Aligarh Muslim University: Rankings

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Aligarh Muslim University ranked 15th in India, 1023rd in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 135 research topics. Aligarh Muslim University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,732 academic publications and 307,616 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 107 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1023 of 14,131 In the World
#239 of 5,830 In Asia
#15 of 876 In India
#3 of 79 In Uttar Pradesh
#1 of 2 In Aligarh
#57 of 2,545 For Radiochemistry
#135 of 1,321 For Toxicology
#151 of 3,113 For Horticulture
#414 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#2396 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 132 other topics

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Biology rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 10th for Biology in India and 644th in the World with 14,481 publications made and 236,270 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 483 In India
#175 of 2,784 In Asia
#644 of 6,663 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 73 197
1991 96 217
1992 81 221
1993 85 192
1994 78 266
1995 86 259
1996 71 303
1997 63 290
1998 77 344
1999 72 315
2000 72 428
2001 92 479
2002 109 534
2003 124 717
2004 137 842
2005 166 1080
2006 200 1340
2007 226 1810
2008 244 2300
2009 323 3004
2010 400 3906
2011 477 5141
2012 568 6570
2013 536 7840
2014 637 9341
2015 659 10373
2016 692 11386
2017 794 13414
2018 772 14477
2019 867 18870
2020 991 23876
2021 1477 34513
2022 1267 38745

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 6 24 135
Horticulture 6 37 151
Agricultural Science 7 55 243
Microbiology 5 72 364
Botany 4 65 368
Nutrition and Food Science 12 139 431
Biophysics 4 77 446
Entomology 12 95 527
Paleontology 7 111 539
Pharmacology 12 163 550
Animal Science 11 122 564
Forestry 15 121 589
Biochemistry 8 171 607
Genetics 6 188 649
Nanotechnology 25 255 657
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 149 672
Zoology 6 123 674
Biotechnology 16 195 674
Immunology 11 230 754
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 224 817
Molecular Biology 9 267 833
Oncology and Cancer research 21 338 923
Astrobiology 23 240 929
Evolutionary Biology 17 246 1003
Virology 25 326 1037
Neuroscience 22 342 1191

Chemistry rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 13th for Chemistry in India and 627th in the World with 13,705 publications made and 241,690 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#13 of 480 In India
#185 of 2,710 In Asia
#627 of 6,327 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 83 229
1991 87 263
1992 74 252
1993 89 224
1994 82 286
1995 94 304
1996 77 343
1997 65 341
1998 69 357
1999 76 369
2000 88 442
2001 95 518
2002 109 551
2003 131 797
2004 148 865
2005 185 1168
2006 208 1540
2007 212 1856
2008 246 2423
2009 309 3093
2010 393 4033
2011 456 5401
2012 502 6778
2013 493 8074
2014 586 9508
2015 590 10544
2016 634 11626
2017 729 13583
2018 736 14808
2019 819 19106
2020 921 24183
2021 1376 34710
2022 1111 38928

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 3 40 57
Inorganic Chemistry 7 84 238
Biochemical Engineering 14 84 378
Environmental Chemistry 11 116 414
Nutrition and Food Science 12 139 431
Physical chemistry 15 164 446
Chemical Engineering 17 206 504
Organic Chemistry 15 166 543
Pharmacy 34 186 583
Biochemistry 8 171 607
Nanotechnology 25 255 657
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 178 673
Materials Science 19 226 688
Computational Chemistry 35 251 855

Engineering rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 15th for Engineering in India and 724th in the World with 12,421 publications made and 182,079 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 486 In India
#216 of 2,776 In Asia
#724 of 6,555 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 53 162
1991 60 185
1992 45 163
1993 70 147
1994 63 203
1995 72 216
1996 66 244
1997 52 226
1998 48 224
1999 64 287
2000 73 287
2001 71 332
2002 92 418
2003 117 596
2004 110 625
2005 149 894
2006 182 1138
2007 172 1374
2008 209 1804
2009 285 2232
2010 341 2968
2011 399 3876
2012 432 4973
2013 424 5923
2014 513 7192
2015 501 8132
2016 600 8690
2017 625 10042
2018 681 11367
2019 802 14569
2020 928 18907
2021 1437 28468
2022 1146 32038

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 14 84 378
Mining Engineering 12 127 382
Environmental Engineering 12 129 389
Agricultural Engineering 37 181 496
Chemical Engineering 17 206 504
Metallurgical Engineering 15 175 543
Electronic Engineering 21 197 589
Automotive Engineering 31 224 607
Renewable Energy Engineering 42 234 648
Nanotechnology 25 255 657
Biotechnology 16 195 674
Nuclear Engineering 24 250 675
Computer Engineering 28 229 687
Materials Science 19 226 688
Electrical Engineering 22 239 721
Geotechnical Engineering 19 244 742
Construction Management 23 215 754
Industrial Engineering 23 237 762
Telecommunications 25 263 809
Reliability and Quality Engineering 38 262 817
Optical Engineering 22 253 820
Civil Engineering 18 268 855
Marine Engineering 21 299 870
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 340 945
Automation and Control engineering 37 377 951
Architectural Engineering 24 312 954
Operations Research 32 336 996
Computer Networking 43 334 1006
Remote Sensing 34 315 1032
Structural Engineering 32 376 1058
Mechanical Engineering 40 355 1074
Systems Engineering 44 317 1128
Aerospace Engineering 37 364 1145
Acoustical Engineering 38 390 1150
Biomedical Engineering 58 511 1319
Human-Computer Interaction 31 450 1444

Physics rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 16th for Physics in India and 689th in the World with 12,239 publications made and 185,738 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#16 of 482 In India
#202 of 2,752 In Asia
#689 of 6,484 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 58 191
1991 64 206
1992 57 188
1993 78 173
1994 68 216
1995 76 234
1996 70 277
1997 55 248
1998 52 239
1999 67 313
2000 74 279
2001 74 347
2002 97 431
2003 121 611
2004 104 619
2005 155 955
2006 202 1212
2007 179 1395
2008 214 1819
2009 266 2206
2010 351 2870
2011 405 3977
2012 434 4966
2013 433 6105
2014 491 7193
2015 518 7952
2016 579 8766
2017 618 10071
2018 655 11233
2019 750 14328
2020 872 18202
2021 1327 26572
2022 1043 29333

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 4 77 446
Nuclear Physics 19 160 624
Nanotechnology 25 255 657
Atomic and Molecular physics 19 154 666
Quantum and Particle physics 17 204 683
Materials Science 19 226 688
Condensed Matter Physics 23 237 706
Optical Engineering 22 253 820
Astrobiology 23 240 929
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 340 945
Theoretical Physics 36 286 979
Astrophysics and Astronomy 26 269 992
Acoustical Engineering 38 390 1150

Environmental Science rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 10th for Environmental Science in India and 639th in the World with 10,173 publications made and 151,999 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 487 In India
#154 of 2,777 In Asia
#639 of 6,683 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 42 123
1991 46 160
1992 43 141
1993 53 132
1994 57 185
1995 46 173
1996 53 210
1997 35 174
1998 47 202
1999 43 170
2000 49 266
2001 50 279
2002 63 305
2003 79 423
2004 82 452
2005 105 658
2006 127 828
2007 141 1161
2008 177 1538
2009 209 2068
2010 270 2648
2011 329 3496
2012 370 4466
2013 333 5124
2014 393 5990
2015 410 6396
2016 456 6743
2017 518 7662
2018 540 8779
2019 654 11467
2020 776 15373
2021 1216 24261
2022 1047 27587

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 7 55 243
Hydrology and Water resources management 18 110 357
Mining Engineering 12 127 382
Environmental Engineering 12 129 389
Environmental Chemistry 11 116 414
Paleontology 7 111 539
Forestry 15 121 589
Ecology 12 143 614
Geology 11 160 634
Environmental Management 21 203 663
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 149 672
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 178 673
Earth science and Geophysics 18 208 723
Geotechnical Engineering 19 244 742
Oceanography 19 249 880
Geography and Cartography 19 260 1029
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 37 330 1037

Medicine rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 13th for Medicine in India and 872nd in the World with 7,862 publications made and 98,341 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 479 In India
#249 of 2,743 In Asia
#872 of 6,552 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1990 49 112
1991 50 88
1992 45 89
1993 46 80
1994 38 135
1995 48 128
1996 23 106
1997 35 109
1998 44 166
1999 31 145
2000 29 213
2001 46 269
2002 55 244
2003 72 356
2004 66 364
2005 82 477
2006 109 649
2007 109 811
2008 125 1054
2009 177 1298
2010 232 1697
2011 273 2196
2012 341 2749
2013 294 3380
2014 372 3963
2015 384 4455
2016 412 4934
2017 429 5864
2018 443 6298
2019 439 7677
2020 510 10187
2021 824 14769
2022 736 16665

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 6 24 135
Veterinary 3 27 197
Forensic Science 27 61 330
Optometry 7 90 492
Dermatology 8 137 502
Pharmacology 12 163 550
Orthodontics 10 139 564
Pharmacy 34 186 583
Dentistry 13 153 600
Neurosurgery 16 224 659
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 14 266 732
Immunology 11 230 754
Radiation Therapy 19 293 795
Plastic Surgery 20 260 813
Cosmetology 30 303 822
Critical Care Nursing 16 197 824
Pathology 13 266 856
Public Health 17 179 906
Ophthalmology 18 278 910
Oncology and Cancer research 21 338 923
Pediatrics 18 263 927
Anatomy and Physiology 19 288 940
Anesthesiology 21 307 946
Nursing 9 157 966
Surgery 18 316 968
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 335 1025
Virology 25 326 1037
Psychiatry 15 297 1068
Urology 27 381 1083
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 15 281 1132
Cardiology 32 426 1256
Clinical Psychology 10 275 1282
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 308 1291
Physical Therapy 19 372 1305
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 286 1306
Biomedical Engineering 58 511 1319
Family medicine 31 389 1411
Sports Medicine 20 390 1442
Gerontology 25 509 1938
Health Science 34 519 1974

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 17th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 1243rd in the World with 6,517 publications made and 53,705 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#17 of 485 In India
#262 of 2,813 In Asia
#1243 of 6,939 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1990 23 43
1991 25 50
1992 26 43
1993 25 50
1994 19 50
1995 22 55
1996 25 75
1997 17 58
1998 31 81
1999 17 62
2000 21 80
2001 34 111
2002 36 105
2003 39 165
2004 35 198
2005 46 272
2006 57 322
2007 77 428
2008 90 539
2009 109 690
2010 158 1006
2011 193 1298
2012 232 1769
2013 234 2373
2014 242 2553
2015 323 2655
2016 371 2815
2017 363 3020
2018 370 3270
2019 436 4478
2020 519 6042
2021 843 9662
2022 825 11488

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 27 61 330
Military science 1 41 524
Radio and Television broadcasting 9 129 721
Publishing 10 102 732
Journalism and Digital Media 21 172 789
Classics and Ancient History 12 136 847
Human Rights Law 8 93 857
International Law 9 158 892
Broadcast Journalism 25 197 917
Archaeology 16 241 990
Linguistics 21 261 997
Demography 20 229 1035
History 15 230 1049
Aesthetics 14 242 1078
Library and Information science 22 191 1099
Anthropology 18 198 1170
Communications and Public Relations 10 199 1176
Law 21 273 1244
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 12 227 1262
Philosophy 17 275 1284
Sociology 19 265 1311
Art History 17 187 1407
Political Science 18 275 1409
Gender Studies 25 213 1520
Education Majors 26 531 1942

Computer Science rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 34th for Computer Science in India and 1092nd in the World with 6,327 publications made and 60,058 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#34 of 482 In India
#323 of 2,768 In Asia
#1092 of 6,597 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 19 64
1991 22 40
1992 16 57
1993 17 42
1994 10 38
1995 17 72
1996 15 61
1997 13 65
1998 17 71
1999 14 63
2000 18 72
2001 23 79
2002 29 131
2003 35 160
2004 50 173
2005 59 267
2006 84 348
2007 68 455
2008 83 563
2009 153 683
2010 154 990
2011 219 1327
2012 235 1793
2013 202 2201
2014 212 2663
2015 256 2595
2016 293 2988
2017 345 3282
2018 382 3574
2019 482 4877
2020 540 6617
2021 869 10188
2022 744 12090

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 28 229 687
Information Technology 11 168 766
Telecommunications 25 263 809
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 224 817
Data Science 40 215 972
Cyber Security 53 300 982
Computational Linguistics 48 307 982
Computer Networking 43 334 1006
Management Information Systems 13 217 1050
Library and Information science 22 191 1099
Machine Learning 52 384 1128
Computer Vision 48 402 1145
Blockchain and Cryptography 77 433 1147
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 47 378 1147
Multimedia 15 303 1169
Neuroscience 22 342 1191
Software Engineering 56 392 1387
Cognitive Science 72 477 1397
Human-Computer Interaction 31 450 1444
Computer Graphics 58 592 1549

Mathematics rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 22nd for Mathematics in India and 1031st in the World with 3,426 publications made and 27,859 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#22 of 452 In India
#280 of 2,612 In Asia
#1031 of 6,132 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1990 8 19
1991 4 28
1992 7 27
1993 10 32
1994 7 30
1995 6 38
1996 10 42
1997 9 29
1998 10 37
1999 11 31
2000 15 54
2001 15 55
2002 18 79
2003 31 126
2004 18 103
2005 38 205
2006 52 266
2007 43 336
2008 51 370
2009 76 428
2010 94 531
2011 111 699
2012 127 886
2013 132 1313
2014 152 1440
2015 149 1380
2016 178 1472
2017 172 1397
2018 208 1696
2019 237 2294
2020 277 2983
2021 438 4967
2022 434 5987

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 7 97 362
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 202 910
Operations Research 32 336 996
Statistics 26 331 1138
Blockchain and Cryptography 77 433 1147
Math Teachers 23 563 1964

Business rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 17th for Business in India and 1068th in the World with 2,859 publications made and 20,590 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#17 of 429 In India
#263 of 2,509 In Asia
#1068 of 6,002 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1990 10 16
1991 12 25
1992 8 25
1993 4 23
1994 12 20
1995 7 18
1996 5 30
1997 4 34
1998 8 32
1999 6 20
2000 9 37
2001 8 22
2002 13 50
2003 17 61
2004 14 54
2005 27 84
2006 25 108
2007 29 136
2008 37 157
2009 62 215
2010 80 297
2011 88 474
2012 107 610
2013 101 908
2014 95 961
2015 111 984
2016 146 1081
2017 142 992
2018 185 1245
2019 218 1597
2020 249 2118
2021 446 3709
2022 324 4391

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 5 62 606
Supply Chain Management 25 216 616
Construction Management 23 215 754
Project Management 16 173 906
Marketing 16 195 910
Human Resource Management 8 207 959
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 255 976
Finance 17 234 983
Operations Research 32 336 996
Management Information Systems 13 217 1050
Management 24 302 1075
Accounting 15 247 1140
Advertising 22 285 1226
International Trade 14 270 1243
International Business 19 318 1361

Economics rankings

Aligarh Muslim University ranked 14th for Economics in India and 963rd in the World with 2,206 publications made and 15,909 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#14 of 409 In India
#199 of 2,385 In Asia
#963 of 5,789 In the World

Aligarh Muslim University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1990 6 9
1991 4 17
1992 4 11
1993 5 15
1994 6 11
1995 7 15
1996 5 19
1997 4 11
1998 8 18
1999 7 12
2000 9 24
2001 11 19
2002 14 44
2003 15 55
2004 20 55
2005 14 94
2006 19 107
2007 24 163
2008 24 143
2009 40 184
2010 44 289
2011 59 308
2012 76 532
2013 69 725
2014 85 803
2015 102 689
2016 102 706
2017 130 766
2018 137 881
2019 157 1228
2020 192 1566
2021 328 2713
2022 319 3525

The following table provides academic rankings for Aligarh Muslim University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Development Studies 8 116 712
Agricultural Economics 22 239 777
Environmental Economics 25 243 806
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 202 910
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 255 976
Finance 17 234 983
International Economics 14 272 1215
International Trade 14 270 1243

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Aligarh Muslim University

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Fashion Design 13 192 907
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 11 252 909
Literature 13 181 941
Art & Design 15 222 1026
Social Psychology 15 277 1284
Psychology 24 365 1284
Child Psychology 16 343 1561