32 IIT-BHU researchers in top scientists’ list of US univ

Varanasi: A total of 32 researchers and faculty members from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi and the director of the institute Prof Pramod Kumar Jain have been featured among the world’s top 2% scientists list created by the Stanford University, US.
“This recognition of several faculties in the world’s top 2% of Scientists List has placed IIT (BHU) Varanasi in the global map of science and has brought great pride to the institute,” said the IIT(BHU) director Prof Pramod Kumar Jain. He congratulated all the 32 scientists for their hard-work and commitment to furthering Science.
Prof Jain said that the number is more than double compared to last year. These researchers and faculty members have been ranked for their research publications, citations using all Scopus author profiles and their lifetime contribution to their specific fields of research in the list.
According to him, for the selection of the top 2% list, the scientists were classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. The selection was based on the top 1,00,000 scientists by c-score or a percentile rank of 2% or above in the sub-field. As many as 1,95,605 scientists are included in the career-long database and 200,409 scientists are included in the single recent year data set.
The IIT (BHU) Varanasi faculty members who have featured in the Stanford University list are from various scientific fields including the departments of mechanical engineering, chemistry, biochemical and pharmaceutical engineering, material science, electrical and electronics.
The glorious journey of IIT (BHU) Varanasi began in 1919, as Benares Engineering College (BENCO) with just 75 students, two departments and two hostels. The foundation of this prestigious institution was laid by the visionary, Bharat Ratna Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and under his guidance, it had grown to become a premier technical institute, giving around 50,000 degrees and currently leading the nation with a strength of more than 7,500 people including the students, faculty and non-teaching staff. “Since its journey from BENCO to IIT (BHU) the institute has pioneered in various fields and boasts of one of the largest alumni networks in the country,” said the director.