Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- In a remarkable achievement for Odisha, several scientists and researchers from the state have been featured in the prestigious 'World's Top 2% Scientists' list compiled by Stanford University.

The list includes 20 researchers from SOA University, 18 from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, six from KIIT, two each from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur, OUAT, OUTR, and Sambalpur University, and one each from CIPET, FM University, Ravenshaw University, GIET University, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, CIFA-Bhubaneswar, and Sri Sri University.

Among the notable entries is Prof. Luna Samanta from Ravenshaw University, who currently heads the Department of Zool...