Eleven faculty members of Central University of Punjab featured in ‘Stanford’s top International Scientist List 2023’

Bathinda, October 6, 2023: Eleven faculty members and an ex-faculty from the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) have secured their place in the list of top international scientists named "Updated Science-wide Author Databases of Stanford Citation Indicators" for conducting exceptional research work in the calendar year 2022. 

This database was released by Stanford University, USA and published by Elsevier Data Repository on October 4, 2023.  Central University of Punjab has showcased significant improvement by increasing the number of Scientists featured in Stanford’s top International Scientist List from eight faculty members in 2022 to eleven faculty members in 2023.
 
The selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above in their field. The compilers of this database have classified the top scientists in the world into 22 different fields and 174 subfields, following the standard Science-Metrix classification. The research group of John P.A. Ioannidis (Stanford, USA) curated two different databases to recognize the top scientists for their outstanding research contribution in single recent year and their entire careers. This work uses Scopus data provided by Elsevier through ICSR Lab. Notably, CUPB scientists have made their mark in both these databases.
 
The global database of scientist who have made exceptional contribution in single recent year pertaining to citations received during calendar year 2022 featured following eleven faculty members  and an ex-faculty of the Central University of Punjab: Prof. Vinod Kumar Garg (Dept. of Environmental Science and Technology), Prof. Raj Kumar (Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products), Dr. Puneet Kumar (Dept. of Pharmacology), Dr. Randhir Singh (Dept. of Pharmacology), Dr. Balachander Vellingiri (Dept. of Zoology), Dr. Shashank Kumar (Dept. of Biochemistry), Dr. Ashok Kumar (Dept. of Physics), Dr. Vikas Jaitak (Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products), Dr. Anjana Bali (Dept. of Pharmacology), Dr. Sachin Kumar (Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics), Dr. Vikram Deep Monga (Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products), and Dr. Nasir Salam (Ex- faculty, Dept. of Microbiology).
 
The above scientists have been recognized for their contributions in various disciplines, including Environmental Sciences; Oncology & Carcinogenesis; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry; General Physics; Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry; General & Internal Medicine; Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Nuclear & Particle Physics; and Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry.
 
Among the recognized faculty members, Prof. Vinod Kumar Garg from CUPB Dept. of Environmental Science and Technology, who got featured in Stanford’s top 2% scientist list for three consecutive years 2020, 2021, and 2022, continues to outshine in the prestigious career-long database of "top international scientists list’ of 2023, for making remarkable contributions in their discipline throughout his career.
 
Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari, the Vice-Chancellor, stated that it is a moment of great pride and joy for the Central University of Punjab to see our eleven faculty members and an ex-faculty recognized among the top international scientists. This recognition is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and outstanding research contributions of our faculty. It also reflects the university's commitment to promoting research and innovation. We are confident that this achievement will inspire our faculty and students to strive for excellence and make even greater contributions to the world of science and research.