Jamshedpur: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur, has once again shone on the global stage. Seven professors from the institute have been selected in the recently released list of the world’s top 2% of scientists.
This achievement reflects NIT Jamshedpur’s research capabilities, international contributions, and growing reputation in the academic world.
The list is compiled by Stanford University and is based on the Scopus database in collaboration with Elsevier. Professor John P.A. Ioanna and his team used specific criteria for selecting scientists, including citation impact, h-index, co-authorship network, and research productivity. The ranking is based on data from 2019-2023 and measures scientists’ career-wise and single-year impact.
A total of 6,239 scientists from India have participated in the 2025 edition, including seven professors from NIT Jamshedpur.
The professors of NIT Jamshedpur included in the list are Balram Ambade: Department of Chemistry, Sunil Kumar: Department of Mathematics, Saikat Ranjan Maiti: Mechanical Engineering, Satish Kumar: Chemical Engineering, Surjeet Kundu: Electronics and Communications, V.P. Meena: Electrical Engineering, Sanjay Kumar: Mechanical Engineering
These professors have been selected based on their significant research contributions, published articles in international journals, and patents. Their work has focused on topics such as mathematical modeling, data analysis, materials science, thermal engineering, electronics, and chemical engineering.
The institute stated that this achievement not only enhances the prestige of NIT Jamshedpur but also inspires students to pursue research. This is also expected to increase government funding, international collaborations, and student placements.
