In a commendable achievement, 22 researchers hailing from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham have earned a coveted spot in Stanford University’s esteemed list of top scientists. This marks the fourth consecutive year that researchers from Amrita have secured a position within the top 2% globally, according to the rankings released by the prestigious US-based institution. The selection process for this distinguished list is based on a thorough evaluation of research papers published and the cumulative years devoted to research endeavors.

For the year 2023, Stanford University has unveiled two separate lists. The first one is formulated considering both the volume of research papers published and the number of years spent in research pursuits. The second list, on the other hand, spotlights excellence in research achieved over the past year.

In the Career long list, eight scientists have been recognized:

• Dr. P Venkat Rangan, Vice-Chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
• Dr. Maneesha V Ramesh, Provost, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
• Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, Professor, Amrita School of Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Kochi
• Prof. Shantikumar Nair, Dean & HoS, School of Nanosciences & Molecular Medicine, Kochi
• Dr. R. Krishnakumar, HoD, Professor, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kochi
• Dr. Radhika N., Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore
• Dr. Bijo Mathew, Professor & HoD, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Kochi
• Dr. Madhav Datta, Professor Emeritus, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

In the year long list, based on the research done over the past year, the following scientists have been recognized:

• Dr. Maneesha V Ramesh, Provost, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
• Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, Professor, Amrita School of Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Kochi
• Prof. Shantikumar Nair, Dean & HoS, School of Nanosciences & Molecular Medicine, Kochi
• Dr. R. Krishnakumar, HoD, Professor, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kochi
• Dr. Radhika N., Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore
• Dr. Bijo Mathew, Professor & HoD, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Kochi
• Dr. Soman K. P., Dean, School of Artificial Intelligence | Head of Department, Computational Engineering and Networking, Coimbatore
• Dr. Aravind Madhavan, Research Scientist, School of Biotechnology, Amritapuri
• Dr. Vinod V. T. Padil, Professor, School for Sustainable Futures, Amritapuri
• Dr. Sanjay Pandey, Head, Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad
• Dr. R. Krishankumar, School of Computing, Coimbatore
• Dr. Adityakumar Sahu, Associate Professor, School of Computing, Amaravati
• Dr. Senthilkumar Bhaskar, Assistant Professor, Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Kochi
• Dr. Sudip Kumar Batabyal, Professor, Department of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore
• Dr. J.K Madhukesh, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru
• Dr. Manu Raj, Professor, Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Kochi
• Dr. Sunil Kumar, Assistant Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai 
• Dr. Shantanu Mandal, PhD. & Research – Chair ASB, Amaravati
• Dr. Naveen Kumar – Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru
• Dr. Varun Kumar – Post-doctoral student, Computational Science Lab (CSL), Bengaluru