8 Indian Orthopaedicians Get Recognised in Stanford University 2024 List of World's Top 2% Scientists
New Delhi: Eight orthopaedicians from India's various prestigious health and medical institutes have been recognised among the world's top 2% of scientists in the prestigious database curated by Professor John P.A. Ioannidis of Stanford University, in collaboration with the Elsevier Data Repository. This honour acknowledges their pioneering research, clinical achievements, and consistent impact on the field.
Stanford University's 2024 database of the top-cited scientists provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score). The selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a 2% or above percentile rank in the sub-field.
Below are the details of Indian Orthopaedicians and Scientists featured in Stanford University's list for 2024:
Dr. Raju Vaishya: A distinguished orthopaedic surgeon and Indian researcher, Dr. (Prof) Vaishya is a Senior Consultant Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon, Adjunct Professor, Clinical Tutor, and Research Advisor at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. He is also the President of Arthritis Care Foundation.
He pursued his MBBS and MS in Ortho from Jiwaji University, Gwalior back in 1983 and 1986 respectively. After that, he pursued his MCh in Ortho from the University of Liverpool in 1990, got a Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons and England in 2012, and a Fellowship from the American College of Surgeons in 2020.
Having more than 38 years of experience, Dr. Vaishya specializes in total joint replacement & Arthroscopic Surgery, Joint preservation techniques, and 3D printing in Orthopaedics. He actively contributes to the academic sphere, holding positions like a member of the Specialist Board for Orthopaedics and an Adjunct Professor and a Distinguished Clinical Tutor at Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation. He has guided numerous postgraduate theses. His contributions have earned him recognition as a distinguished PG teacher and examiner.
Dr. Vaishya is also a prolific researcher and author with over 800 publications in national and international orthopaedic journals, and book chapters. He has been recognised as one of the 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2024. As per the list, Dr. Vaishya's holds a rank of 15856 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 17,307 when all citations are included. By the end of 2023, Dr. Vaishya's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 16, with altogether 1608 citations for 2023 (excluding self-citations).
This is not the first time that Dr. Vaishya made it among the top 2% of scientists in the world. For several years he was featured in the Stanford University's list of top 2% scientists. Back in 2021, altogether 3352 researchers from India found their place in the list and Dr. Vaishya stood at #460. His rank was #2 among all the Indian Orthopaedic Surgeons.
For his contributions as a researcher, Dr. Vaishya received several distinguished awards over the years including Dr. BC Roy Award, Indian Achiever's Award (2021), Distinguished Researcher Award of AHERFm SIEMENS-GAPIO Award etc. He was also featured in the Asia Book of Records twice for setting a record for writing the maximum number of articles on the COVID-19 pandemic in a short time (3 months and 20 days), by publishing 40 articles, and by publishing maximum number of 106 papers in 2020. Dr. Vaishya is also a World record holder (listed in the Limca & India book of Records four times) for doing bilateral total knee replacement in the oldest person & couple (at the age of 93 & 86 years).
Dr Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran: One of the leading spine surgeons across the world, Dr. Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran is also an Adjunct Professor at Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. He pursued his MBBS from the University of Madras in 1980 and D Ortho and MS Ortho from the Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1984 and 1987 respectively. Dr. Rajasekaran also has a DNB degree and FRCS from UK and FACS from USA. He pursued MCh in Orthopaedic Surgery from the University of Liverpool in 1990 and a PhD in Spine Surgery from Tamil Nadu Medical University in 2000.
Dr. Rajasekaran has a brilliant academic career and he was the 'Best outgoing student' of Coimbatore Medical College and stood first in the University of Madras in the orthopaedic post-graduate examinations. He was awarded the Khazenifer Gold Medal and Norman Roberts Medal for best performance during his M.Ch exams in Liverpool, UK. He completed his Ph.D in 2000. He has a special interest in spine surgery, arthroplasty and clinical research in major trauma.
He has led the unit’s basic science research in spinal deformities, disc nutrition and biology and genetics of disc degeneration which have been recognised with numerous awards and published in international journals. Dr Rajasekaran has 220 publications in international journals, 46 national publications and 428 international and 495 national presentations. He has also contributed 57 chapters to international books and is the chief editor of a video Atlas of Spine Surgery and the ASSI textbook on Spinal Infections & Trauma.
For his research in Orthopedics, Dr. Rajasekaran has been recognised as one of the 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2024. As per the list, Dr. Rajasekaran holds a rank of 19224 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 17,487 when all citations are included. By the end of 2023, Dr. Vaishya's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 11, with altogether 966 citations for 2023 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Rajesh Malhotra: The Professor and Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Dr. Rajesh Malhotra pursued both his MBBS and MS in Orthopaedics from AIIMS, Delhi. He has also been a Fellow of International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA), and Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (FRCS), Member of National Academy of Sciences (MNASc), and a Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS).
He has been invited as an Expert in several International and National Task Forces such as American Society for Bone & Mineral Research (ASBMR) Global International Task Force on Secondary Fracture Prevention for Osteoporotic fractures, International Consensus Meeting in the field of Periprosthetic Joint Infections (ICPJI) organized by Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) in Philadelphia on August 2013, National consensus development for prophylaxis against DVT. He is a member of Advisory Group of ICMR for WHO-ICMR Task Forces on Osteoporosis, Road Traffic Injuries Surveillance, Normative laboratory parameters in India and Musculoskeletal Disorders in India. He edits a journal, which is circulated nation wide in India. He has more than 450 articles to his credit published in national and international journals. He has authored/edited 11 books and contributed 33 chapters in various national and international books. He has delivered nearly 440-invited guest lectures in various national and international conferences. He is an avid researcher and a popular teacher.
As per Stanford University's list of 2024, Dr. Rajesh Malhotra has also been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world. According to the list, Dr. Malhotra holds a rank of 107,501 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 125,195 when all citations are included. By the end of 2023, Dr. Malhotra's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 15, with altogether 2,498 citations for 2023 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Anil K. Jain: A renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Anil K. Jain pursued his MBBS and MS Ortho from Gandhi Medical College Bhopal in the year 1980 and 1984 respectively. He also has a M.A.M.S degree from the National Academy of Medical Sciences, FRCS from United Kingdom, FAMS from National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and he also was an Honorary Fellow of Indian Orthopaedic Association.
He has published over 150 articles in peer-reviewed indexed journals. He has unique distinction of publishing highest number of articles on TB spine in the world with 10 of his articles featured in 250 most cited articles. For four consecutive years, Dr. Jain was listed among the top 2% scientists from India. He was also the Team lead to INDEX TB Guidelines (2016).
Dr. Jain is the Editor-in-chief of the Annals of National Academy of Medical sciences. He has been the Editor of Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (2007-2012), launched Indian spine journal (2018-2023), Deputy Editor(2016-2018) of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am). He was Guest editor to Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research for Feb 2005 and July 2007 issues.
He has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per the Stanford University's list of 2024. As per the list, Dr. Jain holds a rank of 149,085 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 168712 when all citations are included. By the end of 2023, Dr. Jain's h-index, excluding self citations, stands at 6, with altogether 193 citations for 2023 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Sathish Muthu: Currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College & Hospital, Karur, Tamil Nadu, Dr. Sathish Muthu is also a passionate researcher who founded the Orthopaedic Research Group , a non-profit research organisation to instigate research in daily clinical practice among orthopaedicians.
Earning Gold Medals in both MBBS and MS Orthopaedics, Dr. Muthu pursued DNB Orthopaedics, FISS Spine Surgery, FEIORA (Orthopaedic Rheumatology), FIRM(Regenerative Medicine) and PhD in Regenerative Medicine.
He has published 285 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals, and 7 book chapters to date. He is an Associate Editor in various high-impact international journals like PLoS One, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics and Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. He was recently awarded the Luiz Vialle Award 2024 for being the most promising research associate of the AO Spine Knowledge Forum Degenerative. Further, his research work was recognised with the Best Young Researcher Award 2024 from the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University for his outstanding research work among the medical faculties of the university. He has a special interest in bringing biologic therapies to routine orthopaedic practice to treat common musculoskeletal ailments. His research focus involves knee osteoarthritis, degenerative spinal disorders, mesenchymal stem cells, and cartilage bioengineering.
Dr. Satish Muthu has also been recognised as one of the top 2% of scientists across the world, as per the Stanford University's list of 2024. As per the list, Dr. Muthu holds a rank of 209,105 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 181,164 when all citations are included. By the end of 2023, Dr. Muthu's h-index, excluding self citations, stands at 8, with altogether 337 citations for 2023 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Vijay Kumar Jain: Currently working as a Professor at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Dr. Vijay K. Jain is a well-known Orthopaedic surgeon and researcher. He pursued his MS in Orthopaedics from LLRM Medical College, Meerut and has been employed at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute since 2004. He specialises in Joint Replacement of Hip and Knee, musculoskeletal infection and oncology.
As per the Stanford University's list of 2024, Vijay Kumar Jain has also been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world. According to the list, Dr. Jain holds a rank of 215,949 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 241,092 when all citations are included. By the end of 2023, Dr. Jain's h-index, excluding self citations, stands at 9, with altogether 363 citations for 2023 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Ajay Puri: Dr. (Prof) Ajay Puri is the Chief of Orthopaedic Oncology and the Professor and Head of the Surgical Oncology Department at the Tata Memorial Centre & Homi Bhabha National Institute. Dr. Puri pursued his M.S. in Ortho from the University of Bombay and his Dip. Tissue Banking from National University of Singapore. Affiliated with several national and international professional organisations, Dr. Puri has served as the Chairman of the Indian Orthopaedic Association (Oncology) and has also been a member of the Government of India's Health Ministry Task Force for guidelines on management of musculoskeletal sarcomas.
He has received global acknowledgement for his contribution to the field of orthopaedics and he has been a recipient of several awards and international fellowships including Golden Peacock Innovation award (2010) and Best Published Paper Award (2010) by Indian Orthopedic Association in Clinical Research Category. Dr. Puri has published more than 75 indexed papers and has been a principal investigator of 7 high-impact research projects. Further, he has authored and edited more than a dozen books and chapters.
Dr. Ajay Puri has also been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per the Stanford University's list of 2024. According to the list, Dr. Puri holds a rank of 219,965 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 214,449 when all citations are included. By the end of 2023, Dr. Puri's h-index, excluding self citations, stands at 6, with altogether 241 citations for 2023 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Bhavuk Garg: Currently working as a Professor of Orthopaedics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Dr. Bhavuk Garg pursued his MBBS from the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Delhi and after that pursued an MS in Orthopaedics from AIIMS. He also has a MAMS, MRCS (Glasgow), FACS, FIMSA, FHTS degrees.
Dr. Garg has been a Fellow in trauma and orthopaedic surgery (Germany), AADO Trauma Fellow (HongKong), Dartmouth Spine Fellow (USA), Fellow in Arthroplasty (J&J), ASSI Spine Fellow, Robert Roaf Fellow (IOA),DOA fellow, SRS Spine fellow (Washington university, USA)
His academic interests include spine trauma, spinal deformities, degenerative spine, osteoporosis, minimally invasive spine surgeries, spinal infections, shoulder and elbow arthroplasty, trauma and congenital upper limb anomalies. He is the author of several chapters in books of repute. With the prime aim to serve his countrymen, he is developing low cost technologies and crafting patient specific instruments as well as guiding our youngsters into innovations and have gained recognition from Indian government as well as reputed universities like Stanford.
As per the Stanford University's list of 2024, Dr. Bhavuk Garg has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world. According to the list, Dr. Garg holds a rank of 251,041 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 277,434 when all citations are included. By the end of 2023, Dr. Garg's h-index, excluding self citations, stands at 7, with altogether 270 citations for 2023 (excluding self-citations).
Over the years, he has received several awards including Delhi orthopedic association publication award 2012 and 2013, Asia Pacific Mimics innovation Award 2019, ISCR’s – ACCRI National Award for Excellence in Academic Clinical Research 2021, Award for Best New Methodologies and Techniques to Enhance Safety in Spine Surgery, 2021, DMA-Distinguished Medical Services award in the field of orthopedics 2023 etc. In 2024, he received the IMA academic award and the Medical Dialogues Blackbuck research award.
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