Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 1st in India, 430th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 169 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 47,765 academic publications and 778,211 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 47 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#430 of 14,131 In the World
#61 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 876 In India
#1 of 42 In West Bengal
#18 of 1,019 For Agricultural Engineering
#23 of 1,009 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#49 of 1,000 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#989 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#443 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 166 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Engineering in India and 190th in the World with 38,020 publications made and 644,823 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 486 In India
#61 of 2,776 In Asia
#190 of 6,555 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 212 679
1991 239 815
1992 257 831
1993 257 899
1994 262 915
1995 259 946
1996 274 1123
1997 279 1073
1998 242 1131
1999 336 1381
2000 307 1579
2001 355 2009
2002 359 2132
2003 394 2552
2004 574 3192
2005 563 4208
2006 840 5498
2007 972 7331
2008 1057 9293
2009 1128 11558
2010 1227 13903
2011 1165 17509
2012 1319 20414
2013 1372 24627
2014 1572 27977
2015 1722 31181
2016 1901 34331
2017 2044 38775
2018 2188 43114
2019 2417 52424
2020 2508 61721
2021 3175 85566
2022 2647 84223

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 1 3 18
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 14 49
Mining Engineering 2 28 56
Geotechnical Engineering 1 25 81
Nuclear Engineering 3 36 93
Environmental Engineering 3 37 97
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 30 103
Chemical Engineering 2 57 104
Biochemical Engineering 3 16 106
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 38 125
Automotive Engineering 6 49 134
Computer Engineering 1 40 136
Nanotechnology 2 65 136
Metallurgical Engineering 3 57 144
Electronic Engineering 3 51 148
Industrial Engineering 1 46 153
Materials Science 2 58 154
Structural Engineering 5 54 156
Marine Engineering 2 49 162
Electrical Engineering 3 65 168
Operations Research 2 51 168
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 59 173
Mechanical Engineering 3 56 175
Telecommunications 3 62 180
Civil Engineering 5 60 193
Computer Networking 3 60 196
Aerospace Engineering 5 53 208
Systems Engineering 3 45 212
Acoustical Engineering 3 64 217
Automation and Control engineering 8 85 218
Petroleum Engineering 5 86 240
Construction Management 3 67 244
Technical Drawing 6 83 253
Biomedical Engineering 2 57 261
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 92 285
Remote Sensing 3 71 285
Optical Engineering 4 79 287
Architecture 2 56 288
Transportation Engineering 6 75 298
Architectural Engineering 5 105 367
Product and Industrial Design 7 95 427
Robotics 9 162 486
Human-Computer Interaction 4 104 526
Biotechnology 8 148 566
Aviation 9 148 679
Engineering Management 3 168 732

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Physics in India and 233rd in the World with 33,630 publications made and 580,988 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 482 In India
#66 of 2,752 In Asia
#233 of 6,484 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 205 660
1991 231 803
1992 247 814
1993 250 863
1994 248 905
1995 232 920
1996 252 1105
1997 258 1064
1998 233 1129
1999 327 1367
2000 284 1591
2001 337 1987
2002 352 2097
2003 392 2535
2004 547 3188
2005 523 4179
2006 765 5344
2007 862 7134
2008 957 9017
2009 998 10897
2010 1085 13108
2011 1039 16448
2012 1129 18889
2013 1221 22970
2014 1368 25644
2015 1503 28389
2016 1625 30935
2017 1782 35288
2018 1866 38850
2019 2092 46472
2020 2123 54172
2021 2621 73786
2022 2160 72362

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 65 136
Materials Science 2 58 154
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 59 173
Acoustical Engineering 3 64 217
Quantum and Particle physics 2 66 232
Optical Engineering 4 79 287
Condensed Matter Physics 6 84 304
Nuclear Physics 6 82 393
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 79 422
Theoretical Physics 8 84 439
Astrobiology 9 98 501
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 107 512
Biophysics 6 138 590
Medical Physics 14 184 763

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Chemistry in India and 318th in the World with 29,891 publications made and 558,979 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 480 In India
#75 of 2,710 In Asia
#318 of 6,327 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 187 637
1991 208 722
1992 238 762
1993 219 761
1994 228 825
1995 209 834
1996 226 986
1997 230 934
1998 225 1047
1999 297 1258
2000 272 1450
2001 323 1836
2002 312 1887
2003 363 2332
2004 489 2907
2005 500 3937
2006 684 5079
2007 793 6860
2008 841 8609
2009 926 10461
2010 966 12643
2011 912 16024
2012 1026 18610
2013 1105 22288
2014 1218 25036
2015 1325 27578
2016 1393 30136
2017 1498 34157
2018 1628 37442
2019 1816 44576
2020 1880 52416
2021 2342 72030
2022 1954 72019

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 14 49
Radiochemistry 6 53 89
Chemical Engineering 2 57 104
Biochemical Engineering 3 16 106
Nanotechnology 2 65 136
Physical chemistry 2 59 143
Materials Science 2 58 154
Inorganic Chemistry 3 67 185
Environmental Chemistry 3 59 213
Computational Chemistry 2 43 226
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 43 230
Nutrition and Food Science 3 59 233
Organic Chemistry 2 64 243
Pharmacy 13 85 326
Biochemistry 5 143 535

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 6th for Biology in India and 486th in the World with 23,199 publications made and 447,623 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 483 In India
#116 of 2,784 In Asia
#486 of 6,663 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 99 365
1991 104 393
1992 129 366
1993 113 457
1994 132 474
1995 133 476
1996 142 537
1997 145 534
1998 128 582
1999 176 731
2000 179 826
2001 184 1102
2002 199 1145
2003 239 1492
2004 328 1960
2005 351 2707
2006 474 3611
2007 544 4940
2008 594 6179
2009 693 7667
2010 753 9685
2011 735 12153
2012 853 14418
2013 908 17530
2014 1013 19921
2015 1124 22193
2016 1183 24332
2017 1265 27705
2018 1368 30313
2019 1521 37017
2020 1603 43974
2021 2069 62517
2022 1901 62981

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 65 136
Nutrition and Food Science 3 59 233
Agricultural Science 9 61 268
Horticulture 11 99 370
Paleontology 2 69 381
Forestry 7 65 403
Astrobiology 9 98 501
Botany 8 119 518
Biochemistry 5 143 535
Biotechnology 8 148 566
Biophysics 6 138 590
Microbiology 19 182 677
Evolutionary Biology 9 134 680
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 179 753
Genetics 9 227 755
Molecular Biology 12 289 889
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 268 899
Pharmacology 33 330 906
Toxicology 56 290 925
Oncology and Cancer research 23 347 942
Neuroscience 14 249 970
Zoology 17 241 990
Immunology 37 431 1235
Animal Science 44 407 1316
Virology 43 446 1323

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in India and 333rd in the World with 22,361 publications made and 385,501 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 487 In India
#67 of 2,777 In Asia
#333 of 6,683 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 126 399
1991 146 468
1992 144 410
1993 112 452
1994 141 512
1995 141 502
1996 151 599
1997 160 528
1998 141 595
1999 192 714
2000 163 801
2001 178 1089
2002 210 1112
2003 206 1288
2004 307 1708
2005 288 2286
2006 453 3029
2007 471 4007
2008 567 5074
2009 610 6337
2010 645 7864
2011 636 9937
2012 715 11793
2013 732 14021
2014 897 15960
2015 967 17169
2016 1093 19200
2017 1196 21868
2018 1306 24531
2019 1526 31267
2020 1566 38325
2021 2155 56953
2022 1908 58288

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

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 9 23
Mining Engineering 2 28 56
Geotechnical Engineering 1 25 81
Environmental Engineering 3 37 97
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 44 155
Environmental Management 3 45 160
Environmental Chemistry 3 59 213
Earth science and Geophysics 2 51 214
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 43 230
Oceanography 2 55 232
Agricultural Science 9 61 268
Geology 2 60 297
Geography and Cartography 3 59 316
Ecology 3 70 378
Paleontology 2 69 381
Forestry 7 65 403
Urban and Regional planning 4 87 545
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 179 753

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Computer Science in India and 332nd in the World with 20,440 publications made and 278,861 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 482 In India
#68 of 2,768 In Asia
#332 of 6,597 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 80 241
1991 95 273
1992 98 308
1993 107 368
1994 104 382
1995 118 376
1996 125 479
1997 117 472
1998 100 443
1999 126 496
2000 125 589
2001 117 693
2002 159 824
2003 150 977
2004 267 1308
2005 267 1610
2006 443 2134
2007 437 2777
2008 611 3669
2009 586 4635
2010 686 5439
2011 690 6931
2012 811 8270
2013 769 10033
2014 904 11615
2015 1033 13135
2016 1121 14080
2017 1170 16042
2018 1230 18328
2019 1337 22684
2020 1461 27536
2021 1840 38856
2022 1595 37612

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

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 1 40 136
Computational Linguistics 1 32 157
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 50 171
Telecommunications 3 62 180
Computer Networking 3 60 196
Computer Vision 2 64 220
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 66 228
Cyber Security 2 60 231
Machine Learning 4 64 235
Computer Graphics 4 79 301
Software Engineering 1 48 348
Cognitive Science 2 73 362
Library and Information science 1 31 386
Data Science 6 68 479
Database Administration 7 110 486
Robotics 9 162 486
UX/UI Desgin 5 98 522
Human-Computer Interaction 4 104 526
Animation 8 153 537
Information Technology 6 112 592
Web Design and Development 15 165 605
Multimedia 3 112 607
Management Information Systems 6 139 795
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 268 899
Neuroscience 14 249 970

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 626th in the World with 13,379 publications made and 183,066 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 485 In India
#81 of 2,813 In Asia
#626 of 6,939 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1990 49 186
1991 67 155
1992 68 202
1993 59 210
1994 64 259
1995 56 275
1996 67 330
1997 74 258
1998 58 237
1999 66 285
2000 65 311
2001 69 409
2002 93 505
2003 89 533
2004 158 714
2005 148 953
2006 242 1254
2007 229 1694
2008 328 2133
2009 331 2736
2010 382 3273
2011 390 4209
2012 474 5320
2013 469 6219
2014 546 7329
2015 610 8042
2016 700 8572
2017 795 9982
2018 817 11965
2019 980 15477
2020 1083 19679
2021 1443 30261
2022 1232 30735

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 30 216
Journalism and Digital Media 1 38 234
Library and Information science 1 31 386
Linguistics 2 72 391
Archaeology 1 74 407
Occupational Safety and Health 4 48 411
History 1 74 460
Military science 2 42 528
Forensic Science 45 118 531
Urban and Regional planning 4 87 545
Law 3 93 611
Aesthetics 4 102 619
Broadcast Journalism 10 85 621
Philosophy 2 82 643
Law Enforcement 2 72 687
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 88 693
Political Science 4 94 716
International Law 3 99 761
Classics and Ancient History 8 115 772
Communications and Public Relations 5 101 794
Anthropology 5 95 805
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 117 881
Sociology 8 148 921
Human Rights Law 13 124 961
Education Majors 5 186 969
Demography 19 218 1003
Gender Studies 19 166 1353
Art History 19 220 1504

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Mathematics in India and 372nd in the World with 10,168 publications made and 129,149 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 452 In India
#73 of 2,612 In Asia
#372 of 6,132 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1990 39 109
1991 38 144
1992 49 116
1993 45 134
1994 45 153
1995 66 174
1996 52 188
1997 65 196
1998 41 170
1999 65 211
2000 68 217
2001 73 315
2002 77 339
2003 65 420
2004 111 527
2005 130 715
2006 188 940
2007 239 1304
2008 300 1660
2009 298 2247
2010 338 2553
2011 344 3306
2012 382 3880
2013 368 4692
2014 444 5464
2015 492 5869
2016 513 6347
2017 565 7387
2018 588 8342
2019 661 10762
2020 728 13290
2021 960 20572
2022 1005 19751

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 51 168
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 50 171
Applied Mathematics 5 75 267
Statistics 2 75 387
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 79 457
Math Teachers 6 221 1051

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Business in India and 414th in the World with 7,121 publications made and 93,173 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 429 In India
#77 of 2,509 In Asia
#414 of 6,002 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1990 25 65
1991 43 125
1992 33 101
1993 39 121
1994 29 110
1995 44 121
1996 44 137
1997 34 144
1998 36 141
1999 48 159
2000 46 219
2001 37 225
2002 56 274
2003 44 327
2004 66 399
2005 72 477
2006 139 718
2007 127 831
2008 194 1172
2009 196 1532
2010 246 1824
2011 239 2257
2012 248 2572
2013 245 3283
2014 303 3619
2015 302 4271
2016 398 4692
2017 428 5213
2018 444 6155
2019 519 7903
2020 552 9805
2021 747 15223
2022 614 14823

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 2 24 58
Operations Research 2 51 168
Construction Management 3 67 244
Management 5 68 302
Occupational Safety and Health 4 48 411
Risk Management 2 68 414
Marketing 2 64 417
Finance 3 90 521
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 110 530
Entrepreneurship 3 43 535
Project Management 5 88 574
Accounting 2 102 627
Advertising 2 99 655
Entertainment Industry Business 9 96 692
Hospitality and Hotel Management 6 214 731
Engineering Management 3 168 732
Human Resource Management 5 146 778
Management Information Systems 6 139 795
International Business 7 145 886
International Trade 10 179 1009

Economics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 4th for Economics in India and 567th in the World with 3,475 publications made and 46,547 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 409 In India
#93 of 2,385 In Asia
#567 of 5,789 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1990 15 26
1991 18 37
1992 13 36
1993 15 32
1994 9 40
1995 13 44
1996 15 45
1997 17 39
1998 9 44
1999 17 64
2000 17 72
2001 12 67
2002 16 73
2003 20 102
2004 23 139
2005 27 141
2006 39 249
2007 42 344
2008 76 393
2009 75 602
2010 98 676
2011 95 886
2012 86 1092
2013 116 1298
2014 170 1650
2015 144 1885
2016 202 2128
2017 232 2531
2018 236 2940
2019 262 3987
2020 309 5202
2021 425 8938
2022 413 9334

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

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 5 74 282
Agricultural Economics 8 53 291
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 79 457
Finance 3 90 521
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 110 530
Development Studies 6 97 630
International Economics 7 105 782
International Trade 10 179 1009

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 2 83 433
Fashion Design 3 87 500
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 80 504
Dentistry 7 133 536
Art & Design 5 94 558
Orthodontics 9 136 561
Social Psychology 2 71 574
Literature 5 94 638
Pathology 11 217 744
Psychology 7 162 759
Veterinary 50 253 792
Public Health 13 143 801
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 255 808
Ophthalmology 13 247 827
Anatomy and Physiology 13 247 841
Medicine 11 238 843
Healthcare Management (MHA) 14 126 849
Creative Writing 4 98 860
Cardiology 13 272 868
Music 10 186 899
Sports Medicine 6 185 920
Radiation Therapy 28 356 932
Sonography and Ultrasound 22 361 961
Cinematography 18 131 987
Physical Therapy 10 261 1018
Singing and Vocal Performance 12 300 1049
Audiology 10 264 1067
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 17 230 1078
Child Psychology 7 190 1094
Nursing 18 242 1186
Surgery 29 392 1189
Psychiatry 21 343 1191
Clinical Psychology 19 374 1517
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 432 1546
Anesthesiology 62 613 1703
Health Science 36 542 2033