<p>Scientists of the Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) have received international recognition in the ‘World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists’.</p>.<p>According to a press note from S V N Vijayendra, coordinator, Information and Publicity, CFTRI, nine researchers, both present and former scientists of the institute, have received the international recognition for their achievements in Food Science and Biotechnology.</p>.<p>The recognition is published in a recently released ‘World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists’, compiled on the basis of an independent study, carried out by Stanford University researchers.</p>.<p>Out of 18 researchers listed in the Food Science area from India, eight former and present researchers --- K Srinivasan, R N Taranathan, N K Rastogi, G K Jayaprakasha, P S Negi, Suvendu Bhattacharya, K Akhilender Naidu and K R Bhattacharya -- are from CFTRI. Besides, S Divakar has received recognition in the area of Biotechnology.</p>.<p>Among the researchers, Rastogi and Negi are currently in service. The analysis was conducted using citations from Scopus, for assessing scientists for career-long citation impact till the end of 2019 and the citation impact during a single calendar year 2019. The scientists were organised into 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields, using the indicators.</p>.<p>The researchers at Stanford University, California, USA, have created a database of 1,59,684 top scientists of the world on the basis of standardised citation indicators which include information on citations, H-index, co-authorship and a composite indicator, for conducting the study.</p>
<p>Scientists of the Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) have received international recognition in the ‘World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists’.</p>.<p>According to a press note from S V N Vijayendra, coordinator, Information and Publicity, CFTRI, nine researchers, both present and former scientists of the institute, have received the international recognition for their achievements in Food Science and Biotechnology.</p>.<p>The recognition is published in a recently released ‘World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists’, compiled on the basis of an independent study, carried out by Stanford University researchers.</p>.<p>Out of 18 researchers listed in the Food Science area from India, eight former and present researchers --- K Srinivasan, R N Taranathan, N K Rastogi, G K Jayaprakasha, P S Negi, Suvendu Bhattacharya, K Akhilender Naidu and K R Bhattacharya -- are from CFTRI. Besides, S Divakar has received recognition in the area of Biotechnology.</p>.<p>Among the researchers, Rastogi and Negi are currently in service. The analysis was conducted using citations from Scopus, for assessing scientists for career-long citation impact till the end of 2019 and the citation impact during a single calendar year 2019. The scientists were organised into 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields, using the indicators.</p>.<p>The researchers at Stanford University, California, USA, have created a database of 1,59,684 top scientists of the world on the basis of standardised citation indicators which include information on citations, H-index, co-authorship and a composite indicator, for conducting the study.</p>