21 researchers of IIT Guwahati in world’s top 2% scientists list

On a list compiled by Stanford University in the US, twenty-one researchers and faculty members from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) were listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world.

The IIT-G director, Professor TG Sitharam, and 20 other academics were ranked for their research output and citations utilising all Scopus author profiles. According to the institution, other criteria that contributed to their inclusion on the list included their lifelong contributions to particular fields of research.

The list of IIT-G members includes individuals from departments of physics, chemical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics, chemistry, and biosciences and bioengineering.

“This recognition of several faculty in the world’s top 2 per cent of scientists list has placed IIT-Guwahati in the global map of science and has brought great pride to the Institute. I congratulate all the 21 scientists and their hard work and commitment to furthering science,” said Professor Sitharam.

The following is a list of the faculty members listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world:

1. Professor TG Sitharam, director, IIT-Guwahati
2. Professor Vijay S Moholkar, department of chemical engineering
3. Professor PK Giri, department of physics and centre for nanotechnology
4. Professor Mihir Kumar Pulkit, department of chemical engineering
5. Professor Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy, department of chemistry
6. Professor M Groll, visiting professor
7. Professor Biman B Mandal, department of biosciences and bioengineering
8. Professor Kaustubha Mohanty, department of chemical engineering
9. Professor Somanath Majhi, department of electrical and electronics engineering
10. Professor Amarendra K Sarma, department of physics
11. Professor Jubaraj Bikash Baruah, department of chemistry
12. Professor Rakhesh Singh Kshetrimayum, department of electrical and electronics Engineering
13. Professor Rajiv Tiwari, department of mechanical engineering
14. Professor Debabrata Chakraborty, department of mechanical engineering
15. Professor Vaibhav V Goud, department of chemical engineering
16. Professor Ujjwal K Saha, department of mechanical engineering
17. Professor P Muthukumar, department of mechanical engineering
18. Dr Lalit M Pandey, associate professor, department of biosciences and bioengineering
19. Dr Sanjib Ganguly, associate professor, department of electrical and electronics engineering
20. Dr Bibhas Ranjan Majhi, associate professor at the department of physics
21. Dr Ajaikumar B Kunnumakkara, associate professor, department of biosciences and bioengineering.