Tata Institute of Fundamental Research: Rankings

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 10th in India, 829th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 99 research topics. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 29,114 academic publications and 779,342 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 29 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#829 of 14,131 In the World
#172 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 876 In India
#2 of 53 In Maharashtra
#2 of 12 In Mumbai
#68 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#190 of 3,183 For Condensed Matter Physics
#210 of 3,848 For Nuclear Physics
#1584 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1184 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 96 other topics

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Physics rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 10th for Physics in India and 470th in the World with 23,412 publications made and 648,164 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 487 In India
#126 of 2,817 In Asia
#470 of 6,713 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 232 2194
1993 296 2323
1994 267 2333
1995 295 2869
1996 349 3455
1997 303 3707
1998 328 4043
1999 329 4526
2000 416 4985
2001 370 6056
2002 430 6215
2003 356 7132
2004 394 8037
2005 461 9059
2006 446 9993
2007 501 11217
2008 534 12789
2009 499 14140
2010 596 15535
2011 613 17929
2012 686 20761
2013 736 22825
2014 738 23802
2015 715 26840
2016 755 30657
2017 832 33165
2018 880 37597
2019 927 41373
2020 906 44522
2021 923 52524
2022 933 40833
2023 967 47103
2024 817 42041

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 8 68
Condensed Matter Physics 2 61 190
Nuclear Physics 2 39 210
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 33 215
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 35 223
Biophysics 2 69 390
Quantum and Particle physics 8 109 395
Acoustical Engineering 10 126 506
Optical Engineering 14 162 565
Astrobiology 13 135 604
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 215 657
Materials Science 27 276 786
Nanotechnology 41 357 854

Engineering rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 21st for Engineering in India and 799th in the World with 17,908 publications made and 484,553 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 492 In India
#256 of 2,835 In Asia
#799 of 6,782 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 178 1554
1993 217 1628
1994 190 1690
1995 210 1940
1996 262 2357
1997 227 2676
1998 231 2802
1999 249 3170
2000 314 3537
2001 283 4326
2002 352 4572
2003 281 5100
2004 299 5629
2005 349 6389
2006 341 7044
2007 375 7677
2008 398 8910
2009 384 9662
2010 470 11101
2011 471 12747
2012 561 14710
2013 603 16467
2014 587 17060
2015 586 19430
2016 621 22402
2017 644 24620
2018 694 27696
2019 738 29948
2020 688 33311
2021 702 39164
2022 709 31051
2023 756 34781
2024 604 28677

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 10 126 506
Optical Engineering 14 162 565
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 215 657
Electronic Engineering 34 241 682
Electrical Engineering 22 233 684
Computer Networking 23 212 697
Aerospace Engineering 17 181 702
Telecommunications 26 241 748
Materials Science 27 276 786
Computer Engineering 45 282 802
Structural Engineering 23 275 829
Nanotechnology 41 357 854
Mechanical Engineering 25 257 863
Nuclear Engineering 40 348 895
Metallurgical Engineering 41 360 939
Transportation Engineering 32 342 1051
Remote Sensing 43 357 1102
Automation and Control engineering 63 491 1188
Chemical Engineering 82 572 1227
Civil Engineering 68 565 1512
Biotechnology 188 877 2017
Systems Engineering 119 779 2092
Geotechnical Engineering 160 981 2280
Environmental Engineering 192 1078 2372
Human-Computer Interaction 102 952 2431

Chemistry rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 25th for Chemistry in India and 903rd in the World with 16,366 publications made and 398,817 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 485 In India
#304 of 2,781 In Asia
#903 of 6,545 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 160 1492
1993 196 1545
1994 197 1585
1995 201 1815
1996 238 2059
1997 212 2424
1998 225 2442
1999 233 2860
2000 262 3070
2001 276 3879
2002 308 3874
2003 286 4598
2004 281 4923
2005 329 5961
2006 322 6356
2007 331 6840
2008 366 8034
2009 358 8784
2010 445 9828
2011 436 11328
2012 517 13251
2013 538 14734
2014 552 15216
2015 539 16992
2016 535 18410
2017 595 19000
2018 628 20647
2019 670 22010
2020 668 25019
2021 620 28175
2022 658 24408
2023 660 26437
2024 579 23036

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 16 143 554
Materials Science 27 276 786
Nanotechnology 41 357 854
Organic Chemistry 29 307 880
Environmental Chemistry 50 341 955
Physical chemistry 51 427 1022
Biochemistry 33 395 1060
Inorganic Chemistry 69 470 1111
Chemical Engineering 82 572 1227
Pharmacy 122 707 1674
Petrology and Geochemistry 82 602 1692
Radiochemistry 162 972 1871
Nutrition and Food Science 179 1052 2289

Biology rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 43rd for Biology in India and 1250th in the World with 10,025 publications made and 226,453 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#43 of 490 In India
#444 of 2,834 In Asia
#1250 of 6,833 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 77 866
1993 84 789
1994 83 827
1995 96 999
1996 115 1182
1997 119 1333
1998 119 1307
1999 119 1507
2000 138 1687
2001 157 1989
2002 175 2185
2003 143 2770
2004 152 3010
2005 159 3678
2006 171 3863
2007 184 4491
2008 222 5068
2009 212 5651
2010 258 6410
2011 229 7543
2012 296 8766
2013 320 9658
2014 358 10622
2015 331 11480
2016 355 12526
2017 404 13140
2018 454 14611
2019 497 15951
2020 512 19260
2021 503 22663
2022 491 19562
2023 491 20607
2024 457 18936

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 29 273
Biophysics 2 69 390
Evolutionary Biology 5 112 597
Astrobiology 13 135 604
Neuroscience 7 189 777
Nanotechnology 41 357 854
Zoology 14 205 886
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 271 902
Genetics 23 313 955
Biochemistry 33 395 1060
Molecular Biology 31 502 1312
Oncology and Cancer research 65 548 1360
Paleontology 52 459 1370
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 492 1478
Botany 90 590 1548
Immunology 66 605 1582
Forestry 106 524 1617
Virology 102 717 1923
Biotechnology 188 877 2017
Pharmacology 170 912 2075
Nutrition and Food Science 179 1052 2289
Microbiology 200 1018 2312
Agricultural Science 227 1050 2480
Horticulture 235 1167 2593

Computer Science rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 28th for Computer Science in India and 951st in the World with 9,720 publications made and 283,420 citations received. Main research topics: Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#28 of 490 In India
#271 of 2,840 In Asia
#951 of 6,845 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 74 682
1993 88 700
1994 83 766
1995 84 876
1996 122 1030
1997 93 1139
1998 89 1107
1999 106 1294
2000 139 1468
2001 117 1678
2002 165 2211
2003 117 2354
2004 152 2569
2005 172 3025
2006 151 3412
2007 194 4016
2008 217 4482
2009 220 5059
2010 254 6044
2011 246 7147
2012 293 7994
2013 322 8676
2014 343 9690
2015 325 10316
2016 391 13040
2017 397 14526
2018 400 17917
2019 459 19964
2020 469 23461
2021 503 28843
2022 482 21781
2023 484 24134
2024 381 19939

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
Computer Graphics 13 158 634
Computer Vision 20 198 677
Computer Networking 23 212 697
Cyber Security 33 202 701
Telecommunications 26 241 748
Neuroscience 7 189 777
Computer Engineering 45 282 802
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 292 803
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 271 902
Library and Information science 19 184 1080
Computational Linguistics 84 432 1180
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 68 430 1205
Cognitive Science 87 492 1386
Software Engineering 85 542 1709
Machine Learning 114 735 1749
Data Science 200 922 2401
Human-Computer Interaction 102 952 2431

Environmental Science rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 58th for Environmental Science in India and 1435th in the World with 8,038 publications made and 213,752 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#58 of 494 In India
#480 of 2,838 In Asia
#1435 of 6,876 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 61 773
1993 79 755
1994 82 810
1995 94 901
1996 104 1072
1997 102 1242
1998 110 1304
1999 98 1414
2000 147 1819
2001 143 1953
2002 147 2083
2003 117 2423
2004 130 2619
2005 144 2848
2006 139 3150
2007 143 3457
2008 169 4311
2009 163 4812
2010 226 5470
2011 211 6790
2012 262 8484
2013 262 8920
2014 251 9372
2015 249 10772
2016 293 11831
2017 318 11584
2018 357 13050
2019 362 14296
2020 377 15179
2021 363 18655
2022 369 14682
2023 327 16286
2024 273 13371

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 24 261 859
Environmental Chemistry 50 341 955
Geology 49 441 1336
Earth science and Geophysics 59 497 1354
Oceanography 46 459 1362
Paleontology 52 459 1370
Geography and Cartography 43 412 1383
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 492 1478
Ecology 82 533 1542
Forestry 106 524 1617
Petrology and Geochemistry 82 602 1692
Geotechnical Engineering 160 981 2280
Environmental Engineering 192 1078 2372
Agricultural Science 227 1050 2480
Environmental Management 268 1418 3249

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 29th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 1584th in the World with 6,378 publications made and 183,741 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Linguistics, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#29 of 492 In India
#395 of 2,864 In Asia
#1584 of 7,081 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
1992 40 632
1993 59 636
1994 52 643
1995 65 738
1996 64 847
1997 69 926
1998 65 989
1999 59 1039
2000 99 1246
2001 81 1383
2002 99 1782
2003 74 1782
2004 89 2147
2005 114 2297
2006 114 2639
2007 110 2776
2008 139 3472
2009 119 3894
2010 183 4645
2011 196 5392
2012 218 6877
2013 239 7455
2014 221 7736
2015 224 8774
2016 248 9791
2017 265 9847
2018 286 10900
2019 314 12546
2020 315 12950
2021 328 16163
2022 289 12404
2023 293 13855
2024 231 10595

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
Linguistics 20 274 1013
Library and Information science 19 184 1080
Education Majors 11 314 1319
Philosophy 16 301 1333
Classics and Ancient History 24 287 1369
Demography 40 403 1391
Art History 19 216 1527
Aesthetics 36 460 1651
Archaeology 55 569 1722
History 46 516 1741
Sociology 39 473 1819
Law 67 667 2175
Anthropology 72 701 2387
Political Science 66 698 2466
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 64 824 2696

Mathematics rankings

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 22nd for Mathematics in India and 998th in the World with 4,297 publications made and 101,512 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#22 of 468 In India
#288 of 2,718 In Asia
#998 of 6,418 In the World

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 31 368
1993 35 354
1994 27 339
1995 31 433
1996 55 500
1997 49 560
1998 44 545
1999 57 688
2000 65 842
2001 65 868
2002 84 1232
2003 63 1106
2004 71 1298
2005 97 1570
2006 76 1782
2007 67 2158
2008 120 2292
2009 106 2584
2010 114 2917
2011 128 3604
2012 138 4024
2013 143 4248
2014 163 4678
2015 147 5373
2016 152 5842
2017 188 6134
2018 172 6654
2019 187 7434
2020 193 8107
2021 205 10349
2022 183 7660
2023 197 8736
2024 134 5784

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 16 164 610
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 292 803
Statistics 18 256 920
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 21 265 1039
Math Teachers 7 282 1120

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Finance 12 192 834
Dentistry 27 277 908
Orthodontics 27 273 950
Anatomy and Physiology 30 393 1193
Literature 25 270 1196
Social Psychology 22 328 1333
Economics 29 354 1362
Public Health 44 427 1443
Psychology 33 450 1446
Psychiatry 41 478 1486
Art & Design 37 427 1533
Pathology 59 569 1565
Fashion Design 51 483 1576
Advertising 48 478 1611
Business 50 510 1613
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 54 581 1617
Medicine 67 594 1681
Management 94 790 2113
Surgery 92 826 2289
Cardiology 112 884 2324
Marketing 119 880 2366
Accounting 103 904 2562
Clinical Psychology 64 853 2584
Child Psychology 102 985 2862
Nursing 169 1117 3186
Development Studies 164 1204 3235