Indian Institute of Technology Bombay: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 4th in India, 502nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 167 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 49,327 academic publications and 740,215 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 46 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#502 of 14,131 In the World
#81 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 876 In India
#1 of 53 In Maharashtra
#1 of 12 In Mumbai
#68 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#90 of 1,019 For Database Administration
#100 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#818 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#558 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 164 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 5th for Engineering in India and 276th in the World with 39,281 publications made and 613,344 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 488 In India
#83 of 2,809 In Asia
#276 of 6,684 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 199 613
1992 201 713
1993 194 814
1994 203 973
1995 235 1039
1996 248 1143
1997 262 1382
1998 261 1303
1999 252 1441
2000 303 1686
2001 304 1913
2002 557 2659
2003 491 2895
2004 564 3625
2005 631 4598
2006 732 5696
2007 776 6872
2008 869 8095
2009 930 9666
2010 952 11818
2011 1182 15259
2012 1265 16645
2013 1442 19837
2014 1725 23928
2015 1738 26386
2016 2061 30405
2017 2061 33610
2018 2349 39810
2019 2487 45875
2020 2778 54444
2021 2830 67478
2022 2736 71770
2023 2747 73043

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 3 33 68
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 31 100
Nuclear Engineering 4 47 124
Automation and Control engineering 2 49 127
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 42 138
Geotechnical Engineering 5 54 146
Environmental Engineering 4 57 161
Transportation Engineering 1 40 166
Structural Engineering 5 57 170
Agricultural Engineering 8 57 174
Electronic Engineering 4 63 176
Electrical Engineering 4 71 185
Technical Drawing 4 56 194
Civil Engineering 6 62 197
Automotive Engineering 8 70 198
Aerospace Engineering 5 53 199
Mechanical Engineering 4 61 201
Remote Sensing 2 52 206
Telecommunications 5 76 224
Metallurgical Engineering 7 83 228
Computer Engineering 7 74 231
Computer Networking 5 71 235
Marine Engineering 5 71 236
Materials Science 5 83 238
Nanotechnology 5 98 244
Chemical Engineering 5 116 255
Operations Research 5 75 256
Systems Engineering 2 55 265
Petroleum Engineering 5 93 267
Aviation 2 50 268
Biochemical Engineering 8 58 270
Acoustical Engineering 5 83 276
Industrial Engineering 9 82 298
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 98 313
Human-Computer Interaction 1 63 341
Architectural Engineering 5 99 353
Optical Engineering 6 97 354
Construction Management 6 92 371
Firefighting and Fire Science 8 142 389
Architecture 5 89 439
Robotics 8 149 450
Product and Industrial Design 8 103 457
Engineering Management 1 78 458
Biomedical Engineering 11 141 502
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 159 567
Biotechnology 39 319 935

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 5th for Physics in India and 290th in the World with 36,550 publications made and 585,874 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 485 In India
#81 of 2,786 In Asia
#290 of 6,603 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 188 654
1992 193 768
1993 193 840
1994 203 1012
1995 224 1099
1996 241 1216
1997 261 1424
1998 253 1319
1999 249 1523
2000 314 1696
2001 304 1909
2002 521 2591
2003 447 2787
2004 531 3454
2005 621 4491
2006 658 5462
2007 717 6642
2008 781 7754
2009 878 9269
2010 857 11102
2011 1107 14553
2012 1168 15837
2013 1330 18769
2014 1607 22572
2015 1628 25240
2016 1910 28992
2017 1876 31977
2018 2195 37787
2019 2324 43519
2020 2576 51511
2021 2535 63257
2022 2488 66700
2023 2506 68032

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 83 238
Nanotechnology 5 98 244
Condensed Matter Physics 5 73 257
Quantum and Particle physics 5 78 270
Acoustical Engineering 5 83 276
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 98 313
Nuclear Physics 3 68 329
Optical Engineering 6 97 354
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 68 361
Biophysics 3 75 434
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 88 455
Astrobiology 4 91 465
Theoretical Physics 13 109 514

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 6th for Chemistry in India and 415th in the World with 31,486 publications made and 529,614 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 482 In India
#102 of 2,750 In Asia
#415 of 6,447 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 193 622
1992 187 683
1993 183 772
1994 190 931
1995 204 1038
1996 225 1097
1997 252 1330
1998 233 1264
1999 226 1447
2000 275 1626
2001 286 1795
2002 403 2307
2003 361 2575
2004 446 3222
2005 488 4214
2006 520 5070
2007 586 6165
2008 636 7165
2009 740 8486
2010 726 10352
2011 934 13515
2012 1017 14570
2013 1128 17378
2014 1399 20947
2015 1457 23333
2016 1626 26536
2017 1681 29329
2018 1877 34512
2019 1879 39818
2020 2198 46822
2021 2204 57159
2022 2237 61582
2023 2244 63458

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 37 152
Inorganic Chemistry 6 79 219
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 39 222
Physical chemistry 8 96 238
Materials Science 5 83 238
Nanotechnology 5 98 244
Chemical Engineering 5 116 255
Radiochemistry 22 147 267
Biochemical Engineering 8 58 270
Computational Chemistry 4 61 289
Organic Chemistry 6 89 327
Environmental Chemistry 10 108 359
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 159 567
Biochemistry 6 170 587
Nutrition and Food Science 43 337 932

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 8th for Biology in India and 612th in the World with 23,960 publications made and 396,250 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 487 In India
#166 of 2,814 In Asia
#612 of 6,770 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 111 293
1992 123 389
1993 104 417
1994 111 466
1995 140 547
1996 130 601
1997 183 833
1998 155 769
1999 155 859
2000 193 1036
2001 202 1179
2002 298 1549
2003 279 1826
2004 330 2377
2005 360 3011
2006 417 3810
2007 437 4535
2008 464 5251
2009 572 6504
2010 532 7753
2011 731 10262
2012 783 11308
2013 905 13484
2014 1056 16281
2015 1126 18148
2016 1242 20603
2017 1311 23021
2018 1510 27323
2019 1546 31951
2020 1815 37827
2021 1833 46871
2022 1787 49998
2023 1821 51557

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 98 244
Biophysics 3 75 434
Astrobiology 4 91 465
Agricultural Science 15 139 497
Paleontology 5 97 504
Biochemistry 6 170 587
Evolutionary Biology 9 133 653
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 172 683
Forestry 27 201 805
Genetics 14 260 827
Microbiology 33 277 891
Nutrition and Food Science 43 337 932
Biotechnology 39 319 935
Botany 37 304 971
Pharmacology 44 371 983
Oncology and Cancer research 34 398 1059
Neuroscience 18 304 1095
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 317 1105
Molecular Biology 31 472 1261
Zoology 34 367 1292
Immunology 43 472 1293
Horticulture 107 552 1411
Virology 57 508 1465

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 6th for Environmental Science in India and 423rd in the World with 22,739 publications made and 373,364 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 489 In India
#89 of 2,811 In Asia
#423 of 6,798 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 86 319
1992 106 393
1993 92 401
1994 102 460
1995 108 495
1996 118 497
1997 136 641
1998 133 630
1999 111 705
2000 168 876
2001 164 996
2002 255 1306
2003 246 1405
2004 256 1814
2005 317 2190
2006 382 2881
2007 385 3521
2008 445 4280
2009 544 5392
2010 495 6654
2011 647 8508
2012 733 9680
2013 831 11704
2014 974 13972
2015 1021 15633
2016 1215 17693
2017 1246 20180
2018 1434 23905
2019 1488 28212
2020 1824 34279
2021 1801 43147
2022 1788 46344
2023 1757 47654

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 5th for Computer Science in India and 419th in the World with 20,713 publications made and 271,979 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 487 In India
#84 of 2,809 In Asia
#419 of 6,752 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 66 176
1992 64 239
1993 64 221
1994 73 296
1995 87 302
1996 84 295
1997 108 393
1998 122 439
1999 129 524
2000 163 612
2001 130 690
2002 379 1386
2003 332 1316
2004 336 1801
2005 376 2184
2006 436 2758
2007 447 3416
2008 471 3959
2009 545 4909
2010 574 5915
2011 656 7236
2012 740 8211
2013 814 9535
2014 904 11148
2015 913 12004
2016 1114 13273
2017 1103 14573
2018 1257 17132
2019 1384 19643
2020 1521 24625
2021 1509 30937
2022 1432 31952
2023 1315 31287

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 756th in the World with 13,524 publications made and 175,033 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 490 In India
#113 of 2,845 In Asia
#756 of 7,020 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
1991 47 130
1992 55 215
1993 45 186
1994 53 239
1995 57 208
1996 67 243
1997 59 249
1998 72 308
1999 73 306
2000 114 479
2001 105 509
2002 179 779
2003 190 824
2004 175 1056
2005 210 1305
2006 217 1573
2007 227 1955
2008 284 2298
2009 318 2934
2010 354 3456
2011 416 4574
2012 437 5118
2013 530 6014
2014 559 7029
2015 587 7679
2016 682 8207
2017 684 8928
2018 920 11031
2019 996 12762
2020 1037 16381
2021 1098 21074
2022 1015 22312
2023 981 22754

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 6 106 538
Linguistics 8 117 583
History 6 106 595
Library and Information science 6 72 611
Journalism and Digital Media 17 137 670
Education Majors 2 108 694
Philosophy 5 112 744
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 21 182 745
Law 6 124 757
Aesthetics 9 144 789
Urban and Regional planning 8 161 798
Military science 8 93 802
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 117 863
Political Science 6 128 876
Publishing 28 160 894
Communications and Public Relations 10 159 1021
Anthropology 12 165 1036
Sociology 14 192 1072
Classics and Ancient History 16 175 1073
Demography 23 272 1140
Art History 10 127 1188
Gender Studies 20 172 1400

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 6th for Mathematics in India and 444th in the World with 10,244 publications made and 129,900 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 461 In India
#93 of 2,673 In Asia
#444 of 6,305 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 34 93
1992 36 123
1993 46 131
1994 42 136
1995 52 129
1996 44 145
1997 55 200
1998 52 215
1999 44 210
2000 83 265
2001 61 259
2002 167 550
2003 136 546
2004 150 731
2005 150 897
2006 218 1245
2007 235 1563
2008 254 1775
2009 284 2295
2010 286 2695
2011 321 3218
2012 354 3718
2013 371 4460
2014 441 5106
2015 481 5715
2016 535 6460
2017 568 6970
2018 650 8278
2019 756 9747
2020 772 11828
2021 723 14332
2022 650 14267
2023 638 14577

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 50 211
Operations Research 5 75 256
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 84 299
Statistics 7 99 467
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 109 548
Math Teachers 3 119 706

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 4th for Business in India and 424th in the World with 8,043 publications made and 106,141 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 447 In India
#79 of 2,579 In Asia
#424 of 6,187 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 46 54
1992 37 69
1993 31 75
1994 41 89
1995 30 90
1996 35 135
1997 45 111
1998 49 136
1999 53 176
2000 56 180
2001 63 247
2002 140 450
2003 116 387
2004 133 558
2005 141 612
2006 187 871
2007 188 1055
2008 234 1407
2009 242 1882
2010 256 2231
2011 263 2772
2012 281 3135
2013 325 3968
2014 343 4699
2015 350 5113
2016 395 5577
2017 377 6136
2018 465 7180
2019 540 7939
2020 580 9805
2021 546 12002
2022 514 12099
2023 519 12003

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
Management 3 55 246
Operations Research 5 75 256
Supply Chain Management 11 86 265
Construction Management 6 92 371
Engineering Management 1 78 458
Project Management 6 76 534
Marketing 7 109 588
Finance 5 114 614
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 143 648
Risk Management 7 131 697
Accounting 6 139 740
Entertainment Industry Business 13 150 825
Real Estate 3 241 862
International Business 7 143 907
International Trade 6 143 909
Management Information Systems 12 193 977
Advertising 24 287 1244

Art & Design rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 2nd for Art & Design in India and 531st in the World with 3,007 publications made and 30,932 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 375 In India
#87 of 2,302 In Asia
#531 of 5,720 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 5 26
1992 9 32
1993 8 26
1994 4 22
1995 13 27
1996 18 51
1997 10 37
1998 8 60
1999 20 69
2000 18 103
2001 19 73
2002 49 181
2003 56 252
2004 42 277
2005 54 329
2006 59 371
2007 61 438
2008 58 487
2009 87 606
2010 104 779
2011 108 954
2012 115 973
2013 143 1142
2014 148 1367
2015 113 1365
2016 173 1594
2017 153 1713
2018 188 1950
2019 240 2178
2020 226 2784
2021 210 3268
2022 172 3285
2023 192 3302

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 1 52 194
Music 1 16 215
UX/UI Desgin 1 38 236
Animation 2 69 247
Graphic Design 2 38 261
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 33 308
Architecture 5 89 439
Cinematography 5 25 449
Fashion Design 2 78 457
Multimedia 3 104 556
Performing arts 7 74 615
Literature 3 84 631
Aesthetics 9 144 789
Entertainment Industry Business 13 150 825
Game Design and Development 7 198 828
Art History 10 127 1188

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 3 54 221
Agricultural Economics 19 193 655
Economics 9 123 686
Radiation Therapy 14 261 735
Orthodontics 16 202 767
Social Psychology 9 125 781
Anatomy and Physiology 10 229 791
Development Studies 13 159 794
International Economics 7 110 833
Dentistry 21 256 867
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 280 876
Medicine 15 280 961
Psychology 19 260 994
Pathology 19 310 1000
Public Health 24 254 1080
Physical Therapy 12 299 1129
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 19 262 1135
Cardiology 25 383 1160
Audiology 17 334 1217
Surgery 31 418 1267
Ophthalmology 51 471 1367
Child Psychology 15 303 1415
Psychiatry 35 434 1417
Veterinary 144 577 1470
Sports Medicine 23 431 1527
Nursing 35 378 1528
Healthcare Management (MHA) 82 613 2079
Clinical Psychology 38 609 2113
Anesthesiology 87 774 2116
Health Science 50 631 2245
Family medicine 89 785 2424