Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay

IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076 India |

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay Summary

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, also known as IIT Bombay, is a public institution that was founded in 1958. The university is located in Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai, India, and its campus sits between the Powai and Vihar lakes. It takes about an hour to travel by public transportation from the IIT Bombay campus to the Mumbai city center. In a recent year, less than 1 percent of the university’s student body was international. Tuition costs are higher for foreign students. IIT Bombay is a residential institution where all students, as well as many faculty members, live on campus. Housing is guaranteed for all students.

The science- and technology-focused school has many academic divisions, including departments focused on aerospace, chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. The primary language of instruction at IIT Bombay is English, and the institution’s academic calendar is semester-based. Undergraduates get involved with research at IIT Bombay through the UG Research Awards program, where they can receive stipends to conduct research and earn academic credit for their work. University research centers include the Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Science, the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas and the Centre for Formal Design and Verification of Software. The university has numerous partnerships with institutions in around two dozen countries for student exchanges, joint degree programs and collaborative research work. Examples of these partnerships include a joint doctoral program offered with Monash University in Australia and another offered with the National University of Singapore.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay Rankings

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay is ranked #583 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay Rankings

#583
in Best Global Universities (tie)

#125
in Best Global Universities in Asia (tie)

#3
in Best Global Universities in India

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay Subject Rankings

2022-2023 Indicator Rankings

Thirteen indicators were used to calculate Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.

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#583
in Best Global Universities (tie)

Global score

48.7

Global research reputation

#163

Regional research reputation

#48

Publications

#475

Books

#459

Conferences

#124

Normalized citation impact

#1403

Total citations

#583

Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#653

Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#1563

International collaboration - relative to country

#153

International collaboration

#1274

Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#732

Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#1471

#472
in Biology and Biochemistry (tie)

Biology and Biochemistry overall score

27.7

Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation

#68

Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation

#21

Biology and Biochemistry publications

#575

Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact

#610

Biology and Biochemistry total citations

#640

Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#624

Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#589

Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#29

Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration

#499

Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#669

Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#669

#221
in Chemical Engineering (tie)

Chemical Engineering overall score

47.8

Chemical Engineering publications

#173

Chemical Engineering conferences

#75

Chemical Engineering normalized citation impact

#263

Chemical Engineering total citations

#245

Chemical Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#260

Chemical Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#264

Chemical Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#27

Chemical Engineering international collaboration

#183

Chemical Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#159

Chemical Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#151

#233
in Chemistry (tie)

Chemistry overall score

57.4

Chemistry global research reputation

#95

Chemistry regional research reputation

#34

Chemistry publications

#147

Chemistry normalized citation impact

#928

Chemistry total citations

#247

Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#303

Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#876

Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#343

Chemistry international collaboration

#885

Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#524

Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#989

#146
in Civil Engineering (tie)

Civil Engineering overall score

36.9

Civil Engineering publications

#151

Civil Engineering conferences

#78

Civil Engineering normalized citation impact

#135

Civil Engineering total citations

#163

Civil Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#180

Civil Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#176

Civil Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#12

Civil Engineering international collaboration

#181

Civil Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#89

Civil Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#77

#248
in Computer Science (tie)

Computer Science overall score

47.8

Computer Science global research reputation

#54

Computer Science regional research reputation

#25

Computer Science publications

#357

Computer Science conferences

#177

Computer Science normalized citation impact

#635

Computer Science total citations

#488

Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#393

Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#655

Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country

Computer Science international collaboration

#479

Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#610

Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#707

#260
in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (tie)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score

49.4

Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications

#138

Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences

#98

Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact

#447

Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations

#235

Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#253

Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#424

Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#18

Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration

#409

Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#398

Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#495

#204
in Energy and Fuels

Energy and Fuels overall score

35.5

Energy and Fuels publications

#131

Energy and Fuels conferences

#44

Energy and Fuels normalized citation impact

#292

Energy and Fuels total citations

#199

Energy and Fuels number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#216

Energy and Fuels percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#280

Energy and Fuels international collaboration - relative to country

#29

Energy and Fuels international collaboration

#217

Energy and Fuels number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#237

Energy and Fuels percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#264

#186
in Engineering (tie)

Engineering overall score

60.9

Engineering global research reputation

#86

Engineering regional research reputation

#33

Engineering publications

#131

Engineering conferences

#103

Engineering normalized citation impact

#867

Engineering total citations

#188

Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#239

Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#892

Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#107

Engineering international collaboration

#899

Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#419

Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#954

#241
in Geosciences

Geosciences overall score

41.0

Geosciences global research reputation

#254

Geosciences regional research reputation

#44

Geosciences publications

#203

Geosciences normalized citation impact

#318

Geosciences total citations

#242

Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#290

Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#373

Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country

#15

Geosciences international collaboration

#434

Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#301

Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#352

#212
in Materials Science (tie)

Materials Science overall score

47.9

Materials Science global research reputation

#62

Materials Science regional research reputation

#24

Materials Science publications

#186

Materials Science normalized citation impact

#719

Materials Science total citations

#303

Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#441

Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#737

Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country

#112

Materials Science international collaboration

#598

Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#319

Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#505

#147
in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering overall score

27.2

Mechanical Engineering publications

#71

Mechanical Engineering conferences

#79

Mechanical Engineering normalized citation impact

#161

Mechanical Engineering total citations

#108

Mechanical Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#134

Mechanical Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#167

Mechanical Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#150

Mechanical Engineering international collaboration

#188

Mechanical Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#128

Mechanical Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#158

#435
in Physical Chemistry (tie)

Physical Chemistry overall score

39.5

Physical Chemistry publications

#196

Physical Chemistry conferences

#92

Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact

#587

Physical Chemistry total citations

#353

Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#388

Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#554

Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#290

Physical Chemistry international collaboration

#533

Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#469

Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#545

#249
in Physics (tie)

Physics overall score

57.6

Physics global research reputation

#210

Physics regional research reputation

#32

Physics publications

#276

Physics normalized citation impact

#352

Physics total citations

#283

Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#433

Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#650

Physics international collaboration - relative to country

#114

Physics international collaboration

#690

Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#350

Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#440

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