National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences: Rankings

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National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ranked 27th in India, 1572nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 85 research topics. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,772 academic publications and 225,463 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1572 of 14,131 In the World
#402 of 5,830 In Asia
#27 of 876 In India
#3 of 59 In Karnataka
#2 of 22 In Bangalore
#91 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
#222 of 3,479 For Clinical Psychology
#224 of 1,302 For Occupational Therapy
#5558 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1774 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 82 other topics

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Medicine rankings

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ranked 9th for Medicine in India and 712th in the World with 12,806 publications made and 211,036 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 488 In India
#198 of 2,817 In Asia
#712 of 6,793 In the World

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 62 199
1994 52 258
1995 68 299
1996 67 301
1997 68 325
1998 89 471
1999 76 512
2000 81 626
2001 85 762
2002 91 804
2003 102 936
2004 100 1074
2005 91 1236
2006 146 1584
2007 199 1939
2008 195 2411
2009 221 2627
2010 274 3492
2011 253 3642
2012 321 4543
2013 426 5122
2014 450 6054
2015 528 7159
2016 556 7292
2017 729 8117
2018 656 9226
2019 805 10807
2020 977 15375
2021 1046 19459
2022 961 21107
2023 903 21900
2024 928 22040
2025 806 21767

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 4 20 91
Clinical Psychology 1 11 222
Occupational Therapy 2 28 224
Pediatrics 4 38 255
Psychiatry 3 41 287
Audiology 1 40 302
Anesthesiology 4 86 383
Epidemiology 3 74 387
Nursing 3 43 394
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 59 431
Family medicine 4 74 463
Sports Medicine 3 62 469
Virology 6 117 488
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 68 510
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 59 556
Physical Therapy 4 88 557
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 174 573
Gerontology 3 82 589
Social Work 3 40 600
Pathology 7 164 606
Health Science 5 118 627
Public Health 8 113 630
Surgery 10 196 632
Pharmacology 15 212 647
Critical Care Nursing 11 156 661
Medical Physics 13 179 691
Cosmetology 26 247 693
Ophthalmology 9 233 758
Optometry 24 222 792
Cardiology 12 257 824
Radiation Therapy 22 317 835
Anatomy and Physiology 14 269 877
Immunology 15 292 878
Dermatology 34 316 879
Oncology and Cancer research 39 432 1089
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 30 430 1099
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 15 314 1111
Urology 69 655 1622
Veterinary 179 696 1670
Dentistry 137 911 2335

Psychology rankings

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ranked 3rd for Psychology in India and 496th in the World with 10,277 publications made and 172,649 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 469 In India
#88 of 2,766 In Asia
#496 of 6,663 In the World

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 48 158
1994 48 230
1995 55 275
1996 58 257
1997 62 266
1998 81 398
1999 67 438
2000 74 539
2001 73 632
2002 79 643
2003 86 762
2004 78 867
2005 67 985
2006 114 1310
2007 146 1572
2008 148 1904
2009 162 2069
2010 213 2876
2011 191 2806
2012 260 3523
2013 336 3983
2014 354 4683
2015 412 5675
2016 450 5754
2017 602 6226
2018 539 7226
2019 652 8536
2020 782 12021
2021 826 14743
2022 793 15746
2023 726 17023
2024 705 16852
2025 624 16817

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 1 11 222
Occupational Therapy 2 28 224
Psychiatry 3 41 287
Special Education 1 16 304
Neuroscience 2 54 360
Sexology 2 26 562
Social Work 3 40 600
Child Psychology 1 75 623
Social Psychology 7 134 763
Cognitive Science 43 300 998
Education Majors 43 810 2470

Biology rankings

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ranked 41st for Biology in India and 1230th in the World with 9,797 publications made and 171,521 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#41 of 490 In India
#441 of 2,838 In Asia
#1230 of 6,841 In the World

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 54 182
1994 51 221
1995 66 278
1996 53 292
1997 65 322
1998 82 464
1999 65 505
2000 63 598
2001 71 697
2002 80 734
2003 86 821
2004 79 921
2005 79 1050
2006 116 1386
2007 151 1744
2008 165 2106
2009 177 2338
2010 224 2951
2011 202 3103
2012 244 3939
2013 325 4350
2014 351 5197
2015 406 6119
2016 421 6287
2017 563 6808
2018 519 7908
2019 613 8963
2020 724 12370
2021 811 15632
2022 719 16960
2023 652 17403
2024 666 17068
2025 584 16357

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 2 54 360
Virology 6 117 488
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 59 556
Pharmacology 15 212 647
Immunology 15 292 878
Oncology and Cancer research 39 432 1089
Genetics 34 397 1102
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 50 373 1104
Astrobiology 41 367 1202
Biochemistry 60 567 1400
Molecular Biology 37 550 1415
Biotechnology 104 608 1497
Biophysics 56 559 1519
Microbiology 133 712 1701
Zoology 85 621 1877
Paleontology 108 745 1927
Botany 192 1023 2408
Evolutionary Biology 155 1164 2874
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 180 1147 2902
Agricultural Science 398 1910 4240

Computer Science rankings

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ranked 49th for Computer Science in India and 1160th in the World with 7,078 publications made and 123,608 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#49 of 490 In India
#370 of 2,842 In Asia
#1160 of 6,855 In the World

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 34 106
1994 36 162
1995 40 199
1996 48 206
1997 45 197
1998 60 334
1999 44 352
2000 55 429
2001 50 504
2002 56 508
2003 62 536
2004 47 656
2005 48 742
2006 79 977
2007 97 1210
2008 107 1432
2009 117 1524
2010 156 2073
2011 143 2119
2012 162 2626
2013 249 2919
2014 262 3563
2015 275 4333
2016 293 4413
2017 417 4752
2018 383 5548
2019 450 6419
2020 527 8968
2021 587 10963
2022 537 11831
2023 501 12556
2024 474 12486
2025 439 12547

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 2 54 360
Cognitive Science 43 300 998
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 50 373 1104
Data Science 104 429 1420
Library and Information science 55 421 1716
Computational Linguistics 170 965 2169
Machine Learning 168 1067 2352
Cyber Security 202 1091 2529
Computer Vision 215 1238 2679
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 203 1236 2746
Telecommunications 234 1332 2887
Computer Networking 255 1487 3284

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ranked 40th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 1797th in the World with 5,057 publications made and 84,485 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#40 of 493 In India
#490 of 2,867 In Asia
#1797 of 7,088 In the World

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 19 54
1994 16 77
1995 21 100
1996 12 87
1997 23 107
1998 21 166
1999 15 136
2000 27 195
2001 33 270
2002 29 222
2003 32 302
2004 32 357
2005 28 453
2006 32 595
2007 47 646
2008 49 1032
2009 69 924
2010 89 1280
2011 65 1332
2012 103 1658
2013 133 1872
2014 155 2471
2015 200 2922
2016 237 2933
2017 288 3294
2018 253 3666
2019 340 4691
2020 475 7391
2021 491 9432
2022 446 10471
2023 451 11556
2024 411 10721
2025 306 10256

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Special Education 1 16 304
Occupational Safety and Health 3 42 353
Social Work 3 40 600
Human Rights Law 3 55 633
Demography 12 150 754
Radio and Television broadcasting 12 145 766
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 64 810
Anthropology 11 170 999
Gender Studies 10 132 1164
Sociology 19 265 1232
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 296 1355
Law 32 370 1454
Political Science 31 392 1661
Library and Information science 55 421 1716
Linguistics 78 713 1921
Communications and Public Relations 40 509 1926
Archaeology 81 687 1961
History 71 644 1995
Philosophy 50 682 2335
Education Majors 43 810 2470
Aesthetics 97 973 2742

Chemistry rankings

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ranked 139th for Chemistry in India and 2040th in the World with 3,865 publications made and 76,928 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Radiochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#139 of 485 In India
#905 of 2,785 In Asia
#2040 of 6,561 In the World

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 30 100
1994 26 122
1995 32 136
1996 29 157
1997 34 207
1998 37 283
1999 27 277
2000 33 341
2001 25 362
2002 40 425
2003 28 401
2004 34 491
2005 36 500
2006 58 714
2007 72 853
2008 74 991
2009 78 1227
2010 98 1376
2011 84 1512
2012 97 1896
2013 120 2008
2014 145 2590
2015 153 2884
2016 158 2994
2017 214 3266
2018 179 3761
2019 229 4130
2020 254 5535
2021 311 7124
2022 244 7783
2023 271 8083
2024 263 7616
2025 227 6847

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 60 567 1400
Radiochemistry 172 1026 1962
Organic Chemistry 193 1138 2410
Materials Science 326 1738 3665
Physical chemistry 345 1849 3931

Economics rankings

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ranked 45th for Economics in India and 1629th in the World with 1,231 publications made and 24,602 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#45 of 463 In India
#475 of 2,559 In Asia
#1629 of 6,188 In the World

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 4 13
1994 2 9
1995 3 16
1996 1 9
1997 1 7
1998 4 15
1999 2 14
2000 7 28
2001 6 51
2002 4 21
2003 10 61
2004 10 57
2005 6 64
2006 11 101
2007 10 142
2008 8 178
2009 10 178
2010 16 180
2011 16 214
2012 14 313
2013 25 372
2014 28 493
2015 51 622
2016 43 595
2017 61 662
2018 49 706
2019 100 1032
2020 142 1790
2021 119 2419
2022 131 2581
2023 115 2841
2024 103 2516
2025 97 2444

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Development Studies 22 242 1036
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 54 555 1657
Finance 249 1627 3960

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Statistics 45 490 1422
Mathematics 67 636 1712
Advertising 64 603 1906
Fashion Design 73 674 2003
Literature 62 625 2078
Astrophysics and Astronomy 142 903 2314
Geography and Cartography 129 891 2388
Aerospace Engineering 151 1024 2395
Geology 161 983 2402
Acoustical Engineering 168 1054 2463
Art & Design 94 852 2478
Environmental Science 170 1035 2538
Business 114 955 2540
Optical Engineering 201 1169 2560
Management 134 1038 2590
Math Teachers 51 906 2599
Mechanical Engineering 182 1150 2671
Ecology 205 1115 2699
Systems Engineering 170 1076 2705
Marketing 146 1062 2716
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 223 1291 2911
Physics 228 1327 2937
Engineering 245 1385 3037
Quantum and Particle physics 236 1384 3058
Electrical Engineering 277 1553 3294
Structural Engineering 229 1495 3310
Metallurgical Engineering 304 1598 3321
Oceanography 306 1698 3936
Environmental Management 379 1917 4333