Indian Institute of Technology Delhi: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 6th in India, 538th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 170 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 45,077 academic publications and 731,154 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 47 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#538 of 14,131 In the World
#90 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 876 In India
#2 of 64 In Haryana
#2 of 24 In Delhi
#6 of 1,886 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#41 of 1,961 For Automotive Engineering
#41 of 1,002 For Nuclear Engineering
#959 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#791 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 167 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Engineering in India and 208th in the World with 36,427 publications made and 588,052 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 486 In India
#65 of 2,776 In Asia
#208 of 6,555 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 232 956
1991 254 1155
1992 238 1192
1993 219 1110
1994 274 1299
1995 223 1255
1996 250 1281
1997 225 1321
1998 274 1385
1999 258 1573
2000 262 1850
2001 254 1922
2002 300 2377
2003 373 2688
2004 457 3257
2005 507 4122
2006 703 5416
2007 724 6551
2008 769 8305
2009 791 10302
2010 928 12415
2011 928 15319
2012 1031 17748
2013 1201 21686
2014 1363 24820
2015 1490 27265
2016 1912 30777
2017 1995 34227
2018 2161 38922
2019 2265 48121
2020 2725 58730
2021 3306 79828
2022 2929 77796

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 3 6
Automotive Engineering 1 20 41
Nuclear Engineering 1 18 41
Biochemical Engineering 1 11 72
Environmental Engineering 2 34 90
Electrical Engineering 1 37 100
Automation and Control engineering 1 39 103
Construction Management 1 24 117
Electronic Engineering 2 43 122
Technical Drawing 3 43 125
Structural Engineering 3 44 136
Systems Engineering 1 25 142
Mechanical Engineering 2 39 146
Agricultural Engineering 6 43 148
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 49 150
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 39 155
Computer Engineering 3 50 157
Operations Research 1 47 157
Architectural Engineering 1 45 165
Telecommunications 2 55 166
Product and Industrial Design 1 31 168
Civil Engineering 2 50 169
Industrial Engineering 2 54 182
Chemical Engineering 4 86 186
Petroleum Engineering 3 71 193
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 58 195
Transportation Engineering 4 49 196
Materials Science 4 76 201
Marine Engineering 4 63 208
Computer Networking 4 67 209
Geotechnical Engineering 7 71 213
Metallurgical Engineering 7 81 223
Acoustical Engineering 4 68 225
Nanotechnology 4 91 227
Aerospace Engineering 6 59 231
Optical Engineering 2 75 272
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 113 330
Mining Engineering 11 119 352
Robotics 5 118 360
Human-Computer Interaction 2 79 424
Biomedical Engineering 9 118 432
Engineering Management 1 78 445
Architecture 5 94 464
Biotechnology 4 111 480
Remote Sensing 10 136 576
Aviation 14 196 803

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Physics in India and 257th in the World with 33,127 publications made and 519,382 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 482 In India
#71 of 2,752 In Asia
#257 of 6,484 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 233 928
1991 243 1051
1992 220 1115
1993 213 1048
1994 259 1215
1995 212 1251
1996 242 1299
1997 214 1299
1998 250 1297
1999 235 1490
2000 234 1749
2001 240 1801
2002 258 2216
2003 351 2569
2004 432 2944
2005 463 3762
2006 658 5016
2007 650 5978
2008 687 7365
2009 709 9026
2010 851 11050
2011 820 13460
2012 908 15636
2013 1057 18796
2014 1215 21899
2015 1311 24176
2016 1726 26994
2017 1790 29871
2018 1964 34438
2019 2014 42325
2020 2432 51627
2021 2945 69255
2022 2632 67659

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 49 150
Materials Science 4 76 201
Acoustical Engineering 4 68 225
Nanotechnology 4 91 227
Quantum and Particle physics 3 69 240
Optical Engineering 2 75 272
Condensed Matter Physics 9 97 336
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 78 404
Nuclear Physics 8 89 418
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 87 449
Astrobiology 16 131 599
Biophysics 11 164 658
Theoretical Physics 17 174 718
Medical Physics 18 256 930

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 4th for Chemistry in India and 380th in the World with 27,387 publications made and 477,291 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 480 In India
#90 of 2,710 In Asia
#380 of 6,327 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 202 840
1991 223 956
1992 201 1053
1993 178 931
1994 235 1083
1995 174 1124
1996 231 1103
1997 191 1112
1998 214 1198
1999 209 1354
2000 192 1570
2001 228 1657
2002 237 1981
2003 297 2289
2004 373 2616
2005 392 3391
2006 522 4515
2007 532 5336
2008 587 6704
2009 554 8013
2010 663 9883
2011 643 11979
2012 738 14082
2013 873 17126
2014 961 19415
2015 1059 21100
2016 1274 23618
2017 1494 26895
2018 1507 30082
2019 1631 37213
2020 1963 45798
2021 2496 64285
2022 2321 65470

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 1 11 72
Radiochemistry 8 79 145
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 39 155
Chemical Engineering 4 86 186
Materials Science 4 76 201
Nanotechnology 4 91 227
Physical chemistry 7 101 254
Inorganic Chemistry 10 94 272
Organic Chemistry 4 84 305
Environmental Chemistry 5 87 321
Computational Chemistry 8 81 388
Nutrition and Food Science 10 121 391
Pharmacy 21 124 438
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 117 510
Biochemistry 9 173 611

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in India and 334th in the World with 20,980 publications made and 358,799 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 487 In India
#68 of 2,777 In Asia
#334 of 6,683 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 118 502
1991 138 607
1992 128 594
1993 119 544
1994 156 661
1995 135 652
1996 133 624
1997 112 666
1998 152 776
1999 132 796
2000 139 905
2001 134 968
2002 173 1242
2003 197 1349
2004 224 1620
2005 275 2029
2006 395 2800
2007 392 3533
2008 415 4561
2009 434 5888
2010 491 7187
2011 526 9347
2012 592 10944
2013 676 13463
2014 735 15404
2015 858 16779
2016 1106 18816
2017 1124 20709
2018 1333 24200
2019 1309 30157
2020 1764 38826
2021 2137 54931
2022 1881 53806

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

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 2 34 90
Environmental Management 1 27 99
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 38 146
Hydrology and Water resources management 8 62 198
Geotechnical Engineering 7 71 213
Agricultural Science 8 58 261
Oceanography 3 64 267
Ecology 1 49 284
Geography and Cartography 2 58 312
Environmental Chemistry 5 87 321
Mining Engineering 11 119 352
Earth science and Geophysics 6 91 370
Geology 4 76 383
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 117 510
Paleontology 8 116 553
Urban and Regional planning 6 118 648
Forestry 26 203 805
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 483 1459

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 4th for Computer Science in India and 333rd in the World with 20,773 publications made and 303,637 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 482 In India
#69 of 2,768 In Asia
#333 of 6,597 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 99 405
1991 86 407
1992 111 438
1993 93 445
1994 111 557
1995 89 495
1996 102 541
1997 115 502
1998 137 543
1999 127 642
2000 120 690
2001 120 736
2002 130 1006
2003 179 1149
2004 233 1480
2005 271 1901
2006 423 2668
2007 407 3059
2008 409 3927
2009 467 5188
2010 578 6271
2011 570 7764
2012 621 9143
2013 755 10736
2014 865 12661
2015 915 14211
2016 1190 15677
2017 1143 17131
2018 1385 20733
2019 1407 26955
2020 1809 33498
2021 1992 44571
2022 1724 40640

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

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 3 50 157
Telecommunications 2 55 166
Computer Networking 4 67 209
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 61 214
Machine Learning 5 66 244
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 74 267
Computer Vision 5 82 274
Cyber Security 4 74 311
Computer Graphics 6 86 324
Robotics 5 118 360
Information Technology 2 65 375
Cognitive Science 4 76 388
Data Science 2 48 389
Management Information Systems 1 51 391
Human-Computer Interaction 2 79 424
Computational Linguistics 12 103 435
Animation 6 120 446
Software Engineering 5 74 463
Database Administration 6 104 469
Web Design and Development 12 129 488
UX/UI Desgin 6 104 546
Multimedia 4 116 615
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 171 705
Library and Information science 10 108 810
Game Design and Development 7 255 943
Neuroscience 21 327 1150

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 7th for Biology in India and 592nd in the World with 19,587 publications made and 350,648 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 483 In India
#152 of 2,784 In Asia
#592 of 6,663 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 98 465
1991 121 525
1992 117 614
1993 109 544
1994 121 652
1995 117 676
1996 124 624
1997 98 647
1998 123 766
1999 114 836
2000 119 957
2001 126 1015
2002 160 1274
2003 196 1487
2004 231 1665
2005 242 2145
2006 358 3039
2007 365 3732
2008 401 4865
2009 410 5930
2010 492 7331
2011 518 9250
2012 560 10750
2013 628 13151
2014 723 14882
2015 777 16219
2016 930 17974
2017 1098 20488
2018 1191 23451
2019 1226 29262
2020 1569 37256
2021 2026 53576
2022 1896 54490

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 91 227
Agricultural Science 8 58 261
Nutrition and Food Science 10 121 391
Biotechnology 4 111 480
Toxicology 28 129 492
Horticulture 18 158 541
Paleontology 8 116 553
Astrobiology 16 131 599
Biochemistry 9 173 611
Botany 14 170 643
Biophysics 11 164 658
Evolutionary Biology 8 132 661
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 171 705
Microbiology 25 213 758
Forestry 26 203 805
Genetics 16 259 833
Virology 21 300 979
Molecular Biology 14 336 996
Zoology 22 278 1076
Neuroscience 21 327 1150
Pharmacology 62 463 1167
Immunology 33 411 1181
Oncology and Cancer research 52 484 1242
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 483 1459
Animal Science 63 531 1603

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 685th in the World with 12,108 publications made and 192,034 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 485 In India
#95 of 2,813 In Asia
#685 of 6,939 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1990 56 203
1991 45 224
1992 63 270
1993 73 215
1994 73 297
1995 75 303
1996 55 308
1997 62 301
1998 83 311
1999 64 374
2000 76 359
2001 77 417
2002 98 628
2003 114 576
2004 147 809
2005 177 1065
2006 209 1473
2007 251 1877
2008 243 2255
2009 274 3031
2010 301 3881
2011 336 5066
2012 333 5831
2013 417 7015
2014 443 7777
2015 533 8584
2016 567 9026
2017 671 10305
2018 723 12786
2019 802 17237
2020 1042 22177
2021 1293 31223
2022 1105 29103

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 2 49 278
Occupational Safety and Health 1 26 290
Broadcast Journalism 3 36 393
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 5 73 399
Archaeology 3 81 443
Linguistics 4 90 488
History 4 86 518
Aesthetics 3 96 582
Law 2 84 589
Urban and Regional planning 6 118 648
Political Science 3 87 684
Anthropology 3 75 689
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 87 692
Philosophy 4 104 723
Communications and Public Relations 4 87 744
Library and Information science 10 108 810
Media Studies 6 75 894
Classics and Ancient History 15 150 916
Sociology 9 150 929
Education Majors 6 199 1011
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 165 1066
Gender Studies 6 102 1086
Public Policy / Administration 3 186 1204
Art History 13 140 1205
Demography 26 308 1244

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 1st for Business in India and 285th in the World with 9,030 publications made and 133,858 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Project Management, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 429 In India
#49 of 2,509 In Asia
#285 of 6,002 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1990 38 146
1991 28 161
1992 45 148
1993 46 158
1994 38 186
1995 43 183
1996 31 155
1997 45 190
1998 57 237
1999 39 236
2000 47 249
2001 43 279
2002 49 367
2003 63 421
2004 92 585
2005 116 739
2006 182 1100
2007 161 1241
2008 186 1810
2009 222 2324
2010 251 2988
2011 241 3571
2012 270 4174
2013 320 5112
2014 354 6013
2015 385 6702
2016 557 7286
2017 497 7301
2018 614 9327
2019 617 11328
2020 857 14452
2021 958 20580
2022 754 19078

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 1 10 24
Project Management 1 7 103
Construction Management 1 24 117
Operations Research 1 47 157
Management 1 38 174
Risk Management 1 37 285
Occupational Safety and Health 1 26 290
Marketing 1 47 340
Management Information Systems 1 51 391
Engineering Management 1 78 445
Finance 4 97 544
Human Resource Management 1 88 606
Entrepreneurship 10 104 746
Accounting 6 141 763
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 189 779
Advertising 8 153 857
Actuarial Science 4 169 865
International Business 9 168 986
International Trade 11 196 1059
Public Policy / Administration 3 186 1204

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Mathematics in India and 412th in the World with 9,003 publications made and 129,005 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 452 In India
#85 of 2,612 In Asia
#412 of 6,132 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1990 45 164
1991 49 209
1992 52 233
1993 56 215
1994 49 252
1995 51 245
1996 42 307
1997 58 332
1998 68 328
1999 68 318
2000 68 390
2001 66 411
2002 74 492
2003 73 593
2004 91 796
2005 107 1081
2006 166 1264
2007 184 1685
2008 201 1942
2009 209 2691
2010 234 3142
2011 250 3561
2012 270 4174
2013 325 5130
2014 360 5730
2015 406 6398
2016 474 6877
2017 509 7678
2018 558 9397
2019 617 11930
2020 666 14947
2021 863 21190
2022 741 18656

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 47 157
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 74 267
Applied Mathematics 8 98 371
Statistics 4 85 410
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 100 542
Actuarial Science 4 169 865
Math Teachers 10 272 1219

Economics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 5th for Economics in India and 572nd in the World with 3,235 publications made and 54,621 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 409 In India
#95 of 2,385 In Asia
#572 of 5,789 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1990 15 57
1991 20 59
1992 18 90
1993 18 72
1994 16 88
1995 23 102
1996 17 83
1997 18 124
1998 12 115
1999 14 90
2000 20 112
2001 15 127
2002 23 149
2003 28 189
2004 34 216
2005 36 278
2006 39 344
2007 57 492
2008 61 647
2009 81 870
2010 77 1126
2011 81 1405
2012 99 1652
2013 122 2044
2014 104 2270
2015 118 2408
2016 165 2585
2017 196 2903
2018 206 3624
2019 231 4679
2020 286 6152
2021 372 9653
2022 295 9233

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 16 80
Agricultural Economics 5 44 255
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 100 542
Finance 4 97 544
Development Studies 9 118 717
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 189 779
Actuarial Science 4 169 865
International Trade 11 196 1059

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Photography 5 65 480
Graphic Design 3 102 499
Fashion Design 4 90 513
Art & Design 4 93 555
Performing arts 5 76 619
Social Psychology 3 93 680
Literature 6 109 705
Neurosurgery 18 247 713
Veterinary 40 222 720
Optometry 13 169 724
Ophthalmology 11 224 760
Psychology 11 190 839
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 155 866
Pathology 14 272 881
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 281 885
Anatomy and Physiology 17 282 926
Medicine 19 288 992
Public Health 21 228 1027
Radiation Therapy 37 409 1056
Dentistry 29 317 1059
Orthodontics 26 309 1068
Cardiology 23 357 1076
Surgery 21 356 1106
Physical Therapy 15 297 1120
Sports Medicine 11 282 1169
Healthcare Management (MHA) 30 238 1174
Nursing 19 245 1189
Child Psychology 9 220 1199
Critical Care Nursing 44 416 1411
Psychiatry 37 450 1448
Family medicine 43 452 1569
Anesthesiology 59 594 1666
Health Science 26 468 1812
Clinical Psychology 28 526 1927