University reference

Banaras Hindu University

Banaras Hindu University, established in 1916, is an active ROR organization in Varanasi, IN. ROR classifies the organization under education, funder. This profile preserves public aliases, acronyms, external identifiers, location details and organization relationships supplied by the Research Organization Registry, then links the record to other organizations in the same city and country and to recorded airports in the same city. It is a directory profile, not a university ranking, quality assessment, admissions guide or statement of endorsement by ROR or DataOfWorld.

9City Organizations
1,932Country Organizations
1Country Count
2Ror Child Count
1Ror Related Count
5City Peers Count
5Country Peers Count
1City Airports Count

Key facts

ROR identifier
https://ror.org/04cdn2797
Country
IN
City
Varanasi
Administrative area
Uttar Pradesh
Website
http://www.bhu.ac.in/
Established
1916
Organization types
education, funder
Aliases
Benares Hindu University, Kashi Hindu Vishvavidyalay
Acronyms
BHU
External identifiers
fundref501100002742
gridgrid.411507.6
isni0000 0001 2287 8816
wikidataQ806116
Organization relationships
child04y75dx46, 01kh5gc44
related04gcrjz11, 01jjk2f56
Latitude
25.31668
Longitude
83.01041
ROR last modified
2026-06-23

ROR identity context

Names, identifiers and relationships

These identifiers describe the organization record and do not imply ranking or endorsement.

AliasesBenares Hindu University, Kashi Hindu Vishvavidyalay
AcronymsBHU
FUNDREF identifiers501100002742
GRID identifiersgrid.411507.6
ISNI identifiers0000 0001 2287 8816
WIKIDATA identifiersQ806116
ROR child relationships04y75dx46, 01kh5gc44
ROR related relationships04gcrjz11, 01jjk2f56

Wikidata structured context

Published identifiers and revision

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QIDQ806116
Revision2523837638
Modified2026-07-28T08:37:34Z
Structured labelBanaras Hindu University
Websitehttp://www.bhu.ac.in
Country QIDQ668
Inception
after0
before0
calendarmodelhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1985727
precision11
time+1916-02-04T00:00:00Z
timezone0

OpenAlex institution metadata

Works and research-topic context

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73848Indexed works
3877744Citations recorded

Published topics: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Metal complexes synthesis and properties, Algal biology and biofuel production, Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Conducting polymers and applications, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Annual indicator

Institution works indexed by OpenAlex

5,889.00 works2024

Institution-level yearly works counts in OpenAlex; not a ranking or quality measure. Values retain the source period and unit.

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20204,285.00 works——
20193,247.00 works——
20182,955.00 works——
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20142,047.00 works——
20131,813.00 works——
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20111,531.00 works——
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