22 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham researchers in world's top 2% scientists

NEW DELHI: Twenty-two researchers of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham have been ranked in the world’s top 2 percent list of scientists published by the US-based Stanford University. This is the fourth consecutive time that scientists from Amrita University have been included in the list of top scientists.

The number of researchers from the university has increased from 13 to 22 this year. The selection process is based upon a thorough evaluation of research papers published and the cumulative years devoted to research endeavours, it said.

Stanford University has published two separate lists this year. “The first one is formulated considering both the volume of research papers published and the duration spent in research pursuits. The second list, on the other hand, spotlights excellence in research achieved over the past year,” the university said.

Stanford University’s top scientists list

The first list includes eight researchers from Amrita University

• P Venkat Rangan, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham vice-chancellor
• Maneesha V Ramesh, provost
• Jayakumar Rangasamy, professor, Amrita School of Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Kochi.
• Shantikumar Nair, dean and HoS, School of Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Kochi.
• R Krishnakumar, HoD, professor, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kochi.
• Radhika N, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore.
• Bijo Mathew, professor and HoD of Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Kochi.
• Madhav Datta, Professor Emeritus, Amrita School of Engineering

World’s top scientists list

The second list included researchers for their achievements this past year.

• Soman KP, dean of School of Artificial Intelligence, HoD, Computational Engineering and Networking, Coimbatore.
• Aravind Madhavan, research scientist, School of Biotechnology, Amritapuri.
• Vinod VT Padil, professor, School for Sustainable Futures, Amritapuri
• Sanjay Pandey, head, Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad.
• R Krishankumar, School of Computing, Coimbatore.
• Adityakumar Sahu, associate professor, School of Computing, Amaravati.
• Senthilkumar Bhaskar, assistant professor, Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Kochi.
• Sudip Kumar Batabyal, professor, Department of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore.
• JK Madhukesh, post-doctoral fellow, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru
• Manu Raj, professor, Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Kochi.
• Sunil Kumar, assistant professor, Dept of Mathematics, Chennai
• Shantanu Mandal, PhD and Research – Chair Amrita School of Business, Amaravati
• Naveen Kumar, assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru
• Varun Kumar, post-doctoral student, Computational Science Lab (CSL), Bengaluru.