4 NU Profs feature in world’s top 2% scientists list

Nagaland University (NU) Tuesday announced that four of its faculty members have been featured in the ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists List’ prepared by Stanford University, United States.
The four members include Prof. Ambrish Singh, Department of Chemistry; Prof. Joginder Singh, Department of Botany; Prof. Prabhakar Sharma, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Technology and Prof. Pranav Kumar Prabhakar, Department of Biotechnology.
The ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists’ list, compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier, identifies researchers with the most significant global impact, representing only the top 2% across 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields. Rankings are based on a composite citation index (c-score), derived from six bibliometric indicators, including total citations, h-index, and citations to first, last, or single-author papers.
NU vice chancellor Prof. Jagadish K Patnaik, congratulated the faculty and said their inclusion in the prestigious list would inspire students and researchers to pursue excellence and strengthen the University’s vision of advancing world-class research.
“We are immensely proud of our faculty members whose outstanding contributions have brought international recognition to Nagaland University,” Prof. Jagadish K Patnaik said.
The university maintained that this recognition placed the NU faculty among the most influential scientists worldwide, celebrating their contributions to cutting-edge research and knowledge advancement.
“With this recognition, Nagaland University reinforces its growing stature in the global research community and its commitment to scientific excellence for societal advancement,” it stated.
In addition, Prof. Ambrish Singh (Chemistry) and Prof. Pranav Kumar Prabhakar (Biotechnology) have also been featured in the exclusive Career-Long Top 2% Scientists category, which honours researchers whose lifetime body of work has consistently shaped and advanced global scientific knowledge.