Banaras Hindu University: Rankings
Banaras Hindu University ranked 10th in India and 880th in the World 2022 overall rankings, plus got TOP 50% in 65 academic topics. EduRank's ranking for Banaras Hindu University is based on 3 factors: research performance (a proprietary algorithm evaluated 19,997 publications and 443,007 citations), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 92 notable alumni .
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #880 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #184 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #10 of 876 | In India |
| #2 of 79 | In Uttar Pradesh |
| #1 of 5 | In Varanasi |
| #73 of 1,571 | For Radiochemistry |
| #88 of 1,006 | For Horticulture |
| #102 of 1,003 | For Toxicology |
| #574 of 7,349 | For Alumni Impact |
| #2009 of 14,131 | For Non-academic Prominence |
| Top50% | For 62 other topics |
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Chemistry
Banaras Hindu University ranked 9th for Chemistry in India and 394th in the World with 6,843 publications made and 164,238 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Radiochemistry, Organic Chemistry.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #9 of 365 | In India |
| #124 of 2,014 | In Asia |
| #394 of 4,317 | In the World |
Banaras Hindu University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 97 | 30 |
| 1992 | 67 | 23 |
| 1993 | 60 | 25 |
| 1994 | 78 | 42 |
| 1995 | 56 | 38 |
| 1996 | 108 | 88 |
| 1997 | 88 | 88 |
| 1998 | 111 | 102 |
| 1999 | 114 | 162 |
| 2000 | 94 | 155 |
| 2001 | 108 | 183 |
| 2002 | 77 | 112 |
| 2003 | 104 | 146 |
| 2004 | 108 | 195 |
| 2005 | 116 | 331 |
| 2006 | 110 | 235 |
| 2007 | 174 | 605 |
| 2008 | 220 | 558 |
| 2009 | 237 | 922 |
| 2010 | 304 | 1219 |
| 2011 | 337 | 1005 |
| 2012 | 382 | 1480 |
| 2013 | 335 | 829 |
| 2014 | 302 | 1064 |
| 2015 | 293 | 952 |
| 2016 | 298 | 1002 |
| 2017 | 240 | 980 |
| 2018 | 253 | 829 |
| 2019 | 259 | 834 |
| 2020 | 249 | 595 |
| 2021 | 328 | 357 |
| Speciality | India rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiochemistry | 6 | 55 | 73 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 4 | 79 | 190 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 2 | 52 | 245 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | 3 | 41 | 260 |
| Nutrition and Food Science | 8 | 77 | 270 |
| Physical chemistry | 8 | 66 | 284 |
| Pharmacy | 10 | 86 | 322 |
| Biochemical Engineering | 9 | 59 | 326 |
| Computational Chemistry | 11 | 66 | 353 |
| Organic Chemistry | 12 | 118 | 401 |
| Biochemistry | 5 | 94 | 430 |
| Materials Science | 11 | 172 | 433 |
| Chemical Engineering | 14 | 218 | 475 |
| Nanotechnology | 14 | 179 | 531 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | 45 | 274 | 910 |
Biology
Banaras Hindu University ranked 5th for Biology in India and 503rd in the World with 5,281 publications made and 158,525 citations received. Main research topics: Botany, Biochemistry, Agricultural Science, Genetics, Pharmacology.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #5 of 367 | In India |
| #127 of 1,987 | In Asia |
| #503 of 4,496 | In the World |
Banaras Hindu University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74 | 75 |
| 1992 | 51 | 22 |
| 1993 | 34 | 10 |
| 1994 | 40 | 43 |
| 1995 | 31 | 21 |
| 1996 | 67 | 64 |
| 1997 | 64 | 120 |
| 1998 | 69 | 73 |
| 1999 | 65 | 101 |
| 2000 | 57 | 166 |
| 2001 | 42 | 186 |
| 2002 | 42 | 83 |
| 2003 | 56 | 192 |
| 2004 | 61 | 217 |
| 2005 | 62 | 194 |
| 2006 | 70 | 267 |
| 2007 | 98 | 610 |
| 2008 | 139 | 382 |
| 2009 | 161 | 702 |
| 2010 | 165 | 958 |
| 2011 | 186 | 895 |
| 2012 | 255 | 1448 |
| 2013 | 243 | 704 |
| 2014 | 294 | 1215 |
| 2015 | 271 | 774 |
| 2016 | 308 | 1148 |
| 2017 | 250 | 1186 |
| 2018 | 212 | 793 |
| 2019 | 271 | 1061 |
| 2020 | 316 | 719 |
| 2021 | 416 | 9039 |
| Speciality | India rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | 7 | 25 | 88 |
| Toxicology | 2 | 17 | 102 |
| Agricultural Science | 5 | 23 | 116 |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 18 | 118 |
| Botany | 4 | 26 | 144 |
| Forestry | 3 | 28 | 195 |
| Nutrition and Food Science | 8 | 77 | 270 |
| Pharmacology | 8 | 94 | 344 |
| Biochemistry | 5 | 94 | 430 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 4 | 56 | 469 |
| Paleontology | 10 | 73 | 496 |
| Microbiology | 13 | 131 | 528 |
| Nanotechnology | 14 | 179 | 531 |
| Genetics | 6 | 118 | 534 |
| Zoology | 4 | 74 | 544 |
| Animal Science | 11 | 127 | 578 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational biology | 7 | 139 | 590 |
| Entomology | 12 | 116 | 617 |
| Molecular Biology | 6 | 210 | 635 |
| Immunology | 8 | 212 | 710 |
| Biophysics | 15 | 201 | 713 |
| Astrobiology | 11 | 96 | 747 |
| Oncology and Cancer research | 9 | 283 | 796 |
| Virology | 23 | 298 | 900 |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 241 | 916 |
Physics
Banaras Hindu University ranked 12th for Physics in India and 517th in the World with 5,078 publications made and 113,633 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Atomic and Molecular physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Optical Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #12 of 327 | In India |
| #166 of 1,879 | In Asia |
| #517 of 4,082 | In the World |
Banaras Hindu University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 80 | 41 |
| 1992 | 49 | 14 |
| 1993 | 56 | 21 |
| 1994 | 49 | 24 |
| 1995 | 46 | 33 |
| 1996 | 86 | 54 |
| 1997 | 75 | 41 |
| 1998 | 72 | 57 |
| 1999 | 87 | 73 |
| 2000 | 74 | 63 |
| 2001 | 78 | 152 |
| 2002 | 71 | 124 |
| 2003 | 96 | 292 |
| 2004 | 89 | 193 |
| 2005 | 94 | 373 |
| 2006 | 118 | 281 |
| 2007 | 134 | 475 |
| 2008 | 159 | 358 |
| 2009 | 167 | 527 |
| 2010 | 206 | 798 |
| 2011 | 246 | 738 |
| 2012 | 271 | 726 |
| 2013 | 221 | 571 |
| 2014 | 185 | 526 |
| 2015 | 187 | 573 |
| 2016 | 168 | 484 |
| 2017 | 167 | 645 |
| 2018 | 213 | 642 |
| 2019 | 186 | 393 |
| 2020 | 182 | 346 |
| 2021 | 182 | 177 |
| Speciality | India rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Physics | 6 | 52 | 297 |
| Nuclear Physics | 5 | 46 | 328 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 8 | 95 | 360 |
| Materials Science | 11 | 172 | 433 |
| Atomic and Molecular physics | 7 | 86 | 444 |
| Nanotechnology | 14 | 179 | 531 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | 13 | 150 | 604 |
| Astrophysics and Astronomy | 10 | 117 | 606 |
| Optical Engineering | 12 | 185 | 633 |
| Applied/Engineering Physics | 17 | 189 | 633 |
| Biophysics | 15 | 201 | 713 |
| Astrobiology | 11 | 96 | 747 |
Engineering
Banaras Hindu University ranked 14th for Engineering in India and 571st in the World with 4,454 publications made and 96,439 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #14 of 369 | In India |
| #193 of 2,117 | In Asia |
| #571 of 4,624 | In the World |
Banaras Hindu University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67 | 18 |
| 1992 | 49 | 15 |
| 1993 | 46 | 17 |
| 1994 | 35 | 24 |
| 1995 | 34 | 27 |
| 1996 | 71 | 52 |
| 1997 | 62 | 40 |
| 1998 | 60 | 54 |
| 1999 | 72 | 61 |
| 2000 | 69 | 49 |
| 2001 | 75 | 93 |
| 2002 | 55 | 54 |
| 2003 | 80 | 122 |
| 2004 | 78 | 146 |
| 2005 | 87 | 77 |
| 2006 | 86 | 141 |
| 2007 | 103 | 327 |
| 2008 | 140 | 392 |
| 2009 | 157 | 542 |
| 2010 | 192 | 744 |
| 2011 | 230 | 678 |
| 2012 | 261 | 822 |
| 2013 | 198 | 439 |
| 2014 | 170 | 630 |
| 2015 | 178 | 692 |
| 2016 | 185 | 670 |
| 2017 | 165 | 559 |
| 2018 | 192 | 726 |
| 2019 | 188 | 462 |
| 2020 | 171 | 423 |
| 2021 | 240 | 259 |
| Speciality | India rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Engineering | 4 | 48 | 114 |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 18 | 118 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 10 | 99 | 211 |
| Environmental Engineering | 8 | 83 | 250 |
| Biochemical Engineering | 9 | 59 | 326 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 35 | 161 | 425 |
| Materials Science | 11 | 172 | 433 |
| Chemical Engineering | 14 | 218 | 475 |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 12 | 186 | 483 |
| Renewable Energy Engineering | 26 | 171 | 528 |
| Nanotechnology | 14 | 179 | 531 |
| Remote Sensing | 11 | 121 | 543 |
| Optical Engineering | 12 | 185 | 633 |
| Applied/Engineering Physics | 17 | 189 | 633 |
| Reliability and Quality Engineering | 28 | 205 | 642 |
| Landscape Architecture | 4 | 247 | 824 |
| Electrical Engineering | 37 | 332 | 846 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | 45 | 274 | 910 |
| Electronic Engineering | 47 | 383 | 973 |
| Structural Engineering | 31 | 427 | 1033 |
| Automation and Control engineering | 40 | 436 | 1038 |
Environmental Science
Banaras Hindu University ranked 5th for Environmental Science in India and 398th in the World with 2,745 publications made and 68,202 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Agricultural Science, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Geography and Cartography.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #5 of 286 | In India |
| #73 of 1,655 | In Asia |
| #398 of 4,023 | In the World |
Banaras Hindu University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24 | 30 |
| 1992 | 9 | 6 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 13 |
| 1995 | 9 | 8 |
| 1996 | 30 | 32 |
| 1997 | 26 | 30 |
| 1998 | 27 | 52 |
| 1999 | 18 | 32 |
| 2000 | 16 | 24 |
| 2001 | 20 | 60 |
| 2002 | 13 | 22 |
| 2003 | 25 | 45 |
| 2004 | 33 | 56 |
| 2005 | 28 | 228 |
| 2006 | 36 | 153 |
| 2007 | 59 | 282 |
| 2008 | 57 | 417 |
| 2009 | 78 | 311 |
| 2010 | 101 | 270 |
| 2011 | 90 | 273 |
| 2012 | 93 | 394 |
| 2013 | 97 | 264 |
| 2014 | 127 | 510 |
| 2015 | 152 | 525 |
| 2016 | 213 | 764 |
| 2017 | 153 | 662 |
| 2018 | 165 | 525 |
| 2019 | 191 | 676 |
| 2020 | 226 | 545 |
| 2021 | 348 | 422 |
| Speciality | India rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Engineering | 4 | 48 | 114 |
| Agricultural Science | 5 | 23 | 116 |
| Forestry | 3 | 28 | 195 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 2 | 52 | 245 |
| Environmental Engineering | 8 | 83 | 250 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | 3 | 41 | 260 |
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Science | 8 | 74 | 367 |
| Environmental Management | 8 | 90 | 423 |
| Geology | 6 | 78 | 425 |
| Earth science and Geophysics | 7 | 74 | 435 |
| Hydrology and Water resources management | 12 | 102 | 457 |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 12 | 186 | 483 |
| Paleontology | 10 | 73 | 496 |
| Ecology | 5 | 55 | 534 |
| Oceanography | 13 | 125 | 651 |
| Geography and Cartography | 10 | 131 | 752 |
Medicine
Banaras Hindu University ranked 10th for Medicine in India and 817th in the World with 2,484 publications made and 62,058 citations received. Main research topics: Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Surgery.
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #10 of 321 | In India |
| #233 of 1,964 | In Asia |
| #817 of 4,739 | In the World |
Banaras Hindu University
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38 | 37 |
| 1992 | 24 | 8 |
| 1993 | 18 | 14 |
| 1994 | 29 | 34 |
| 1995 | 16 | 12 |
| 1996 | 48 | 43 |
| 1997 | 41 | 65 |
| 1998 | 37 | 50 |
| 1999 | 29 | 45 |
| 2000 | 29 | 148 |
| 2001 | 23 | 61 |
| 2002 | 17 | 83 |
| 2003 | 21 | 34 |
| 2004 | 20 | 42 |
| 2005 | 21 | 97 |
| 2006 | 36 | 95 |
| 2007 | 53 | 172 |
| 2008 | 80 | 186 |
| 2009 | 91 | 342 |
| 2010 | 98 | 266 |
| 2011 | 113 | 299 |
| 2012 | 130 | 376 |
| 2013 | 130 | 262 |
| 2014 | 149 | 244 |
| 2015 | 116 | 237 |
| 2016 | 138 | 341 |
| 2017 | 112 | 258 |
| 2018 | 105 | 2217 |
| 2019 | 113 | 509 |
| 2020 | 157 | 392 |
| 2021 | 227 | 288 |
| Speciality | India rank | Asia rank | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicology | 2 | 17 | 102 |
| Veterinary | 12 | 79 | 321 |
| Pharmacy | 10 | 86 | 322 |
| Pharmacology | 8 | 94 | 344 |
| Forensic Science | 18 | 84 | 393 |
| Plastic Surgery | 9 | 184 | 562 |
| Dentistry | 13 | 186 | 604 |
| Dermatology | 8 | 198 | 623 |
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 7 | 243 | 649 |
| Optometry | 7 | 178 | 656 |
| Urology | 9 | 230 | 663 |
| Immunology | 8 | 212 | 710 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | 7 | 203 | 740 |
| Radiation Therapy | 10 | 257 | 750 |
| Critical Care Nursing | 12 | 194 | 772 |
| Respiratory Therapy | 8 | 226 | 780 |
| Oncology and Cancer research | 9 | 283 | 796 |
| Neurosurgery | 18 | 297 | 811 |
| Pathology | 12 | 290 | 822 |
| Surgery | 12 | 277 | 832 |
| Pediatrics | 13 | 252 | 882 |
| Virology | 23 | 298 | 900 |
| Epidemiology | 11 | 261 | 902 |
| Ophthalmology | 9 | 332 | 916 |
| Anesthesiology | 17 | 324 | 920 |
| Cosmetology | 29 | 382 | 977 |
| Clinical Psychology | 6 | 237 | 1125 |
| Public Health | 17 | 255 | 1142 |
| Healthcare Management (MHA) | 24 | 257 | 1236 |
| Health Science | 14 | 385 | 1501 |
Other rankings
Non-core subjects for Banaras Hindu University
| Speciality | India | Asia | World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | 6 | 101 | 539 |
| Agricultural Economics | 21 | 186 | 622 |
| Library and Information science | 6 | 77 | 635 |
| Applied Mathematics | 12 | 191 | 685 |
| Demography | 8 | 113 | 697 |
| Publishing | 4 | 78 | 699 |
| Intellectual Property and Patent Law | 13 | 153 | 709 |
| Tax Law | 5 | 160 | 842 |
| Web Design and Development | 29 | 285 | 900 |
| Anthropology | 6 | 90 | 944 |
| Child Psychology | 3 | 106 | 978 |
| Data Science | 32 | 240 | 988 |
| Animation | 9 | 365 | 994 |
| Photography | 15 | 244 | 1025 |
| Development Studies | 24 | 265 | 1057 |
| Mathematics | 20 | 302 | 1070 |
| Machine Learning | 55 | 387 | 1119 |
| Blockchain and Cryptography | 75 | 425 | 1123 |
| Econometrics and Mathematical Economics | 18 | 292 | 1137 |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | 12 | 198 | 1177 |
| Computer Science | 41 | 406 | 1270 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 65 | 503 | 1323 |
| Psychology | 7 | 255 | 1350 |
| Economics | 26 | 366 | 1391 |
| Social Psychology | 7 | 278 | 1495 |
| Business | 34 | 498 | 1721 |
| Political Science | 23 | 328 | 1790 |
| Sociology | 16 | 338 | 1894 |
| Art & Design | 47 | 755 | 2395 |