Dr. V. Mohan, the esteemed Chairman of the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, has achieved remarkable global recognition, being named among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in the latest Stanford/Elsevier 2025 list. His exceptional contributions have placed him at the pinnacle of Indian rankings within the highly specialized Clinical Medicine/Endocrinology & Metabolism category, with a global ranking of 3,087.
This prestigious top 10 list for India also features other luminaries in the field, including Dr. Anoop Misra from the Diabetes Foundation in New Delhi, Dr. C.S. Yajnik of KEM Hospital, Pune, and Chennai-based experts Dr. A. Ramachandran from the Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Vijay Viswanathan of MV Hospital.
It’s worth noting that Dr. Mohan, who also serves as the chief diabetologist at Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, is a recurring presence on this distinguished list, having received this honor in previous years as well, underscoring his consistent and significant impact on diabetes research.
The Stanford University and Elsevier collaboration meticulously compiles this list to spotlight the world’s foremost scientists whose extensive citation influence has left an indelible mark on their fields. It rigorously identifies the top two percent of scientists globally by employing standardized citation metrics. The evaluation process meticulously assesses research impact using both career-long and single-year citation data, spanning an impressive 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields, thereby ensuring a fair, thorough, and representative acknowledgment of scientific excellence.
The most recent 2025 edition of this influential list incorporates data indexed by Scopus, current as of August 1, 2025, and includes all citations recorded up to the close of 2024.