48 Amrita University Researchers Feature in World’s Top 2% Scientists list

Seventeen scientists with Amrita University feature in the career-long category and 44 in the single-year category. Thirteen are acknowledged in both. 

Forty-eight researchers with Amrita University have been named in the 2026 edition of the global citation database widely known as the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list, published in the Elsevier Data Repository using Scopus data.

Elsevier is a global publisher of scientific and academic research. Its Scopus database indexes research publications and tracks citations, providing the data used for the assessment.

How the scientific impact is measured 

The 2026 update measures career-long citation impact up to the end of 2025 and single-year impact based on citations received during 2025. It uses standardised citation indicators, including a composite score that accounts for co-authorship and author positions. Selection includes researchers among the top 100,000 by composite score or within the top 2% of their respective subfields.

Seventeen of Amrita’s scientists feature in the career-long category and 44 in the single-year category, with 13 appearing in both. Their fields span medicine, engineering, material sciences, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, telecommunications, energy, education, and business and management.

Amrita alumni among the world’s top scientists

Deepening the distinction, four of the faculty are also alumni of Amrita—Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh, Pro Vice Chancellor; Dr. Raghu Raman, Dean with the School of Business; Dr. Prema Nedungadi, Associate Dean, School of Computing; and Dr. Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, Professor in Electronics & Communication Engineering.

13 researchers in both lists

1. Dr. Rangasamy Jayakumar – Polymers
2. Dr. R. Krishna Kumar – Cardiovascular System & Hematology
3. Dr. Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan – General & Internal Medicine
4. Dr. Pathirissery Uma Devi – General & Internal Medicine
5. Dr. Pratibha D. Singhi – Pediatrics
6. Dr. Sunit Chandra Singhi – Pediatrics
7. Dr. N. Radhika – Materials
8. Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh – Networking & Telecommunications
9. Dr. Bijo Mathew – Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry
10. Dr. Chalicheemalapalli Kulala Jayasankar – Applied Physics
11. Dr. Raghu Raman – Education
12. Dr. Soman Kotti Padannayil – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
13. Dr. Mani Ulaganathan – Energy

17 career-long researchers

1. Dr. Rangasamy Jayakumar – Polymers
2. Dr. Shantikumar Vasudevan Nair – Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
3. Dr. R. Krishna Kumar – Cardiovascular System & Hematology
4. Dr. Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan – General & Internal Medicine
5. Dr. Pathirissery Uma Devi – General & Internal Medicine
6. Dr. Pratibha D. Singhi – Pediatrics
7. Dr. Sunit Chandra Singhi – Pediatrics
8. Dr. N. Radhika – Materials
9. Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh – Networking & Telecommunications
10. Dr. Bijo Mathew – Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry
11. Dr. Chalicheemalapalli Kulala Jayasankar – Applied Physics
12. Dr. Raghu Raman – Education
13. Dr. Mazhuvancherry Kesavan Unnikrishnan – Pharmacology & Pharmacy
14. Dr. Soman Kotti Padannayil – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
15. Dr. Mani Ulaganathan – Energy
16. Dr. P. Venkat Rangan – Networking & Telecommunications
17. Dr. Usha Rusia – Legal & Forensic Medicine

44 researchers for 2025

1. Dr. Raghu Raman – Education
2. Dr. N. Radhika – Materials
3. Dr. Rangasamy Jayakumar – Polymers
4. Dr. Santanu Mandal – Business & Management
5. Dr. Prema P. Nedungadi – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
6. Dr. Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan – General & Internal Medicine
7. Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh – Networking & Telecommunications
8. Dr. Thulasi Bikku – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
9. Dr. Bijo Mathew – Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry
10. Dr. Nitesh Pandey – Business & Management
11. Dr. R. Krishna Kumar – Cardiovascular System & Hematology
12. Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan – Education
13. Dr. Parvathaneni Naga Srinivasu – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
14. Dr. Feroze Kaliyadan – Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
15. Dr. R. Naveen Kumar – Mechanical Engineering & Transports
16. Dr. M. Suresh – Business & Management
17. Dr. Sanjay Pandey – Neurology & Neurosurgery
18. Dr. Rajesh Kannan Megalingam – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
19. Dr. Prabhakar Krishnan – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
20. Dr. Pratibha D. Singhi – Pediatrics
21. Dr. Soman Kotti Padannayil – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
22. Dr. Chalicheemalapalli Kulala Jayasankar – Applied Physics
23. Dr. Mani Ulaganathan – Energy
24. Dr. Aravind Madhavan – Biotechnology
25. Dr. T. Mohanraj – Materials
26. Dr. Tripty Singh – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
27. Dr. Vedant Singh – Logistics & Transportation
28. Dr. Uthayakumar Marimuthu – Materials
29. Dr. Vaira Vignesh Ramalingam – Materials
30. Dr. Shiva Prasad Kollur – Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
31. Dr. Umashankar Subramaniam – Energy
32. Dr. Dharminder Chaudhary – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
33. Dr. M. Ajithkumar – Mechanical Engineering & Transports
34. Dr. Sudip Kumar Batabyal – Applied Physics
35. Dr. R. Anand – Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
36. Dr. K. M. Mini – Materials
37. Dr. Deepak Kumar Panda – Applied Physics
38. Dr. Parthasarathy Srinivasan – Analytical Chemistry
39. Dr. Chandrashekar Janakiram – Dentistry
40. Dr. C. R. Kesavulu – Applied Physics
41. Dr. Sunit Chandra Singhi – Pediatrics
42. Dr. Sabitha Mangalathillam – Pharmacology & Pharmacy
43. Dr. Subramania Kulathu Iyer – Surgery
44. Dr. Pathirissery Uma Devi – General & Internal Medicine