Best Academic Researcher Award

RAMAN LAKSHMISUNDRAM
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, India

RAMAN LAKSHMISUNDRAM
Affiliation	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
Country	India
Scopus ID	55544900400
Documents	8
Citations	155
h-index	6
Subject Area	Indian Traditional Medicines
Event	Indian Scientist Awards

RAMAN LAKSHMISUNDRAM is a researcher affiliated with the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research in Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His stated subject area is Indian Traditional Medicines. The research profile supplied for this academic recognition page records 8 documents, 155 citations, and an h-index of 6 in the identified Scopus author profile. These bibliometric indicators provide a quantitative snapshot of indexed research output and citation activity and should be interpreted in the context of publication field, career stage, collaboration patterns, and the coverage of the relevant bibliographic database. [1]

Abstract

RAMAN LAKSHMISUNDRAM is an academic researcher affiliated with the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India, with a stated research focus on Indian Traditional Medicines. The supplied Scopus profile identifies 8 documents, 155 citations, and an h-index of 6. [1] These indicators suggest an established record of indexed scholarly activity and measurable citation impact within the available bibliometric record. The present article organizes the available information into a researcher profile and an academic recognition assessment for consideration under the Best Academic Researcher Award. Bibliometric indicators are treated as supporting evidence rather than as a standalone measure of research quality, since citation practices and database coverage vary among disciplines. [2]

Keywords

RAMAN LAKSHMISUNDRAM; Indian Traditional Medicines; academic research; bibliometrics; Scopus; citation impact; h-index; pharmaceutical research; traditional medicine; Indian Scientist Awards; Best Academic Researcher Award.

Introduction

Academic researcher recognition commonly considers multiple dimensions of scholarly activity, including research output, citation performance, disciplinary relevance, methodological contribution, collaboration, and the broader significance of published work. Bibliometric databases such as Scopus provide standardized indicators that can assist in describing research activity, although such measures require contextual interpretation. [1][2]

Within this context, the profile of RAMAN LAKSHMISUNDRAM is associated with Indian Traditional Medicines, a subject area encompassing scholarly investigation into traditional medicinal knowledge, therapeutic practices, medicinal resources, pharmacological evidence, and related areas of health and pharmaceutical research. The available profile information establishes an academic affiliation in Chennai, India, and provides a Scopus author identifier for verification of the supplied bibliometric record. [1]

Research Profile

The researcher is affiliated with the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai-600116, Tamil Nadu, India. The supplied academic profile identifies Indian Traditional Medicines as the principal subject area. The associated Scopus author identifier is 55544900400, providing a persistent database reference for the reported bibliometric information. [1]

Profile Indicator	Reported Value
Affiliation	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
Research Area	Indian Traditional Medicines
Scopus Documents	8
Citations	155
h-index	6
Country	India

The reported citation count and h-index represent quantitative measures associated with the supplied Scopus record. The h-index is designed to combine publication productivity and citation impact into a single indicator, while citation totals represent the accumulated citations recorded by the relevant indexing system. Such metrics are useful for profile description but should not be interpreted independently of disciplinary and career context. [2]

Research Contributions

Based on the supplied subject classification, the research profile is situated within Indian Traditional Medicines. This broad field can involve the systematic investigation, validation, documentation, and scientific interpretation of traditional medicinal knowledge. The available information supports identifying this as the researcher’s stated subject area, while specific research contributions should be assessed from the individual publications and associated scholarly records rather than inferred solely from the subject classification.

The available profile indicates the following areas of academic relevance:

• Research associated with Indian Traditional Medicines.
• Scholarly publication activity represented in the supplied Scopus profile.
• Citation activity reflected by 155 reported citations.
• A reported h-index of 6, indicating that at least six indexed publications have reached the corresponding citation threshold in the reported profile.

These points describe the quantitative and thematic information supplied for the researcher. A detailed assessment of individual discoveries, methods, clinical relevance, or translational outcomes would require examination of the underlying publications and their full bibliographic records.

Publications

The supplied Scopus profile records 8 documents. [1] The present dataset does not provide the titles, journals, publication years, author lists, or DOI identifiers for those documents. Accordingly, specific publication titles and DOI records are not reproduced here to avoid attributing publications to the researcher without sufficient bibliographic evidence.

Research Impact

The reported bibliometric profile comprises 155 citations across 8 documents, together with an h-index of 6. [1] These figures indicate that the indexed publications have received measurable scholarly attention. The citation record may be useful as one component of an academic recognition assessment, while the h-index provides an additional indication of the distribution of citations across the researcher’s indexed publications. [2]

Award Suitability

Based on the supplied academic information, RAMAN LAKSHMISUNDRAM presents a research profile relevant to consideration for the Best Academic Researcher Award associated with the Indian Scientist Awards. The profile combines an identified institutional affiliation, a defined subject area in Indian Traditional Medicines, 8 reported Scopus documents, 155 citations, and an h-index of 6. [1]

The available indicators provide quantitative support for academic research activity and citation visibility. Final award suitability, however, should be determined through the applicable award criteria and, where required, verification of the researcher’s publications, institutional affiliation, bibliographic records, and other supporting academic evidence. Bibliometric indicators alone should not be treated as a definitive judgment of research quality. [2]

Assessment Dimension	Available Evidence
Academic Affiliation	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
Research Area	Indian Traditional Medicines
Indexed Documents	8
Citation Activity	155 citations
h-index	6
Recognition Category	Best Academic Researcher Award

Conclusion

RAMAN LAKSHMISUNDRAM is presented in the supplied academic profile as a researcher affiliated with the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research and working in the area of Indian Traditional Medicines. The reported Scopus record contains 8 documents, 155 citations, and an h-index of 6. [1]

These indicators provide a concise quantitative description of the researcher’s indexed scholarly activity and citation visibility. In the context of the Best Academic Researcher Award, they may serve as supporting evidence alongside publication-level review, subject-area relevance, institutional verification, and the applicable evaluation criteria. A balanced academic assessment should consider both quantitative bibliometric evidence and qualitative characteristics of the underlying research. [2]

External Links

• Scopus
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References

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