World’s Top 2% Scientists List of Stanford University features 22 researchers from IIT Guwahati

IIT-Guwahati

Guwahati: Twenty-two faculty members/researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-Guwahati) have been featured among the World’s top 2% Scientists List created by the Stanford University of USA.

The report prepared by experts at Stanford University has listed over 100,000 Scientists, whose published research manuscripts have accelerated progress in their respective fields and influenced the productivity of other researcher’s work as well.

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According to a statement issued by IIT-Guwahati, the list prepared by experts at Stanford University has names of over 1,00,000 scientists, whose published research manuscripts have accelerated progress in their respective fields and influenced the productivity of other researchers as well.

The institute's Director TG Sitharam and other faculty members were listed and ranked for their research publications for the year 2019 and their lifetime contribution to their respective fields of research.

"This recognition of several faculty of the institute in the world's top two percent of scientists list has placed it in the global map of science and has brought great pride to the institute. I congratulate all the 22 scientists and their hard work and commitment to furthering science," said Sitharam.

The following are the researchers from IIT Guwahati who have featured in the list of World’s Top 2% Scientists-

1 Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
2 Mihir Kumar Purkait Department of Chemical Engineering
3 Vijayanand S. Moholkar Department of Chemical Engineering
4 Pravat Kumar Giri Department of Physics,
5 Biman B. Mandal Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
6 Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy Department of Chemistry
7 Kaustubha Mohanty Department of Chemical Engineering
8 Shyam Biswas Department of Chemistry
9 Sanjib Ganguly Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
10 Gautam Biswas (Former Director, IITG) Professor of Mechanical Engineering
11 Pranjal Chandra Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
12 Vaibhav V. Goud Department of Chemical Engineering
13 Ujjwal K. Saha Professor of Mechanical Engineering
14 Ajay S. Kalamdhad Department of Civil Engineering
15 P. Muthukumar Department of Mechanical Engineering
16 Amarendra K. Sarma Department of Physics
17 Rakhesh Singh Kshetrimayum Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
18 M. Groll (Visiting Professor, IITG) Visiting Professor, IITG
19 Bibhas Ranjan Majhi Department of Physics
20 Rajiv Tiwari Department of Mechanical Engineering
21 Debasish Borah Department of Physics