Stanford University Study
Hyderabad, October 2023: A study conducted by Stanford University has recognized twelve scientists from the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) as among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in the field of Ophthalmology. These distinguished scientists are:
1. Dr Gullapalli N Rao
2. Prof D Balasubramanian
3. Dr Savitri Sharma
4. Prof Jill Keeffe
5. Dr Prashant Garg
6. Prof/Dr Mohammad Javed Ali
7. Dr Anil K Mandal
8. Dr Swathi Kaliki
9. Dr Rohit Khanna
10. Dr Taraprasad Das
11. Dr Sayan Basu
12. Dr Raja Narayanan
Additionally, Dr Shivaji Sisinthy, Director Emeritus of Research, is recognized in the field of Microbiology.
This remarkable achievement marks the fourth consecutive year that LVPEI scientists have been listed among the top 2% of eminent researchers globally. Dr Sayan Basu, Director of Research at L V Prasad Eye Institute, commented, “Research at LVPEI is based on the core values of putting the patient first and pursuing excellence through inclusivity and togetherness while maintaining the highest ethical standards. The institute’s research activities are not limited to clinical studies but also include public health, basic science, vision research, and cutting-edge translational studies involving stem cells, gene-editing, and 3D tissue printing.”
Notably, seven of the LVPEI scientists have earned this distinction in the field of Ophthalmology based on their lifetime citations:
1. Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Founder, and Distinguished Chair of Eye Health
2. Prof D Balasubramanian, Director Emeritus, Research
3. Dr Savitri Sharma, Director Emeritus, Laboratory Services
4. Prof Jill Keeffe, Visiting Professor
5. Dr Prashant Garg, Executive Chair
6. Prof/Dr Mohammad Javed Ali, Senior Oculoplastic Clinician and Scientist
7. Dr Anil K Mandal, Senior Glaucoma Clinician and Scientist
Dr Rao, Dr Sharma, Prof Keeffe, Dr Garg, Dr Ali, and Dr Mandal also feature in the top 2% based on the most recent citations in 2022, along with five other senior clinicians and scientists from LVPEI:
1. Dr Swathi Kaliki, Head, Eye Cancer Services
2. Dr Rohit Khanna, Director, Public Health
3. Dr Taraprasad Das, Emeritus Vice Chair
4. Dr Sayan Basu, Director, Research
5. Dr Raja Narayanan, Director, Clinical Research
About the study: Separate data are shown for career-long and, separately, for single recent year impact. Metrics with and without self-citations and ratio of citations to citing papers are given. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification. Field- and subfield-specific percentiles are also provided for all scientists with at least 5 papers. Career-long data are updated to end-of-2022 and single recent year data pertain to citations received during calendar year 2022. The selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above in the sub-field. This version is based on the October 1, 2023 snapshot from Scopus, updated to end of citation year 2022.
About LVPEI: Established in 1987, L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, is a comprehensive eye health facility. The Institute has ten functional arms to its areas of operations: Clinical Services, Education, Research, Vision Rehabilitation, Rural and Community Eye Health, Eye Banking, Advocacy and Policy Planning, Capacity Building, Innovation and Product Development. The LVPEI Eye Care Network has 280+ Centres spread across the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka in India. The institute’s mission is to provide equitable and quality eye care to all sections of society. The LVPEI’s five-tier ‘Eye Health Pyramid’ model covering all sections of society right from the villages to the city, provides high quality and comprehensive – prevention, curative and rehabilitation – eye care to all. It has served over 36.89 million (3 crores 68 lakh people), with more than 50% of them entirely free of cost, irrespective of the complexity of care needed.
Early this year, SCImago Institutions Rankings 2023 ranked LVPEI eighth worldwide in Ophthalmology (health) category, making it the only eye health institution from India to be listed among the top ten global eye research institutions.