Dr S Rajasekaran, Ganga Hospital Chairman ranked among top 1 percent world scientists list

Coimbatore: Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital has secured the ranking in Stanford University's Top 1% of world scientists list for his exceptional contribution in the field of orthopaedic surgery.

Elsevier group has released the list of scientists whose contributions are at the top 2% in their fields. Stanford University recently categorised the contribution of more than 1,00,000 scientists around the world in all fields of science. 

Dr S. Rajasekaran was first featured in the prestigious Stanford University top 1% scientist list in 2021 and has since moved up the ranking from 63 in 2021 to 51 in 2023. The ranking based on citation was 9,943 among worldwide scientists of all fields; 51 in the field of orthopaedics worldwide, and first in the Indian subcontinent. 

Dr Rajasekaran had a brilliant academic career, 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 special interest in spine surgery, arthroplasty and clinical research in spine and 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. He was also instrumental in the evolution of ‘Ganga Hospital Open Injury Severity Score’ which guides critical decisions in saving and reconstructing severely injured limbs.

Dr Rajasekaran has 291 publications in international journals, 70 national publications and 462 international and 537 national presentations. He has also contributed 65 chapters in international books. He is the Chief Editor of a Video Atlas of Spine Surgery and ASSI Textbook on Spinal Infections and trauma. 

He has also been passionate about road safety and preventing unnecessary loss of lives on roads with the successful PIL in the Supreme Court and also being the Managing Trustee of UYIR, an NGO for road safety in Coimbatore city.