20 from Solan university feature in Stanford’s list of world’s top 2% scientists
Twenty researchers from Shoolini University have been recognised among the world’s top two per cent scientists in a list compiled by Stanford University, based on Scopus data from Elsevier.
The Stanford University list, widely regarded as a benchmark for scientific impact, features two distinct categories: One based on career-long data and another focusing on performance in the year 2023.
Congratulating the researchers, Shoolini University Founder and Chancellor Prof PK Khosla said, “The recognition highlights the university’s growing influence in global research and its commitment to scientific excellence.”
Vice-Chancellor Prof Atul Khosla said he was proud of the achievements of researchers. He expressed hope that their numbers would increase in the top two per cent list in the years to come.
Researchers recognised for their outstanding performance in 2023 include Sadanand Pandey, Pardeep Singh, Gaurav Sharma, Pankaj Raizada, Amit Kumar, Shyam Singh Chandel, Santanu Mukherjee, Dhriti Kapoor, Anil Kumar, Vasudha Hasija, Amit Kumar, Anita Sudhaik, Pooja Dhiman, Rohit Sharma, Gururaj Kudur Jayaprakash, Rohit Jasrotia, Dinesh Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Deepak Kumar and Poonam Negi.
Eight of these scientists, who were also featured in the career-long impact list, are Sadanand Pandey, Santanu Mukherjee, Gaurav Sharma, Shyam Singh Chandel, Pardeep Singh, Amit Kumar, Pankaj Raizada, and Anil Kumar.
Shoolini University scored far better in the Stanford University’s list than those institutions which were ranked higher under the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF) of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The university is ranked 70 in the NIRF.
The university’s researchers have been consistently improving representation in the top two per cent list. From mere five per cent in 2020, the university now has 20 researchers in the list.
The Stanford University list employs a comprehensive methodology to evaluate scientific impact. It considers various metrics including citations, h-index and a composite indicator known as the c-score. The list also takes into account factors such as self-citations and data on retracted papers while ensuring a holistic assessment of each scientist’s work. Scientists are classified into 22 broad scientific fields and 174 sub-fields, following the standard Science-Metrix classification.
