JAIPUR: Two Indian scientists and professors of the University of Rajasthan (RU) — (Late) R C Mehrotra and I P Jain — have been made it to the list of top 2% scientists in the world by the renowned Stanford University of US after conducting a high-level independent study.
(Late) Prof. R C Mehrotra, department of chemistry, RU, has been ranked 450th in the world ranking in organic and nuclear chemistry, while Prof. I P Jain, physics department, currently working at the Centre for Non-Conventional Energy Resources, has been ranked 1,574th in the world ranking.
Vice-chancellor Prof. Rajeev Jain said that this was a great and proud moment for the university. It reflects the dedication and hard work of the university in the field of research. He further said that this achievement would inspire researchers at the university who are currently working on various programmes.
In 1983, Prof. I P Jain, an RU alumnus, worked with Nobel laureate Prof. Kai Siegbhan in Sweden for 13 months in the field of electron spectroscopy. While talking to TOI, he said that he has dedicated his entire life for research even after retiring in 2006.