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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 11th in India, 866th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 97 research topics. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,878 academic publications and 470,089 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 29 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#866 of 14,131 In the World
#185 of 5,830 In Asia
#11 of 876 In India
#2 of 53 In Maharashtra
#2 of 12 In Mumbai
#70 of 2,119 For Theoretical Physics
#183 of 3,091 For Condensed Matter Physics
#204 of 4,563 For Astrophysics and Astronomy
#1524 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1184 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 94 other topics

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Physics rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 11th for Physics in India and 469th in the World with 19,174 publications made and 388,040 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 485 In India
#128 of 2,786 In Asia
#469 of 6,603 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 225 1647
1992 210 1640
1993 267 1855
1994 253 1897
1995 265 2315
1996 305 2691
1997 267 2939
1998 287 3282
1999 278 3469
2000 364 3798
2001 330 4709
2002 372 4957
2003 289 5889
2004 328 6802
2005 364 7265
2006 360 7805
2007 397 8466
2008 447 9089
2009 432 9850
2010 470 9959
2011 448 11862
2012 494 12638
2013 564 13869
2014 570 14492
2015 560 16137
2016 594 16955
2017 648 17735
2018 749 19180
2019 780 21354
2020 786 24643
2021 776 29468
2022 804 27937
2023 756 29800

The following table provides academic rankings for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 9 70
Condensed Matter Physics 2 53 183
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 32 204
Nuclear Physics 2 38 209
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 32 218
Biophysics 2 63 379
Quantum and Particle physics 8 106 392
Acoustical Engineering 9 121 483
Optical Engineering 11 152 547
Astrobiology 13 122 570
Applied/Engineering Physics 23 233 704
Materials Science 23 257 763
Nanotechnology 40 347 840

Engineering rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 17th for Engineering in India and 760th in the World with 15,012 publications made and 302,517 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 488 In India
#232 of 2,809 In Asia
#760 of 6,684 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 170 1139
1992 163 1143
1993 197 1287
1994 177 1383
1995 193 1604
1996 229 1873
1997 203 2180
1998 214 2381
1999 217 2526
2000 283 2783
2001 246 3452
2002 302 3696
2003 240 4248
2004 252 4688
2005 303 5160
2006 292 5667
2007 320 6005
2008 342 6544
2009 346 7168
2010 381 7519
2011 364 9028
2012 423 9463
2013 471 10759
2014 485 11034
2015 465 12600
2016 504 13414
2017 508 13911
2018 614 15201
2019 632 16545
2020 620 19444
2021 612 22772
2022 617 22051
2023 602 22882

The following table provides academic rankings for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 9 121 483
Optical Engineering 11 152 547
Electrical Engineering 18 216 654
Electronic Engineering 27 225 659
Computer Networking 19 193 664
Aerospace Engineering 14 170 681
Applied/Engineering Physics 23 233 704
Telecommunications 22 232 748
Materials Science 23 257 763
Computer Engineering 40 263 772
Nanotechnology 40 347 840
Structural Engineering 21 268 841
Mechanical Engineering 22 251 846
Nuclear Engineering 35 328 850
Metallurgical Engineering 35 333 897
Transportation Engineering 26 293 950
Remote Sensing 34 322 1048
Automation and Control engineering 57 471 1157
Chemical Engineering 70 531 1183
Civil Engineering 63 553 1512
Biotechnology 127 706 1726
Geotechnical Engineering 139 882 2094
Systems Engineering 111 788 2125
Human-Computer Interaction 78 788 2145
Environmental Engineering 174 1022 2258

Chemistry rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 25th for Chemistry in India and 878th in the World with 13,876 publications made and 280,187 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 482 In India
#286 of 2,750 In Asia
#878 of 6,447 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 153 1137
1992 147 1111
1993 177 1246
1994 188 1309
1995 179 1528
1996 211 1655
1997 202 1986
1998 202 2060
1999 214 2386
2000 247 2554
2001 246 3157
2002 277 3180
2003 239 3908
2004 253 4268
2005 275 4893
2006 273 5247
2007 293 5639
2008 300 6191
2009 328 6897
2010 357 7158
2011 329 8492
2012 392 9231
2013 434 10190
2014 468 10498
2015 439 11939
2016 457 12347
2017 491 12650
2018 555 13919
2019 583 15239
2020 607 17609
2021 549 19598
2022 592 19423
2023 562 20048

The following table provides academic rankings for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 14 128 534
Materials Science 23 257 763
Nanotechnology 40 347 840
Organic Chemistry 27 293 864
Environmental Chemistry 40 307 901
Physical chemistry 41 391 978
Biochemistry 31 374 1033
Inorganic Chemistry 64 445 1084
Chemical Engineering 70 531 1183
Petrology and Geochemistry 70 552 1582
Pharmacy 114 660 1621
Radiochemistry 161 963 1861
Nutrition and Food Science 165 1023 2252

Biology rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 33rd for Biology in India and 1185th in the World with 8,844 publications made and 182,007 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#33 of 487 In India
#414 of 2,814 In Asia
#1185 of 6,770 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 84 638
1992 76 694
1993 77 656
1994 81 668
1995 87 841
1996 112 936
1997 121 1143
1998 112 1131
1999 120 1276
2000 130 1389
2001 151 1673
2002 172 1848
2003 128 2289
2004 141 2557
2005 142 3061
2006 158 3251
2007 167 3730
2008 198 4041
2009 208 4638
2010 219 4983
2011 197 5991
2012 258 6699
2013 276 7502
2014 327 8202
2015 306 8761
2016 344 9290
2017 360 9668
2018 428 10891
2019 458 11894
2020 480 13978
2021 471 16371
2022 454 16276
2023 418 16265

The following table provides academic rankings for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entomology 3 29 278
Biophysics 2 63 379
Astrobiology 13 122 570
Evolutionary Biology 5 107 594
Neuroscience 7 176 750
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 232 827
Nanotechnology 40 347 840
Zoology 11 190 863
Genetics 21 295 918
Biochemistry 31 374 1033
Molecular Biology 27 463 1249
Paleontology 40 399 1267
Oncology and Cancer research 54 499 1270
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 411 1325
Botany 75 525 1450
Immunology 56 566 1506
Forestry 87 479 1542
Biotechnology 127 706 1726
Virology 88 632 1743
Pharmacology 149 826 1929
Agricultural Science 179 860 2125
Microbiology 179 929 2182
Nutrition and Food Science 165 1023 2252
Horticulture 207 1085 2476

Computer Science rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 21st for Computer Science in India and 898th in the World with 8,349 publications made and 169,317 citations received. Main research topics: Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#21 of 487 In India
#237 of 2,809 In Asia
#898 of 6,752 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 74 500
1992 73 519
1993 77 542
1994 80 604
1995 79 702
1996 108 797
1997 88 932
1998 86 959
1999 102 1022
2000 125 1131
2001 107 1320
2002 146 1794
2003 102 1841
2004 145 2060
2005 152 2325
2006 148 2718
2007 155 3017
2008 187 3288
2009 201 3874
2010 209 4305
2011 200 5186
2012 247 5571
2013 279 6375
2014 297 6919
2015 282 7449
2016 334 8279
2017 330 8847
2018 373 9821
2019 402 10761
2020 428 13061
2021 456 16300
2022 431 15678
2023 368 15427

The following table provides academic rankings for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cyber Security 18 161 626
Computer Graphics 14 164 651
Computer Vision 16 186 659
Computer Networking 19 193 664
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 245 729
Telecommunications 22 232 748
Neuroscience 7 176 750
Computer Engineering 40 263 772
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 232 827
Library and Information science 13 151 945
Computational Linguistics 48 297 952
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 44 362 1123
Cognitive Science 76 460 1341
Machine Learning 96 680 1683
Software Engineering 92 685 2019
Data Science 155 763 2141
Human-Computer Interaction 78 788 2145

Environmental Science rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 50th for Environmental Science in India and 1339th in the World with 6,525 publications made and 132,835 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#50 of 489 In India
#430 of 2,811 In Asia
#1339 of 6,798 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 83 573
1992 58 590
1993 75 584
1994 77 632
1995 83 736
1996 94 781
1997 95 948
1998 96 1050
1999 79 1068
2000 136 1405
2001 126 1512
2002 131 1717
2003 98 1991
2004 111 2186
2005 109 2293
2006 107 2408
2007 103 2588
2008 131 2996
2009 134 3305
2010 172 3536
2011 146 4571
2012 168 4823
2013 207 5326
2014 190 5604
2015 175 6489
2016 224 6482
2017 239 6649
2018 289 7241
2019 287 8112
2020 326 9156
2021 318 10739
2022 332 10509
2023 265 10769

The following table provides academic rankings for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 22 244 826
Environmental Chemistry 40 307 901
Oceanography 34 402 1243
Paleontology 40 399 1267
Earth science and Geophysics 51 442 1272
Geography and Cartography 35 360 1288
Geology 44 412 1290
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 411 1325
Ecology 63 478 1446
Forestry 87 479 1542
Petrology and Geochemistry 70 552 1582
Geotechnical Engineering 139 882 2094
Agricultural Science 179 860 2125
Environmental Engineering 174 1022 2258
Environmental Management 234 1328 3052

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 1470th in the World with 4,976 publications made and 111,074 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#27 of 490 In India
#342 of 2,845 In Asia
#1470 of 7,020 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 59 409
1992 38 400
1993 55 467
1994 47 483
1995 54 580
1996 57 593
1997 60 664
1998 53 737
1999 47 712
2000 77 870
2001 65 962
2002 80 1318
2003 62 1370
2004 69 1648
2005 91 1677
2006 92 1851
2007 81 1926
2008 98 2118
2009 95 2270
2010 130 2594
2011 144 3211
2012 135 3557
2013 169 4018
2014 166 4161
2015 164 4797
2016 173 4932
2017 188 4717
2018 228 5373
2019 258 6061
2020 251 6867
2021 291 8857
2022 262 8154
2023 219 8313

The following table provides academic rankings for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Library and Information science 13 151 945
Linguistics 19 252 977
Philosophy 14 259 1248
Education Majors 11 278 1285
Demography 30 332 1286
Art History 15 170 1351
Archaeology 45 488 1597
History 40 462 1628
Aesthetics 33 451 1655
Sociology 35 410 1696
Law 51 543 1940
Political Science 51 571 2195
Anthropology 61 619 2272
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 46 696 2446

Mathematics rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 17th for Mathematics in India and 935th in the World with 3,536 publications made and 61,598 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 461 In India
#258 of 2,673 In Asia
#935 of 6,305 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 23 241
1992 32 275
1993 29 262
1994 27 269
1995 28 343
1996 47 365
1997 44 398
1998 36 433
1999 52 515
2000 55 568
2001 53 648
2002 66 951
2003 53 900
2004 64 1057
2005 79 1175
2006 63 1386
2007 53 1584
2008 103 1530
2009 93 1704
2010 98 1854
2011 88 2198
2012 93 2411
2013 122 2576
2014 125 2890
2015 116 3224
2016 128 3335
2017 133 3346
2018 154 3650
2019 149 3953
2020 182 4565
2021 176 5506
2022 164 4830
2023 149 5159

The following table provides academic rankings for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 15 168 619
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 245 729
Statistics 17 232 867
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 229 954
Math Teachers 11 311 1326

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Finance 10 147 741
Dentistry 25 290 967
Orthodontics 23 285 1006
Anatomy and Physiology 25 355 1130
Economics 26 287 1207
Literature 25 289 1296
Social Psychology 20 295 1296
Public Health 32 346 1318
Psychology 28 396 1348
Psychiatry 34 426 1403
Pathology 49 507 1442
Business 37 408 1447
Art & Design 32 388 1465
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 41 523 1516
Fashion Design 48 466 1544
Advertising 42 427 1552
Medicine 59 549 1586
Management 83 724 2009
Cardiology 88 784 2110
Surgery 78 756 2125
Marketing 101 807 2277
Clinical Psychology 50 694 2298
Child Psychology 72 837 2610
Nursing 125 911 2780
Development Studies 164 1228 3306