Homi Bhabha National Institute: Statistics

Updated: March 02, 2025

Position	Category
#4165 of 14,131	In the World
#1433 of 5,830	In Asia
#171 of 876	In India
#15 of 53	In Maharashtra
#7 of 12	In Mumbai
#201 of 1,096	For Nuclear Engineering
Top50%	For 72 other topics

Quick Review

Type: Non-profit
Funding: Public-private
partnership
Website: hbni.ac.in
Languages: English
Acceptance rate: 50%*

* Homi Bhabha National Institute is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Research profile

Homi Bhabha National Institute is a world-class research university with 16,940 scientific papers published and 151,274 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Biology, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Science, Medicine, and Optical Engineering.

Publications: 16,940
Citations: 151,274

Homi Bhabha National Institute majors

by publication & citation count

Physics	12,373 / 115,074
Chemistry	11,865 / 109,384
Engineering	11,316 / 105,798
Quantum and Particle physics	10,216 / 96,179
Biology	9,760 / 94,010
Materials Science	8,435 / 80,996
Organic Chemistry	7,893 / 76,953
Environmental Science	5,858 / 55,760
Medicine	5,676 / 49,643
Optical Engineering	4,801 / 41,575
Genetics	4,616 / 40,231
Biochemistry	4,575 / 46,367
Nuclear Physics	4,268 / 36,245
Metallurgical Engineering	4,216 / 40,488
Computer Science	4,095 / 33,307
Geology	2,933 / 26,317
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	2,899 / 28,265
Pathology	2,809 / 26,827
Nanotechnology	2,734 / 32,776
Electrical Engineering	2,671 / 21,825
Chemical Engineering	2,669 / 32,604
Physical chemistry	2,513 / 27,213
Condensed Matter Physics	2,471 / 21,623
Oncology and Cancer research	2,342 / 18,368
Surgery	2,319 / 18,459
Mathematics	2,168 / 18,308
Geography and Cartography	2,028 / 19,758
Statistics	2,009 / 17,383
Radiology and Nuclear medicine	1,994 / 13,731
Psychology	1,785 / 16,676
Astrophysics and Astronomy	1,755 / 15,778
Paleontology	1,714 / 15,483
Environmental Chemistry	1,684 / 16,299
Mechanical Engineering	1,646 / 13,719
Atomic and Molecular physics	1,560 / 12,905
Ecology	1,391 / 15,542
Inorganic Chemistry	1,377 / 14,045
Telecommunications	1,175 / 8,014
Philosophy	1,175 / 9,513
Radiochemistry	1,168 / 10,530

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1992	1	1
1993	0	0
1994	0	4
1995	0	2
1996	0	0
1997	0	1
1998	2	2
1999	0	3
2000	0	2
2001	0	2
2002	1	2
2003	0	4
2004	0	1
2005	0	6
2006	0	2
2007	3	10
2008	5	7
2009	7	8
2010	11	21
2011	46	34
2012	48	151
2013	61	330
2014	105	501
2015	144	702
2016	332	1058
2017	884	2114
2018	1067	3978
2019	1486	6919
2020	2040	12268
2021	2362	19396
2022	2882	25860
2023	2924	34174
2024	2402	41818

Homi Bhabha National Institute faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Chemical Sciences	Chemistry
Department/Division : Engineering Sciences	Engineering
Department/Division : Health Sciences	Anaesthesiology, Health Sciences, Oncology, Pathology, Radiology
Department/Division : Life Sciences	Biological and Life Sciences
Department/Division : Mathematical Sciences	Mathematics
Department/Division : Physical Sciences	Physics

General information

Alternative names	HBNI होमी भाभा राष्ट्रीय संस्थान
Founded	2005
Accreditation	University Grants Commission (UGC)