Solan, September 18
In a significant achievement, 20 researchers from Shoolini University have been recognised among the world’s top 2 per cent scientists in a prestigious list compiled by Stanford University, based on Scopus data from Elsevier.
The Stanford University list, widely regarded as a benchmark for scientific impact, features two distinct categories: one based on career-long data and another focusing on performance in the year 2023.
Congratulating the researchers, Founder and Chancellor Prof PK Khosla said “the recognition highlights the university’s growing influence in global research and its commitment to scientific excellence.”. Vice Chancellor Prof Atul Khosla said he was proud of the achievements of the researchers and expressed the hope that their numbers would increase in the top two per cent list in the years to come.
The researchers recognised for their outstanding performance in 2023 include: Sadanand Pandey, Pardeep Singh, Gaurav Sharma, Pankaj Raizada, Amit Kumar, Shyam Singh Chandel, Santanu Mukherjee, Dhriti Kapoor, Anil Kumar, Vasudha Hasija, Amit Kumar, Anita Sudhaik, Pooja Dhiman, Rohit Sharma, Gururaj Kudur Jayaprakash, Rohit Jasrotia, Dinesh Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Deepak Kumar, and Poonam Negi.
Eight of these scientists also featured in the career-long impact list: Sadanand Pandey, Santanu Mukherjee, Gaurav Sharma, Shyam Singh Chandel, Pardeep Singh, Amit Kumar, Pankaj Raizada, and Anil Kumar.
Meanwhile, Shoolini University has scored far better in the Stanford University’s list than those universities which were ranked higher under the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF) of the Union Education ministry. The University was ranked 70 in NIRF and has 20 researchers in the top two per cent of the world’s two per cent scientists list.
The university’s researchers have been consistently improving representation in the top two per cent list. From mere 5 per cent in 2020, the university now has 20 researchers in the list.
The Stanford University list employs a comprehensive methodology to evaluate scientific impact. It considers various metrics including citations, h-index, and a composite indicator known as the c-score. The list also takes into account factors such as self-citations and data on retracted papers, ensuring a holistic assessment of each scientist’s work.Scientists are classified into 22 broad scientific fields and 174 sub-fields, following the standard Science-Metrix classification. This categorization provides insight into each researcher’s specific area of expertise and impact.
For a young institution like Shoolini University, founded in 2009, this level of recognition is particularly noteworthy. It places the university alongside some of the most established research institutions globally. The institution aims to build on this success by continuing to support its researchers and fostering an environment conducive to groundbreaking scientific work.
