Hubballi: Six researchers from KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Prof. Tejraj Aminabhavi, Dr. Nagaraj Shetti, Prof. Vinayak Gaitonde, Prof. Nagaraj Banapurmath, Dr. Mohanakrishna Gunda, and Dr. Shweta Malode are ranked among the world’s top 2% of scientists in the 2021 List of outstanding researchers prepared by Elsevier BV, Netherlands and Stanford University, USA.
Prof. Tejraj M. Aminabhavi and Dr. Nagaraj P. Shetti are receiving this recognition for a successive third year. This is the newest data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators”. This ranking has been standardised using information from citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted h-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator. Separate data were shown for career-long and single-year impacts. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. Field-and subfield-specific percentiles are also provided for all scientists who have published at least five papers. Career-long data are updated to end-of-2021. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Prof. Tejraj M. Aminabhavi is working as Director of Research, School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, and he is also a Diamond Jubilee Professor at Karnataka University, Dharwad. Prof. Aminabhavi ranked among the top 2% of scientists for career-long and single-year impact. Prof. Aminabhavi has published more than 950 research articles in internationally reputed journals with more than 50,642 citations and 110 as h-index. His research interests are in polymer science and technology, waste to energy, environmental science, and drug delivery.
Dr. Nagaraj P. Shetti is working as an Associate Professor, School of Advanced Sciences at KLE Technological University, Hubballi. Dr. Shetti ranked among the top 2% of scientists for career-long and single-year impact. Dr. Shetti has published more than 270 research articles in internationally reputed journals with more than 9560 citations and 62 as h-index. His research interests are in nanomaterials applications, sensors, biosensors, wastewater treatment, waste to energy, and hydrogen energy production.
Prof. Vinayak N. Gaitonde is working as Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi. Prof. Gaitonde ranked among the top 2% of scientists for career-long and single-year impact. Prof. Gaitonde has published more than 173 research articles in internationally reputed journals with more than 5692 citations and 40 as h-index. His fields of interest include process modelling and optimization, the application of artificial neural networks (ANN), and robust design in manufacturing processes.
Prof. Nagaraj R. Banapurmath is working as Professor and Head of the Center for Material Science. He has published more than 306 research articles in internationally reputed journals with more than 4913 citations and 36 as h-index in his research career. His research interests are in materials science, alternative fuels, nanotechnology, and renewable energy technology.
Dr. Mohanakrishna Gunda, an Associate Professor from the School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, is ranked among the top 2% of scientists for a single year’s impact. He has published more than 85 research articles in internationally reputed journals with more than 4518 citations and 38 as h-index in his research career. His research interests are in environmental biotechnology, microbial electro-synthesis, and microbial fuel cells.
Dr. Shweta J. Malode, an Assistant Professor from the School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, is ranked among the top 2% of scientists for a single-year impact. She has published more than 102 research articles in internationally reputed journals with more than 2803 citations and 31 as h-index in her research career. Her research interests are electrochemistry, electrode materials, and environmental applications.
Dr. Prabhakar Kore, Chairman, KLE Society and Board of Members, KLE Society, Dr. Ashok Shettar, Vice Chancellor, KLE Technological University, HOD’s Faculty and Staff congratulated the team.
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