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Rankings. It may also include articles authored by more than 1000 authors for mega global science projects such as
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR), Indian Neutrino
Observatory (INO), International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), Laser Interferometer Gravitational-
Wave (LIGO), Square Kilometre Array (SKA), Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), etc. As such, assumption that 99.98%
publications in Engineering discipline are authored by engineering HEIs ranked in India Rankings need close scrutiny
and de-duplication research articles that are authored by engineering HEIs in collaboration with each other or articles
authored by more than 1000 authors for mega global science projects.

Institutions No. of %
Publications Share
in Engineering
India 226562 100.00

Eligible Institutions 226506 99.98
Other Institutions 56 0.02

Table 15 and Fig. 14: % Share in India’s Total Publications Vs Publications
of Eligible Institutions in Engineering

It can also be observed from Table 16 and Fig. 15 that total research publications of eligible institutions for the years
applicable for India Rankings 2022 and 2023 constitute 81.35% and 87.71% of total India’s research publications
respectively in the Overall Category. Remaining 18.65% and 12.29% of publications are originated from individuals
and organizations that are not part of the India Rankings 2022 and 2023 respectively in the Overall Category.

Ranking Year Total No. of Publications from
(1) India NIRF Applicants Other
(2) ( 3) Institutions (4)
No. of Pubs. No. % of 2 No. % of 2
India Rankings 2021 429025 324169 75.56 104856 24.44
India Rankings 2022 465913 379032 81.35 86881 18.65

India Rankings 2023 514196 450987 87.71 63209 12.29
Table 16: Total Publications of India: Eligible Institutions and Other Institutions in the Overall Category

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