The CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) here has been ranked first among Indian government research institutions in a study published by the SCImago research group, Spain.
The annual SCImago institutions rankings reflect the scientific, economic and social characteristics of institutions across the world. While the CSIR group of institutions maintained the first position in the category this year, NIIST became the first among 59 ranked government institutions in India, followed by the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, both CSIR institutions. In 2015 also, NIIST was rated first among Indian research institutions in the government sector. However, it improved its global overall ranking from 425 to 353. The CSIR group also improved its overall ranking from 105 to 99.