ABBOTTABAD: Dr Qaisar Mahmood, head of the environmental sciences department of the Comsats University, Abbottabad campus, has made it to the list of the most influential scientists in the world.

Dr Mahmood is the only faculty member at Comsats University, Abbottabad, who has been included in this list.

The classification in this regard had been issued by the Stanford University of the US.

The report is based on several factors, the most important of which is the power of international scientific publication, the number of scientific citations for research and participation in the review and editing of scientific research.

Dr Mahmood has previously been awarded prestigious awards like Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan Academy of Sciences gold medal in environmental sciences and HEC’s Best University Teacher award.

Published in Dawn, November 28th, 2020

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