LVPEI Hyderabad researchers in world ranking of top 2 percent scientists

Hyderabad: Six noted scientists from city-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) have been listed among the top researchers (lifetime achievers) in the world in a study done by Stanford University. According to a press release here on Wednesday, the scientists who are part of the top researchers included Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Founder and Distinguished […]

Hyderabad: Six noted scientists from city-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) have been listed among the top researchers (lifetime achievers) in the world in a study done by Stanford University.

According to a press release here on Wednesday, the scientists who are part of the top researchers included Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Founder and Distinguished Chair of Eye Health, Prof Dorairajan Balasubramanian, Director Emeritus, Prof Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, Dr Savitri Sharma, Director Emeritus, Laboratory Services, Prof Jill Keeffe, Visiting Professor, Dr Shivaji Sisinthy, Director Emeritus, Prof Brien Holden Eye Research Centre and Dr Prashant Garg, Executive Chair of LVPEI.

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Former LVPEI faculty including Dr Virender Sangwan, Dr Santosh Honavar, Dr Jay Chhablani, Dr Ravi Thomas and Dr Undurti N Das are also included in the list.

Senior researchers including Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Prof Balasubramanian, Dr Savitri Sharma, Prof Jill Keeffe and Dr Shivaji Sisinthy were listed as the top 2 per cent world scientists last year also in a similar study that was published by Stanford University for the first time.

Apart from that, the Stanford University also conducted a study to generate the research impact of scientists in a single year in 2020. Close to 12 LVPEI researchers, including the 6 lifetime achievers, figured among the top eye researchers of 2020. Apart from the six lifetime achievers, the other scientists include Prof Mohammad Javed Ali, Dr Swathi Kaliki, Dr Taraprasad Das, Dr Rohit C Khanna, Dr Milind N Naik and Dr Sayan Basu.

“Research has been an integral part and LVPEI has over 3600 publications to its credit. I congratulate everyone on the global eye researchers list,” said Dr Gullapalli N Rao, said. The database of top-cited scientists has been created by a team of scientists at Stanford University, USA, and Elsevier BV, a Netherlands-based publishing company.

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