Four faculty members of Bharati Vidyapeeth among top 5% global researchers

Pune: In a recently published Global Scientist Index 2025, four faculty members of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune have been recognised among the world’s top 5% researchers.

The faculty members include Atmaram Pawar, Varsha Pokharkar, V M Kulkarni and Amarjeet Singh.The Global Scientist Index 2025 analyzed more than 8 million active researcher profiles and over 20 million scholarly publications worldwide. The assessment was based on data sourced from OpenAlex, the world’s largest open research database.Poona College of Pharmacy is currently ranked 34th in NIRF rankings and has 27 granted patents and research grants worth Rs24 crore. Vishwajeet Kadam, secretary of Bharati Vidyapeeth, said, “The college faculty have consistently secured positions in Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists List for several years. Continuing this tradition of academic excellence, the institution has now achieved notable representation in the newly launched SCI Rank Global 2025 rankings as well.

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