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Nilgiris scientist named in global rankings for fourth straight year
Ashokkumar Veeramuthu has appeared in global scientist rankings for four straight years, from 2023 to 2026.
He is from Uppatty village in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district and is a professor at SIMATS University in Chennai.
He leads the university’s Centre for Waste Management and Renewable Energy, where his research includes plastic pollution, waste management and renewable energy.
The rankings use measures such as citations to assess researchers’ scientific impact, including their career-long influence.
The recognition reflects his research influence, not a direct measure of how effective each project is in the real world.
Veeramuthu grew up in a family of tea plantation workers and studied at government schools before earning a PhD in 2013.
His work explores ways to turn waste into useful materials and energy, an approach that could support more efficient use of resources.
Dr Ashokkumar Veeramuthu has featured in global scientist rankings for four consecutive years, from 2023 to 2026.
The rankings are published by Stanford University researchers in collaboration with Elsevier.
Veeramuthu is from Uppatty village in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district and is a professor at SIMATS University in Chennai.
His research focuses on waste management, plastic pollution, waste-to-value technologies and renewable energy.
He has also been recognised in the rankings’ career-long impact category.
- Who
- Dr Ashokkumar Veeramuthu, a scientist from the Nilgiris.
- What
- He was included in global scientist rankings for the fourth consecutive year.
- When
- The rankings cover 2023 to 2026.
- Where
- The rankings are global; Veeramuthu is from Uppatty village in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district and works in Chennai.
- Why
- The rankings use citation-based indicators to assess researchers’ scientific impact.
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Veeramuthu featured in the global scientist rankings for four consecutive years.
Veeramuthu earned his PhD from the University of Madras.
He received a bronze medal at Malaysia’s Industrial Art and Technology Exhibition.
He received a Best Presenter Award at an international sustainable process integration conference in the Czech Republic.
- Ranked years
- 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026
- Hometown
- Uppatty village, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu
- Institution
- SIMATS University, Chennai
- Position
- Professor and head of the Centre for Waste Management and Renewable Energy
- Research papers
- More than 120 published in international journals
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My research focuses on developing practical solutions to environmental challenges and converting waste into valuable resources. My mission is to protect the environment, promote clean energy, convert waste into useful resources and build a sustainable future for generations to come.