2020 tables: Institutions - chemistry - academic

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

Table criteria

# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India 37.27 40.87 59 2.3%
2 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India 25.58 35.53 53 29.6%
3 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), India 30.43 27.64 34 -15.3%
4 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata), India 13.65 24.36 37 66.4%
5 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), India 17.80 22.98 28 20.4%
6 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India 19.19 22.46 72 9.2%
7 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), India 16.43 17.05 24 -3.2%
8 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), India 29.28 16.81 18 -46.4%
9 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune), India 23.70 15.80 24 -37.8%
10 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India 15.58 15.70 24 -6.0%
11 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India 20.82 13.99 22 -37.4%
12 Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), India 9.11 13.79 25 41.2%
13 University of Hyderabad (UoH), India 10.55 10.58 16 -6.5%
14 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), India 8.25 9.96 13 12.6%
15 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IISER Mohali), India 3.83 8.87 12 115.7%
16 University of Delhi (DU), India 4.00 8.70 12 102.8%
17 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India 8.84 8.07 10 -14.9%
18 Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore), India 4.53 7.46 13 53.7%
19 Jadavpur University (JU), India 4.59 6.05 10 23.1%
20 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India 2.40 5.55 13 115.5%
21 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India 4.61 5.48 7 10.8%
22 Shiv Nadar University (SNU), India 3.78 4.88 7 20.5%
23 Siksha O Anusandhan University (SOA), India 3.42 4.83 5 31.9%
24 National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR), India 1.83 3.86 6 96.6%
25 Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), India 1.05 3.66 5 226.6%
26 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar), India 1.00 3.60 4 235.8%
27 Visva-Bharati University, India 2.99 3.00 3 -6.5%
28 Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT Patna), India 2.03 2.92 5 34.3%
29 Tezpur University, India 1.20 2.79 6 117.2%
30 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India 3.25 2.53 5 -27.3%
31 Gauhati University, India 2.53 4 N/A
32 North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), India 1.00 2.44 4 127.3%
33 University of Calcutta (CU), India 5.10 2.38 8 -56.4%
34 Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar), India 1.19 2.18 4 71.1%
35 Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (MNIT Jaipur), India 0.95 2.00 2 96.4%
36 Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), India 1.93 5 N/A
37 Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT Tirupati), India 0.03 1.88 4 5506.7%
38 Panjab University (PU), India 1.88 5 N/A
39 Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, India 0.80 1.75 2 103.1%
40 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), India 1.65 1.44 3 -18.8%
41 Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), India 2.58 1.42 3 -48.9%
42 Aliah University, India 0.40 1.40 3 226.4%
42 Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India 2.89 1.40 2 -54.8%
43 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, India 2.05 1.38 3 -37.4%
44 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), India 0.13 1.29 4 863.8%
45 SASTRA University, India 1.27 4 N/A
46 Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ), India 0.52 1.25 2 125.6%
46 University of Madras, India 2.25 1.25 2 -48.2%
47 Pondicherry University, India 1.70 1.14 2 -37.3%
48 Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), India 1.00 1 N/A
49 Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), India 0.67 0.90 3 26.6%
50 Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (IIEST Shibpur), India 0.73 0.83 2 7.2%
51 National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (NIT Kurukshetra), India 0.80 1 N/A
52 Jain University (JU), India 0.74 4 N/A
53 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), India 0.25 0.67 2 148.7%
54 Amity University, India 0.17 0.65 3 263.7%
54 National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), India 0.25 0.65 2 142.5%
55 Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai (IIT Bhilai), India 0.08 0.63 3 608.8%
56 B. Borooah College, India 0.60 1 N/A
57 Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), India 1.15 0.59 2 -52.1%
58 Bharathiar University, India 0.57 1 N/A
59 Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM), India 0.10 0.50 1 366.3%
59 University of Kalyani, India 0.71 0.50 1 -34.7%
59 Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), India 1.00 0.50 1 -53.4%
59 Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR), India 0.50 1 N/A
60 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy), India 0.49 3 N/A
61 Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi), India 1.47 0.47 2 -70.1%
62 Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), India 0.44 1 N/A
62 University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), India 0.44 1 N/A
63 Bhupal Nobles' University (BNU), India 0.08 0.42 1 366.3%
64 Central University of Jammu, India 0.40 3 N/A
64 Ram Chandra Uniyal Government Post Graduate College, India 0.40 1 N/A
65 Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur), India 0.08 0.39 2 335.3%
66 University of Jammu, India 0.38 1 N/A
67 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT University), India 1.15 0.37 2 -70.1%
68 Anna University (AU), India 0.10 0.36 3 233.1%
69 National Institute of Technology Sikkim (NIT Sikkim), India 0.35 2 N/A
70 Goa University, India 0.11 0.33 1 179.8%
70 Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT-BBS), India 0.20 0.33 1 55.4%
70 University of Kashmir, India 0.33 1 N/A
70 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (NITJ), India 0.33 1 N/A
71 Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India 0.31 3 N/A
72 Presidency College Chennai, India 0.29 1 N/A
72 Bishop Heber College, India 0.29 1 N/A
73 Marwadi University, India 0.27 2 N/A
74 Adamas University, India 0.03 0.25 1 692.8%
74 The LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNMIIT), India 0.20 0.25 1 16.6%
74 Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala RD Institute of Science and Technology (Vel Tech), India 0.25 1 N/A
74 Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra), India 0.25 1 N/A
75 Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (IIITM Gwalior), India 0.22 1 N/A
75 University of North Bengal (NBU), India 0.22 1 N/A
76 Indian Institute of Technology - Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (IIT-ISM), India 0.40 0.21 1 -50.0%
77 Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), India 0.20 1 N/A
77 Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU), India 0.20 1 N/A
77 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGISPU), India 0.20 1 N/A
77 Saurashtra University, India 0.20 1 N/A
77 Government General Degree College Kalna–1, India 0.20 1 N/A
77 Patna University, India 0.20 1 N/A
77 Women's College, Calcutta, India 0.20 1 N/A
77 Darjeeling Polytechnic College, India 0.20 1 N/A
78 Raghunathpur College, India 0.17 1 N/A
78 MES Abasaheb Garware College, India 0.17 1 N/A
78 Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), India 0.17 1 N/A
78 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTU Hyderabad), India 0.17 1 N/A
78 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), India 0.17 1 N/A
79 Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (SGBAU), India 0.14 1 N/A
79 Sri Pratap College (SP College), India 0.14 1 N/A
80 National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand (NITUK), India 0.13 2 N/A
81 Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India 0.13 1 N/A
81 Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), India 0.13 1 N/A
82 Mahatma Gandhi University (MG University), India 0.75 0.11 1 -86.2%
83 Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), India 0.05 0.10 1 105.2%
83 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University), India 1.24 0.10 1 -92.5%
83 Gujarat Vidyapeeth, India 0.10 1 N/A
83 Kakatiya University, India 0.10 1 N/A
83 Acharya Institute of Technology (AIT), India 0.10 1 N/A
83 National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW), India 0.10 1 N/A
84 Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), India 0.09 1 N/A
85 Kurukshetra University (KUK), India 0.08 1 N/A
85 ICFAI University, Tripura (ICFAI Tripura), India 0.08 1 N/A
86 Thiruvalluvar University, India 0.25 0.07 1 -73.4%
86 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, India 0.07 1 N/A
86 Central University of Karnataka (CUK), India 0.07 1 N/A
86 The University of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), India 0.07 1 N/A
87 C.I. College, India 0.06 1 N/A
87 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), India 0.06 1 N/A
87 Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IIT PKD), India 0.06 1 N/A
88 Indian Institute of Technology Goa (IIT Goa), India 0.06 0.05 1 -16.1%

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