Six researchers from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), including three from Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), have been recognised in the top scientists worldwide list in a study by Stanford University.
A statement by MAHE said that the list of top scientists was generated by John P A Ioannidis from Stanford University and his research collaborators based on the single-year impact of the research work in the year 2020. The exhaustive list includes the top 2 percentile scientists of the world from different fields based on scientific publication standardized citation indications and was assessed based on parameters such as the number of citations, co-authorship, and a composite indicator.
‘Proud moment’
Of the six scientists, three are from MIT in Manipal. Raja Selvaraj from Chemical Engineering department of MIT figured in ‘Biotechnology - Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry’ subject; Raghavendra U from Instrumentation and Control Engineering of MIT figured in ‘Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing - Biomedical Engineering- Information and Communication Technologies’; and Ali Tanweer from Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering of MIT was listed in ‘Networking and Telecommunications - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing - Information and Communication Technologies’ subject.
Acharya Shashidhar from Manipal College of Dental Sciences featured in ‘Dentistry - Pharmacology and Pharmacy - Clinical Medicine’ subject area; Mutalik Srinivas from Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences was figured in ‘Pharmacology and Pharmacy - Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry - Clinical Medicine’ subject, and Satheesha Nayak B from Melaka-Manipal Medical College was listed in ‘Anatomy and Morphology - General and Internal Medicine - Clinical Medicine’ subject.
Congratulating the researchers, Lt Gen MD Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor of MAHE, said MAHE is extremely proud of its researchers who all are making a mark in the global level. “This is a great moment of celebration for us as our researchers have repeatedly proved to be among the best in the world,” he said.