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Awards & Recognitions

Fellow of National Academies

1. Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (FNASc.), India
2. Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc.), Bangalore
3. Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (FNA), New Delhi

Major National Awards / Recognitions

1. National Bioscience Award for Career Development (2006), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India
2. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (2008) in Biological Sciences
3. NASI–Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award (2009)
4. JC Bose National Fellowship (2010–2015 & 2015–2020), DST, Government of India
5. Lakshmipat Singhania–IIM Lucknow National Leadership Award (2011) – Young Leader Category
6. Interview telecast under Eureka Programme on Rajya Sabha TV (2015)
7. Felicitated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on UP Diwas (26 January 2018) for significant contributions to Bioinformatics
8. Sun Pharma Research Award (2018) by Sun Pharma Science Foundation
9. Scientist Award (2019) by Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI)
10. Distinguished Alumni Award (2025) by IIT Delhi

Major Citation-Based International Recognitions

1. Highly Cited Researcher in Computer Science (2014) by Thomson Reuters; listed among “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds”
2. Thomson Reuters Research Excellence – India Research Front Award (2009)
3. Ranked #4 globally in Bioinformatics as per ScholarGPS and consistently among the Top 0.05% scientists worldwide
4. One paper ranked among the top 70 most cited papers published by CSIR scientists in the last 70 years (Ranked 18) (1942–2012)
5. Listed among the top 2% highly cited researchers worldwide in Bioinformatics (PLoS Biology 18(10): e3000918)
6. Ranked 5th among highly cited Indian researchers in Biology & Biochemistry
7. Ranked 3rd in India and 456th globally in Computer Science as per AD Scientific Index
8. Ranked 30th among worldwide bioinformatics heads and 1st in Indian bioinformatics heads.
9. Listed as a “Hot 100 Author” by BioMed Central for outstanding research contributions.
10. H-index 95 with more than 35700 citations (as of Jan 2026) according to Google Scholar.

Other Awards, Editorial Roles & Professional Distinctions

1. Teaching Excellence Award, IIIT Delhi
2. Outstanding Educator Award, IIIT Delhi
3. Institute Chair Professor, IIIT Delhi
4. Lifetime Achievement Award (2024) by BioClues
5. Outstanding Contribution to National Development (OCND) Award (2025) by IIT Delhi Alumni Association
6. Lifetime Achievement Award (2025) by Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery Society
7. Listed in “Great Indian Scientists” (Tell Me Why #81), published by MANORAMA, 2013.
8. Associate Editor, BMC Research Notes.
9. Associate Editor, BMC Bioinformatics.
10. Academic Editor, PLOS ONE.
11. Member of Editorial Board of several international journals.
12. Research Fellowship (1984–1986) by IIT Delhi after qualifying GATE.
13. BBSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at Oxford University, UK (1996–1998).
14. Invited by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), USA to establish Bioinformatics.
15. Visiting Professor at POSTECH, South Korea (March–August 2004) to initiate bioinformatics activities.
16. Methods developed by his group ranked among the world’s best in CASP, CAFASP, and EVA international competitions.

Technology & Software Contributions

1. Key contributor to BioSuite, developed under the NMITLI programme with TCS; launched by Hon’ble President of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on 14 July 2004 (News: The Hindu).
2. Co-developed VaxiPred: Computer Aided Vaccine Design software in collaboration with Biomantra; launched by CSIR Director General Dr. R. A. Mashelkar on 15 December 2004.