5 ENT specialists, Doctors recognised in Stanford University 2026 list of world's top 2% scientists
New Delhi: In 202,6 a total of 5 otolaryngologists and doctors 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, 5 Indian ENT specialists and doctors have been featured in Stanford University's list for 2026. Their subfield of research is Otorhinolaryngology. Below are their details:
(1) Dr Vivek Kumar- Patna Medical College
Dr Vivek Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) in Patna, Bihar. He joined the institute in December 2019.
He has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists worldwide, according to Stanford University's 2026 list. He holds a rank of 275800 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations. By the end of 2025, his h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 12, with altogether 7146 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Otorhinolaryngology and subfield 2 is Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
(2) Dr. Rajmohan V. Seetharaman- MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai
Dr. Rajmohan V. Seetharaman is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai. He has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists worldwide, according to Stanford University's 2026 list. He holds a rank of 383812 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations. By the end of 2025, his h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 5, with altogether 76 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Otorhinolaryngology and subfield 2 is General Clinical Medicine.
(3) Dr Alok Thakar- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Dr. Alok Thakar is an ENT, Skull Base and Head-Neck Oncosurgeon with over three decades of experience. He has previously served as Head of the National Cancer Institute (NCI-AIIMS), AIIMS New Delhi, and as Professor & Chairman, Department of ENT & Head-Neck Surgery at AIIMS.
He completed his MBBS and MS (Otolaryngology) from AIIMS, followed by DNB (Otolaryngology), DLO (London), and FRCS (Edinburgh). He trained in Neuro-otology and Skull Base Surgery as a Fellow at Aintree University Hospital, UK (2003), and served as Specialist Registrar in the Liverpool/Merseyside rotation, UK (1995–1997).
His special interests include Neuro-otology, Skull Base Surgery, Vertigo, and Head and Neck Oncology. He has received several prestigious awards, including the International Commonwealth Fellowship (UK, 2003), UICC International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowship (2007, Germany), Indo-US Science and Technology Foundation Travel Grant (2010), National Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize (ICMR, 2002), NES Gold Medal Award (2000–2001), and the Kamani Charity Trust Prize (AIIMS, 1990).
He has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists worldwide, according to Stanford University's 2026 list. He holds a rank of 421942 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations. By the end of 2025, his h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 7, with altogether 427 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Otorhinolaryngology and subfield 2 is Oncology and Carcinogenesis.
(4) Dr K. Devaraja- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Dr K. Devaraja is an Associate Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
He has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists worldwide, according to Stanford University's 2026 list. He holds a rank of 424054 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations. By the end of 2025, his h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 5, with altogether 83 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main research field is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Otorhinolaryngology, and subfield 2 is General and Internal Medicine.
(5) Dr Prashanth Prabhu P- All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore
Dr. Prashanth Prabhu P is working as an Assistant Professor in Audiology at All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore. He completed my Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D in Audiology from All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore. His research areas have focused on assessment and rehabilitation of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder, tinnitus, auditory processing disorders and hidden hearing loss/cochlear synaptopathy. He has published more than 60 articles as author and co-author in reputed peer-reviewed national and International journals.
He has been recognised as one of the top 2% scientists worldwide, according to Stanford University's 2026 list. He holds a rank of 1039378 in the list based on the composite score excluding self-citations. By the end of 2025, his h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at 4, with altogether 104 citations for 2025 (excluding self-citations).
His main field of research is Clinical Medicine; subfield 1 is Otorhinolaryngology, and subfield 2 is Neurology and Neurosurgery.
