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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 4th in India, 497th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 169 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 56,454 academic publications and 1,092,062 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 54 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#497 of 14,131 In the World
#72 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 876 In India
#1 of 53 In Maharashtra
#1 of 12 In Mumbai
#73 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#91 of 1,002 For Database Administration
#107 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#860 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#567 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 166 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 5th for Engineering in India and 289th in the World with 43,879 publications made and 881,771 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 492 In India
#92 of 2,841 In Asia
#289 of 6,795 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 179 858
1994 202 987
1995 212 1094
1996 241 1215
1997 254 1436
1998 254 1392
1999 251 1517
2000 297 1810
2001 299 2030
2002 582 3020
2003 521 3445
2004 569 4141
2005 670 5267
2006 764 6721
2007 758 7782
2008 870 9087
2009 959 10948
2010 970 13352
2011 1268 17259
2012 1365 19293
2013 1546 22796
2014 1794 27970
2015 1847 30653
2016 2167 35976
2017 2141 40242
2018 2460 48073
2019 2654 56651
2020 2893 67947
2021 2916 81983
2022 2896 82927
2023 2985 87241
2024 2215 83460
2025 1289 73930

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 35 73
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 33 107
Nuclear Engineering 3 45 118
Automation and Control engineering 2 57 135
Geotechnical Engineering 4 53 141
Transportation Engineering 1 38 145
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 51 159
Environmental Engineering 5 68 172
Structural Engineering 5 63 175
Electronic Engineering 5 71 190
Electrical Engineering 4 75 190
Civil Engineering 4 61 191
Remote Sensing 2 53 193
Automotive Engineering 9 70 201
Aerospace Engineering 5 58 215
Marine Engineering 3 72 217
Mechanical Engineering 5 67 218
Agricultural Engineering 19 81 223
Metallurgical Engineering 7 85 228
Materials Science 5 85 235
Technical Drawing 4 70 238
Nanotechnology 5 99 239
Telecommunications 5 81 245
Computer Engineering 8 80 245
Systems Engineering 3 56 246
Chemical Engineering 8 127 262
Industrial Engineering 7 74 264
Computer Networking 7 83 265
Operations Research 6 78 268
Biochemical Engineering 9 66 271
Petroleum Engineering 4 97 275
Aviation 2 53 276
Acoustical Engineering 5 85 293
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 101 321
Construction Management 5 88 325
Architectural Engineering 5 102 338
Optical Engineering 6 101 365
Firefighting and Fire Science 8 139 368
Human-Computer Interaction 1 77 376
Engineering Management 2 70 414
Product and Industrial Design 9 119 477
Robotics 9 163 479
Architecture 5 104 484
Biomedical Engineering 12 156 516
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 178 601
Biotechnology 42 327 921

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 5th for Physics in India and 301st in the World with 40,969 publications made and 850,972 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 489 In India
#86 of 2,822 In Asia
#301 of 6,729 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 176 873
1994 196 1000
1995 203 1160
1996 236 1259
1997 252 1467
1998 247 1415
1999 243 1576
2000 306 1777
2001 301 1980
2002 549 2870
2003 475 3257
2004 538 3856
2005 654 5056
2006 707 6462
2007 711 7490
2008 791 8735
2009 903 10523
2010 891 12681
2011 1186 16855
2012 1272 18817
2013 1431 22183
2014 1701 27215
2015 1722 30045
2016 2019 35712
2017 1972 39507
2018 2297 47392
2019 2490 56090
2020 2687 66472
2021 2627 78587
2022 2659 78539
2023 2747 82696
2024 2038 78727
2025 1206 69011

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 5 85 235
Nanotechnology 5 99 239
Condensed Matter Physics 3 77 257
Quantum and Particle physics 5 81 277
Acoustical Engineering 5 85 293
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 101 321
Nuclear Physics 4 75 344
Optical Engineering 6 101 365
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 74 373
Biophysics 3 75 411
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 95 468
Astrobiology 5 92 476
Theoretical Physics 12 104 499

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 7th for Chemistry in India and 432nd in the World with 35,112 publications made and 726,545 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 485 In India
#117 of 2,785 In Asia
#432 of 6,561 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 166 781
1994 182 903
1995 190 1077
1996 214 1121
1997 239 1348
1998 222 1323
1999 224 1473
2000 268 1679
2001 279 1844
2002 416 2473
2003 387 2984
2004 456 3541
2005 528 4668
2006 560 5825
2007 590 6834
2008 644 7832
2009 764 9332
2010 738 11511
2011 998 15122
2012 1084 16659
2013 1235 19806
2014 1462 24249
2015 1509 26463
2016 1717 31393
2017 1740 34583
2018 1923 39897
2019 1989 46750
2020 2277 55814
2021 2260 66163
2022 2352 69057
2023 2366 72222
2024 1845 71955
2025 1163 65038

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 4 42 160
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 44 232
Materials Science 5 85 235
Nanotechnology 5 99 239
Physical chemistry 8 101 241
Inorganic Chemistry 6 91 246
Chemical Engineering 8 127 262
Biochemical Engineering 9 66 271
Computational Chemistry 4 64 287
Radiochemistry 23 162 296
Organic Chemistry 6 97 329
Environmental Chemistry 10 107 350
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 178 601
Biochemistry 6 180 606
Nutrition and Food Science 51 384 1002

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 8th for Biology in India and 631st in the World with 26,698 publications made and 550,496 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 490 In India
#175 of 2,838 In Asia
#631 of 6,841 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 93 420
1994 102 447
1995 118 544
1996 121 613
1997 169 823
1998 155 797
1999 156 873
2000 182 1050
2001 199 1224
2002 289 1710
2003 295 2116
2004 332 2669
2005 386 3394
2006 450 4392
2007 429 4957
2008 465 5781
2009 576 6996
2010 571 8835
2011 780 11292
2012 825 12571
2013 977 15061
2014 1087 18297
2015 1153 20011
2016 1283 23416
2017 1373 26394
2018 1537 31040
2019 1636 36756
2020 1876 44687
2021 1879 54360
2022 1909 55866
2023 1929 58638
2024 1389 55032
2025 944 48450

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 99 239
Biophysics 3 75 411
Astrobiology 5 92 476
Paleontology 5 105 508
Agricultural Science 21 173 550
Biochemistry 6 180 606
Evolutionary Biology 10 138 663
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 193 726
Genetics 17 280 853
Microbiology 36 285 883
Forestry 41 258 912
Biotechnology 42 327 921
Nutrition and Food Science 51 384 1002
Botany 42 344 1028
Toxicology 73 367 1032
Pharmacology 53 412 1044
Neuroscience 18 309 1091
Oncology and Cancer research 41 439 1104
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 351 1145
Molecular Biology 26 458 1217
Immunology 45 504 1339
Zoology 48 435 1428
Virology 57 531 1499
Horticulture 123 614 1507

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 6th for Environmental Science in India and 438th in the World with 25,474 publications made and 529,354 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 494 In India
#93 of 2,841 In Asia
#438 of 6,888 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 87 434
1994 101 490
1995 107 543
1996 115 547
1997 134 674
1998 130 679
1999 122 763
2000 165 979
2001 168 1077
2002 266 1524
2003 255 1728
2004 267 2187
2005 338 2615
2006 391 3470
2007 385 4124
2008 440 4870
2009 543 6102
2010 505 7738
2011 698 9602
2012 779 11183
2013 888 13058
2014 1005 16016
2015 1072 17801
2016 1270 20772
2017 1301 23970
2018 1501 28330
2019 1596 33863
2020 1883 41994
2021 1867 51561
2022 1877 53628
2023 1904 56535
2024 1357 53686
2025 733 47179

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Environmental Science.

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 6th for Computer Science in India and 439th in the World with 23,278 publications made and 418,037 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 490 In India
#94 of 2,842 In Asia
#439 of 6,855 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 59 263
1994 75 324
1995 73 372
1996 83 361
1997 101 430
1998 121 524
1999 132 584
2000 151 739
2001 130 832
2002 393 1707
2003 344 1676
2004 327 2239
2005 382 2617
2006 441 3469
2007 430 4111
2008 477 4719
2009 557 5999
2010 574 7146
2011 683 8544
2012 772 9862
2013 840 11319
2014 946 13585
2015 970 14545
2016 1180 16869
2017 1168 18642
2018 1359 23075
2019 1474 27158
2020 1572 33538
2021 1608 41125
2022 1558 39350
2023 1536 41319
2024 1091 35441
2025 683 29017

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Database Administration 1 20 91
Web Design and Development 2 26 139
Computer Graphics 2 63 243
Telecommunications 5 81 245
Computer Engineering 8 80 245
Animation 2 73 246
Computer Networking 7 83 265
Computational Linguistics 7 66 277
UX/UI Desgin 1 47 311
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 88 316
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 98 333
Computer Vision 8 102 353
Machine Learning 10 100 353
Human-Computer Interaction 1 77 376
Cyber Security 10 113 436
Software Engineering 6 72 449
Robotics 9 163 479
Multimedia 3 118 556
Cognitive Science 14 152 631
Data Science 21 117 636
Library and Information science 6 79 666
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 193 726
Game Design and Development 8 208 828
Management Information Systems 15 227 1017
Neuroscience 18 309 1091

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 809th in the World with 15,309 publications made and 270,206 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 493 In India
#141 of 2,867 In Asia
#809 of 7,088 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 43 219
1994 55 264
1995 54 261
1996 61 306
1997 62 292
1998 69 371
1999 73 358
2000 111 574
2001 107 597
2002 188 977
2003 206 1071
2004 168 1363
2005 209 1594
2006 228 2068
2007 238 2381
2008 272 2896
2009 334 3527
2010 371 4394
2011 459 5591
2012 472 6282
2013 537 7539
2014 607 8815
2015 636 9746
2016 741 10680
2017 725 11846
2018 1001 14842
2019 1061 17034
2020 1085 22144
2021 1165 27688
2022 1089 27870
2023 1137 29977
2024 658 27125
2025 443 23603

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Archaeology 7 116 552
Linguistics 9 130 614
History 7 117 618
Library and Information science 6 79 666
Education Majors 3 140 748
Journalism and Digital Media 25 188 783
Aesthetics 6 148 793
Urban and Regional planning 11 168 807
Law 8 155 827
Philosophy 6 154 841
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 28 236 866
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 155 871
Publishing 25 152 895
Military science 12 126 922
Political Science 8 167 975
Classics and Ancient History 15 190 1048
Sociology 14 218 1097
Communications and Public Relations 10 216 1099
Anthropology 15 205 1102
Art History 7 118 1137
Demography 26 296 1153
Gender Studies 27 210 1438

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 6th for Mathematics in India and 476th in the World with 11,138 publications made and 190,667 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 469 In India
#106 of 2,725 In Asia
#476 of 6,434 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 42 152
1994 40 160
1995 45 161
1996 41 168
1997 49 223
1998 53 258
1999 42 258
2000 85 335
2001 60 327
2002 173 706
2003 137 756
2004 146 968
2005 150 1162
2006 223 1610
2007 218 1955
2008 267 2261
2009 296 2865
2010 293 3439
2011 333 4051
2012 371 4645
2013 382 5453
2014 464 6366
2015 498 7190
2016 585 8345
2017 587 9043
2018 688 10647
2019 774 12453
2020 783 15037
2021 748 18219
2022 668 17333
2023 723 18559
2024 423 12740
2025 241 10003

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 53 221
Operations Research 6 78 268
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 98 333
Statistics 6 106 478
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 107 536
Math Teachers 4 194 853

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 4th for Business in India and 468th in the World with 8,762 publications made and 155,273 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 463 In India
#96 of 2,654 In Asia
#468 of 6,366 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 31 91
1994 41 103
1995 26 117
1996 34 155
1997 44 136
1998 49 149
1999 49 201
2000 50 236
2001 66 300
2002 135 567
2003 119 539
2004 115 669
2005 149 755
2006 178 1090
2007 193 1332
2008 236 1706
2009 241 2190
2010 245 2721
2011 268 3271
2012 322 3784
2013 316 4650
2014 371 5591
2015 379 5976
2016 406 7073
2017 401 7657
2018 508 8973
2019 564 10244
2020 594 12635
2021 558 15074
2022 538 14563
2023 595 15402
2024 315 11648
2025 185 9437

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Business.

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 10 85 243
Operations Research 6 78 268
Management 3 67 291
Construction Management 5 88 325
Engineering Management 2 70 414
Project Management 9 84 563
Marketing 8 131 630
Finance 5 137 671
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 196 750
Risk Management 7 161 764
Accounting 10 200 876
International Business 7 163 945
International Trade 7 159 952
Management Information Systems 15 227 1017
Advertising 22 272 1115

Art & Design rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 2nd for Art & Design in India and 572nd in the World with 3,422 publications made and 48,122 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#2 of 417 In India
#95 of 2,450 In Asia
#572 of 6,010 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 6 32
1994 4 28
1995 10 36
1996 20 72
1997 10 54
1998 9 66
1999 24 80
2000 16 119
2001 16 90
2002 49 201
2003 56 293
2004 42 340
2005 53 370
2006 65 511
2007 54 507
2008 58 597
2009 95 764
2010 105 928
2011 112 1175
2012 112 1296
2013 147 1512
2014 165 2024
2015 112 1874
2016 184 2343
2017 173 2560
2018 204 2824
2019 242 3120
2020 237 3975
2021 220 4511
2022 196 4520
2023 238 4694
2024 164 5233
2025 126 4468

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 2 63 243
Animation 2 73 246
Music 1 20 252
UX/UI Desgin 1 47 311
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 51 348
Graphic Design 5 74 374
Fashion Design 2 86 467
Architecture 5 104 484
Cinematography 7 39 506
Multimedia 3 118 556
Performing arts 3 75 582
Literature 3 84 595
Aesthetics 6 148 793
Game Design and Development 8 208 828
Art History 7 118 1137
Creative Writing 14 255 1354

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 3 56 216
Agricultural Economics 24 195 619
Economics 9 139 712
Radiation Therapy 17 279 761
Anatomy and Physiology 10 249 834
Social Psychology 9 157 838
Development Studies 16 191 863
International Economics 8 127 879
Orthodontics 25 264 920
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 23 307 922
Medicine 21 312 1015
Psychology 20 288 1033
Pathology 25 349 1059
Dentistry 42 343 1069
Public Health 27 277 1099
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 23 312 1206
Physical Therapy 16 345 1208
Cardiology 33 422 1232
Audiology 21 354 1243
Surgery 37 453 1311
Ophthalmology 53 467 1328
Urology 45 518 1366
Psychiatry 39 465 1444
Veterinary 154 591 1448
Dermatology 95 575 1487
Child Psychology 21 377 1509
Nursing 37 404 1545
Critical Care Nursing 69 515 1600
Sports Medicine 35 524 1711
Healthcare Management (MHA) 95 632 2018
Anesthesiology 113 857 2290
Clinical Psychology 47 724 2294
Health Science 61 743 2404
Family medicine 116 890 2602