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  "id": 15450966,
  "title": "Five Davangere University professors among world’s top 2% scientists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/five-davangere-university-professors-among-worlds-top-2-scientists",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:59:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/five-davangere-university-professors-among-worlds-top-2-scientists/article71583618.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five professors from Davangere University have been recognized in Stanford University's list of the world's top 2% scientists, marking their fifth consecutive appearance on the prestigious list, according to a university release. The distinguished members include professors B.C. Prasannakumar, D.G. Prakasha, and U.S. Mahabaleshwar from the Department of Mathematics, along with Govindappa Mellappa from the Department of Botany. K.R. Raghunath, an assistant professor in the same department, has earned a spot on the list for the first time. The ranking is determined by factors such as research output, publication impact, and citations.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}