Hyderabad: Dr. Santosh G. Honavar, Director of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery and Ocular Oncology at the Centre for Sight Eye Hospital, has yet again claimed the top spot among researchers in Ophthalmology in India for the fourth consecutive year. The rankings for the year 2024 were announced by a panel of experts from Stanford University and Elsevier, featuring the top 2 per cent of researchers globally, based on the impact of their work in 2023. Dr. Honavar is an internationally renowned ophthalmologist with expertise in eye cancers, and his illustrious career has earned him accolades such as the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award from the Government of India and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Heading the list of researchers in ophthalmology in India for career-long impact is Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao, the Founder-Chairman of LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.
Fifty-five Indian ophthalmologists are on the list of top 2 per cent of world researchers, considering the impact of their work in 2023. There are 27 Indian Ophthalmologists who are part of the list of the top 2 per cent of researchers in the world in terms of career-long impact