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VIT University ranked 39th in India, 2033rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 168 research topics. VIT University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 53,026 academic publications and 680,497 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2033 of 14,131 In the World
#613 of 5,830 In Asia
#39 of 876 In India
#8 of 53 In Tamil Nadu
#1 of 2 In Vellore
#42 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#58 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#77 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#2388 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 165 other topics

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Engineering rankings

VIT University ranked 8th for Engineering in India and 394th in the World with 37,509 publications made and 524,060 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 492 In India
#114 of 2,835 In Asia
#394 of 6,782 In the World

VIT University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 8
1993 0 13
1994 0 14
1995 1 14
1996 2 19
1997 5 28
1998 9 28
1999 4 37
2000 2 40
2001 3 35
2002 12 51
2003 10 59
2004 17 47
2005 23 80
2006 66 122
2007 101 161
2008 133 283
2009 253 535
2010 284 1018
2011 503 1773
2012 658 2491
2013 945 3846
2014 1260 5783
2015 1525 7445
2016 1973 11806
2017 2902 17105
2018 2826 23691
2019 2879 32769
2020 3508 47490
2021 3779 64321
2022 4351 79358
2023 5186 94911
2024 4118 102496

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 4 15 42
Automotive Engineering 2 28 58
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 27 77
Architecture 1 31 155
Computer Engineering 3 51 158
Biochemical Engineering 6 36 182
Electronic Engineering 6 78 211
Automation and Control engineering 7 85 217
Computer Networking 4 68 220
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 77 245
Electrical Engineering 8 92 249
Biomedical Engineering 2 60 250
Nanotechnology 6 109 276
Telecommunications 7 92 280
Nuclear Engineering 11 103 282
Chemical Engineering 9 130 284
Operations Research 7 82 287
Industrial Engineering 9 81 293
Environmental Engineering 10 107 314
Mechanical Engineering 8 94 318
Technical Drawing 7 95 319
Metallurgical Engineering 10 118 345
Systems Engineering 6 76 350
Architectural Engineering 7 116 366
Structural Engineering 9 116 376
Transportation Engineering 7 104 382
Aerospace Engineering 8 100 388
Engineering Management 1 64 395
Materials Science 9 129 400
Construction Management 9 105 433
Robotics 8 151 443
Human-Computer Interaction 2 90 446
Remote Sensing 5 108 449
Acoustical Engineering 8 114 454
Product and Industrial Design 9 113 471
Marine Engineering 8 142 474
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 139 476
Civil Engineering 9 134 496
Firefighting and Fire Science 11 193 497
Optical Engineering 11 147 511
Geotechnical Engineering 14 181 543
Aviation 7 122 544
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 158 544
Biotechnology 12 170 587
Mining Engineering 27 250 701
Petroleum Engineering 22 322 979

Physics rankings

VIT University ranked 12th for Physics in India and 477th in the World with 30,462 publications made and 439,317 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#12 of 487 In India
#131 of 2,817 In Asia
#477 of 6,713 In the World

VIT University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 6
1993 0 11
1994 0 15
1995 1 15
1996 2 15
1997 4 30
1998 7 31
1999 3 36
2000 4 36
2001 4 35
2002 10 48
2003 10 59
2004 18 44
2005 22 86
2006 55 125
2007 99 172
2008 131 289
2009 244 532
2010 278 1110
2011 407 1684
2012 562 2373
2013 819 3671
2014 1068 5278
2015 1246 6804
2016 1616 10713
2017 2343 15227
2018 2228 20622
2019 2342 28065
2020 2813 40122
2021 2983 52817
2022 3526 64988
2023 4197 77529
2024 3280 85628

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 109 276
Materials Science 9 129 400
Acoustical Engineering 8 114 454
Quantum and Particle physics 12 127 457
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 139 476
Medical Physics 6 90 500
Optical Engineering 11 147 511
Nuclear Physics 22 209 741
Condensed Matter Physics 30 271 757
Biophysics 14 204 758
Astrobiology 25 214 826
Astrophysics and Astronomy 18 224 868
Theoretical Physics 53 400 1291
Atomic and Molecular physics 78 495 1379

Computer Science rankings

VIT University ranked 4th for Computer Science in India and 370th in the World with 30,241 publications made and 324,125 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 490 In India
#77 of 2,840 In Asia
#370 of 6,845 In the World

VIT University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 5
1993 0 5
1994 0 6
1995 1 2
1996 0 5
1997 0 9
1998 2 7
1999 1 8
2000 1 14
2001 0 8
2002 1 13
2003 7 17
2004 11 17
2005 13 32
2006 30 50
2007 47 76
2008 88 143
2009 177 237
2010 235 495
2011 312 681
2012 455 1245
2013 698 1891
2014 846 2963
2015 1133 3683
2016 1466 5591
2017 2238 8819
2018 2262 13091
2019 2261 18381
2020 2588 27418
2021 2986 41484
2022 3626 52994
2023 4724 65357
2024 3865 65026

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

Chemistry rankings

VIT University ranked 11th for Chemistry in India and 572nd in the World with 26,987 publications made and 427,397 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 485 In India
#169 of 2,781 In Asia
#572 of 6,545 In the World

VIT University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 13
1993 0 16
1994 0 13
1995 1 14
1996 2 18
1997 4 33
1998 7 35
1999 2 38
2000 1 39
2001 4 34
2002 10 48
2003 9 60
2004 17 54
2005 20 77
2006 53 124
2007 101 181
2008 132 283
2009 258 574
2010 330 1270
2011 451 1913
2012 615 2752
2013 790 4236
2014 1042 5828
2015 1153 7552
2016 1418 11283
2017 1922 15552
2018 1894 20733
2019 1919 27972
2020 2447 39572
2021 2556 52163
2022 3006 63103
2023 3675 75587
2024 3009 86893

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 6 56 79
Biochemical Engineering 6 36 182
Nanotechnology 6 109 276
Chemical Engineering 9 130 284
Materials Science 9 129 400
Environmental Chemistry 15 126 417
Physical chemistry 15 170 448
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 117 496
Organic Chemistry 14 158 520
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 158 544
Nutrition and Food Science 16 198 573
Inorganic Chemistry 24 227 605
Pharmacy 37 220 639
Computational Chemistry 25 173 648
Biochemistry 20 256 778

Biology rankings

VIT University ranked 12th for Biology in India and 719th in the World with 24,475 publications made and 399,017 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 490 In India
#210 of 2,834 In Asia
#719 of 6,833 In the World

VIT University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 11
1993 0 12
1994 0 8
1995 1 5
1996 2 9
1997 2 22
1998 1 19
1999 2 25
2000 0 26
2001 3 17
2002 6 32
2003 11 41
2004 18 40
2005 17 59
2006 45 96
2007 74 138
2008 103 240
2009 213 509
2010 263 1042
2011 389 1686
2012 489 2441
2013 645 3715
2014 847 5108
2015 954 6624
2016 1168 9854
2017 1626 13977
2018 1579 18261
2019 1745 24984
2020 2186 35931
2021 2349 48545
2022 2886 59850
2023 3751 71736
2024 2944 78143

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 109 276
Toxicology 24 116 439
Microbiology 9 126 489
Agricultural Science 17 156 516
Horticulture 22 180 561
Nutrition and Food Science 16 198 573
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 144 583
Biotechnology 12 170 587
Botany 14 171 644
Paleontology 11 160 659
Pharmacology 20 233 688
Oncology and Cancer research 12 264 746
Biophysics 14 204 758
Biochemistry 20 256 778
Genetics 11 250 807
Astrobiology 25 214 826
Virology 16 259 876
Evolutionary Biology 14 209 883
Immunology 18 318 949
Forestry 47 286 982
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 299 1050
Neuroscience 19 324 1133
Molecular Biology 24 429 1174
Zoology 36 378 1302
Animal Science 108 820 2222

Environmental Science rankings

VIT University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in India and 540th in the World with 22,790 publications made and 351,417 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 494 In India
#127 of 2,838 In Asia
#540 of 6,876 In the World

VIT University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 8
1993 0 6
1994 0 4
1995 1 4
1996 2 10
1997 5 13
1998 11 18
1999 0 32
2000 0 22
2001 3 19
2002 9 38
2003 10 47
2004 10 35
2005 14 53
2006 33 75
2007 59 130
2008 81 184
2009 131 355
2010 168 682
2011 309 1207
2012 369 1802
2013 599 2722
2014 701 3826
2015 853 4975
2016 1152 7634
2017 1641 11373
2018 1632 15304
2019 1711 21451
2020 2128 31565
2021 2295 43534
2022 2780 53675
2023 3436 64485
2024 2537 64611

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

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Management 10 96 308
Environmental Engineering 10 107 314
Environmental Chemistry 15 126 417
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 117 424
Ecology 8 94 472
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 117 496
Agricultural Science 17 156 516
Hydrology and Water resources management 34 185 529
Geotechnical Engineering 14 181 543
Geography and Cartography 10 122 561
Geology 10 146 592
Paleontology 11 160 659
Oceanography 13 187 667
Mining Engineering 27 250 701
Earth science and Geophysics 19 205 713
Forestry 47 286 982
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 299 1050
Urban and Regional planning 16 326 1280

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

VIT University ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 844th in the World with 17,521 publications made and 190,261 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 492 In India
#148 of 2,864 In Asia
#844 of 7,081 In the World

VIT University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 3
1994 0 3
1995 2 3
1996 0 4
1997 2 6
1998 4 11
1999 2 12
2000 0 20
2001 0 15
2002 5 19
2003 6 24
2004 4 15
2005 9 35
2006 16 32
2007 28 59
2008 38 104
2009 80 138
2010 101 235
2011 156 381
2012 236 674
2013 371 1075
2014 497 1632
2015 527 2093
2016 786 3202
2017 1215 5077
2018 1305 7319
2019 1297 10933
2020 1560 16510
2021 1859 25855
2022 2264 33198
2023 2908 40840
2024 2145 38366

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Broadcast Journalism 3 35 318
Journalism and Digital Media 4 62 328
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 8 110 538
Linguistics 6 101 540
Publishing 8 78 585
Archaeology 10 140 652
Law 5 111 668
History 11 143 733
Political Science 6 127 822
Military science 8 100 824
Forensic Science 82 237 840
Aesthetics 11 180 888
Philosophy 8 186 971
Education Majors 5 239 1089
Criminology and Criminal Justice 9 112 1105
Anthropology 19 225 1160
Sociology 15 252 1201
Art History 9 132 1205
Media Studies 13 156 1221
Demography 29 333 1228
Gender Studies 14 156 1259
Urban and Regional planning 16 326 1280
Communications and Public Relations 15 281 1324
Classics and Ancient History 21 281 1357
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 346 1489
Library and Information science 53 429 1758

Medicine rankings

VIT University ranked 16th for Medicine in India and 909th in the World with 12,553 publications made and 174,915 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 487 In India
#273 of 2,809 In Asia
#909 of 6,775 In the World

VIT University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 9
1993 0 6
1994 0 3
1995 1 1
1996 1 5
1997 1 10
1998 1 16
1999 2 19
2000 0 20
2001 0 21
2002 0 19
2003 6 30
2004 11 19
2005 10 29
2006 18 39
2007 29 72
2008 49 105
2009 127 239
2010 171 602
2011 201 809
2012 224 1049
2013 307 1568
2014 372 2028
2015 421 2639
2016 526 3682
2017 753 5468
2018 778 7250
2019 849 10420
2020 1063 15058
2021 1289 22040
2022 1581 27748
2023 2032 32958
2024 1620 33404

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

Medicine subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 2 60 250
Optometry 5 58 303
Veterinary 17 84 339
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 52 431
Toxicology 24 116 439
Medical Physics 6 90 500
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 190 592
Cosmetology 23 218 636
Pharmacy 37 220 639
Pharmacology 20 233 688
Oncology and Cancer research 12 264 746
Radiation Therapy 14 272 753
Dermatology 26 268 779
Ophthalmology 13 260 833
Forensic Science 82 237 840
Pathology 15 274 857
Virology 16 259 876
Sports Medicine 6 191 908
Cardiology 17 293 910
Critical Care Nursing 27 260 926
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 23 316 947
Immunology 18 318 949
Nursing 13 197 1032
Audiology 12 289 1092
Psychiatry 19 325 1119
Public Health 28 289 1136
Physical Therapy 14 333 1171
Surgery 23 395 1178
Occupational Therapy 14 329 1180
Anatomy and Physiology 29 391 1190
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 25 310 1217
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 36 484 1222
Urology 43 485 1300
Dentistry 56 465 1388
Anesthesiology 43 500 1413
Health Science 18 382 1450
Orthodontics 54 463 1463
Family medicine 50 469 1583
Clinical Psychology 22 494 1737
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 39 556 1868
Gerontology 31 493 1909
Pediatrics 74 641 1952

Mathematics rankings

VIT University ranked 8th for Mathematics in India and 517th in the World with 12,163 publications made and 141,343 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 468 In India
#121 of 2,718 In Asia
#517 of 6,418 In the World

VIT University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 3
1994 0 4
1995 0 2
1996 0 1
1997 0 7
1998 2 2
1999 0 3
2000 0 9
2001 0 6
2002 1 5
2003 2 8
2004 4 7
2005 8 14
2006 13 20
2007 16 28
2008 35 59
2009 67 97
2010 81 208
2011 107 304
2012 197 491
2013 293 839
2014 348 1272
2015 407 1551
2016 605 2315
2017 966 4008
2018 979 5615
2019 969 8157
2020 1139 12176
2021 1205 18244
2022 1555 23507
2023 1851 27244
2024 1252 21303

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 46 150
Operations Research 7 82 287
Applied Mathematics 14 143 536
Statistics 9 138 567
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 190 833
Math Teachers 8 288 1140

Business rankings

VIT University ranked 9th for Business in India and 598th in the World with 8,751 publications made and 91,789 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 462 In India
#127 of 2,646 In Asia
#598 of 6,339 In the World

VIT University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 1 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 1 5
1999 1 0
2000 0 6
2001 0 4
2002 1 5
2003 2 2
2004 2 4
2005 6 8
2006 11 22
2007 15 20
2008 30 41
2009 48 79
2010 59 130
2011 99 178
2012 120 284
2013 195 538
2014 265 850
2015 333 1091
2016 451 1744
2017 712 2738
2018 696 4160
2019 734 5747
2020 799 8287
2021 847 12390
2022 1026 15758
2023 1309 18956
2024 940 16396

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 6 60 174
Operations Research 7 82 287
Entertainment Industry Business 1 28 303
Engineering Management 1 64 395
Construction Management 9 105 433
Management 8 112 453
Marketing 7 111 559
Project Management 10 89 586
Real Estate 2 176 648
Management Information Systems 6 138 725
Finance 9 172 781
Advertising 11 177 878
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 268 942
Accounting 11 226 990
Human Resource Management 12 304 1235
Hospitality and Hotel Management 27 472 1279
International Trade 21 388 1557
International Business 21 382 1578

Psychology rankings

VIT University ranked 10th for Psychology in India and 814th in the World with 8,258 publications made and 86,348 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 469 In India
#192 of 2,755 In Asia
#814 of 6,645 In the World

VIT University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 3
1993 0 2
1994 0 2
1995 0 1
1996 0 3
1997 0 3
1998 0 5
1999 1 3
2000 0 5
2001 0 5
2002 2 2
2003 5 8
2004 1 6
2005 6 5
2006 2 9
2007 4 16
2008 13 34
2009 34 55
2010 53 107
2011 64 121
2012 115 244
2013 137 401
2014 189 605
2015 230 825
2016 336 1276
2017 491 2124
2018 528 3302
2019 573 4808
2020 727 7522
2021 863 11221
2022 1093 15249
2023 1568 19234
2024 1155 17763

The following table provides academic rankings for VIT University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 2 60 293
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 13 298 923
Sexology 7 93 947
Child Psychology 6 181 980
Social Psychology 12 201 987
Education Majors 5 239 1089
Psychiatry 19 325 1119
Neuroscience 19 324 1133
Occupational Therapy 14 329 1180
Clinical Psychology 22 494 1737

Art & Design rankings

VIT University ranked 6th for Art & Design in India and 638th in the World with 3,581 publications made and 31,917 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 409 In India
#110 of 2,428 In Asia
#638 of 5,966 In the World

VIT University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 1 3
2000 0 1
2001 0 0
2002 1 0
2003 2 1
2004 0 3
2005 0 3
2006 3 3
2007 7 11
2008 8 11
2009 28 16
2010 28 69
2011 42 57
2012 46 102
2013 77 184
2014 116 318
2015 134 371
2016 173 586
2017 220 910
2018 247 1242
2019 255 2029
2020 320 2981
2021 369 4097
2022 460 5431
2023 582 6743
2024 446 7023

The following table provides academic rankings for VIT University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 1 31 155
Cinematography 2 9 261
Entertainment Industry Business 1 28 303
Game Design and Development 1 69 379
Graphic Design 5 78 379
Computer Graphics 7 105 422
Animation 7 122 446
Multimedia 2 87 447
Fashion Design 5 94 530
UX/UI Desgin 15 150 643
Literature 7 126 760
Aesthetics 11 180 888
Photography 15 225 957
Art History 9 132 1205
Creative Writing 8 217 1242

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for VIT University

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 5 69 252
Development Studies 13 149 755
Economics 12 165 804
Agricultural Economics 50 344 938