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Kurukshetra University ranked 64th in India, 2347th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 79 research topics. Kurukshetra University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,838 academic publications and 115,694 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 15 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2347 of 14,131 In the World
#668 of 5,830 In Asia
#64 of 876 In India
#8 of 64 In Haryana
#1 of 2 In Kurukshetra
#550 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#720 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#734 of 1,048 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#2296 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3487 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 76 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 88th for Chemistry in India and 1579th in the World with 5,834 publications made and 93,197 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#88 of 485 In India
#654 of 2,785 In Asia
#1579 of 6,561 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 50 183
1994 61 170
1995 44 195
1996 37 180
1997 42 222
1998 37 177
1999 39 215
2000 26 266
2001 35 267
2002 41 324
2003 39 346
2004 52 400
2005 75 519
2006 69 501
2007 85 624
2008 101 995
2009 140 1000
2010 166 1150
2011 212 1530
2012 221 1929
2013 216 2414
2014 220 2833
2015 217 3125
2016 267 3435
2017 220 3637
2018 239 4081
2019 306 4852
2020 307 6072
2021 298 7478
2022 336 7972
2023 439 9844
2024 315 11078
2025 182 10703

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 30 179 550
Biochemical Engineering 75 309 934
Inorganic Chemistry 68 476 1114
Petrology and Geochemistry 43 379 1178
Environmental Chemistry 72 470 1192
Radiochemistry 106 613 1205
Nutrition and Food Science 71 491 1215
Computational Chemistry 83 503 1300
Organic Chemistry 75 552 1339
Physical chemistry 90 605 1353
Chemical Engineering 107 664 1399
Nanotechnology 131 731 1525
Materials Science 99 674 1550
Biochemistry 83 656 1576

Engineering rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 107th for Engineering in India and 1726th in the World with 5,591 publications made and 77,533 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#107 of 492 In India
#715 of 2,841 In Asia
#1726 of 6,795 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 37 178
1994 50 156
1995 32 188
1996 31 148
1997 38 183
1998 30 150
1999 37 168
2000 23 220
2001 28 231
2002 33 318
2003 37 300
2004 40 343
2005 54 453
2006 59 447
2007 82 595
2008 85 854
2009 144 885
2010 144 966
2011 191 1271
2012 207 1608
2013 188 1976
2014 197 2276
2015 193 2506
2016 274 2720
2017 250 2994
2018 281 3405
2019 304 3981
2020 305 5040
2021 312 6405
2022 331 6698
2023 472 8541
2024 301 9500
2025 155 9318

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 21 282 720
Agricultural Engineering 119 409 870
Biochemical Engineering 75 309 934
Reliability and Quality Engineering 58 362 1027
Biotechnology 58 425 1138
Applied/Engineering Physics 83 509 1247
Geotechnical Engineering 70 502 1289
Chemical Engineering 107 664 1399
Acoustical Engineering 63 513 1403
Metallurgical Engineering 100 657 1503
Nanotechnology 131 731 1525
Optical Engineering 93 628 1529
Materials Science 99 674 1550
Civil Engineering 74 604 1580
Environmental Engineering 122 706 1640
Renewable Energy Engineering 138 711 1656
Structural Engineering 88 691 1666
Telecommunications 135 766 1772
Electronic Engineering 149 813 1783
Computer Networking 134 752 1803
Computer Engineering 150 816 1835
Electrical Engineering 150 864 1915
Remote Sensing 118 778 1927
Aerospace Engineering 122 871 2113
Mechanical Engineering 157 1017 2417
Systems Engineering 181 1121 2799

Biology rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 92nd for Biology in India and 1783rd in the World with 5,250 publications made and 87,128 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#92 of 490 In India
#717 of 2,838 In Asia
#1783 of 6,841 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 34 118
1994 36 143
1995 25 150
1996 31 137
1997 21 162
1998 23 151
1999 26 152
2000 20 210
2001 26 215
2002 27 255
2003 27 247
2004 31 327
2005 39 341
2006 46 405
2007 51 479
2008 72 670
2009 114 798
2010 145 1020
2011 180 1363
2012 199 1751
2013 211 2258
2014 217 2592
2015 210 2821
2016 239 3097
2017 206 3270
2018 217 3755
2019 314 4543
2020 324 5879
2021 326 7365
2022 342 7902
2023 430 9508
2024 318 10500
2025 169 9937

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 52 275 845
Microbiology 43 327 974
Biotechnology 58 425 1138
Pharmacology 71 484 1168
Nutrition and Food Science 71 491 1215
Horticulture 97 508 1266
Forestry 76 414 1312
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 88 524 1390
Agricultural Science 106 540 1390
Botany 83 550 1462
Nanotechnology 131 731 1525
Paleontology 65 549 1546
Biochemistry 83 656 1576
Genetics 93 750 1824
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 86 652 1834
Animal Science 88 648 1847
Molecular Biology 79 834 2009
Zoology 105 754 2174
Immunology 139 901 2214
Evolutionary Biology 110 916 2372
Oncology and Cancer research 182 1116 2516
Neuroscience 124 1055 2769
Virology 229 1282 3116

Physics rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 106th for Physics in India and 1743rd in the World with 5,062 publications made and 68,707 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#106 of 489 In India
#722 of 2,822 In Asia
#1743 of 6,729 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 39 188
1994 55 165
1995 30 193
1996 31 178
1997 41 194
1998 31 159
1999 34 205
2000 27 228
2001 28 243
2002 34 322
2003 35 322
2004 40 344
2005 58 472
2006 59 470
2007 81 584
2008 90 888
2009 128 887
2010 148 952
2011 162 1165
2012 193 1503
2013 176 1843
2014 182 2185
2015 179 2357
2016 230 2541
2017 206 2784
2018 230 3077
2019 248 3555
2020 263 4507
2021 284 5519
2022 275 5699
2023 391 7406
2024 251 8417
2025 132 8321

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 83 509 1247
Condensed Matter Physics 98 547 1300
Atomic and Molecular physics 74 467 1313
Acoustical Engineering 63 513 1403
Nuclear Physics 84 543 1404
Nanotechnology 131 731 1525
Optical Engineering 93 628 1529
Materials Science 99 674 1550
Theoretical Physics 68 544 1600
Quantum and Particle physics 106 689 1674
Astrophysics and Astronomy 105 741 1995

Environmental Science rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 92nd for Environmental Science in India and 1788th in the World with 4,408 publications made and 68,583 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#92 of 494 In India
#655 of 2,841 In Asia
#1788 of 6,888 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 17 114
1994 19 105
1995 18 124
1996 26 123
1997 21 122
1998 23 108
1999 19 118
2000 20 190
2001 22 180
2002 19 214
2003 18 227
2004 28 277
2005 37 300
2006 40 347
2007 55 435
2008 75 570
2009 114 661
2010 141 817
2011 157 1055
2012 177 1350
2013 195 1790
2014 181 2001
2015 165 2134
2016 215 2312
2017 197 2476
2018 202 2853
2019 234 3255
2020 267 4363
2021 294 5535
2022 273 5706
2023 350 6878
2024 229 7152
2025 114 6608

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 55 277 734
Petrology and Geochemistry 43 379 1178
Environmental Chemistry 72 470 1192
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 63 453 1278
Geotechnical Engineering 70 502 1289
Forestry 76 414 1312
Agricultural Science 106 540 1390
Earth science and Geophysics 63 538 1416
Paleontology 65 549 1546
Geology 79 590 1635
Environmental Engineering 122 706 1640
Environmental Management 109 681 1688
Oceanography 89 635 1692
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 86 652 1834
Ecology 129 748 1962
Geography and Cartography 90 697 1994

Computer Science rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 159th for Computer Science in India and 2373rd in the World with 2,669 publications made and 27,795 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#159 of 490 In India
#1007 of 2,842 In Asia
#2373 of 6,855 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 11 62
1994 6 27
1995 8 45
1996 6 37
1997 9 46
1998 4 46
1999 11 44
2000 7 58
2001 12 65
2002 15 141
2003 14 116
2004 7 114
2005 12 110
2006 14 118
2007 30 169
2008 30 219
2009 58 217
2010 63 320
2011 91 359
2012 98 525
2013 98 606
2014 112 710
2015 114 837
2016 154 880
2017 146 960
2018 139 1142
2019 177 1430
2020 164 2021
2021 178 2532
2022 157 2808
2023 236 3528
2024 158 3525
2025 77 3203

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 114 515 1269
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 88 524 1390
Telecommunications 135 766 1772
Computer Networking 134 752 1803
Cyber Security 145 723 1822
Computer Engineering 150 816 1835
Data Science 164 721 1994
Software Engineering 110 725 2066
Computational Linguistics 179 1018 2261
Computer Vision 181 1031 2272
Library and Information science 89 645 2310
Machine Learning 186 1150 2512
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 188 1167 2603
Management Information Systems 101 942 2659
Cognitive Science 194 1147 2671
Neuroscience 124 1055 2769

Medicine rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 101st for Medicine in India and 2095th in the World with 2,585 publications made and 41,777 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#101 of 488 In India
#797 of 2,817 In Asia
#2095 of 6,793 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 19 52
1994 24 62
1995 13 62
1996 21 42
1997 14 55
1998 14 62
1999 11 79
2000 8 99
2001 21 101
2002 19 121
2003 13 118
2004 19 165
2005 31 163
2006 28 184
2007 30 212
2008 47 308
2009 66 434
2010 66 429
2011 90 637
2012 108 778
2013 125 995
2014 104 1169
2015 100 1307
2016 110 1368
2017 99 1445
2018 99 1671
2019 130 1976
2020 152 2684
2021 167 3273
2022 175 3677
2023 210 4180
2024 163 4462
2025 94 4045

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 30 179 550
Veterinary 51 247 729
Toxicology 52 275 845
Pharmacology 71 484 1168
Dentistry 46 381 1172
Urology 39 449 1206
Dermatology 72 461 1247
Orthodontics 47 394 1260
Anesthesiology 94 785 2092
Anatomy and Physiology 97 811 2115
Public Health 107 771 2194
Immunology 139 901 2214
Nursing 86 712 2251
Pathology 132 936 2331
Oncology and Cancer research 182 1116 2516
Healthcare Management (MHA) 145 995 2806
Clinical Psychology 84 1020 2885
Psychiatry 146 1131 2956
Virology 229 1282 3116
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 203 1393 3306
Surgery 238 1483 3667

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 134th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 3120th in the World with 2,376 publications made and 25,321 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#134 of 493 In India
#1067 of 2,867 In Asia
#3120 of 7,088 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 7 62
1994 5 38
1995 6 51
1996 6 57
1997 10 42
1998 10 36
1999 13 60
2000 8 59
2001 8 77
2002 16 104
2003 8 94
2004 5 103
2005 8 133
2006 15 165
2007 16 140
2008 28 235
2009 46 235
2010 60 251
2011 86 375
2012 80 474
2013 135 590
2014 103 692
2015 115 843
2016 112 829
2017 126 957
2018 116 1192
2019 146 1426
2020 157 1782
2021 185 2422
2022 144 2475
2023 195 2980
2024 145 3076
2025 59 2875

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 101 766 2214
Library and Information science 89 645 2310
Archaeology 113 883 2347
History 121 917 2572
Communications and Public Relations 72 782 2578
Aesthetics 94 932 2661
Linguistics 142 1113 2760
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 76 878 2786
Law 122 990 2826
Anthropology 123 1015 3094
Political Science 124 1036 3166
Sociology 127 1063 3174
Philosophy 126 1138 3291
Education Majors 196 1760 4556

Mathematics rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 163rd for Mathematics in India and 2779th in the World with 1,229 publications made and 11,606 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#163 of 469 In India
#1175 of 2,725 In Asia
#2779 of 6,434 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 5 33
1994 5 30
1995 4 34
1996 5 17
1997 5 34
1998 1 24
1999 3 18
2000 1 30
2001 4 34
2002 4 77
2003 3 41
2004 1 31
2005 7 56
2006 7 63
2007 9 87
2008 16 82
2009 22 132
2010 27 152
2011 40 185
2012 42 228
2013 43 295
2014 46 345
2015 63 400
2016 74 402
2017 73 449
2018 63 571
2019 72 681
2020 90 1018
2021 84 1172
2022 86 1284
2023 124 1596
2024 46 1268
2025 25 875

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 114 515 1269
Applied Mathematics 97 820 1961
Statistics 174 1186 2791
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 196 1399 3291
Math Teachers 133 1532 3975

Business rankings

Kurukshetra University ranked 140th for Business in India and 2863rd in the World with 945 publications made and 6,320 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Hospitality and Hotel Management, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#140 of 463 In India
#1110 of 2,654 In Asia
#2863 of 6,366 In the World

Kurukshetra University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 12 13
1994 4 9
1995 8 15
1996 6 12
1997 6 18
1998 4 12
1999 8 42
2000 1 6
2001 0 11
2002 5 22
2003 3 33
2004 0 18
2005 4 36
2006 6 47
2007 7 28
2008 13 47
2009 22 49
2010 29 73
2011 27 91
2012 35 154
2013 57 183
2014 47 211
2015 51 240
2016 53 231
2017 50 277
2018 48 315
2019 47 404
2020 68 480
2021 58 672
2022 51 689
2023 65 820
2024 38 812
2025 17 703

The following table provides academic rankings for Kurukshetra University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 11 259 801
Marketing 89 687 1982
Advertising 99 812 2338
Management Information Systems 101 942 2659
Finance 121 1037 2701
Accounting 133 1073 2865
Management 165 1218 3003

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kurukshetra University

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Fashion Design 136 1030 2718
Child Psychology 104 996 2863
Social Psychology 106 1038 2866
Development Studies 149 1079 2948
Economics 143 1102 2961
Art & Design 143 1102 2996
Psychology 162 1220 3074
Literature 148 1148 3214