LALITPUR: Nepali scientists have been included within the listing of one of the best scientists of the world.
Secretary of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Rabindra Dhakal shared that 31 Nepali scientists have been included within the annual international rating ready by the Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier.
“The Stanford University prepares such list every year. It is developed based on the citations and the books published. The Nepali scientists are included in the list of the scientists with higher level of influence in the world in the year 2025”, he mentioned.
According to the secretary, the Nepali researchers enlisted have inflicted worldwide results by way of their analysis, innovation and sustainability.
In the listing made public by the Stanford University, seven scientists are from the Tribhuvan University, and two every from Nepal Health Research Council, BP Koirala institute of Health Sciences and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
The listing contains Ajaya Bhattarai, Ramesh Prasad Adhikari, Bhishma Karki, Niranjan Parajuli, Ram Prasad Sharma and Govinda Prasad Dhungana from the TU, and Ranjit Kumar Shah from the TU Teaching Hospital. Likewise, Sanjiv Kumar Sharma and Suman Rijal from BPKIHS, and Arun Bhakta Shrestha and Philip Wester from ICIMOD have been included within the listing.
Also included within the listing are NAST scientist Dr Niranjan Koirala and Shiva Prasad Pudasaini from the Institute of Complex Flows, Meghnath Dhimal of NHRC, and Chhabilal Ranabhat of Global Centre for Research and Development.
The listing incorporates Mark Jordans from the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal, Santosh Nepal from the International Water Management Institute, Rajkumar Thapa from the TU and Hari (surname not talked about) from Gandaki University.
The listing additionally contains CIMMYT’s Peter R. Hobbes, Surendra KC from the Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, and Sudankumar Jha from Kathmandu University are additionally enlisted as one of the best scientists.
Also included within the listing are Randip Rakuwal from the Great Academy Pvt. Ltd., Sunil Kumar Shrestha from the Kathmandu Cancer Center, and Ganesh Kumar Agrawal from the Great Academy Pvt. Ltd. Bikas Baral from Biotechnology Society of Nepal, Alok Atreya from the Lumbini Medical College, Uttam Paudel from the NNRS, Pukar Khanal from the Silicon Script Science Pvt. Ltd., Suraj Bhattarai from the Global Health Research and Medical Intervention for Development, and Bipin Chaurasia from the College of Medical Sciences Nepal.
Dhakal mentioned that the inclusion of Nepali scientists on this listing displays excellent international-level recognition of the capabilities of Nepali scientists.