2 PEC teachers named among top 2% scientists in world by Stanford

While Sanjeev Kumar is actively engaged in the research field of nanowires, ferroelectrics and advanced functional materials, Kamal Kumar is doing his research in the area of advanced manufacturing processes, material processing and biodegradable orthopaedic implants. 

As per a report published in The Tribune, two faculty members of Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Sanjeev Kumar, professor, Applied Science Department, and Kamal Kumar, assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering, have made it to a list that represents the top two per cent most-cited scientists in the world. 

The analysis, which was conducted using research publications up to 2020-end, was published in peer-reviewed scientific journal PLOS Biology. The data includes all scientists who are among the top 1,00,000 scientists across all fields, according to the composite citation index. 

Stanford University has recently released a list that represents the top 2 per cent of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. The list has 1,59,683 persons with nearly 1,500 Indians, majority from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and other top institutes, in it.  

Sanjeev Kumar is actively engaged in the research field of nanowires, ferroelectrics and advanced functional materials. His name has been included in a list of career-long data and single year impact (2020). He has also been awarded INDIA Top Cited Paper Award 2020 by IOP Publishing, UK. Kamal Kumar is doing his research in the area of advanced manufacturing processes, material processing and biodegradable orthopaedic implants. His name is included in a list of single year impact (2020). 

Prof Baldev Setia, Director of Punjab Engineering College, congratulated both faculty members for the achievement. 

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