Homi Bhabha National Institute: Statistics

Updated: March 15, 2026

Position	Category
#3724 of 14,131	In the World
#1197 of 5,830	In Asia
#148 of 876	In India
#13 of 53	In Maharashtra
#7 of 12	In Mumbai
#183 of 1,118	For Nuclear Engineering
Top50%	For 78 other topics

Quick Review

Type: Non-profit
Funding: Public-private
partnership
Website: hbni.ac.in
Languages: English
Acceptance rate: 67%*

* 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 18,448 scientific papers published and 184,790 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Biology, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Medicine, Environmental Science, and Genetics.

Publications: 18,448
Citations: 184,790

Homi Bhabha National Institute majors

by publication & citation count

Physics	13,324 / 139,531
Chemistry	12,776 / 133,754
Engineering	12,124 / 128,360
Quantum and Particle physics	10,904 / 115,694
Biology	10,730 / 116,755
Materials Science	9,002 / 98,175
Organic Chemistry	8,425 / 93,512
Medicine	6,361 / 62,003
Environmental Science	6,223 / 67,133
Genetics	5,177 / 50,758
Optical Engineering	5,049 / 50,404
Biochemistry	5,010 / 57,382
Nuclear Physics	4,530 / 42,925
Metallurgical Engineering	4,469 / 48,861
Computer Science	4,434 / 40,662
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	3,133 / 35,051
Pathology	3,131 / 33,624
Geology	3,119 / 31,547
Nanotechnology	2,951 / 40,503
Chemical Engineering	2,867 / 40,114
Electrical Engineering	2,813 / 26,441
Oncology and Cancer research	2,692 / 24,192
Physical chemistry	2,668 / 33,252
Condensed Matter Physics	2,627 / 26,200
Surgery	2,609 / 23,121
Mathematics	2,299 / 21,828
Radiology and Nuclear medicine	2,201 / 17,557
Geography and Cartography	2,141 / 23,546
Statistics	2,127 / 20,714
Psychology	1,960 / 20,296
Astrophysics and Astronomy	1,897 / 19,096
Paleontology	1,833 / 18,610
Environmental Chemistry	1,756 / 19,487
Mechanical Engineering	1,741 / 16,058
Atomic and Molecular physics	1,629 / 14,965
Ecology	1,489 / 18,905
Inorganic Chemistry	1,463 / 16,880
Philosophy	1,280 / 11,530
Telecommunications	1,251 / 9,659
Radiochemistry	1,227 / 12,352

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
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	5
2006	0	2
2007	3	10
2008	5	7
2009	7	8
2010	11	21
2011	46	34
2012	48	152
2013	61	330
2014	105	502
2015	144	703
2016	332	1058
2017	885	2117
2018	1072	3987
2019	1491	6942
2020	2044	12289
2021	2366	19438
2022	2889	25916
2023	2928	34272
2024	2436	42148
2025	1882	43067

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)