India 3rd-largest contributor to global research

growing rapidly

- Vikrant Jha

India's academic research output is growing rapidly, positioning the nation as the third-largest contributor to global research, according to data by Springer Nature, an open research organisation.

Between 2021 and 2023, the country recorded a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% in research, with Springer Nature witnessing an even higher growth rate of 15% under its ecosystem during the same period.

The surge comes despite India spending only 0.7% of its GDP on research, compared to 2%-4% in many developed countries.