Stanford University Rankings: More than 65 scientists from Pune are among the top 2% in the world

When contacted, Dr Ramakrishnan Raman, Vice-Chancellor, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University said the prestigious achievement underscores the varsity’s commitment to foster excellence in research and interdisciplinary innovation. “As the Vice-Chancellor, I am immensely proud of the recognition that 11 faculty members are in the global top 2 per cent scientist rankings. We are also supported by dedicated faculty members who strive for academic excellence,” Dr Raman told The Indian Express. Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro-VC, SIU said this achievement showcases the exceptional work being done by the institution towards impactful research.

Dr Sundeep Salvi retains the number 1 Respiratory Scientist in India for the fourth year in a row and has also jumped his global ranking from No. 50 in 2023, to number 35 in the world this year out of 65,702 global respiratory scientists. “It is good to see Pune on the world map of lung research,” Dr Salvi said. Dr Chittaranjan Yajnik, noted diabetologist from the KEM Hospital, Pune also retains his position in the top 2 per cent in the world for the 4ttsuccessive year. He has pioneered several landmark studies in the field of diabetes which are recognized worldwide.

When contacted, Dr Yajnik told The Indian Express that their research on the developmental origins of health disease (DOHaD) offers hope for future generations that good nutrition and healthy lifestyle of young girls in the society will help break the curse of intergenerational programming of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Indians. “We had a good year with path-breaking findings and it will help policy makers do the right things for the right reasons,” Dr Yajnik said.

At IUCAA, Professor Surhud More said that the large number of scientists from Pune in the list underscores not only the volume but also the quality of the science research activity happening in Pune in various scientific fields.

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Registrar Jayakumar congratulated Vidya Arankalle, Amit Kandhare, Varsha Pokharkar, Subhash Bodhankar and Atmaram Pawar, who have been recognised in the Stanford University Ranking which lists the top 2 per cent of scientists globally.

SPPU: 14, SIU: 11, NCL: 12, IUCAA: 9, DY Patil: 4, and IISER (Pune): 4

Dr Pragya Yadav from ICMR-National Institute of Virology also figures in the list.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Dr BHVS Narayana Murthy, Vice Chancellor Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DU), congratulated Prof P K Khanna, Prof Balasubramanian K, Prof Unnikrishnan, Prof Bhaskar Mazumdar, Prof Prashant Kulkarni and Prof Bazil Raj for their contribution in defence related futuristic technologies that was highly recognised on standardized citation metrics as influential researchers worldwide.

The Stanford University annual rankings are a widely recognised source of global rankings of the top 2 per cent scientists in the world.