19 IICT scientists in Stanford list of most cited researchers
Hyderabad: A total of 19 scientists from Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), have been featured in Stanford University’s Global Data Base of Top 2 per cent of the most cited researchers, according to a press release. Compared to other CSIR laboratories, the CSIR-IICT also tops the table with the highest number of scientists […]
Hyderabad: A total of 19 scientists from Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), have been featured in Stanford University’s Global Data Base of Top 2 per cent of the most cited researchers, according to a press release.
Compared to other CSIR laboratories, the CSIR-IICT also tops the table with the highest number of scientists to feature in the Stanford University’s Global Data Base. The analysis published in PLOS Biology was conducted using research publications up to the end of 2020, IICT officials said.
The report was prepared by a team of experts led by Prof. John Ioannidis of Stanford University. The database was created to provide updated analyses and a publicly available database of top scientists.
Dr Srivari Chandrasekhar, Dr B.V. Subba Reddy, Dr J.S. Yadav, Dr Gowravaram Sabitha, Dr H.M. Meshram, Dr T.K. Chakraborty and Dr B. Sreedhar of IICT feature under Organic Chemistry list. The data includes Dr. S. Venkata Mohan in Biotechnology, Dr B.M. Reddy in Physical Chemistry, Mohammed Fazlur Rahman in Toxicology, Dr. Rajkumar Banerjee in Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Dr Sundergopal Sridhar in Chemical Engineering, Dr SV Manorama in Materials, Dr Chittaranjan Patra in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Dr. Srinivasan Palaniappan in Polymers. Dr C. Ganesh Kumar, Dr Ashok Kumar Tiwari, Dr J.V. Rao, Dr Kantevari Srinivasin were featured under Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry.
Dr Mannepalli Lakshmi Kantam, Dr Ahmed Kamal, Dr Boyapati Manoranjan Choudary, and Dr Biswanath Das, who were earlier associated with IICT but currently are with other research institutes, were also featured in the Stanford list.
