Achievement: India is the fourth largest research country in the world, and most research in these subjects

India is the fourth largest research country globally. According to data from the research database Cyval, between 2017 and 2022, there has been a 54 percent increase in this sector. This figure is more than double the global increase in research. About 15 percent of research papers have been published in top journals during this period. This has been revealed in the QS World University Subject Ranking.

Most of the research work has been done in the engineering and technology sector. This figure is about 52.6 percent of the total research work. India is also doing 19 percent of the research work in collaboration between two or more countries. This is the reason why Indian universities have risen in QS rankings in recent years. The QS World University Subject Rankings were released in London on Wednesday. 66 Indian universities have found a place in the QS World University Subject Rankings. This is 18.7 percent more than the year 2022. This year 355 universities in India applied. Out of this, 11 universities got a place in the Institute of Eminence.

In the subject-wise list, Indian universities have performed best in computer science, chemistry, biology, and physics. India is rapidly making its mark in the research sector across the world. China ranks first with 4.5 lakh research papers, followed by the US with 4.4 lakh and the UK with 1.4 lakh.

Most research on these topics

The highest concentration is in petroleum engineering and computer science (24 percent). Apart from this, natural science (36 percent), life science, and medicine (35 percent) are in research work. India is also doing 19 percent of research work in collaboration with two or more countries. The top 10 most appreciated research institutes include six Institutes of Eminence.

Improvement in IIT Delhi, Bombay, decline in DU

The dental program offered by Savita Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences has performed best among Indian institutes securing 13th rank at the global ranking level. It is the only Indian university to have a perfect score of 100 out of 100 in both citations per paper and H-index.

Five courses of IIT Delhi have been included in the top 100 globally taught subjects in the engineering and technology category. IIT Bombay has been ranked first in India and 47th in the world in engineering and technology with a composite score of 80.4 out of 100 in this ranking.

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