Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta from Aga Khan University (AKU) has been ranked among the 100 top scientists in medicine in the initial version of Research.com’s leading scientist’s classification in medicine.
As per the statement issued, the ranking is done on the basis of based of h-index, which shows how influential and productive a researcher is, and his publications and citations.
The jury of categorization examined more than 166,880 scientists on Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph and over 65,743 profiles for the domain of medicine.
Professor Bhutta is the only researcher from Pakistan and the developing countries who made their positions in the top 100.
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“As is the case for other recent recognitions, though a personal recognition, this ranking reflects the achievements of scores of young researchers and faculty members across the world who have worked with me on problems of the most marginalized and impoverished women and children in poor communities,” Professor Bhutta stated.
Moreover, Mr. Bhutta is the Senior Scientist in the Child Health Evaluative Sciences program at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, foundational director of the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health and the Institute for Global Health and Development at Aga Khan University; and also enjoys the post of Co-Director of the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health and Policy.
Meanwhile, AKU President Sulaiman Shahabuddin greeted the professor and said, “Congratulations to Professor Bhutta and his team for this great achievement. Their relevant research at AKU has changed lives in the countries we seek to serve globally.”
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For the past couple of decades, Professor Bhutta has closely cooperated with the Pakistan government to evaluate the efficiency of health care approaches and innovations in real-world settings via partnering with public sector community health workers.
Moreover, his team in Pakistan and Canada has worked comprehensively on the policies to bring advancement in maternal and child health and nutrition in conflict settings and emergencies.
Recently, the scientist has also been awarded the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for outstanding achievements in global health research and the Roux Prize for turning evidence into health impact.
