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VIT University ranked 35th in India, 1854th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 174 research topics. VIT University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 56,489 academic publications and 789,623 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1854 of 14,131 In the World
#497 of 5,830 In Asia
#35 of 876 In India
#5 of 53 In Tamil Nadu
#1 of 2 In Vellore
#39 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#56 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#71 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#1909 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 171 other topics

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Engineering rankings

VIT University ranked 8th for Engineering in India and 366th in the World with 39,485 publications made and 605,237 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 492 In India
#109 of 2,841 In Asia
#366 of 6,795 In the World

VIT University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 36
2002 12 51
2003 10 59
2004 17 48
2005 23 80
2006 66 122
2007 101 161
2008 133 282
2009 253 535
2010 284 1018
2011 504 1779
2012 659 2493
2013 946 3844
2014 1260 5776
2015 1527 7446
2016 1973 11813
2017 2903 17115
2018 2826 23683
2019 2884 32782
2020 3503 47431
2021 3777 64255
2022 4351 79273
2023 5176 94867
2024 4336 103593
2025 2316 96018

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 14 39
Automotive Engineering 2 27 56
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 27 71
Architecture 1 30 144
Computer Engineering 2 50 152
Biochemical Engineering 6 37 176
Electronic Engineering 6 77 204
Automation and Control engineering 7 85 206
Computer Networking 3 65 207
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 76 232
Electrical Engineering 6 89 234
Biomedical Engineering 2 59 241
Telecommunications 6 88 262
Nanotechnology 6 107 262
Chemical Engineering 9 129 267
Nuclear Engineering 11 100 268
Industrial Engineering 8 77 275
Operations Research 7 82 279
Environmental Engineering 10 104 299
Mechanical Engineering 8 89 303
Technical Drawing 7 93 306
Systems Engineering 5 71 322
Metallurgical Engineering 10 115 323
Transportation Engineering 7 99 356
Structural Engineering 8 114 363
Architectural Engineering 6 114 363
Aerospace Engineering 8 95 367
Materials Science 9 124 375
Engineering Management 1 62 378
Human-Computer Interaction 2 83 403
Construction Management 8 105 412
Robotics 8 150 425
Remote Sensing 5 107 426
Acoustical Engineering 8 109 436
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 133 439
Product and Industrial Design 8 108 448
Marine Engineering 8 145 469
Civil Engineering 9 130 470
Firefighting and Fire Science 11 185 480
Optical Engineering 10 138 485
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 146 502
Aviation 7 120 517
Geotechnical Engineering 14 179 527
Biotechnology 9 159 563
Mining Engineering 28 252 700
Petroleum Engineering 22 310 947

Computer Science rankings

VIT University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in India and 336th in the World with 32,443 publications made and 374,932 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 490 In India
#69 of 2,842 In Asia
#336 of 6,855 In the World

VIT University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 235 496
2011 313 680
2012 457 1252
2013 700 1893
2014 847 2963
2015 1134 3681
2016 1467 5591
2017 2233 8837
2018 2263 13094
2019 2258 18363
2020 2590 27350
2021 2986 41413
2022 3629 52959
2023 4728 65358
2024 4180 66315
2025 2443 58744

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

Physics rankings

VIT University ranked 9th for Physics in India and 453rd in the World with 31,978 publications made and 507,607 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 489 In India
#123 of 2,822 In Asia
#453 of 6,729 In the World

VIT University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 36
2002 10 48
2003 10 59
2004 18 45
2005 22 86
2006 55 125
2007 99 172
2008 131 289
2009 244 532
2010 278 1109
2011 408 1691
2012 563 2370
2013 820 3669
2014 1068 5275
2015 1248 6806
2016 1619 10717
2017 2343 15240
2018 2226 20627
2019 2342 28044
2020 2808 40081
2021 2977 52739
2022 3522 64921
2023 4198 77508
2024 3419 86405
2025 1825 81782

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 107 262
Materials Science 9 124 375
Acoustical Engineering 8 109 436
Quantum and Particle physics 12 124 437
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 133 439
Optical Engineering 10 138 485
Medical Physics 6 92 495
Nuclear Physics 21 201 704
Condensed Matter Physics 28 260 725
Biophysics 14 202 743
Astrobiology 22 198 781
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 214 841
Theoretical Physics 54 399 1279
Atomic and Molecular physics 76 482 1334

Chemistry rankings

VIT University ranked 10th for Chemistry in India and 557th in the World with 28,345 publications made and 498,109 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 485 In India
#163 of 2,785 In Asia
#557 of 6,561 In the World

VIT University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 35
2002 10 48
2003 9 60
2004 17 55
2005 20 77
2006 53 124
2007 101 181
2008 132 283
2009 258 574
2010 330 1270
2011 452 1914
2012 616 2753
2013 790 4235
2014 1042 5825
2015 1154 7552
2016 1419 11284
2017 1923 15560
2018 1895 20734
2019 1919 27949
2020 2444 39544
2021 2554 52098
2022 3006 63055
2023 3674 75572
2024 3088 87512
2025 1691 85651

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 6 55 74
Biochemical Engineering 6 37 176
Nanotechnology 6 107 262
Chemical Engineering 9 129 267
Materials Science 9 124 375
Environmental Chemistry 13 122 400
Physical chemistry 15 161 418
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 113 478
Organic Chemistry 13 152 495
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 146 502
Nutrition and Food Science 15 193 550
Inorganic Chemistry 21 221 585
Computational Chemistry 23 166 608
Pharmacy 35 206 612
Biochemistry 18 247 751

Biology rankings

VIT University ranked 11th for Biology in India and 679th in the World with 25,963 publications made and 465,834 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 490 In India
#197 of 2,838 In Asia
#679 of 6,841 In the World

VIT University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 103 241
2009 213 509
2010 263 1042
2011 389 1686
2012 491 2441
2013 646 3715
2014 847 5109
2015 955 6624
2016 1170 9867
2017 1628 13975
2018 1578 18255
2019 1740 24957
2020 2189 35923
2021 2351 48510
2022 2888 59799
2023 3743 71744
2024 3063 78893
2025 1812 76358

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 107 262
Toxicology 23 118 430
Microbiology 7 119 468
Agricultural Science 15 143 489
Horticulture 21 173 529
Nutrition and Food Science 15 193 550
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 138 559
Biotechnology 9 159 563
Botany 14 161 613
Paleontology 11 156 627
Pharmacology 20 224 667
Oncology and Cancer research 12 256 712
Biophysics 14 202 743
Biochemistry 18 247 751
Astrobiology 22 198 781
Genetics 10 246 784
Evolutionary Biology 14 207 864
Virology 16 254 864
Immunology 18 317 936
Forestry 44 274 938
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 274 984
Neuroscience 17 306 1087
Molecular Biology 23 420 1154
Zoology 32 355 1256
Animal Science 107 810 2210

Environmental Science rankings

VIT University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in India and 514th in the World with 23,915 publications made and 405,734 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 494 In India
#120 of 2,841 In Asia
#514 of 6,888 In the World

VIT University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 20
2002 9 38
2003 10 47
2004 10 36
2005 14 53
2006 33 75
2007 59 130
2008 81 184
2009 131 355
2010 168 681
2011 309 1207
2012 370 1802
2013 599 2715
2014 699 3819
2015 854 4972
2016 1151 7635
2017 1643 11381
2018 1628 15280
2019 1712 21423
2020 2126 31533
2021 2291 43402
2022 2781 53599
2023 3429 64457
2024 2658 65425
2025 1344 58861

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 9 95 295
Environmental Engineering 10 104 299
Environmental Chemistry 13 122 400
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 115 409
Ecology 7 90 448
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 113 478
Agricultural Science 15 143 489
Hydrology and Water resources management 35 186 525
Geotechnical Engineering 14 179 527
Geography and Cartography 10 119 533
Geology 10 141 566
Paleontology 11 156 627
Oceanography 13 180 643
Earth science and Geophysics 18 196 691
Mining Engineering 28 252 700
Forestry 44 274 938
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 274 984
Urban and Regional planning 16 325 1269

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

VIT University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 803rd in the World with 18,544 publications made and 223,750 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 493 In India
#137 of 2,867 In Asia
#803 of 7,088 In the World

VIT University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
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 16
2005 9 35
2006 16 32
2007 28 59
2008 38 104
2009 80 138
2010 101 235
2011 156 380
2012 237 673
2013 371 1071
2014 497 1631
2015 526 2095
2016 785 3201
2017 1215 5078
2018 1304 7312
2019 1297 10916
2020 1557 16468
2021 1854 25790
2022 2256 33117
2023 2906 40816
2024 2295 39100
2025 1174 34001

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 29 290
Journalism and Digital Media 4 60 325
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 106 517
Linguistics 6 99 517
Publishing 7 76 586
Archaeology 9 133 619
Law 4 108 645
History 11 134 691
Political Science 5 121 791
Forensic Science 78 221 806
Military science 10 103 826
Aesthetics 10 173 864
Philosophy 8 181 929
Education Majors 5 224 1027
Criminology and Criminal Justice 9 105 1045
Anthropology 16 208 1106
Sociology 15 236 1159
Gender Studies 9 129 1161
Art History 8 129 1176
Demography 27 317 1189
Media Studies 12 152 1189
Urban and Regional planning 16 325 1269
Communications and Public Relations 14 271 1276
Classics and Ancient History 20 270 1316
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 19 333 1438
Library and Information science 50 400 1662

Medicine rankings

VIT University ranked 13th for Medicine in India and 881st in the World with 13,392 publications made and 205,162 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 488 In India
#263 of 2,817 In Asia
#881 of 6,793 In the World

VIT University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 49 106
2009 127 239
2010 171 602
2011 200 809
2012 224 1051
2013 307 1570
2014 371 2027
2015 420 2637
2016 525 3684
2017 752 5468
2018 777 7237
2019 849 10404
2020 1064 15028
2021 1293 22014
2022 1575 27727
2023 2034 32937
2024 1687 33814
2025 1026 32958

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 59 241
Optometry 5 57 300
Veterinary 15 75 320
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 49 414
Toxicology 23 118 430
Medical Physics 6 92 495
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 184 570
Cosmetology 20 190 581
Pharmacy 35 206 612
Pharmacology 20 224 667
Oncology and Cancer research 12 256 712
Radiation Therapy 14 263 736
Ophthalmology 11 235 761
Dermatology 26 271 776
Forensic Science 78 221 806
Pathology 13 263 827
Virology 16 254 864
Cardiology 15 287 890
Sports Medicine 6 192 900
Critical Care Nursing 27 265 926
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 312 930
Immunology 18 317 936
Nursing 13 188 995
Psychiatry 16 311 1068
Public Health 26 272 1083
Audiology 13 288 1086
Physical Therapy 13 317 1138
Surgery 24 391 1150
Anatomy and Physiology 29 384 1155
Occupational Therapy 14 342 1192
Urology 38 448 1205
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 24 313 1207
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 35 481 1209
Epidemiology 32 389 1241
Dentistry 54 448 1330
Health Science 18 359 1377
Anesthesiology 41 494 1386
Orthodontics 53 460 1439
Family medicine 49 457 1555
Clinical Psychology 22 482 1691
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 36 534 1778
Gerontology 26 467 1831
Pediatrics 71 634 1924

Mathematics rankings

VIT University ranked 8th for Mathematics in India and 495th in the World with 12,729 publications made and 162,381 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 469 In India
#113 of 2,725 In Asia
#495 of 6,434 In the World

VIT University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 58
2009 67 97
2010 81 208
2011 107 304
2012 197 492
2013 293 841
2014 348 1268
2015 408 1550
2016 608 2320
2017 968 4020
2018 981 5594
2019 968 8144
2020 1133 12078
2021 1202 18116
2022 1551 23354
2023 1848 27169
2024 1330 21809
2025 666 17113

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 1 44 143
Operations Research 7 82 279
Applied Mathematics 13 132 487
Statistics 8 133 543
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 183 811
Actuarial Science 6 199 939
Math Teachers 7 280 1102

Business rankings

VIT University ranked 9th for Business in India and 563rd in the World with 9,166 publications made and 105,147 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 463 In India
#123 of 2,654 In Asia
#563 of 6,366 In the World

VIT University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 194 536
2014 265 840
2015 333 1089
2016 453 1745
2017 711 2737
2018 695 4156
2019 736 5735
2020 799 8253
2021 849 12363
2022 1024 15724
2023 1304 18940
2024 1002 16771
2025 485 13555

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 54 160
Operations Research 7 82 279
Entertainment Industry Business 1 30 307
Engineering Management 1 62 378
Construction Management 8 105 412
Management 8 108 427
Marketing 7 106 533
Project Management 8 82 558
Real Estate 2 178 654
Management Information Systems 6 135 703
Finance 8 159 752
Advertising 10 169 830
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 249 889
Actuarial Science 6 199 939
Accounting 11 219 962
Entrepreneurship 20 234 1001
Hospitality and Hotel Management 26 426 1187
Human Resource Management 13 308 1233
International Business 20 384 1572
International Trade 21 396 1573

Psychology rankings

VIT University ranked 9th for Psychology in India and 773rd in the World with 8,944 publications made and 102,108 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 469 In India
#177 of 2,766 In Asia
#773 of 6,663 In the World

VIT University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
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 115 245
2013 137 402
2014 189 596
2015 230 824
2016 337 1276
2017 492 2129
2018 527 3299
2019 571 4775
2020 727 7477
2021 863 11202
2022 1092 15211
2023 1564 19218
2024 1234 18108
2025 806 17664

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

Psychology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 1 59 269
Child Psychology 6 165 914
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 13 302 918
Sexology 8 84 925
Social Psychology 11 190 950
Education Majors 5 224 1027
Psychiatry 16 311 1068
Neuroscience 17 306 1087
Occupational Therapy 14 342 1192
Clinical Psychology 22 482 1691

Art & Design rankings

VIT University ranked 6th for Art & Design in India and 612th in the World with 3,781 publications made and 37,605 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 417 In India
#105 of 2,450 In Asia
#612 of 6,010 In the World

VIT University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 77 183
2014 116 318
2015 134 372
2016 173 583
2017 221 910
2018 247 1242
2019 258 2033
2020 321 2976
2021 367 4091
2022 460 5422
2023 582 6736
2024 469 7121
2025 227 6613

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 30 144
Cinematography 2 9 264
Entertainment Industry Business 1 30 307
Game Design and Development 2 66 353
Graphic Design 2 69 362
Computer Graphics 7 101 402
Animation 7 117 424
Multimedia 2 84 428
Fashion Design 3 90 492
UX/UI Desgin 15 150 649
Literature 7 118 722
Painting and Drawing 3 250 857
Sculpture 3 250 857
Aesthetics 10 173 864
Illustration and Concept Art 3 265 883
Photography 17 237 986
Music 12 266 1032
Creative Writing 7 190 1144
Art History 8 129 1176

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for VIT University

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 5 68 247
Development Studies 13 145 721
Economics 11 158 770
Agricultural Economics 48 337 931