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Top universities in India by research output (2026)
Government of India is the most active research institution in India, with 1,008 papers in the last 29 days.
Updated automatically every day. Data: 29 fully counted days, September 26, 2026 – October 24, 2026. Source: OpenAlex and PubMed.
Most active institutions in India
| Rank | Institution | Papers (29 days) | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government of India | 1,008 | 35 |
| 2 | Indian Council of Agricultural Research | 90 | 3 |
| 3 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | 54 | 2 |
| 4 | University of Delhi | 50 | 2 |
| 5 | Vellore Institute of Technology University | 49 | 2 |
| 6 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 45 | 2 |
| 7 | Ministry of Science and Technology | 35 | 1 |
| 8 | Lovely Professional University | 25 | 1 |
| 9 | Chitkara University | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | 22 | 1 |
| 11 | Amity University | 21 | 1 |
| 12 | Department of Atomic Energy | 21 | 1 |
| 13 | O. P. Jindal Global University | 21 | 1 |
| 14 | Jain University | 16 | 1 |
| 15 | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Saveetha University | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Chaitanya | 9 | 0 |
This list includes institutions that were among the 200 most active in the world on at least one day. See all of India's research or search any institution at the top of the page.