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Prathap1–5 curated material from a web application6–9 to focus on various aspects of scientific excellence in universities and research institutions in India in major subject areas using Scopus data collected for the SCImago Institutions Ranking10. During 2008–2012, only 70 unique institutions in India had published more than 500 papers in at least one major subject area1. Altogether there were 213 Units of Assessment (UoAs) reflecting the fact that many institutions had exceeded this threshold in multiple subject areas. The latest data covering scientific articles published during the window 2011–2015 cover 24 major subject areas and there are now 120 institutions and 353 UoAs, showing a steady and impressive progress over recent years.
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