Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 47th in India, 2098th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 51 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,335 academic publications and 226,770 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2098 of 14,131 In the World
#622 of 5,830 In Asia
#47 of 876 In India
#2 of 21 In Assam
#2 of 10 In Guwahati
#172 of 1,571 For Radiochemistry
#178 of 1,008 For Biochemical Engineering
#189 of 1,018 For Marine Engineering
#1817 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 48 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 11th for Engineering in India and 487th in the World with 5,902 publications made and 88,477 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Automation and Control engineering, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 369 In India
#165 of 2,117 In Asia
#487 of 4,624 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1996 6 0
1997 3 0
1998 0 0
1999 4 1
2000 12 15
2001 15 4
2002 19 21
2003 20 31
2004 38 44
2005 42 48
2006 67 162
2007 77 237
2008 122 299
2009 159 388
2010 214 637
2011 228 455
2012 256 600
2013 271 714
2014 352 817
2015 377 818
2016 470 1002
2017 507 1017
2018 573 1194
2019 613 1082
2020 636 1009
2021 821 502

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
Biochemical Engineering 5 31 178
Marine Engineering 3 62 189
Geotechnical Engineering 8 89 221
Automotive Engineering 8 86 231
Renewable Energy Engineering 12 87 269
Petroleum Engineering 7 104 287
Structural Engineering 8 101 290
Nuclear Engineering 10 115 319
Chemical Engineering 6 166 346
Industrial Engineering 8 93 359
Transportation Engineering 7 101 369
Computer Networking 11 125 381
Telecommunications 8 110 384
Mechanical Engineering 14 134 412
Environmental Engineering 13 129 420
Biotechnology 21 100 429
Materials Science 12 176 442
Automation and Control engineering 12 172 460
Nanotechnology 11 173 507
Computer Engineering 10 160 508
Metallurgical Engineering 18 227 535
Electronic Engineering 16 183 538
Electrical Engineering 22 208 576
Human-Computer Interaction 4 97 592
Systems Engineering 14 151 594
Technical Drawing 16 210 597
Acoustical Engineering 9 194 607
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 176 651
Construction Management 11 162 663
Robotics 15 234 683
Biomedical Engineering 13 203 684
Optical Engineering 17 221 738
Mining Engineering 31 286 770
Architecture 15 175 771
Product and Industrial Design 17 226 806
Civil Engineering 17 287 827
Architectural Engineering 24 320 871
Aerospace Engineering 23 247 914
Agricultural Engineering 85 455 988
Applied/Engineering Physics 41 360 1027

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 12th for Chemistry in India and 476th in the World with 5,309 publications made and 102,557 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Pharmacy.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 365 In India
#159 of 2,014 In Asia
#476 of 4,317 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1996 6 0
1997 1 0
1998 1 7
1999 2 0
2000 10 26
2001 14 17
2002 17 28
2003 20 33
2004 47 71
2005 45 192
2006 70 137
2007 81 344
2008 130 386
2009 175 498
2010 175 631
2011 212 601
2012 245 669
2013 269 706
2014 331 894
2015 342 957
2016 404 1059
2017 426 1171
2018 506 1174
2019 542 1236
2020 544 1017
2021 694 462

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 14 112 172
Biochemical Engineering 5 31 178
Pharmacy 5 46 200
Organic Chemistry 7 61 218
Chemical Engineering 6 166 346
Inorganic Chemistry 14 148 382
Physical chemistry 14 98 408
Materials Science 12 176 442
Nanotechnology 11 173 507
Nutrition and Food Science 27 204 557
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 176 651
Computational Chemistry 26 183 717
Environmental Chemistry 30 246 839
Biochemistry 29 280 867

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 14th for Physics in India and 556th in the World with 4,498 publications made and 76,885 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 327 In India
#179 of 1,879 In Asia
#556 of 4,082 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1995 1 0
1996 5 0
1997 2 0
1998 2 1
1999 5 1
2000 7 3
2001 10 3
2002 14 18
2003 11 5
2004 25 23
2005 30 32
2006 54 117
2007 46 176
2008 90 238
2009 108 217
2010 129 259
2011 174 403
2012 182 599
2013 204 967
2014 246 671
2015 263 764
2016 344 987
2017 387 1207
2018 468 974
2019 498 1083
2020 536 997
2021 657 425

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
Materials Science 12 176 442
Biophysics 4 98 461
Nanotechnology 11 173 507
Quantum and Particle physics 11 119 521
Condensed Matter Physics 17 170 593
Acoustical Engineering 9 194 607
Theoretical Physics 22 160 626
Nuclear Physics 32 186 648
Optical Engineering 17 221 738
Atomic and Molecular physics 40 293 984
Applied/Engineering Physics 41 360 1027

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 13th for Computer Science in India and 715th in the World with 2,085 publications made and 23,215 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computational Linguistics, Computer Networking, Blockchain and Cryptography, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 306 In India
#167 of 1,936 In Asia
#715 of 4,392 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1996 2 12
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 2 0
2000 3 0
2001 2 8
2002 6 3
2003 18 27
2004 24 11
2005 31 36
2006 43 119
2007 34 45
2008 53 73
2009 65 99
2010 88 89
2011 115 108
2012 105 122
2013 135 173
2014 138 239
2015 160 177
2016 191 311
2017 179 334
2018 173 222
2019 175 242
2020 155 171
2021 188 88

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 7 57 230
Computer Networking 11 125 381
Telecommunications 8 110 384
Animation 5 120 470
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 141 477
Computer Engineering 10 160 508
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 146 513
Computer Vision 15 193 581
Human-Computer Interaction 4 97 592
Robotics 15 234 683
UX/UI Desgin 6 128 690
Machine Learning 23 204 713
Multimedia 7 150 726
Cyber Security 37 239 744
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 287 929
Game Design and Development 5 242 950

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 31st for Biology in India and 1053rd in the World with 1,491 publications made and 30,419 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Nutrition and Food Science, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#31 of 367 In India
#357 of 1,987 In Asia
#1053 of 4,496 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2003 2 1
2004 0 0
2005 1 0
2006 7 45
2007 8 30
2008 35 148
2009 35 83
2010 41 122
2011 61 169
2012 84 322
2013 91 254
2014 109 280
2015 95 260
2016 133 402
2017 143 426
2018 132 525
2019 150 515
2020 150 367
2021 213 147

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
Biotechnology 21 100 429
Biophysics 4 98 461
Nanotechnology 11 173 507
Nutrition and Food Science 27 204 557
Biochemistry 29 280 867
Virology 22 283 870
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 287 929
Agricultural Science 56 319 952
Botany 56 336 995
Oncology and Cancer research 24 374 996
Molecular Biology 29 436 1141
Microbiology 60 419 1176
Pharmacology 86 579 1325

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 21st for Environmental Science in India and 843rd in the World with 1,054 publications made and 17,601 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Management, Hydrology and Water resources management, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#21 of 286 In India
#208 of 1,655 In Asia
#843 of 4,023 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 1
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 4
2004 0 0
2005 4 15
2006 5 6
2007 9 24
2008 20 56
2009 19 76
2010 40 317
2011 28 41
2012 46 81
2013 40 117
2014 49 111
2015 72 138
2016 83 241
2017 111 288
2018 110 205
2019 112 211
2020 117 200
2021 184 97

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
Geotechnical Engineering 8 89 221
Environmental Engineering 13 129 420
Environmental Management 13 124 541
Hydrology and Water resources management 22 139 575
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 165 694
Mining Engineering 31 286 770
Earth science and Geophysics 23 190 798
Geology 25 209 800
Environmental Chemistry 30 246 839
Agricultural Science 56 319 952
Geography and Cartography 48 386 1508

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ranked 16th for Mathematics in India and 916th in the World with 491 publications made and 5,559 citations received. Main research topics: Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 182 In India
#238 of 1,446 In Asia
#916 of 3,376 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2000 2 0
2001 0 0
2002 1 1
2003 1 0
2004 9 11
2005 8 37
2006 17 65
2007 9 15
2008 18 16
2009 9 6
2010 24 25
2011 29 26
2012 29 20
2013 32 38
2014 35 53
2015 33 47
2016 25 19
2017 39 39
2018 32 29
2019 46 42
2020 42 64
2021 51 16

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 12 141 477
Applied Mathematics 17 239 801
Statistics 19 216 913

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 5 71 431
Painting and Drawing 1 119 624
Sculpture 1 119 624
Illustration and Concept Art 1 126 657
Graphic Design 4 132 677
Cinematography 11 112 813
Agricultural Economics 35 359 968
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 292 1012
Art & Design 13 266 1218
Medicine 36 420 1318
Economics 38 509 1745
Demography 69 558 1812
Business 42 553 1865
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 60 695 2444
Psychology 62 971 3024