Stanford University lists 13 IIT Patna professors as the top 2% of scientists in the world

Researchers at Stanford University in the United States have published data on the world’s top 2% of researchers. Thirteen IIT Patna professors, representing a wide range of engineering, science, and humanities disciplines, have been included in the database for the current academic year.

Key Highlight:

• Every year, Stanford University in the United States publishes data on the world’s top 2% of researchers.
• Thirteen IIT Patna professors, representing a wide range of engineering, science, and humanities disciplines, have been included in the database for the current academic year.
• The method categorizes all researchers into 22 main scientific areas and a further 176 sub-areas.
• For all scientists who have published at least five papers, percentiles are also provided for specific fields and subfields.

Data on the top 2% of researchers worldwide, based on research publications, is released annually by Stanford University in the US. Elsevier, a well-known publisher, is behind it. This method categorizes all researchers into 22 main scientific areas and a further 176 sub-areas. For all scientists who have published at least five papers, percentiles are also provided for specific fields and subfields.

IIT Patna, one of India’s most prestigious institutions, is also included in this list. Thirteen (13) IIT Patna professors representing various engineering, science, and humanities disciplines have earned coveted spots in this prestigious registry. All faculty members at IIT Patna receive heartfelt congratulations from the fraternity at IIT Patna for their outstanding work and achievements.

ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY, thirteen IIT Patna faculty members were included in Stanford University’s top 2% of scientists list this year. Every year, Stanford University in the United States publishes data on the world’s top 2% of researchers, based on Elsevier’s publisher of research publications.

As a result of the method, all scientists are divided into 22 main categories and an additional 176 subcategories. All scientists with at least five publications have access to percentiles broken down by field and subfield.

“IIT Patna also claims its valuable position in this list among some renowned Indian institutions. A total of thirteen (13) IIT Patna professors representing a variety of engineering, science, and humanities disciplines have been included in this prestigious database. Faculty members at IIT Patna have their achievements congratulated in an official notice from the institute by the IIT Patna fraternity.

We are elated to share that 13 faculty members from IIT Patna have been ranked among the top 2% of scientists in the world by Stanford University. IIT Patna extends heartfelt congratulations to all the faculty members for their commendable accomplishment.#IITPatna #Scientist pic.twitter.com/NAYXksiwM0

— IIT Patna (@IITPAT) October 28, 2021

Dr Manabendra Pathak, Dr Surjit Paul, Dr Anirban Bhattacharya, and Dr Karali Patra are from the Mechanical Engineering department, while Dr Soumyajyoti Ray and Dr Naveen Kr Nishchal are from the Physics department, while Dr Richa Chaudhary is from the Humanities and Social Sciences department. Other members of the faculty include Dr Asif Iqbal and Dr Sriparna Saha from Computer Science and Engineering, while Dr Pratibham

Patna, IIT, was inaugurated on August 6, 2008 in Bihta. In addition to Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineers, Materials Scientists and Engineers, and Chemistry, the university has ten other departments.