2020 tables: Institutions - biological sciences

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 15.60 18.79 37 19.8%
2 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), India 13.25 18.28 39 37.2%
3 India Ministry of Science and Technology, India 7.81 8.13 24 3.5%
4 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India 13.43 6.34 22 -53.1%
5 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IISER Mohali), India 3.92 3.60 4 -8.6%
6 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune), India 3.31 3.45 8 3.7%
7 Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), India 3.91 3.31 18 -15.9%
8 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India 2.46 2.58 6 4.5%
9 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), India 1.67 2.51 5 49.6%
10 University of Hyderabad (UoH), India 0.27 2.50 4 833.5%
11 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), India 2.00 2 N/A
12 Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India 0.72 1.99 12 176.0%
13 Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), India 0.67 1.92 3 186.6%
14 Bose Institute, India 2.00 1.87 6 -7.2%
15 Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), India 0.67 1.78 3 166.1%
16 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), India 0.05 1.34 2 2563.5%
17 University of Delhi (DU), India 0.74 1.29 6 73.4%
18 National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), India 2.39 1.17 2 -51.5%
19 Amity University, India 0.24 1.00 3 312.6%
20 University of Kashmir, India 1.00 1 N/A
21 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India 2.01 0.91 4 -55.2%
22 University of Calcutta (CU), India 0.28 0.90 4 222.8%
23 Wildlife Institute of India, India 0.84 2 N/A
24 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India 1.71 0.80 1 -53.4%
25 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India 0.30 0.78 10 163.7%
26 National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), India 0.93 0.77 4 -18.1%
27 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India 1.07 0.61 3 -42.9%
28 Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), India 0.04 0.61 3 1345.6%
29 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar), India 0.60 1 N/A
30 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), India 0.10 0.59 4 485.9%
31 National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS), India 0.04 0.54 4 1190.9%
32 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India 3.25 0.49 6 -84.9%
33 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India 0.08 0.48 4 478.8%
34 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata), India 0.47 2 N/A
35 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India 0.19 0.46 5 149.3%
36 Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), India 0.35 0.44 3 26.3%
37 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (IISER Tirupati), India 0.33 0.40 1 19.4%
38 Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), India 1.24 0.37 3 -70.1%
39 Tata Trusts, India 0.02 0.37 7 1835.1%
40 Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, India 0.36 2 N/A
41 Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ), India 0.03 0.33 1 1093.6%
41 Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), India 0.11 0.33 1 190.9%
42 Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), India 1.00 0.32 2 -67.6%
43 Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar), India 0.31 2 N/A
44 King George's Medical University (KGMU), India 0.05 0.25 2 455.7%
45 Centre of Biomedical Research (CBMR), India 0.39 0.25 1 -36.1%
45 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India 3.14 0.25 1 -92.1%
45 University of Allahabad, India 0.25 1 N/A
46 Visva-Bharati University, India 0.23 1 N/A
47 India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India 0.23 3 N/A
48 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT University), India 0.46 0.23 2 -50.9%
49 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), India 0.23 2 N/A
50 Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), India 0.22 4 N/A
51 Indian School of Business (ISB), India 0.14 0.22 1 54.7%
51 National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), India 1.14 0.22 1 -80.7%
52 Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra), India 0.21 1 N/A
52 JIS University, India 0.21 2 N/A
52 VProteomics, India 0.21 1 N/A
53 SRR and CVR Government Degree College (SRR & CVR Vijayawada), India 0.20 1 N/A
54 Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), India 0.03 0.19 2 456.3%
55 MedGenome Labs Pvt Ltd., India 0.15 0.19 1 27.4%
56 BioCOS Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., India 0.18 1 N/A
57 Foundation for Neglected Disease Research (FNDR), India 0.17 1 N/A
57 S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), India 0.17 1 N/A
57 M.S. Ramaiah Medical College (RMC), India 0.17 1 N/A
57 Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, India 0.17 1 N/A
57 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), India 0.17 1 N/A
58 Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India 0.03 0.16 2 431.0%
59 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP), India 0.73 0.15 4 -79.1%
60 Center for Public Health Kinetics, India 0.13 1 N/A
61 Kasturba Health Society (KHS), India 1.00 0.13 1 -87.6%
61 Centre for Studies in Ethnobiology, Biodiversity and Sustainability (CEiBa), India 0.13 1 N/A
61 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGISPU), India 0.13 1 N/A
62 Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), India 0.12 3 N/A
63 Central University of Kerala (CUK), India 0.12 3 N/A
64 North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), India 0.50 0.11 1 -77.9%
64 Central University of Punjab Bathinda (CUPB), India 0.11 1 N/A
64 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cancer Research Institute (NSCRI), India 0.11 1 N/A
65 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India 0.69 0.11 5 -84.4%
66 Panjab University (PU), India 0.11 4 N/A
67 Maharishi Valmiki Hospital, India 0.10 2 N/A
68 Genotypic Technology Pvt. Ltd., India 0.10 1 N/A
68 B.R. Singh Hospital and Centre for Medical Education and Research, India 0.10 1 N/A
68 Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, India 0.10 1 N/A
69 Delhi Technological University (DTU), India 0.08 3 N/A
70 Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd., India 0.08 1 N/A
70 St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, India 0.08 1 N/A
71 Operation ASHA, India 0.08 1 N/A
72 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India 0.08 2 N/A
73 Ketkar Hospital, India 0.07 1 N/A
74 The University of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), India 0.14 0.07 1 -49.0%
74 SASTRA University, India 0.42 0.07 1 -83.1%
74 Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMC Vellore), India 0.62 0.07 1 -88.6%
74 Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), India 0.07 1 N/A
74 Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (CBPBU), India 0.07 1 N/A
74 Thiruvalluvar University, India 0.07 1 N/A
75 Center for Ecology, Development and Research (CEDAR), India 0.07 1 N/A
75 Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A), India 0.07 1 N/A
75 Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), India 0.07 1 N/A
75 The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India 0.07 1 N/A
75 Jadavpur University (JU), India 0.07 1 N/A
76 University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), India 0.06 2 N/A
77 Biocon Limited, India 0.08 0.06 1 -25.4%
77 Central University of Haryana (CUH), India 0.06 1 N/A
78 Gauhati University, India 0.06 2 N/A
79 Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), India 0.06 0.06 1 5.3%
79 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India 0.96 0.06 1 -93.9%
79 Medanta The Medicity, India 0.06 1 N/A
79 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India 0.06 1 N/A
80 Viravecs Laboratories LLP, India 0.06 1 N/A
80 EcoSystems-India, India 0.06 1 N/A
81 Osmania University, India 0.02 0.05 2 190.3%
82 ID and BG Hospital, India 0.05 1 N/A
82 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University), India 0.05 1 N/A
83 Bidhannagar College, India 0.05 1 N/A
83 Darjeeling Government College, India 0.05 1 N/A
84 Ramanarain Ruia Autonomous College, India 0.05 1 N/A
85 Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU), India 0.01 0.04 1 256.4%
85 Acharya Nagarjuna University, India 0.04 1 N/A
86 National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), India 0.04 1 N/A
87 Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), India 0.02 0.04 2 87.9%
88 Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad (IIT Dharwad), India 0.02 0.04 1 152.5%
88 Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (RVSKVV), India 0.04 1 N/A
89 Intonation Research Laboratories, India 0.04 1 N/A
90 Bugworks Research India Pvt. Ltd., India 0.04 1 N/A
90 Gautam Budh Health Care Foundation, India 0.04 1 N/A
91 Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), India 1.58 0.03 1 -97.9%
91 Tezpur University, India 0.03 1 N/A
91 National Institute of Technology Sikkim (NIT Sikkim), India 0.03 1 N/A
91 Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (GNIPST), India 0.03 1 N/A
91 Cisgen Biotech Discoveries, India 0.03 1 N/A
92 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), India 0.03 0.03 3 21.3%
93 Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), India 0.03 2 N/A
94 Kamala Hospital and Research Centre, India 0.03 1 N/A
94 Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Society (TSCS), India 0.03 1 N/A
95 Narayana Nethralaya, India 0.03 1 N/A
96 Serum Institute of India Ltd. (SII), India 0.07 0.03 6 -56.5%
97 Institute of Bioinformatics (IOB), India 0.14 0.02 1 -83.7%
98 Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai (IIT Bhilai), India 0.02 1 N/A
99 New Delhi Tuberculosis Center, India 0.02 1 N/A
99 Rajan Babu Institute for Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, India 0.02 1 N/A
99 Safdarjung Hospital, India 0.02 1 N/A
99 Lok Nayak Hospital Chest Clinic, India 0.02 1 N/A
100 Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), India 0.35 0.02 3 -94.2%

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