KARACHI: Nazriya Pakistan Council Trust (NPCT) on Tuesday gave the ‘Scientist of the Year’ award the internationally renowned Pakistani scientist Dr Iqbal Choudhary in recognition of his services in the field of sciences. The ceremony was held at Aiwan-e-Quaid, Fatima Jinnah Park, Islamabad.
Dr Choudhary is heading multiple research projects at University of Karachi’s (KU) International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS).
ICCBS spokesperson said Dr Choudhary has written and edited 64 books, most of which have been published in the USA and Europe. He is also the author of over 1098 research papers and chapters in top international science journals of the West, as well as 48 US patents. The cumulative impact factor of his publications is over 1800. His scientific work has been cited more than 13,700 times by other researchers with the h-index of 46. This is by far the largest number of quality publications, citations and h-index from any scientist in Pakistan.
He has won several national and international awards such as Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan. He received the prestigious title of “Distinguish National Professor” from the Higher Education Commission in 2004. Apart from that, he has also received many awards in foreign countries.
KU Vice Chancellor Ajmal Khan ICCBS Patron-in-chief Dr Atta-ur-Rahman also congratulated him on winning the award.
