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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 48th in India, 2073rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 133 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 29,080 academic publications and 536,709 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2073 of 14,131 In the World
#568 of 5,830 In Asia
#48 of 876 In India
#1 of 21 In Assam
#1 of 10 In Guwahati
#156 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#196 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#219 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#1476 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 130 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 13th for Engineering in India and 524th in the World with 22,799 publications made and 430,974 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 492 In India
#151 of 2,841 In Asia
#524 of 6,795 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1 3
1994 0 4
1995 1 4
1996 8 1
1997 10 4
1998 5 6
1999 12 10
2000 29 31
2001 33 55
2002 59 81
2003 82 126
2004 128 225
2005 173 434
2006 253 715
2007 267 1065
2008 374 1734
2009 415 2441
2010 507 3432
2011 627 4809
2012 668 6201
2013 769 8296
2014 912 10359
2015 1034 12335
2016 1251 14839
2017 1371 17314
2018 1608 22077
2019 1718 27780
2020 1886 35479
2021 2011 45493
2022 2037 50621
2023 2111 55258
2024 1577 57491
2025 1034 52348

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 68 196
Nuclear Engineering 10 82 219
Environmental Engineering 7 85 225
Biochemical Engineering 7 57 245
Automotive Engineering 12 91 249
Chemical Engineering 10 144 318
Geotechnical Engineering 8 109 321
Automation and Control engineering 14 118 329
Marine Engineering 6 109 340
Structural Engineering 9 117 370
Transportation Engineering 8 107 387
Nanotechnology 14 162 401
Computer Engineering 13 127 406
Petroleum Engineering 8 145 420
Electronic Engineering 14 141 435
Biomedical Engineering 9 129 449
Metallurgical Engineering 14 157 451
Materials Science 13 156 454
Mechanical Engineering 11 122 460
Telecommunications 12 143 465
Electrical Engineering 15 156 470
Industrial Engineering 16 130 480
Agricultural Engineering 59 208 490
Architectural Engineering 10 152 501
Computer Networking 13 147 503
Civil Engineering 10 141 513
Acoustical Engineering 11 138 527
Construction Management 13 150 552
Aerospace Engineering 10 137 555
Systems Engineering 11 132 570
Robotics 12 210 592
Optical Engineering 15 180 594
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 204 617
Product and Industrial Design 16 177 630
Technical Drawing 19 212 644
Reliability and Quality Engineering 30 208 649
Human-Computer Interaction 7 159 672
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 214 696
Firefighting and Fire Science 22 292 746
Biotechnology 25 248 762
Mining Engineering 30 279 769
Architecture 28 196 791
Remote Sensing 35 318 1008
Operations Research 46 386 1070

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 14th for Physics in India and 552nd in the World with 20,770 publications made and 405,030 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 489 In India
#158 of 2,822 In Asia
#552 of 6,729 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1 3
1994 0 4
1995 1 4
1996 7 0
1997 17 4
1998 5 7
1999 10 10
2000 26 22
2001 36 52
2002 57 78
2003 81 131
2004 106 214
2005 157 422
2006 241 706
2007 242 1052
2008 349 1699
2009 386 2388
2010 473 3307
2011 562 4643
2012 637 6161
2013 707 8164
2014 827 10283
2015 972 12230
2016 1138 14570
2017 1274 17165
2018 1481 21113
2019 1555 26660
2020 1722 33438
2021 1769 41894
2022 1800 45745
2023 1881 50218
2024 1441 51371
2025 971 46765

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 14 162 401
Materials Science 13 156 454
Acoustical Engineering 11 138 527
Condensed Matter Physics 19 174 531
Quantum and Particle physics 15 162 541
Astrobiology 11 131 592
Optical Engineering 15 180 594
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 204 617
Biophysics 8 152 618
Atomic and Molecular physics 23 178 692
Nuclear Physics 23 206 719
Theoretical Physics 18 169 725
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 187 767

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 15th for Chemistry in India and 635th in the World with 19,224 publications made and 408,700 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 485 In India
#197 of 2,785 In Asia
#635 of 6,561 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1 3
1994 0 4
1995 1 5
1996 7 0
1997 10 2
1998 4 6
1999 6 5
2000 25 22
2001 33 55
2002 53 81
2003 64 125
2004 98 221
2005 134 398
2006 202 659
2007 225 1028
2008 316 1583
2009 364 2346
2010 431 3290
2011 521 4547
2012 571 5949
2013 673 7953
2014 779 10113
2015 869 11800
2016 1040 14002
2017 1133 16585
2018 1370 20523
2019 1411 26308
2020 1506 33203
2021 1708 42905
2022 1721 47737
2023 1780 51520
2024 1368 54717
2025 960 50537

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 8 87 156
Pharmacy 8 69 244
Biochemical Engineering 7 57 245
Chemical Engineering 10 144 318
Inorganic Chemistry 12 134 367
Physical chemistry 13 150 389
Nanotechnology 14 162 401
Materials Science 13 156 454
Organic Chemistry 15 158 513
Computational Chemistry 16 138 536
Environmental Chemistry 21 181 574
Nutrition and Food Science 24 242 665
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 214 696
Biochemistry 19 249 756
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 267 915

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 20th for Biology in India and 859th in the World with 15,334 publications made and 345,636 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 490 In India
#272 of 2,838 In Asia
#859 of 6,841 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 3
1995 0 4
1996 1 0
1997 3 1
1998 3 3
1999 5 7
2000 19 21
2001 23 47
2002 40 65
2003 44 108
2004 85 188
2005 90 344
2006 144 514
2007 171 795
2008 223 1237
2009 265 1849
2010 326 2584
2011 388 3647
2012 463 4859
2013 546 6540
2014 607 8346
2015 678 9819
2016 809 11552
2017 898 13628
2018 1060 17059
2019 1133 22129
2020 1231 28002
2021 1417 36676
2022 1380 40917
2023 1475 44121
2024 1141 45215
2025 798 40988

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 14 162 401
Agricultural Science 25 189 585
Astrobiology 11 131 592
Biophysics 8 152 618
Nutrition and Food Science 24 242 665
Biochemistry 19 249 756
Biotechnology 25 248 762
Paleontology 23 263 888
Botany 36 314 959
Pharmacology 42 372 961
Genetics 24 327 971
Oncology and Cancer research 31 387 1000
Horticulture 71 394 1047
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 41 351 1051
Microbiology 57 378 1069
Molecular Biology 20 400 1113
Immunology 37 444 1222
Virology 38 417 1256
Evolutionary Biology 26 377 1291
Toxicology 127 557 1420
Forestry 98 495 1537
Animal Science 64 542 1591
Neuroscience 54 624 1821
Zoology 88 627 1889
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 117 814 2185

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 16th for Environmental Science in India and 729th in the World with 13,264 publications made and 272,544 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 494 In India
#201 of 2,841 In Asia
#729 of 6,888 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 3
1996 0 0
1997 4 3
1998 1 2
1999 4 5
2000 9 16
2001 15 17
2002 26 27
2003 38 44
2004 52 82
2005 80 156
2006 115 289
2007 128 455
2008 188 813
2009 210 1158
2010 254 1713
2011 336 2533
2012 363 3394
2013 436 4542
2014 505 5889
2015 572 7245
2016 689 8702
2017 831 10481
2018 1027 13588
2019 992 17134
2020 1181 22801
2021 1300 29965
2022 1306 33370
2023 1286 36938
2024 884 36141
2025 515 32568

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

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 7 85 225
Environmental Management 8 92 288
Geotechnical Engineering 8 109 321
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 130 456
Hydrology and Water resources management 29 159 471
Environmental Chemistry 21 181 574
Oceanography 10 154 574
Agricultural Science 25 189 585
Earth science and Geophysics 15 193 675
Geology 14 194 722
Ecology 18 199 749
Geography and Cartography 14 176 762
Mining Engineering 30 279 769
Paleontology 23 263 888
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 267 915
Forestry 98 495 1537
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 117 814 2185

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 18th for Computer Science in India and 798th in the World with 11,470 publications made and 162,714 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 490 In India
#206 of 2,842 In Asia
#798 of 6,855 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1995 1 1
1996 1 1
1997 4 2
1998 0 5
1999 5 7
2000 12 14
2001 15 19
2002 40 54
2003 41 52
2004 82 95
2005 93 176
2006 155 338
2007 127 509
2008 187 744
2009 203 1059
2010 256 1369
2011 299 1869
2012 346 2463
2013 381 2957
2014 436 3756
2015 558 4561
2016 674 5515
2017 739 6427
2018 776 8417
2019 867 10819
2020 956 14016
2021 956 18135
2022 1049 20108
2023 1044 21681
2024 752 20737
2025 498 17914

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

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 11 93 391
Computer Engineering 13 127 406
Telecommunications 12 143 465
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 158 493
Computer Networking 13 147 503
Animation 9 151 527
Computer Vision 15 165 567
UX/UI Desgin 9 127 578
Robotics 12 210 592
Computer Graphics 12 160 631
Cognitive Science 15 158 646
Cyber Security 30 190 663
Human-Computer Interaction 7 159 672
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 195 691
Machine Learning 28 239 760
Game Design and Development 15 259 940
Software Engineering 26 222 952
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 41 351 1051
Multimedia 20 293 1064
Library and Information science 21 203 1118
Data Science 116 468 1504
Neuroscience 54 624 1821
Management Information Systems 72 741 2201

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 1487th in the World with 7,266 publications made and 108,329 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#27 of 493 In India
#366 of 2,867 In Asia
#1487 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 4
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 13 2
1998 2 3
1999 4 3
2000 6 13
2001 6 12
2002 18 25
2003 25 40
2004 33 54
2005 40 106
2006 84 179
2007 71 256
2008 100 359
2009 112 584
2010 130 747
2011 163 1076
2012 207 1538
2013 228 1867
2014 259 2342
2015 293 2737
2016 377 3424
2017 473 4346
2018 553 5425
2019 565 7219
2020 625 9636
2021 700 12851
2022 722 14163
2023 721 16107
2024 490 15210
2025 294 13172

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 19 182 747
Archaeology 21 258 977
Linguistics 22 285 1029
History 23 265 1093
Library and Information science 21 203 1118
Aesthetics 17 277 1147
Journalism and Digital Media 70 444 1388
Anthropology 32 329 1476
Law 33 385 1482
Philosophy 26 409 1636
Political Science 33 407 1704
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 472 1804
Demography 81 642 1915
Education Majors 29 592 1997
Gender Studies 43 396 2001
Sociology 48 552 2006
Classics and Ancient History 50 568 2062
Communications and Public Relations 74 800 2607

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 17th for Mathematics in India and 911th in the World with 5,386 publications made and 80,270 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 469 In India
#254 of 2,725 In Asia
#911 of 6,434 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1997 4 2
1998 4 7
1999 3 5
2000 6 8
2001 4 13
2002 26 19
2003 19 37
2004 31 49
2005 49 100
2006 94 152
2007 73 266
2008 95 355
2009 115 546
2010 142 680
2011 163 996
2012 171 1164
2013 180 1596
2014 226 1881
2015 276 2301
2016 316 2932
2017 377 3390
2018 369 4220
2019 385 5306
2020 423 6713
2021 450 8617
2022 496 9293
2023 472 10139
2024 285 7308
2025 158 5803

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 158 493
Applied Mathematics 18 214 741
Statistics 18 251 907
Operations Research 46 386 1070
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 43 487 1513
Math Teachers 45 783 2337

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 25th for Business in India and 1145th in the World with 3,360 publications made and 44,413 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#25 of 463 In India
#304 of 2,654 In Asia
#1145 of 6,366 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1997 6 0
1998 1 3
1999 2 5
2000 5 10
2001 5 13
2002 19 19
2003 11 32
2004 13 34
2005 22 53
2006 32 83
2007 38 128
2008 56 186
2009 49 291
2010 66 366
2011 68 496
2012 89 628
2013 105 869
2014 136 1081
2015 128 1218
2016 179 1537
2017 232 1830
2018 216 2361
2019 286 2963
2020 290 4037
2021 310 5372
2022 346 5902
2023 360 6455
2024 201 5084
2025 107 4457

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 13 150 552
Management 16 230 871
Operations Research 46 386 1070
Finance 24 318 1194
Marketing 56 484 1539
Project Management 66 528 1809
Accounting 59 638 2010
Advertising 82 733 2179
Management Information Systems 72 741 2201

Art & Design rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 22nd for Art & Design in India and 1150th in the World with 1,630 publications made and 16,824 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
#22 of 417 In India
#274 of 2,450 In Asia
#1150 of 6,010 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1997 6 3
1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 4 3
2001 1 0
2002 5 9
2003 9 8
2004 13 18
2005 9 23
2006 19 49
2007 19 85
2008 32 84
2009 21 151
2010 28 172
2011 30 184
2012 50 315
2013 77 397
2014 62 425
2015 70 486
2016 89 587
2017 104 823
2018 101 899
2019 129 1201
2020 118 1573
2021 133 1935
2022 156 2101
2023 165 2440
2024 108 2774
2025 85 2732

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

Art & Design subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 9 151 527
UX/UI Desgin 9 127 578
Computer Graphics 12 160 631
Architecture 28 196 791
Graphic Design 15 215 825
Game Design and Development 15 259 940
Multimedia 20 293 1064
Fashion Design 23 296 1138
Aesthetics 17 277 1147
Literature 27 286 1233

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 27 281 872
Veterinary 107 444 1148
Ophthalmology 37 400 1180
Radiation Therapy 53 501 1221
Medicine 38 420 1265
Pathology 44 457 1280
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 38 470 1354
Psychology 36 460 1443
Social Psychology 24 386 1458
Audiology 26 460 1471
Anatomy and Physiology 42 523 1479
Economics 35 412 1482
Cardiology 51 525 1488
Dentistry 68 544 1577
Sports Medicine 28 478 1600
Physical Therapy 33 511 1625
Surgery 55 585 1629
Development Studies 51 495 1686
Public Health 68 576 1755
Nursing 56 500 1776
Orthodontics 75 595 1781
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 55 560 1895
Healthcare Management (MHA) 92 602 1956
Psychiatry 73 690 1961
Anesthesiology 83 745 2008
Health Science 48 681 2243
Child Psychology 87 906 2675
Clinical Psychology 94 1073 2992