Research Excellence Milestone
Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) disclosed that nineteen of its faculty members have been included in the Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List, a global ranking that recognises researchers whose publications have achieved significant scholarly impact. This representation marks a doubling of the university’s presence on the list compared with the previous year; ten MUJ researchers were listed for 2025 and only five for 2024.
The nineteen scholars named are Dr. Chaitanya Baliram Pande, Dr. Kuldip Singh Sangwan, Dr. Ajay Kumar, Dr. Pushpendra Kumar Singh Rathore, Dr. Deepak Kumar, Dr. Asaithambi Perumal, Dr. Ravi Kumar Sharma, Dr. Bishwajit Dey, Dr. Somya Rakesh Goyal, Dr. Abdul Haseeb Ganie, Dr. Vijaypal Singh Dhaka, Dr. Veer Singh, Dr. Ashish Goyal, Dr. Pramod Singh Rathore, Dr. Pulakraj Aryan, Dr. Jayasmita Jana, Dr. Saurabh Dewangan, Dr. Pravin Kumar Singh and Dr. Himmat Singh Kushwah.
During the felicitation ceremony, President Dr. N. N. Sharma personally interacted with the recognised researchers, congratulating them on their achievement and underscoring the contribution of their work to MUJ’s growing research profile and global academic standing.
MUJ, established in 2011 and operating under the Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG), is NAAC A+ accredited and has recently received a QS 5‑star overall rating. The university occupies a 122‑acre campus in Jaipur, Rajasthan, and offers programmes across engineering, computer science, management, law, architecture, humanities and sciences. The institution emphasises interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, entrepreneurship and industry partnership to foster impactful research.
The university’s leadership reiterated its commitment to further strengthen its national and international research ecosystem, aiming to enhance its position in the global academic landscape.