The Nature Index 2022 was recently released. Survey for the index was conducted based on research articles published in chemistry, life sciences, physical sciences and earth & environment. Rankings were provided on the basis of information secured during April 1, 2021, to march 31, 2022.
Highlights of Nature Index 2022:
In the index, University of Hyderabad has secured first position among Indian Universities while has been placed at 16th position among all institutions in academic sector.
Hyderabad was ranked first with 72 research papers and a share of 19.46 in academic sector.
Ranking of other Indian universities can be summed up as;
- Rank 23rd– Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad.
- Rank 26th– Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati.
- Rank 54th-Amity University.
- Rank 76th– National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad.
- Rank 82nd– International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad
- Rank 92nd– Andhra University
- Rank 108th– Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada
- Rank 122nd– Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT) Tirupati.
University of Hyderabad:
University of Hyderabad is among major higher education institutions in country. It was set up in 1974 as a central university through an act of parliament.
The Nature Index:
This index is a database of affiliations of author and relationships of institution. It records contributions to research articles, published across 82 high-quality natural science journals. These journals are selected by an independent group of researchers. This database is compiled by Nature Research. It provides real-time proxy of high-quality research output. It is updated monthly.