The Stanford Global list is prepared based on papers published and the years spent on research.

KOCHI, Nov 3 (The CONNECT) - For the third time in a row, scientists from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham have been ranked in the world’s top 2 percent list of scientists published by the prestigious US-based Stanford University.

The number of researchers increases from 10 to 13 this year.

The list is prepared based on papers published and the years spent on research.

Two lists are published for the year 2022. The first list is based on the research papers published and the years spent on research, and the second list is based on excellence in research during the past year.

The first list includes eight researchers from the university: Dr. P Venkat Rangan,Vice-Chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Dr. Manisha V Ramesh,Provost, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Professor Santhikumar Nair; Dean of Amrita School of Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, Professor School of Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Dr. R Krishnakumar, Professor and Head at Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita School of Medicine, Dr. Madhav Datta, Emeritus Professor, Dr. N Radhika, Professor at Amrita School of Engineering, Dr. Bijoy Mathew and Professor at Amrita School of Pharmacy

The second list is based on the research done over the past year, mentioned below researchers finds place in the 2nd list as well -

Dr. Manisha V Ramesh, Prof. Shanthikumar Nair, Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, Dr. R. Krishnakumar, Dr. Bijo Mathew, and Dr. N Radhika, Dr. K P Soman, Associate Dean of Amrita School of Computing, Dr. K A Ramachandran, Professor at Amrita School of Engineering, Dr. K Mansoor;Professor at Amrita School of Nano Sciences and Molecular Medicine, Dr. R Krishankumar,  Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Computing and Dr. M. Suresh, Professor at Amrita School of Management.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a multi-campus, multidisciplinary Institution of Eminence accredited by NAAC. It is also ranked the 5th Best Overall University in India in the 2020 National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF). Amrita continues to be the No. 1 Private University in India as per THE 2020 world rankings as well. The university has been awarded two UNESCO Chairs namely the UNESCO Chair for Experiential Learning for Sustainable Innovation & Development and the UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality & Women Empowerment. The university headquartered at Coimbatore is spread across six campuses in three states — Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. Amrita partners with academic, industry and governmental institutions across the world to accomplish human-centred, translational, and groundbreaking research. To date, Amrita has more than 500 collaborations from more than 200 signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs). Some of Amrita’s partners include Harvard University, Columbia University, King’s College London, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, VU Amsterdam, the British Geological Society, University of Oxford, Italian National Research Council, Deakin University, and the University of Tokyo. Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), a world-renowned humanitarian leader is the founder, Chancellor, and guiding light of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Amma’s words, thoughts, and vision for education and research have shaped the university’s mission and