States » NorthPosted at: Oct 14 2026 6:50PM

Varanasi, Oct 14 (UNI) Fifty-seven researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) and IIT BHU have been included in the 2026 list of the world's top 2 per cent of scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier.
Of these, 33 researchers were ranked based on their career-wide research impact, while 57 researchers were ranked based on their one-year research impact.
The list, published in Elsevier's data repository on October 7, 2026, is based on Scopus citation data. The research impact of scientists is evaluated based on parameters such as citations, h-index, number of co-authors, and authorship. The one-year research impact list is based on the citations received by researchers' work during the year 2025.
IIT BHU Director Prof Amit Patra, who expressed his delight at this achievement, said that this recognition reflects the continued commitment of the institute's faculty to high-quality research and impactful innovation. He congratulated all the researchers included in the list, saying that their contributions strengthen the institute's research excellence and global academic reputation.
This achievement underscores the continued contributions of IIT BHU researchers in various fields of science and technology and the institute's growing international recognition.
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