NASI –SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS 2010

NEW DELHI, March 21, 2011 – Elsevier, the world’s leading research publisher of scientific information, announced the winners of the 5th annual NASI SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS.  Eleven winners from seven subject disciplines were felicitated in the presence of the Honourable Secretary of Science & Technology, Government of India, Dr. T Ramasami at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.

Applicants were evaluated in two stages based on key criteria such as publication output, citations and other metrics based on Scopus data, as well as research quality and impact by forty-eight panelists. The winners of the NASI SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS 2010 are as follows:

“I deeply appreciate the contribution of Elsevier in the promotion of excellence in scientific research in this sub-continent” remarked Prof. Arun Kumar Sharma, President of the National Academy of Sciences, India,  about the NASI SCOPUS awards

“These awards will give immense boost to young researchers like us to sustain in the research and have long term positive impact on our research career” said Dr. S Venkata Mohan, Scientist at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad. He was one of the winners in the Earth & Environmental Sciences category.

About NASI

Founded in the year 1930, the National Academy of Sciences, India is the oldest Science Academy of the country and is located at Allahabad. The main objective of the Academy was to provide a national forum for the publication of research work carried out by Indian scientists and to provide opportunities for exchange of views among them. 

About Scopus
Covering the world’s research literature, Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality Web sources with smart tools to track analyze and visualize research. Scopus was designed and developed with over 500 users and librarians internationally. Its unique database contains abstracts and references from over 17300 peer-reviewed journals from 5,000 publishers worldwide, ensuring broad interdisciplinary coverage. In addition, Scopus not only offers users citation information about the articles covered, but also directly integrates Web and patent searches. Direct links to full-text articles, library resources and other applications like reference management software, make Scopus quicker, easier and more comprehensive to use than any other literature research tool. For more information about Scopus please visit www.info.scopus.com.

About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier’s online solutions include SciVerse ScienceDirect, SciVerse Scopus, Reaxys, MD Consult and Nursing Consult, which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai’s Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).