17 Indian orthopaedicians, scientists recognised in Stanford University World's top 2% scientists list
New Delhi: In 2026, a total of 17 orthopaedicians and scientists 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.
Being recognised in Stanford University's top 2% list of scientists acknowledges their pioneering research, clinical achievements, and consistent impact on the field.
The database of Stanford University for the year 2026 of top-cited scientists provides standardised information on citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted h-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.
Altogether, 17 Indian orthopaedicians and scientists have been featured in Stanford University's list for 2026. Their subfield of research is Orthopaedics. Below are their details:
(1) S.B. Rajasekaran -Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt Ltd:
A renowned Indian Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon, Dr Rajasekaran is the Chairman of Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery at Ganga Hospitals, Coimbatore.
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 2026.
As per the list, Dr. Rajasekaran holds a rank of 22451 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 19799 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Rajasekaran's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 12, with altogether 1134 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Orthopedics and subfield 2 is Neurology and Neurosurgery.
After pursuing his MBBS from the University of Madras in 1980, Dr. Rajasekaran pursued D Ortho and MS Ortho from the Madras Medical College, Chennai, in 1984 and 1987 respectively. He 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.
Last year, Dr. Rajasekaran held a rank of 28775 in the Stanford list based on the composite score excluding self-citations and 26936 when all citations are included. By the end of 2024, Dr. Rajasekaran's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 12, with altogether 1092 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
(2) Dr Satish Muthu -Orthopaedic Research Group:
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.
Dr. Satish Muthu has been recognised as one of the top 2% of scientists across the world, as per the Stanford University's list of 2026. As per the list, Dr. Muthu holds a rank of 25923 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 22498 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Muthu's h-index, excluding self citations, stands at 18, with altogether 7694 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Orthopedics and subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
In 2025, Dr. Muthu held a rank of 76505 in the Stanford list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 46181 when all citations are included. By the end of 2024, Dr. Muthu's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 14, with altogether 1529 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
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.
(3) Dr Raju Vaishya -Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals:
Dr. Raju Vaishya is a distinguished orthopaedic surgeon and Indian researcher, having more than 38 years of experience. He 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, 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 of England in 2012, and a Fellowship from the American College of Surgeons in 2020.
Dr. Vaishya is also a prolific researcher and author with over 800 publications in national and international orthopaedic journals and book chapters. Like last year, this year also, Dr. Vaishya has been recognised as one of the 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2026.
As per the list, Dr. Vaishya holds a rank of 28391 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 23172 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Vaishya's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 14, with altogether 1419 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Orthopedics and subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
In 2025, Dr. Vaishya held a rank of 27759 in the Stanford list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 25871 when all citations were included. By the end of 2024, Dr. Vaishya's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 14, with altogether 1331 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
Dr Vaishya specialises 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, 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.
(4) Anil Kumar Gupta -All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi:
Anil Kumar Gupta from AIIMS Delhi has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2026. The data in the list shows that he holds a rank of 77716 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 87796 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Gupta's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 14, with altogether 842 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine, Subfield 1 is Orthopedics and Subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
(5) Dr Rajesh K Malhotra -All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi:
A former Professor and Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Dr. Malhotra is currently the Clinical Lead of Orthopaedics at Apollo Indraprastha Hospital.
He pursued both his MBBS and MS in Orthopaedics from AIIMS, Delhi. He has also been a Fellow of International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA), a Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (FRCS), a Member of National Academy of Sciences (MNASc), and a Fellow of the 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 the 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 nationwide 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 2026, Dr. Rajesh Malhotra has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world. The data in the list shows that Dr. Malhotra holds a rank of 108009 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 111408 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Malhotra's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 15, with altogether 2202 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Orthopedics and Subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
Last year, Dr. Malhotra held a rank of 75884 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 85797 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Malhotra's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 14, with altogether 2252 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
(6) Dr Bhavuk Garg -All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi:
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 (Hong Kong), Dartmouth Spine Fellow (USA), Fellow in Arthroplasty (J&J), ASSI Spine Fellow, Robert Roaf Fellow (IOA), DOA fellow, SRS Spine fellow (Washington University, USA).
He has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2026. According to the data, Dr. Garg holds a rank of 146240 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 158609 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Garg's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 10, with altogether 414 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine, Subfield 1 is Orthopedics and Subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
In 2025, Dr. Garg held a rank of 135356 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 155358 when all citations were included. By the end of 2024, Dr. Garg's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 10, with altogether 342 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Garg's 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 the Indian government as well as reputed universities like Stanford.
(7) Howard T Vernon -Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital:
Howard T Vernon from Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists worldwide, according to Stanford University's 2026 list. The data in the list shows that Howard T Vernon holds a rank of 156818 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 177607 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, his h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 6, with altogether 238 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; Subfield 1 is Orthopedics, and Subfield 2 is Rehabilitation.
(8) Dr Ajay L Puri -Tata Memorial Hospital:
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.
Prof. Ajay has extensive national and international teaching experience and has held faculty and examiner positions Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur, University of Malaya, University of Seychelles and Dr. MGR Medical University among others.
He has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2026. According to the data, Dr. Puri holds a rank of 182569 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 168434 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Puri's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 9, with altogether 386 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Orthopedics, and subfield 2 is Oncology & Carcinogenesis.
In 2025, he held a rank of 190495 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 181568 when all citations are included. By the end of 2024, Dr. Puri's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 7, with altogether 325 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Puri pursued his M.S. in Ortho from the University of Bombay and his Diploma Tissue Banking from the 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. Puri has been affiliated with 24 national and international professional organisations and serves as the Chairman of Indian Orthopedic Association (Oncology) and he also has been on the International Editorial Board of Bone & Joint – 360, Sarcoma and Frontiers in Orthopedic Surgery. He has also served as a Mentor for Indian Orthopedic Association and as an Assessor for the erstwhile Medical Council of India.
(9) Dr Madhan Jeyaraman -ACS Medical College & Hospital:
Dr. Jeyaraman joined as an Assistant Professor at ACS Medical College Hospital back in 2021 and he is also the Additional Director of ACS Advanced Medical Research Institute.
He pursued his MBBS from Government Stanley Medical College and thereafter completed his MS Orthopaedics from JJM Medical College. Dr. Jeyaraman secured a fellowship in Stemcell and Regenerative Medicine at the International Association of Stemcell and Regenerative Medicine and later a fellowship in Orthopaedic Rheumatology at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia University, Lucknow. He has been a fellow at Indian Orthopaedic Association and Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association and he also holds a PhD degree in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.
As per Stanford University's list of 2026, Dr. Jeyaraman has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world. The data in the list showed that Dr. Jeyaraman holds a rank of 187326 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 196,501 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Jeyaraman's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 11, with altogether 593 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Orthopedics and subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
In 2025, Dr. Jeyaraman held a rank of 260196 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 196,501 when all citations were included. By the end of 2024, Dr. Jeyaraman's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 10, with altogether 404 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
(10) Dr Mandeep S. Singh Dhillon -Fortis Healthcare Ltd.:
Dr. Mandeep S. Singh Dhillon is a specialist in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy, Foot and Ankle problems, Hip and knee Replacement, Pioneer in Orthobiologics including PRP therapies, regenerative procedures for cartilage and tendon problems and many more.
After devoting 37 years to providing medical care, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Head of the Department at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, (PGI) Chandigarh, Professor Mandeep Singh Dhillon officially retired from his position at the institute in 2024.
He also served as the head of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department at PGIMER and is a Sports medicine specialist. Besides PGIMER, Dr Dhillion worked in various organisations like Medical College Patiala and Apollo Hospitals.
In 2024, he joined as the Director of Regenerative and Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics at Fortis Hospital, Mohali. He pursued his MBBS from the Government Medical College, Patiala.
As per Stanford University's list of 2026, Dr. Dhillon has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world. The data in the list showed that, Dr. Dhillon holds a rank of 189289 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 189705 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Dhillon's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 8, with altogether 500 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Orthopedics and subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
In 2025, Dr. Dhillon held a rank of 209754 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 212099 when all citations were included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Dhillon's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 9, with altogether 496 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
(11) Dr Ramesh Kumar Sen -Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh:
A renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon, Prof. Sen, is currently serving at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali. He has more than 28 years of experience in Orthopaedic surgery, including 20 years of experience to work as a faculty at PGIMER. He was elevated as Professor in the Department Of Orthopaedics, PGIMER,in 2008. Previously, he also worked at Fortis Hospital Mohali.
As per the Stanford University's list of 2026, Dr. Sen has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world. The data in the list showed that Dr. Sen holds a rank of 237085 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 262660 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Sen's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 9, with altogether 232 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; Subfield 1 is Orthopedics, and Subfield 2 is Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging.
In 2025, Dr. Sen held a rank of 218193 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 231832 when all citations were included. By the end of 2024, Dr. Sen's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 8, with altogether 254 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Sen pursued his MBBS and MS in Orthopaedics from IGMC, Shimla. Thereafter he pursued DNB in Orthopaedics and later pursued a PhD Orthopaedics from PGIMER Chandigarh. After getting Basic Orthopaedic education in India, Prof Sen Received further training in Germany and USA.
Prof Sen has extensive surgical experience in management of pelvi-acetabular injuries and hip and knee joint replacement surgery. He has also pioneered the role of stem cell treatment in AVN disease of the hip joint and holds significant experience in complex joint replacements,revision hip and knee arthroplasty and complicated trauma.
For his work in research, he received the highest research award of SAARC countries as well as of Indian Orthopaedic Association(IOA). He has been the Chairperson of Research Foundation as well as Vice President of IOA. Prof Sen also holds the patent for new pelvic plate for reconstruction of acetabulum fractures.
(12) Dr Anil Kumar Jain -University College of Medical Sciences:
Dr. Anil K. Jain served as the Principal, Professor, and Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) in Delhi. He also held positions at the University of Delhi and Safdarjung Hospital and is a Past President of the Indian Orthopaedic Association.
Dr. Jain has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2025. According to the data, Dr. Jain holds a rank of 257613 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 294308 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Jain's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 6, with altogether 156 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is orthopedics and subfield 2 is Neurology and Neurosurgery.
In 2025, he held a rank of 193341 in the Stanford list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 196897 when all citations were included. By the end of 2024, Dr. Jain's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 6, with altogether 157 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
Dr. Jain pursued his MBBS and MS Ortho from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, in the years 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 was also 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. Dr. Jain was listed among the top 2% scientists from India for several consequtive years. 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 previously 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.
(13) Benjamin Joseph - Kasturba Medical College, Manipal:
Benjamin Joseph from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2026. The data in the list shows that he holds a rank of 258372 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 274977 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, his h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 6, with altogether 153 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine, Subfield 1 is Orthopedics, and Subfield 2 is Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging.
(14) Dr Abhishek Vaish-Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals:
An Associate Consultant at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, Dr. Vaish completed his senior residency from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital. His area of research interest in Orthopaedic surgery lies in Joint preservation, Cartilage Transplantation, 3D printing, Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, Complex Trauma.
As per Stanford University's list of 2026, Dr. Vaish has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world. The data in the list showed that Dr. Vaish holds a rank of 262407 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 270067 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Vaish's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 10, with altogether 744 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is orthopedics and subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
In 2025, he held a rank of 263,025 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 245267 when all citations were included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Vaish's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 10, with altogether 531 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
(15) Dr Narinder Kumar -Base Hospital, Lucknow:
Dr Col Dr Narinder Kumar is a distinguished Orthopaedic Surgeon & Joint Replacement & Arthroscopic Surgery Specialist. He has around 30 years of experience and he holds MS (Orthopaedics), and Fellowship training in Australia, United Kingdom & Taiwan. His expertise encompasses a wide range of conditions related to Orthopaedic Surgeon & Joint Replacement & Arthroscopic Surgery Specialist.
He was a former Professor of Orthopaedics at Command Hospital, Lucknow, former Professor of Orthopaedics at AFMC Pune and former Director of Joint Replacement Surgery at Medanta, Lucknow.
He has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2026. The data in the list shows that he holds a rank of 299137 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 315962 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, his h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 14, with altogether 3414 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is orthopedics and subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
(16) Dr Rishi Mugesh Kanna - Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt Ltd:
For his work in the field of research, Dr. Kanna has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2025.
The data in the list showed that Dr. Kanna holds a rank of 344291 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 329076 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Kanna's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 8, with altogether 474 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations). His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Orthopedics and Subfield 2 is Neurology and Neurosurgery.
In 2025, he held a rank of 292,130 in the Stanford list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 328,424 when all citations were included. By the end of 2024, Dr. Kanna's h-index, excluding self-citations, stood at 9, with altogether 439 citations for 2024 (excluding self-citations).
After pursuing his MBBS from Madurai Medical College in 2022, Dr. Kanna pursued his postgraduation in MS Orthopaedics from the Postgraduate Institute at Chandigarh. He was elected as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2007. He completed the fellowship training in spine surgery at Ganga Hospital and an advanced spine surgical fellowship at Nottingham, England.
Dr. Kanna specialises in Spine Surgery and his clinical interests include back pain, spondylosis, spinal infections, trauma and deformities. His research focus includes genetics of disc disease, cervical spine imaging and spinal trauma techniques.
(17) Dr Amit Meena - VMMC & Safdarjang Hospital:
Dr Amit Meena completed his medical education and Orthopaedic training from Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital. He later served as Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Central Institute of Orthopaedics, New Delhi. He further completed advanced fellowships and specialized training in Joint Replacement, Sports Injuries, and Complex Knee Surgery at Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Italy; Gelenkpunkt – Sports and Joint Surgery, FIFA Medical Center of Excellence, Austria; Western University, and Queen’s University, Canada.
Dr. Meena has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists across the world, as per Stanford University's list of 2025. The data in the list showed that Dr. Meena holds a rank of 356926 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations, and 306768 when all citations are included. By the end of 2025, Dr. Meena's h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 10, with altogether 282 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; Subfield 1 is Orthopedics and Subfield 2 is Sports Medicine.
