Banaras Hindu University: Rankings

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Banaras Hindu University ranked 10th in India, 844th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 148 research topics. Banaras Hindu University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,241 academic publications and 569,179 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 95 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#844 of 14,131 In the World
#181 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 876 In India
#2 of 79 In Uttar Pradesh
#1 of 5 In Varanasi
#43 of 2,545 For Radiochemistry
#76 of 3,113 For Horticulture
#84 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#592 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#2405 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 145 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Banaras Hindu University ranked 5th for Chemistry in India and 395th in the World with 26,090 publications made and 458,094 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 480 In India
#96 of 2,710 In Asia
#395 of 6,327 In the World

Banaras Hindu University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 289 938
1991 286 1033
1992 340 1174
1993 254 1035
1994 248 1197
1995 272 1189
1996 292 1391
1997 242 1285
1998 259 1475
1999 255 1495
2000 284 1798
2001 260 1985
2002 224 2314
2003 252 2529
2004 270 2892
2005 285 3304
2006 316 4006
2007 419 4909
2008 554 5856
2009 618 7040
2010 697 8778
2011 843 11705
2012 916 13894
2013 1007 16517
2014 1011 19359
2015 1088 21128
2016 1144 23517
2017 1164 26554
2018 1131 27410
2019 1250 33291
2020 1446 41293
2021 1860 56860
2022 1934 60379

The following table provides academic rankings for Banaras Hindu University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 2 32 43
Biochemical Engineering 5 27 160
Environmental Chemistry 2 51 184
Inorganic Chemistry 4 70 192
Nutrition and Food Science 2 58 232
Pharmacy 7 61 245
Physical chemistry 8 114 294
Chemical Engineering 9 139 316
Organic Chemistry 7 91 328
Materials Science 8 117 363
Nanotechnology 11 141 367
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 88 400
Computational Chemistry 9 90 413
Biochemistry 3 102 445
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 213 647

Biology rankings

Banaras Hindu University ranked 4th for Biology in India and 431st in the World with 25,615 publications made and 437,063 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 483 In India
#93 of 2,784 In Asia
#431 of 6,663 In the World

Banaras Hindu University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 266 776
1991 250 850
1992 292 985
1993 213 805
1994 213 961
1995 240 996
1996 258 1165
1997 233 1115
1998 248 1305
1999 223 1304
2000 254 1660
2001 234 1771
2002 187 2068
2003 214 2444
2004 258 2724
2005 255 2899
2006 311 3719
2007 400 4560
2008 522 5354
2009 613 6678
2010 661 8397
2011 812 11033
2012 917 13473
2013 949 15935
2014 1026 18634
2015 1110 20201
2016 1161 22263
2017 1144 25515
2018 1130 26173
2019 1334 32090
2020 1628 40279
2021 2111 56871
2022 2137 61026

The following table provides academic rankings for Banaras Hindu University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 2 16 76
Toxicology 1 11 92
Agricultural Science 3 26 117
Forestry 3 20 170
Botany 1 32 209
Microbiology 3 30 216
Nutrition and Food Science 2 58 232
Pharmacology 4 49 265
Biotechnology 2 59 321
Nanotechnology 11 141 367
Paleontology 4 75 399
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 78 427
Biochemistry 3 102 445
Immunology 3 116 457
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 88 458
Astrobiology 6 88 466
Genetics 5 110 469
Zoology 2 76 502
Oncology and Cancer research 3 161 541
Animal Science 10 120 557
Entomology 14 110 565
Virology 11 145 589
Neuroscience 4 121 613
Molecular Biology 5 198 641
Evolutionary Biology 7 131 660
Biophysics 16 200 760

Engineering rankings

Banaras Hindu University ranked 10th for Engineering in India and 482nd in the World with 20,156 publications made and 334,249 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 486 In India
#136 of 2,776 In Asia
#482 of 6,555 In the World

Banaras Hindu University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 203 660
1991 209 710
1992 229 835
1993 190 787
1994 191 909
1995 195 854
1996 220 962
1997 169 873
1998 181 973
1999 191 996
2000 202 1173
2001 179 1379
2002 166 1582
2003 177 1637
2004 193 1983
2005 195 2263
2006 234 2692
2007 314 3397
2008 403 4135
2009 486 4799
2010 586 6183
2011 664 8196
2012 662 9764
2013 727 11960
2014 773 13924
2015 836 15342
2016 886 17417
2017 894 19602
2018 918 20968
2019 1013 25458
2020 1225 31865
2021 1582 44413
2022 1507 46535

The following table provides academic rankings for Banaras Hindu University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 39 84
Agricultural Engineering 7 47 154
Biochemical Engineering 5 27 160
Environmental Engineering 8 80 226
Metallurgical Engineering 8 86 247
Chemical Engineering 9 139 316
Biotechnology 2 59 321
Materials Science 8 117 363
Nanotechnology 11 141 367
Geotechnical Engineering 12 142 450
Optical Engineering 7 123 460
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 151 489
Renewable Energy Engineering 35 193 546
Electrical Engineering 17 185 587
Biomedical Engineering 17 188 616
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 213 647
Remote Sensing 13 167 657
Acoustical Engineering 16 193 704
Civil Engineering 14 226 762
Petroleum Engineering 19 251 785
Aerospace Engineering 18 212 790
Structural Engineering 19 253 809
Mechanical Engineering 21 244 829
Electronic Engineering 43 307 844
Telecommunications 27 280 858
Systems Engineering 26 236 933
Reliability and Quality Engineering 52 337 990
Transportation Engineering 28 338 1060
Computer Engineering 68 452 1170
Computer Networking 65 420 1180
Operations Research 45 454 1237
Automotive Engineering 62 492 1239
Automation and Control engineering 62 542 1277
Human-Computer Interaction 57 635 1841

Physics rankings

Banaras Hindu University ranked 11th for Physics in India and 471st in the World with 19,663 publications made and 312,200 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 482 In India
#129 of 2,752 In Asia
#471 of 6,484 In the World

Banaras Hindu University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 229 711
1991 226 800
1992 256 912
1993 201 850
1994 215 1002
1995 207 894
1996 235 1088
1997 190 941
1998 204 1080
1999 202 1060
2000 210 1263
2001 187 1489
2002 166 1673
2003 193 1814
2004 199 2141
2005 195 2461
2006 244 3028
2007 332 3623
2008 410 4290
2009 490 4941
2010 562 6214
2011 679 8317
2012 650 9619
2013 734 11746
2014 749 13567
2015 783 14827
2016 837 16709
2017 830 18519
2018 841 19741
2019 892 23577
2020 1060 28868
2021 1331 39052
2022 1286 40244

The following table provides academic rankings for Banaras Hindu University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 10 99 342
Materials Science 8 117 363
Nanotechnology 11 141 367
Nuclear Physics 7 88 417
Theoretical Physics 9 90 459
Optical Engineering 7 123 460
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 90 464
Astrobiology 6 88 466
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 151 489
Quantum and Particle physics 11 136 493
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 112 537
Medical Physics 10 112 575
Acoustical Engineering 16 193 704
Biophysics 16 200 760

Environmental Science rankings

Banaras Hindu University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in India and 436th in the World with 17,720 publications made and 285,304 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 487 In India
#88 of 2,777 In Asia
#436 of 6,683 In the World

Banaras Hindu University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 193 539
1991 185 616
1992 197 747
1993 146 616
1994 154 794
1995 159 680
1996 188 883
1997 162 789
1998 146 935
1999 142 912
2000 152 1082
2001 149 1173
2002 126 1439
2003 147 1551
2004 155 1773
2005 165 1887
2006 217 2338
2007 287 3070
2008 341 3526
2009 383 4465
2010 459 5579
2011 518 7157
2012 543 8641
2013 583 10339
2014 598 11561
2015 673 12457
2016 774 13937
2017 791 16071
2018 804 16974
2019 920 20490
2020 1204 26973
2021 1630 39162
2022 1488 42016

The following table provides academic rankings for Banaras Hindu University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 39 84
Agricultural Science 3 26 117
Forestry 3 20 170
Environmental Chemistry 2 51 184
Hydrology and Water resources management 7 61 196
Environmental Engineering 8 80 226
Environmental Management 8 93 310
Paleontology 4 75 399
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 88 400
Ecology 5 77 408
Earth science and Geophysics 7 106 414
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 78 427
Geology 7 93 435
Geotechnical Engineering 12 142 450
Oceanography 7 110 472
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 132 479
Geography and Cartography 9 126 597

Medicine rankings

Banaras Hindu University ranked 3rd for Medicine in India and 521st in the World with 14,940 publications made and 227,514 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 479 In India
#114 of 2,743 In Asia
#521 of 6,552 In the World

Banaras Hindu University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1990 153 388
1991 152 445
1992 170 479
1993 149 383
1994 136 487
1995 139 499
1996 161 576
1997 129 534
1998 136 659
1999 129 661
2000 155 944
2001 127 964
2002 107 1112
2003 130 1424
2004 142 1527
2005 147 1547
2006 198 2082
2007 231 2442
2008 326 2924
2009 370 3516
2010 382 4428
2011 468 5507
2012 575 6648
2013 573 8008
2014 634 9551
2015 666 9942
2016 707 11067
2017 669 12688
2018 623 12705
2019 737 15404
2020 967 19840
2021 1281 29135
2022 1291 31879

The following table provides academic rankings for Banaras Hindu University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 1 11 92
Forensic Science 9 16 144
Pharmacy 7 61 245
Dermatology 5 42 248
Veterinary 6 42 259
Pharmacology 4 49 265
Neurosurgery 8 68 270
Urology 5 89 371
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 115 373
Pediatrics 7 66 385
Plastic Surgery 4 104 433
Critical Care Nursing 6 61 434
Immunology 3 116 457
Pathology 3 101 464
Radiation Therapy 4 140 466
Cosmetology 11 148 503
Surgery 7 143 524
Anesthesiology 7 147 535
Oncology and Cancer research 3 161 541
Dentistry 9 139 553
Public Health 4 83 570
Medical Physics 10 112 575
Epidemiology 7 124 577
Psychiatry 5 118 585
Virology 11 145 589
Anatomy and Physiology 5 156 593
Respiratory Therapy 6 140 593
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 168 594
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 115 609
Biomedical Engineering 17 188 616
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 206 624
Optometry 11 141 625
Orthodontics 12 163 645
Ophthalmology 7 197 701
Family medicine 10 148 721
Cardiology 9 230 775
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 128 776
Audiology 6 179 827
Nursing 6 133 873
Clinical Psychology 7 155 927
Physical Therapy 11 264 1024
Health Science 8 215 1071
Healthcare Management (MHA) 22 208 1100
Gerontology 10 223 1214
Sports Medicine 14 303 1233

Computer Science rankings

Banaras Hindu University ranked 18th for Computer Science in India and 827th in the World with 8,979 publications made and 111,782 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 482 In India
#213 of 2,768 In Asia
#827 of 6,597 In the World

Banaras Hindu University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 81 212
1991 80 272
1992 74 313
1993 72 284
1994 75 281
1995 71 289
1996 78 319
1997 78 352
1998 66 402
1999 79 407
2000 107 532
2001 75 575
2002 53 618
2003 87 729
2004 73 809
2005 77 798
2006 124 1056
2007 130 1106
2008 140 1352
2009 232 1779
2010 235 2232
2011 301 2775
2012 296 3227
2013 340 4058
2014 339 4682
2015 386 5016
2016 400 5484
2017 405 6388
2018 422 6572
2019 464 8082
2020 623 10866
2021 869 16162
2022 791 18003

The following table provides academic rankings for Banaras Hindu University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 88 458
Neuroscience 4 121 613
Web Design and Development 21 211 725
Data Science 23 145 765
Machine Learning 24 247 815
Computer Graphics 19 243 857
Telecommunications 27 280 858
Computer Vision 27 283 897
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 296 992
Library and Information science 18 160 999
Cognitive Science 35 298 1032
Software Engineering 30 263 1098
Computational Linguistics 60 370 1108
Computer Engineering 68 452 1170
Computer Networking 65 420 1180
Cyber Security 78 425 1251
Blockchain and Cryptography 109 589 1436
Management Information Systems 42 510 1773
Human-Computer Interaction 57 635 1841

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Banaras Hindu University ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 1003rd in the World with 8,807 publications made and 110,430 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Sociology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 485 In India
#183 of 2,813 In Asia
#1003 of 6,939 In the World

Banaras Hindu University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1990 76 203
1991 63 201
1992 78 292
1993 64 216
1994 66 317
1995 48 250
1996 76 272
1997 72 311
1998 63 323
1999 57 371
2000 54 397
2001 44 407
2002 46 504
2003 52 581
2004 55 677
2005 60 689
2006 91 922
2007 108 1103
2008 139 1330
2009 184 1657
2010 214 2156
2011 238 2635
2012 288 3227
2013 295 3848
2014 326 4300
2015 385 4756
2016 426 5395
2017 398 6430
2018 441 6853
2019 484 7891
2020 738 11407
2021 994 17151
2022 880 19359

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 9 16 144
Publishing 6 64 547
Demography 4 85 579
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 11 122 586
Archaeology 9 135 647
History 8 130 698
Classics and Ancient History 6 106 729
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 122 892
Sociology 7 141 898
Linguistics 18 225 900
Genealogy 9 111 948
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 179 965
Library and Information science 18 160 999
Anthropology 17 191 1126
Aesthetics 16 267 1152
Journalism and Digital Media 45 328 1155
Law 19 270 1239
Philosophy 18 287 1325
Art History 16 177 1368
Political Science 20 279 1419
Gender Studies 27 249 1619
Communications and Public Relations 25 381 1694
Education Majors 25 511 1904

Psychology rankings

Banaras Hindu University ranked 6th for Psychology in India and 738th in the World with 5,302 publications made and 72,023 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 444 In India
#153 of 2,647 In Asia
#738 of 6,353 In the World

Banaras Hindu University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1990 68 165
1991 55 180
1992 58 208
1993 54 162
1994 46 183
1995 50 233
1996 62 242
1997 43 266
1998 53 309
1999 52 261
2000 65 392
2001 49 407
2002 39 446
2003 47 555
2004 50 575
2005 56 533
2006 68 791
2007 73 721
2008 104 846
2009 136 1099
2010 146 1440
2011 159 1623
2012 193 1961
2013 196 2482
2014 204 2726
2015 235 2867
2016 243 3149
2017 216 3650
2018 240 3634
2019 244 4551
2020 349 5941
2021 477 8611
2022 459 9584

The following table provides academic rankings for Banaras Hindu University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 5 118 585
Neuroscience 4 121 613
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 207 832
Clinical Psychology 7 155 927
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 179 965
Cognitive Science 35 298 1032
Child Psychology 8 198 1119
Social Psychology 12 250 1199
Education Majors 25 511 1904

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Banaras Hindu University

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Applied Mathematics 12 143 521
Tax Law 4 115 656
Agricultural Economics 19 194 667
Performing arts 7 92 694
Supply Chain Management 33 249 710
Painting and Drawing 3 209 797
Sculpture 3 209 797
Illustration and Concept Art 3 219 830
Statistics 16 214 837
Mathematics 15 229 878
Development Studies 12 179 904
Literature 14 182 944
Fashion Design 17 240 1024
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 248 1025
Art & Design 16 234 1051
Economics 17 231 1057
Photography 18 264 1075
Management 27 333 1159
Marketing 24 309 1191
Finance 25 308 1209
Accounting 19 282 1233
Business 28 336 1263
Investment Banking and Stock trading 37 418 1336
Advertising 27 345 1389
International Business 25 382 1513
Project Management 51 453 1624
Math Teachers 27 611 2075