Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 11th in India, 871st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 159 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 41,670 academic publications and 855,150 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#871 of 14,131 In the World
#186 of 5,830 In Asia
#11 of 876 In India
#1 of 33 In Uttarakhand
#1 of 2 In Roorkee
#27 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#36 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#42 of 2,968 For Environmental Engineering
#2236 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1591 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 156 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 6th for Engineering in India and 318th in the World with 33,636 publications made and 719,898 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 492 In India
#97 of 2,835 In Asia
#318 of 6,782 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 108 583
1993 96 541
1994 114 561
1995 100 548
1996 111 559
1997 114 604
1998 101 605
1999 134 653
2000 131 769
2001 128 893
2002 168 1301
2003 197 1592
2004 269 1776
2005 359 2417
2006 524 3550
2007 548 4219
2008 535 5537
2009 656 7028
2010 805 9617
2011 992 12523
2012 1198 17572
2013 1090 19363
2014 1381 23312
2015 1569 27464
2016 1757 31585
2017 1830 37256
2018 1833 43380
2019 1822 48977
2020 2129 59419
2021 2305 70585
2022 2796 78144
2023 3002 85597
2024 2150 85062

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 1 17 42
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 19 47
Mining Engineering 2 28 59
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 33 105
Geotechnical Engineering 2 41 114
Remote Sensing 1 41 162
Automotive Engineering 7 57 173
Automation and Control engineering 3 73 177
Civil Engineering 1 56 180
Transportation Engineering 2 47 181
Operations Research 3 60 193
Metallurgical Engineering 4 79 205
Nuclear Engineering 8 77 209
Structural Engineering 6 69 218
Industrial Engineering 3 59 229
Marine Engineering 4 75 232
Electronic Engineering 8 85 236
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 81 238
Electrical Engineering 7 90 246
Chemical Engineering 6 119 255
Mechanical Engineering 7 82 259
Biochemical Engineering 8 57 260
Architectural Engineering 3 79 277
Technical Drawing 5 81 287
Nanotechnology 8 116 291
Materials Science 7 96 293
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 79 305
Aerospace Engineering 7 89 333
Construction Management 7 92 348
Computer Networking 9 103 349
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 105 352
Computer Engineering 11 107 359
Telecommunications 9 109 360
Systems Engineering 8 82 382
Product and Industrial Design 6 86 394
Agricultural Engineering 49 166 411
Petroleum Engineering 8 143 425
Acoustical Engineering 7 106 430
Optical Engineering 9 128 466
Biomedical Engineering 16 178 584
Biotechnology 13 180 610
Robotics 15 232 649
Aviation 13 160 667
Architecture 13 152 691
Human-Computer Interaction 17 270 1011

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 7th for Physics in India and 364th in the World with 29,804 publications made and 640,772 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 487 In India
#98 of 2,817 In Asia
#364 of 6,713 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 87 544
1993 83 512
1994 101 509
1995 87 522
1996 100 523
1997 113 583
1998 96 570
1999 115 600
2000 121 709
2001 120 828
2002 156 1194
2003 181 1507
2004 239 1652
2005 314 2223
2006 476 3374
2007 485 3951
2008 487 5162
2009 588 6424
2010 677 8855
2011 889 11534
2012 1049 16302
2013 980 17938
2014 1229 21504
2015 1399 25162
2016 1574 29010
2017 1621 34130
2018 1634 39198
2019 1639 44190
2020 1842 52608
2021 2033 60969
2022 2393 66809
2023 2606 73324
2024 1808 70922

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 8 116 291
Materials Science 7 96 293
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 105 352
Quantum and Particle physics 7 102 362
Acoustical Engineering 7 106 430
Condensed Matter Physics 13 133 433
Optical Engineering 9 128 466
Nuclear Physics 13 121 519
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 118 531
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 112 551
Astrobiology 18 162 691
Theoretical Physics 24 199 797
Biophysics 33 353 1108

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 9th for Chemistry in India and 484th in the World with 25,317 publications made and 595,452 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 485 In India
#130 of 2,781 In Asia
#484 of 6,545 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 78 444
1993 79 411
1994 97 456
1995 77 478
1996 90 474
1997 112 500
1998 90 526
1999 111 563
2000 105 653
2001 107 804
2002 140 1056
2003 141 1428
2004 199 1479
2005 270 2105
2006 375 3128
2007 430 3623
2008 416 4723
2009 520 6086
2010 580 8397
2011 715 10823
2012 872 15680
2013 830 17002
2014 1019 20062
2015 1177 23612
2016 1309 27025
2017 1342 31660
2018 1353 36116
2019 1390 40555
2020 1547 48621
2021 1785 56859
2022 2025 63074
2023 2140 68911
2024 1648 69647

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 2 21 27
Physical chemistry 4 80 201
Inorganic Chemistry 4 75 204
Chemical Engineering 6 119 255
Biochemical Engineering 8 57 260
Nanotechnology 8 116 291
Materials Science 7 96 293
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 79 305
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 70 324
Environmental Chemistry 11 110 360
Organic Chemistry 9 114 400
Pharmacy 26 150 482
Computational Chemistry 18 149 568
Nutrition and Food Science 28 249 684
Biochemistry 21 262 792

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 5th for Environmental Science in India and 420th in the World with 22,529 publications made and 519,555 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 494 In India
#87 of 2,838 In Asia
#420 of 6,876 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 77 354
1993 73 344
1994 71 316
1995 69 316
1996 69 334
1997 77 395
1998 74 404
1999 106 411
2000 85 473
2001 88 603
2002 101 820
2003 121 1028
2004 195 1152
2005 225 1516
2006 315 2323
2007 384 2823
2008 379 3655
2009 442 5012
2010 545 6609
2011 666 8714
2012 742 12220
2013 740 13465
2014 881 15880
2015 982 18116
2016 1172 21221
2017 1222 25149
2018 1238 29578
2019 1271 34064
2020 1565 43208
2021 1626 52740
2022 1963 58065
2023 2111 63296
2024 1412 60083

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

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 11th for Biology in India and 704th in the World with 19,854 publications made and 485,607 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 490 In India
#202 of 2,834 In Asia
#704 of 6,833 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 51 245
1993 41 254
1994 64 299
1995 42 261
1996 66 296
1997 74 321
1998 55 326
1999 86 349
2000 73 435
2001 86 604
2002 101 751
2003 110 1129
2004 151 1179
2005 212 1549
2006 292 2555
2007 311 2910
2008 343 3678
2009 390 4776
2010 479 6666
2011 592 8717
2012 650 12444
2013 662 13401
2014 791 15977
2015 940 19282
2016 1108 22023
2017 1087 25930
2018 1092 30187
2019 1099 33962
2020 1373 41977
2021 1446 49163
2022 1717 54589
2023 1797 59691
2024 1309 56575

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 8 116 291
Agricultural Science 12 121 434
Paleontology 7 111 530
Biotechnology 13 180 610
Nutrition and Food Science 28 249 684
Astrobiology 18 162 691
Biochemistry 21 262 792
Evolutionary Biology 13 179 798
Botany 25 243 824
Toxicology 60 308 931
Microbiology 50 346 1026
Genetics 30 361 1030
Pharmacology 50 406 1039
Horticulture 70 388 1043
Biophysics 33 353 1108
Forestry 64 351 1150
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 59 398 1159
Molecular Biology 33 510 1336
Virology 47 466 1361
Oncology and Cancer research 71 585 1446
Immunology 62 584 1536
Neuroscience 40 500 1542
Zoology 70 515 1629
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 73 578 1675
Animal Science 81 609 1760

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 8th for Computer Science in India and 511th in the World with 18,085 publications made and 323,192 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 490 In India
#115 of 2,840 In Asia
#511 of 6,845 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 36 206
1993 33 200
1994 39 192
1995 29 171
1996 36 195
1997 38 226
1998 32 174
1999 43 219
2000 46 261
2001 49 272
2002 68 582
2003 100 593
2004 111 649
2005 179 850
2006 257 1308
2007 270 1627
2008 278 2208
2009 340 2764
2010 490 3691
2011 592 4718
2012 703 6676
2013 613 7225
2014 761 9322
2015 933 11269
2016 983 13246
2017 1117 15544
2018 1139 18740
2019 1064 22359
2020 1202 28341
2021 1232 35293
2022 1574 38220
2023 1686 42293
2024 1042 36340

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

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Machine Learning 7 83 293
Computer Vision 7 93 327
Computer Networking 9 103 349
Computer Engineering 11 107 359
Telecommunications 9 109 360
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 105 369
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 115 384
Animation 6 111 405
Cyber Security 14 122 479
Cognitive Science 9 112 498
Computer Graphics 8 121 505
Database Administration 16 152 595
Computational Linguistics 21 160 604
Web Design and Development 22 172 626
Robotics 15 232 649
Management Information Systems 3 117 674
Software Engineering 14 157 769
Data Science 35 167 811
UX/UI Desgin 25 223 857
Human-Computer Interaction 17 270 1011
Multimedia 15 277 1042
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 59 398 1159
Library and Information science 26 222 1178
Neuroscience 40 500 1542

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 969th in the World with 11,656 publications made and 217,736 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Political Science, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 492 In India
#185 of 2,864 In Asia
#969 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 30 145
1993 27 140
1994 22 138
1995 25 114
1996 33 147
1997 28 146
1998 37 148
1999 49 172
2000 39 196
2001 33 237
2002 33 356
2003 56 419
2004 75 461
2005 99 566
2006 154 913
2007 137 1052
2008 137 1383
2009 188 1855
2010 266 2379
2011 324 3026
2012 420 4135
2013 392 4820
2014 456 5860
2015 548 6778
2016 651 8080
2017 711 9761
2018 646 12488
2019 710 15382
2020 849 20240
2021 886 26459
2022 1032 28963
2023 1185 33073
2024 727 28952

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 61 409
Journalism and Digital Media 12 113 542
Archaeology 8 126 598
Communications and Public Relations 3 83 634
History 10 129 677
Linguistics 11 153 701
Aesthetics 9 156 823
Forensic Science 79 232 826
Law 9 162 853
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 148 864
Anthropology 9 144 912
Political Science 9 173 1006
Philosophy 10 215 1060
Demography 23 270 1100
Library and Information science 26 222 1178
Sociology 17 260 1233
Classics and Ancient History 19 243 1254
Art History 14 179 1381
Gender Studies 21 192 1398
Education Majors 23 470 1712

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 9th for Mathematics in India and 525th in the World with 8,809 publications made and 183,855 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 468 In India
#122 of 2,718 In Asia
#525 of 6,418 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 13 107
1993 17 108
1994 19 105
1995 17 87
1996 21 116
1997 21 104
1998 16 99
1999 20 134
2000 24 167
2001 25 157
2002 36 256
2003 42 294
2004 44 322
2005 108 462
2006 139 760
2007 151 958
2008 138 1260
2009 170 1709
2010 254 2301
2011 297 2972
2012 307 4261
2013 324 4858
2014 355 5909
2015 522 7257
2016 503 7963
2017 558 9405
2018 553 11216
2019 538 12880
2020 609 16131
2021 650 19433
2022 697 20163
2023 749 21889
2024 380 14586

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 60 193
Applied Mathematics 5 80 315
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 115 384
Statistics 8 134 551
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 157 733
Math Teachers 17 470 1645

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranked 7th for Business in India and 523rd in the World with 6,838 publications made and 124,804 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 462 In India
#111 of 2,646 In Asia
#523 of 6,339 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 9 56
1993 12 87
1994 10 62
1995 15 68
1996 20 53
1997 16 68
1998 8 59
1999 19 83
2000 24 79
2001 29 88
2002 33 184
2003 44 187
2004 44 213
2005 76 377
2006 101 554
2007 90 625
2008 90 863
2009 113 1083
2010 171 1442
2011 225 1878
2012 247 2357
2013 250 2691
2014 308 3495
2015 413 4277
2016 441 5114
2017 453 5944
2018 439 7625
2019 412 9448
2020 498 11945
2021 413 15006
2022 607 15961
2023 569 17852
2024 299 14361

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 4 37 107
Operations Research 3 60 193
Construction Management 7 92 348
Management 7 98 400
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 113 455
Marketing 4 86 472
Project Management 4 68 476
Risk Management 4 113 592
Advertising 4 107 642
Management Information Systems 3 117 674
Accounting 4 139 689
Finance 6 143 700
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 185 730
Human Resource Management 5 167 790
International Business 16 276 1267
International Trade 14 279 1277

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 2 45 183
Fashion Design 6 107 581
Graphic Design 8 128 589
Social Psychology 6 120 732
Art & Design 9 138 741
Economics 10 144 742
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 213 754
Performing arts 10 126 785
Sonography and Ultrasound 15 291 814
Agricultural Economics 41 288 818
Development Studies 15 177 822
Photography 14 197 885
Anatomy and Physiology 22 302 959
Literature 17 196 980
Psychology 18 263 982
Dentistry 36 321 1017
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 353 1050
Public Health 27 284 1125
Pathology 32 382 1141
Veterinary 106 438 1142
Medicine 31 368 1166
International Economics 15 228 1172
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 259 1178
Cardiology 35 422 1243
Dermatology 75 469 1262
Surgery 38 451 1314
Child Psychology 13 288 1316
Ophthalmology 54 468 1340
Orthodontics 51 428 1366
Anesthesiology 41 486 1379
Physical Therapy 25 427 1427
Creative Writing 21 303 1476
Radiation Therapy 75 639 1516
Psychiatry 45 508 1580
Sports Medicine 32 492 1637
Nursing 46 450 1682
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 49 492 1748
Critical Care Nursing 89 648 1958
Clinical Psychology 34 580 1979
Family medicine 98 786 2408
Health Science 60 737 2411