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Hyderabad, 25th September 2025:\u00a0<\/strong>The prestigious 2025\u00a0Stanford\/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List<\/strong>, released recently, recognize the top-performing researchers worldwide based on standardized citation metrics. The\u00a0L V Prasad Eye Institute<\/strong>\u00a0(LVPEI) has once again demonstrated its global leadership in ophthalmology research\u00a0with seven LVPEI associated clinician-scientists making it to the lifetime rankings and 15 making it to the annual rankings 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Dr Gullapalli N Rao<\/strong>, Founder Chair \u2013 LVPEI is second in the top lifetime rankings for ophthalmology in India. This recognition is based on his career-long research impact and annual performance in 2024, reaffirming his status as India’s leading scientist in ophthalmology.<\/p>\n \n The Stanford\/Elsevier rankings identify scientists in the top 2% globally, evaluated by career-long and single-year citation data. For 2025, an impressive 61 Indian ophthalmologists made the annual rankings, with 15 affiliated to LVPEI, reflecting the growing excellence and international standing of LVPEI research.<\/p>\n \n Seven LVPEI-associated researchers have earned a place on the Lifetime Ranking for Ophthalmology from India, highlighting their substantial contributions to ophthalmology.<\/p>\n \n This recognition places LVPEI researchers among the most influential scientists in their field, representing robust, world-class research output from India. The continued upward trajectory of LVPEI and Indian ophthalmologists in global rankings underscores India\u2019s position as a powerhouse of innovative, impactful eye research.<\/p>\n \n Fifteen LVPEI-associated researchers earned a place on the Annual Ranking for Ophthalmology from India, highlighting their substantial contributions to ophthalmology.<\/p>\n Jointly developed by Stanford University and Elsevier, the Top 2% Scientists List is based on composite citation scores indexed in Scopus as of August 2025. The calculation includes career-long and single-year metrics, adjustments for self-citation, and fair comparisons across scientific subfields, ensuring rigorous and transparent recognition of global research excellence.<\/p>\n \n About LVPEI:<\/strong>\u00a0 Established in 1987, with the vision,\u201d to create excellent and equitable eye care systems that reach all those in need,\u201d the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), a comprehensive eye health institute, is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness.<\/p>\n \n The LVPEI\u2019s five-tier \u2018Eye Health Pyramid\u2019 model, covering all areas of the community from villages to cities, provides high-quality and comprehensive preventive, curative, and rehabilitative eye care to all. The LVPEI Eye Care Network has 310+ centres across the Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Karnataka. To date, it has offered over 24 million centre-based services (2 crores 40 lakh services), with more than 50% entirely free of cost, irrespective of the complexity of care needed.<\/p>\n Featured Article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hyderabad, 25th September 2025:\u00a0The prestigious 2025\u00a0Stanford\/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List, released recently, recognize the top-performing researchers worldwide based on standardized citation metrics. The\u00a0L V Prasad Eye Institute\u00a0(LVPEI) has once again demonstrated its global leadership in ophthalmology research\u00a0with seven LVPEI associated clinician-scientists making it to the lifetime rankings and 15 making it to the annual rankings …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,131],"tags":[18328,27210],"class_list":["post-50915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-education","category-regional","tag-l-v-prasad-eye-institute","tag-lvpei"],"yoast_head":"\nLifetime Ranking, Ophthalmology, India<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Annual Ranking, Ophthalmology, India, 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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About the Stanford\/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List<\/strong><\/h2>\n