

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 7 92 296
Nanotechnology 7 118 307
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 105 352
Quantum and Particle physics 7 102 361
Acoustical Engineering 7 108 423
Condensed Matter Physics 14 133 453
Optical Engineering 9 131 476
Nuclear Physics 14 122 513
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 118 542
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 115 563
Astrobiology 22 187 754
Theoretical Physics 23 188 762
Biophysics 39 409 1212

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 9th for Chemistry in India and 486th in the World with 22,761 publications made and 464,732 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 482 In India
#128 of 2,750 In Asia
#486 of 6,447 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 96 387
1992 76 381
1993 77 370
1994 93 384
1995 73 411
1996 86 406
1997 100 442
1998 87 472
1999 103 468
2000 102 561
2001 104 690
2002 129 840
2003 119 1132
2004 170 1212
2005 246 1688
2006 337 2458
2007 415 3183
2008 421 4176
2009 498 5628
2010 514 7562
2011 685 9969
2012 786 13571
2013 800 15531
2014 992 18209
2015 1137 20901
2016 1295 24812
2017 1275 27775
2018 1294 31648
2019 1351 36381
2020 1462 42146
2021 1740 50745
2022 1974 56886
2023 2024 60471

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 21 26
Physical chemistry 4 80 207
Inorganic Chemistry 5 77 207
Biochemical Engineering 7 44 217
Chemical Engineering 7 118 260
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 71 294
Materials Science 7 92 296
Nanotechnology 7 118 307
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 72 342
Environmental Chemistry 9 105 356
Organic Chemistry 9 112 410
Pharmacy 27 151 502
Computational Chemistry 20 148 579
Nutrition and Food Science 21 227 655
Biochemistry 20 257 789

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 5th for Environmental Science in India and 417th in the World with 20,163 publications made and 392,600 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 489 In India
#87 of 2,811 In Asia
#417 of 6,798 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 83 242
1992 73 302
1993 67 292
1994 67 263
1995 64 269
1996 66 268
1997 75 335
1998 71 359
1999 102 338
2000 80 390
2001 83 519
2002 91 642
2003 105 795
2004 158 912
2005 204 1231
2006 293 1830
2007 361 2460
2008 395 3110
2009 436 4531
2010 483 6028
2011 638 7793
2012 684 10579
2013 733 12207
2014 844 14304
2015 927 15867
2016 1126 18836
2017 1175 21477
2018 1180 25395
2019 1230 29608
2020 1425 36398
2021 1573 45585
2022 1891 50968
2023 1948 53355

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

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 17 45
Environmental Engineering 1 19 45
Mining Engineering 4 35 70
Geotechnical Engineering 2 40 115
Environmental Management 2 35 128
Earth science and Geophysics 1 46 190
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 72 257
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 72 342
Environmental Chemistry 9 105 356
Oceanography 6 94 380
Geology 5 82 400
Urban and Regional planning 1 63 403
Geography and Cartography 6 78 405
Ecology 5 80 411
Agricultural Science 11 115 417
Paleontology 6 110 529
Forestry 54 333 1118
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 65 549 1634

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 11th for Biology in India and 690th in the World with 17,864 publications made and 376,053 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 487 In India
#193 of 2,814 In Asia
#690 of 6,770 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 47 203
1992 47 199
1993 40 216
1994 61 257
1995 39 217
1996 63 229
1997 66 268
1998 55 277
1999 78 280
2000 70 361
2001 82 504
2002 92 590
2003 95 882
2004 127 950
2005 185 1246
2006 263 1955
2007 306 2530
2008 340 3263
2009 384 4326
2010 431 5934
2011 556 7988
2012 587 10745
2013 632 12237
2014 753 14458
2015 911 17070
2016 1068 19976
2017 1054 22774
2018 1052 26044
2019 1060 30796
2020 1282 36169
2021 1433 43613
2022 1698 48743
2023 1721 52054

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 118 307
Agricultural Science 11 115 417
Paleontology 6 110 529
Biotechnology 10 172 604
Nutrition and Food Science 21 227 655
Evolutionary Biology 11 156 734
Astrobiology 22 187 754
Biochemistry 20 257 789
Botany 24 229 820
Horticulture 53 334 962
Genetics 27 337 998
Microbiology 50 342 1036
Toxicology 65 342 1040
Pharmacology 51 401 1044
Forestry 54 333 1118
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 371 1119
Biophysics 39 409 1212
Molecular Biology 35 503 1327
Virology 48 468 1368
Oncology and Cancer research 67 569 1428
Immunology 60 575 1523
Neuroscience 35 477 1536
Zoology 53 472 1545
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 65 549 1634
Animal Science 61 553 1654

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 8th for Computer Science in India and 504th in the World with 16,161 publications made and 234,436 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 487 In India
#111 of 2,809 In Asia
#504 of 6,752 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 45 150
1992 32 178
1993 29 166
1994 36 140
1995 26 131
1996 36 134
1997 33 168
1998 30 121
1999 38 167
2000 46 192
2001 45 205
2002 64 370
2003 82 391
2004 110 450
2005 167 648
2006 249 911
2007 255 1334
2008 284 1803
2009 328 2435
2010 420 3037
2011 551 4028
2012 644 5618
2013 605 6308
2014 730 7851
2015 877 9612
2016 950 11242
2017 1049 12668
2018 1091 15503
2019 1040 18872
2020 1140 23434
2021 1175 29783
2022 1489 32526
2023 1501 34049

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

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Machine Learning 8 82 294
Computer Engineering 9 104 354
Computer Vision 7 94 354
Computer Networking 9 105 360
Telecommunications 9 109 368
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 97 370
Animation 5 103 385
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 119 400
Cyber Security 12 123 488
Cognitive Science 8 107 489
Database Administration 12 129 538
Computational Linguistics 19 154 619
Robotics 13 213 623
Computer Graphics 13 153 629
Web Design and Development 18 190 673
Management Information Systems 3 114 682
Software Engineering 14 160 784
Data Science 30 176 857
UX/UI Desgin 23 225 861
Multimedia 12 228 987
Human-Computer Interaction 13 254 1003
Library and Information science 21 198 1099
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 371 1119
Neuroscience 35 477 1536

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 913th in the World with 10,355 publications made and 155,127 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Political Science, Archaeology, Law.

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

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 35 101
1992 30 122
1993 25 118
1994 21 94
1995 25 93
1996 30 117
1997 26 114
1998 32 121
1999 46 122
2000 39 148
2001 31 186
2002 29 245
2003 49 287
2004 62 328
2005 94 431
2006 144 639
2007 136 873
2008 141 1166
2009 172 1537
2010 251 2125
2011 309 2511
2012 362 3459
2013 403 4314
2014 431 4995
2015 518 5873
2016 609 6684
2017 660 7763
2018 638 10085
2019 667 12492
2020 790 16290
2021 826 21922
2022 981 24038
2023 1097 26097

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 63 403
Journalism and Digital Media 12 101 527
Archaeology 8 121 601
Communications and Public Relations 2 67 637
History 9 123 667
Linguistics 10 141 682
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 112 834
Law 9 145 834
Aesthetics 10 168 860
Anthropology 8 133 917
Political Science 9 153 962
Philosophy 10 171 983
Demography 21 245 1048
Library and Information science 21 198 1099
Sociology 16 231 1195
Classics and Ancient History 18 230 1227
Art History 16 173 1380
Gender Studies 24 224 1566
Education Majors 21 439 1721

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 8th for Mathematics in India and 508th in the World with 8,171 publications made and 140,043 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 461 In India
#116 of 2,673 In Asia
#508 of 6,305 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 21 103
1992 14 92
1993 17 94
1994 16 88
1995 17 74
1996 21 91
1997 18 81
1998 15 76
1999 21 114
2000 28 141
2001 25 125
2002 34 170
2003 37 217
2004 41 238
2005 94 360
2006 128 575
2007 149 830
2008 149 1064
2009 172 1548
2010 214 1975
2011 274 2827
2012 305 3697
2013 309 4375
2014 370 5206
2015 478 6351
2016 515 7130
2017 520 8033
2018 529 9595
2019 518 11308
2020 587 13736
2021 629 16916
2022 686 17497
2023 714 18226

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 59 198
Applied Mathematics 5 80 310
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 119 400
Statistics 8 130 543
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 151 707
Math Teachers 14 344 1411

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 7th for Business in India and 531st in the World with 6,262 publications made and 88,267 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 447 In India
#109 of 2,579 In Asia
#531 of 6,187 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 18 40
1992 6 45
1993 14 71
1994 10 53
1995 13 54
1996 21 46
1997 14 47
1998 6 48
1999 17 68
2000 24 54
2001 28 65
2002 34 145
2003 34 140
2004 48 157
2005 67 286
2006 93 424
2007 86 535
2008 96 721
2009 104 979
2010 159 1266
2011 210 1590
2012 219 1967
2013 248 2392
2014 296 2931
2015 390 3655
2016 435 4242
2017 432 4816
2018 436 6289
2019 392 7838
2020 494 9740
2021 390 12520
2022 561 13362
2023 524 13906

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 4 34 107
Operations Research 3 59 198
Construction Management 5 88 354
Management 7 93 400
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 98 438
Project Management 3 57 445
Marketing 4 85 497
Risk Management 5 106 619
Accounting 4 119 651
Finance 6 126 671
Advertising 5 105 674
Management Information Systems 3 114 682
Entrepreneurship 8 93 695
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 182 756
Human Resource Management 5 139 766
International Trade 13 243 1191
International Business 14 241 1204

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 2 45 189
Fashion Design 5 99 568
Agricultural Economics 23 211 696
Social Psychology 5 105 713
Graphic Design 10 156 714
Economics 10 134 723
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 168 737
Art & Design 9 131 748
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 270 774
Performing arts 10 121 804
Development Studies 14 164 812
Anatomy and Physiology 15 276 917
Literature 13 171 936
Psychology 18 255 976
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 25 335 1023
Dentistry 32 319 1030
Public Health 23 250 1060
Veterinary 99 406 1105
Pathology 29 359 1114
Medicine 29 350 1135
International Economics 15 219 1143
Healthcare Management (MHA) 31 230 1166
Dermatology 63 432 1202
Child Psychology 10 233 1218
Surgery 30 414 1256
Cardiology 35 444 1311
Anesthesiology 34 449 1334
Physical Therapy 25 425 1436
Orthodontics 52 458 1473
Psychiatry 45 499 1576
Sports Medicine 32 461 1597
Nursing 46 441 1703
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 48 508 1838
Clinical Psychology 32 549 1975
Health Science 62 754 2543