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The Stanford top 2% world scientists list for 2025 includes 6,239 Indian researchers. This is a 17% increase from 5,352 in 2024. India's global share in the list rose to 2.6% from 2.4% last year.

More Indian institutions in top list

The number of Indian institutions with top-cited researchers grew 12% to 1,495 in 2025. On average, each institution had 4.2 top scientists, up from 3.9 in 2024. Most top Indian researchers (91%) work in colleges and universities. Only 9% are from government research centers. Private companies do very little public research in India. The number of Indian institutions with top-cited researchers grew 12% to 1,495 in 2025. On average, each institution had 4.2 top scientists, up from 3.9 in 2024. Most top Indian researchers (91%) work in colleges and universities. Only 9% are from government research centers. Private companies do very little public research in India. The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5…

Focus areas differ from global trends

Indian top researchers focus most on Applied Sciences (46%) and Natural Sciences (31%). Only 21% work on Health Sciences. This is different from global trends. Worldwide, 42% of top scientists work in Health Sciences. India has very few top researchers in areas like brain science, cancer, and public health. India also has a low share (1%) in Economics and Social Sciences research.

Sustained investments in research in focused areas, coupled with a strategic shift in focus on quality outcomes and impact, thereof and a more robust academia-government-research-industry connect, will enable India to achieve the goals of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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Updated 15 Oct 2025, 12:21 IST; source: link