20 SRM-AP faculty members feature among world’s top 2% scientists

Amaravati: SRM University-AP has achieved a significant milestone in research excellence, with 20 faculty members featuring in the world’s top 2 per cent scientists list, compared with seven researchers recognised last year.

The recognition highlights the university’s expanding research capabilities, multidisciplinary expertise and commitment to producing high-impact scientific contributions. The list is compiled by researchers at Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier, using Scopus-based citation metrics to assess the impact of scientific research.

Speaking at a felicitation ceremony on campus, Vice-Chancellor Prof Ch Satish Kumar stressed the importance of research quality and long-term impact over numerical indicators. Prof Soumitra Datta, Advisor to the SRM Group, emphasised that knowledge creation was central to a university’s identity. Dr Karthik Rajendran, Dean of Quality Assurance and Rankings, highlighted the role of research impact in institutional rankings. Prof Ranjit Thapa, Dean of Research, noted that the number of recognised faculty members had increased from seven to 20 in a year.

The awardees include Prof Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian, Dr Akash Balakrishnan, Dr Deblina Dutta, Prof Saraju Mohanty, Prof Karthik Rajendran, Prof Lakshminarayana Polavarapu, Prof Upadrasta Ramamurty, Prof Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, Prof Corrado Di Natale, Dr Sudip Pan and Dr Pintu Bhunia, among others.

Registrar Dr Vinayak Kalluri said the recognition reflected the breadth of research undertaken across disciplines.

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