Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 7th in India, 566th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 146 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 40,275 academic publications and 693,652 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 70 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#566 of 14,131 In the World
#95 of 5,830 In Asia
#7 of 876 In India
#1 of 79 In Uttar Pradesh
#1 of 4 In Kanpur
#91 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#104 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#136 of 1,008 For Technical Drawing
#815 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#672 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 143 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 6th for Engineering in India and 318th in the World with 31,645 publications made and 520,477 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 488 In India
#95 of 2,809 In Asia
#318 of 6,684 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 192 982
1992 181 1028
1993 224 1164
1994 210 1074
1995 266 1244
1996 237 1364
1997 254 1521
1998 291 1636
1999 303 1907
2000 303 2127
2001 298 2338
2002 494 3082
2003 415 3531
2004 503 4252
2005 578 5963
2006 694 6879
2007 749 8277
2008 889 10266
2009 748 11928
2010 759 13467
2011 900 16673
2012 913 17539
2013 1025 20283
2014 1147 23238
2015 1263 24277
2016 1425 27024
2017 1473 29848
2018 1616 34262
2019 1691 39114
2020 1797 45398
2021 1954 52259
2022 2027 56785
2023 2035 57551

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Automotive Engineering 5 40 91
Technical Drawing 2 46 136
Nuclear Engineering 5 52 140
Aerospace Engineering 3 45 180
Automation and Control engineering 5 74 183
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 64 198
Structural Engineering 6 68 215
Geotechnical Engineering 7 71 216
Electronic Engineering 6 79 216
Metallurgical Engineering 6 81 224
Mechanical Engineering 6 68 227
Petroleum Engineering 3 76 231
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 55 235
Electrical Engineering 6 87 237
Materials Science 6 86 262
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 84 265
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 81 267
Telecommunications 6 88 274
Nanotechnology 6 112 292
Robotics 3 105 306
Chemical Engineering 9 144 323
Industrial Engineering 10 86 324
Computer Networking 8 97 329
Optical Engineering 5 92 340
Acoustical Engineering 6 95 347
Environmental Engineering 11 116 357
Civil Engineering 7 99 372
Computer Engineering 10 109 377
Aviation 5 78 398
Operations Research 13 119 401
Construction Management 7 96 403
Systems Engineering 7 85 413
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 155 432
Biomedical Engineering 9 124 444
Mining Engineering 16 178 510
Transportation Engineering 10 138 526
Remote Sensing 8 128 547
Biochemical Engineering 26 150 589
Marine Engineering 14 199 651
Architecture 11 145 679
Engineering Management 8 182 779
Architectural Engineering 17 238 785
Product and Industrial Design 19 226 794
Agricultural Engineering 92 352 813
Human-Computer Interaction 12 242 973
Biotechnology 43 340 979

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 6th for Physics in India and 321st in the World with 31,021 publications made and 510,684 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 485 In India
#87 of 2,786 In Asia
#321 of 6,603 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 188 1059
1992 183 1067
1993 220 1212
1994 210 1141
1995 275 1350
1996 244 1470
1997 268 1627
1998 299 1758
1999 286 1965
2000 324 2234
2001 301 2421
2002 475 3085
2003 419 3558
2004 487 4213
2005 537 5923
2006 677 6727
2007 711 8067
2008 876 9835
2009 759 11286
2010 755 12859
2011 881 15922
2012 886 16375
2013 1017 19095
2014 1141 21855
2015 1262 23008
2016 1401 25774
2017 1368 28580
2018 1552 32669
2019 1595 37448
2020 1738 43010
2021 1844 48938
2022 1881 53232
2023 1943 54549

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 4 72 256
Materials Science 6 86 262
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 84 265
Nanotechnology 6 112 292
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 50 293
Quantum and Particle physics 6 84 296
Astrobiology 2 57 317
Optical Engineering 5 92 340
Theoretical Physics 5 52 342
Acoustical Engineering 6 95 347
Nuclear Physics 5 77 355
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 82 439
Biophysics 10 168 662

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 8th for Chemistry in India and 443rd in the World with 26,445 publications made and 464,068 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 482 In India
#113 of 2,750 In Asia
#443 of 6,447 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 166 962
1992 169 950
1993 188 1100
1994 188 1037
1995 262 1240
1996 226 1322
1997 243 1503
1998 268 1650
1999 249 1872
2000 283 2056
2001 279 2293
2002 381 2714
2003 351 3261
2004 437 3950
2005 468 5591
2006 552 6145
2007 628 7610
2008 758 9252
2009 661 10527
2010 634 11793
2011 750 14656
2012 755 15283
2013 844 17787
2014 983 20240
2015 1079 21211
2016 1178 23868
2017 1150 26128
2018 1276 29587
2019 1306 33488
2020 1416 38775
2021 1541 44856
2022 1613 49548
2023 1670 50192

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 24 104
Physical chemistry 5 85 219
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 55 235
Inorganic Chemistry 8 86 251
Computational Chemistry 2 52 253
Materials Science 6 86 262
Nanotechnology 6 112 292
Chemical Engineering 9 144 323
Organic Chemistry 7 94 343
Radiochemistry 28 207 392
Environmental Chemistry 11 118 395
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 112 491
Biochemical Engineering 26 150 589
Biochemistry 11 193 656
Nutrition and Food Science 66 461 1196

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 12th for Biology in India and 706th in the World with 17,805 publications made and 337,508 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 487 In India
#200 of 2,814 In Asia
#706 of 6,770 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 84 470
1992 90 462
1993 111 547
1994 105 524
1995 133 672
1996 135 789
1997 144 869
1998 149 967
1999 151 1117
2000 166 1279
2001 168 1479
2002 252 1834
2003 246 2283
2004 278 2688
2005 334 3806
2006 352 4191
2007 432 5340
2008 527 6731
2009 467 7760
2010 489 8748
2011 548 10988
2012 534 11464
2013 579 13305
2014 655 14907
2015 732 15672
2016 827 17723
2017 806 18899
2018 926 21554
2019 934 25076
2020 1074 29555
2021 1150 34590
2022 1209 38002
2023 1302 38969

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 112 292
Astrobiology 2 57 317
Biochemistry 11 193 656
Biophysics 10 168 662
Paleontology 11 171 693
Evolutionary Biology 10 146 701
Agricultural Science 32 275 842
Toxicology 52 275 910
Genetics 22 309 950
Biotechnology 43 340 979
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 305 988
Entomology 41 265 991
Neuroscience 20 309 1102
Botany 47 372 1125
Molecular Biology 26 435 1195
Nutrition and Food Science 66 461 1196
Pharmacology 80 524 1283
Oncology and Cancer research 59 534 1351
Zoology 42 402 1377
Horticulture 104 539 1379
Microbiology 94 556 1436
Forestry 83 462 1490
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 62 517 1554
Virology 66 546 1554
Immunology 70 621 1649

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 9th for Environmental Science in India and 522nd in the World with 16,711 publications made and 288,793 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 489 In India
#121 of 2,811 In Asia
#522 of 6,798 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 98 481
1992 74 476
1993 113 574
1994 112 489
1995 151 598
1996 130 662
1997 125 739
1998 153 784
1999 157 931
2000 149 1042
2001 153 1162
2002 213 1486
2003 216 1700
2004 269 2150
2005 311 2730
2006 358 3448
2007 368 4361
2008 485 5354
2009 400 6346
2010 419 7301
2011 463 9139
2012 456 9892
2013 500 11848
2014 557 13069
2015 648 14380
2016 722 15432
2017 772 16948
2018 868 19482
2019 924 23188
2020 974 26791
2021 1173 31944
2022 1188 35033
2023 1198 35110

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

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 49 175
Geotechnical Engineering 7 71 216
Environmental Management 10 102 332
Environmental Engineering 11 116 357
Environmental Chemistry 11 118 395
Hydrology and Water resources management 18 131 418
Geography and Cartography 7 86 435
Earth science and Geophysics 8 116 438
Oceanography 8 111 467
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 112 491
Mining Engineering 16 178 510
Geology 9 116 524
Ecology 14 159 660
Paleontology 11 171 693
Agricultural Science 32 275 842
Forestry 83 462 1490
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 62 517 1554

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 4th for Computer Science in India and 392nd in the World with 16,164 publications made and 280,953 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 487 In India
#78 of 2,809 In Asia
#392 of 6,752 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 68 291
1992 53 309
1993 61 383
1994 77 327
1995 93 427
1996 105 459
1997 105 503
1998 110 560
1999 149 608
2000 143 776
2001 131 824
2002 276 1484
2003 234 1633
2004 235 2039
2005 313 2776
2006 347 3312
2007 387 4190
2008 422 5150
2009 390 6369
2010 412 7002
2011 481 8297
2012 500 8925
2013 578 10452
2014 597 11638
2015 683 12330
2016 759 13090
2017 794 13972
2018 904 16520
2019 959 18936
2020 1020 22625
2021 1129 26292
2022 1084 27265
2023 1124 27541

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

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Machine Learning 1 55 178
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 66 240
Computer Graphics 3 69 270
Telecommunications 6 88 274
Robotics 3 105 306
Computer Networking 8 97 329
Computer Engineering 10 109 377
Animation 4 101 383
Computer Vision 10 110 399
Software Engineering 2 61 413
Computational Linguistics 13 110 479
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 154 512
Cyber Security 14 131 519
Library and Information science 4 54 528
Database Administration 13 144 586
Cognitive Science 11 133 588
Web Design and Development 40 267 849
Data Science 29 175 851
UX/UI Desgin 22 221 855
Human-Computer Interaction 12 242 973
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 305 988
Neuroscience 20 309 1102
Management Information Systems 15 234 1106
Multimedia 24 396 1361

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 759th in the World with 9,841 publications made and 177,716 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 490 In India
#114 of 2,845 In Asia
#759 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 49 237
1992 42 230
1993 45 279
1994 57 206
1995 60 311
1996 65 321
1997 68 370
1998 62 366
1999 86 389
2000 97 498
2001 76 532
2002 155 815
2003 131 944
2004 144 1135
2005 175 1549
2006 209 1972
2007 190 2342
2008 267 2865
2009 253 3656
2010 240 3981
2011 283 4936
2012 279 5196
2013 306 5944
2014 314 6597
2015 380 7067
2016 420 7525
2017 416 7839
2018 537 9300
2019 533 11295
2020 645 14362
2021 760 17109
2022 736 17903
2023 736 18500

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 3 62 445
Library and Information science 4 54 528
Publishing 8 72 533
Journalism and Digital Media 13 103 540
Sociology 3 71 630
Linguistics 12 154 708
Aesthetics 8 143 788
Archaeology 12 179 801
History 12 175 851
Law 11 167 906
Philosophy 9 167 973
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 29 291 980
Art History 6 95 1014
Anthropology 14 170 1048
Political Science 11 173 1056
Education Majors 5 219 1104
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 13 243 1285
Gender Studies 19 169 1375
Classics and Ancient History 23 278 1377
Communications and Public Relations 21 311 1500

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 3rd for Mathematics in India and 382nd in the World with 8,203 publications made and 159,489 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 461 In India
#76 of 2,673 In Asia
#382 of 6,305 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 45 173
1992 32 193
1993 40 196
1994 52 196
1995 56 249
1996 69 248
1997 65 311
1998 53 310
1999 66 327
2000 74 396
2001 87 480
2002 122 686
2003 136 796
2004 133 1001
2005 150 1312
2006 192 1743
2007 193 2218
2008 209 2682
2009 231 3388
2010 209 3763
2011 233 4345
2012 259 4782
2013 276 5767
2014 288 6296
2015 307 6796
2016 363 7134
2017 419 7666
2018 444 8711
2019 476 10393
2020 555 11890
2021 560 13919
2022 551 14191
2023 558 14388

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 2 51 214
Statistics 2 65 332
Operations Research 13 119 401
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 98 497
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 154 512
Math Teachers 17 407 1600

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 2nd for Business in India and 377th in the World with 5,616 publications made and 119,225 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 447 In India
#66 of 2,579 In Asia
#377 of 6,187 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 29 117
1992 32 134
1993 33 135
1994 45 166
1995 40 180
1996 29 155
1997 44 167
1998 41 192
1999 84 234
2000 63 272
2001 53 332
2002 112 578
2003 81 642
2004 85 829
2005 99 1060
2006 110 1311
2007 122 1587
2008 163 2078
2009 140 2567
2010 139 2857
2011 166 3298
2012 165 3484
2013 178 4034
2014 153 4593
2015 166 4609
2016 255 4809
2017 264 5199
2018 321 6063
2019 342 7013
2020 362 8144
2021 418 9870
2022 374 10177
2023 372 10413

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 2 50 212
Operations Research 13 119 401
Construction Management 7 96 403
Supply Chain Management 22 181 530
Finance 8 134 702
Engineering Management 8 182 779
Marketing 12 161 787
Risk Management 8 169 816
Project Management 19 170 864
Accounting 13 195 940
Investment Banking and Stock trading 21 289 1042
Management Information Systems 15 234 1106
Advertising 26 296 1263
International Business 16 299 1330

Economics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ranked 2nd for Economics in India and 491st in the World with 2,819 publications made and 81,554 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 431 In India
#75 of 2,461 In Asia
#491 of 5,995 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 8 67
1992 8 70
1993 13 47
1994 23 73
1995 17 75
1996 13 70
1997 17 82
1998 15 101
1999 17 63
2000 16 92
2001 14 105
2002 32 165
2003 34 189
2004 33 291
2005 34 360
2006 65 540
2007 51 589
2008 74 804
2009 73 1094
2010 63 1244
2011 78 1530
2012 75 1598
2013 89 1905
2014 83 2175
2015 101 2183
2016 128 2441
2017 146 2490
2018 156 2840
2019 175 3504
2020 184 4418
2021 240 5536
2022 237 5928
2023 259 6237

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

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Development Studies 3 54 405
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 98 497
Environmental Economics 19 198 701
Finance 8 134 702
Investment Banking and Stock trading 21 289 1042

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Performing arts 2 49 455
Public Health 3 65 458
Photography 6 63 473
Cinematography 12 57 657
Art & Design 7 120 702
Fashion Design 8 137 711
Social Psychology 6 108 723
Literature 7 113 757
Graphic Design 14 186 790
Medicine 11 246 849
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 318 976
Anatomy and Physiology 22 316 1024
Psychology 20 274 1038
Orthodontics 32 333 1122
Pathology 31 369 1146
Ophthalmology 30 374 1152
Dentistry 38 362 1154
Cardiology 36 457 1339
Surgery 37 454 1363
Psychiatry 42 487 1552
Anesthesiology 48 549 1560
Child Psychology 21 369 1576
Sports Medicine 34 473 1620
Veterinary 179 691 1678
Healthcare Management (MHA) 54 442 1679
Physical Therapy 36 554 1759
Clinical Psychology 39 610 2114
Family medicine 75 662 2132
Nursing 75 643 2171
Health Science 76 847 2746