Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: Thirty-eight researchers from Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University have been included in the World’s Top 2% Scientists List for 2026, prepared by Stanford University in the United States in collaboration with Elsevier, a leading academic publishing and information analytics company.
The prestigious ranking recognises researchers based on their scientific impact in two categories: career-long influence and single-year impact. Of the 38 SOA researchers selected, 35 feature in the single-year impact list, while 20 appear in the career-long impact category, with some included in both.
The single-year list evaluates citation impact during the preceding calendar year, while the career-long category reflects a researcher’s scholarly influence over an extended period.
Among the selected researchers, 27 are associated with engineering disciplines at the Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER) and related research institutions. Eight researchers belong to the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPS), while two are from the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital and one from the Institute of Agricultural Sciences.
Prominent names in the career-long impact category include eminent neurosurgeon Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Principal Advisor (Health Sciences), SOA, and late Prof. Pradipta Kumar Dash, former Director of the Multi-Disciplinary Research Cell. Both had previously served as Vice-Chancellors of the university.
Other distinguished researchers on the list include Prof. Kulamani Parida, Prof. Lala Behari Sukla, Prof. Hrudaynath Thatoi, Prof. Sanghamitra Nayak, Prof. Goutam Rath and Prof. Rabindranath Padhy.
SOA Founder President Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak congratulated the researchers on their achievement and wished them continued success in their academic and research pursuits.
The recognition highlights SOA researchers’ contributions across engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, medical sciences and agricultural sciences.
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